Reuters: Efforts to block Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programs will be in the spotlight when ministers and officials from 28 Asian and Middle Eastern countries begin talks in Doha on Tuesday.
Iran, N.Korea nuclear crises in focus at Asia talks
Iranian exile group aims to build bridges
Wall Street Journal: As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to mount, an Iranian exile group viewed here as a terrorist organization is lobbying to play a greater role in the struggle against Tehran. And it is winning some support in Congress.
Tests on two dead Iranians show H5N1 bird flu
Reuters: Tests in Iran on the bodies of a brother and sister who died after falling ill with pneumonia-like symptoms showed they had the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, an Iranian medical official said on Monday.
Iran’s Azeri minority protests mocking cartoon
Reuters: Members of Iran’s Azeri minority hurled stones in violent protests on Monday, enraged by a newspaper cartoon they said insulted them, a semi-official news agency and a witness said.
Iran nuclear plans may be environment hazard – UAE
Reuters: The United Arab Emirates said on Monday Gulf countries planned to hold talks with Iran over concerns that Tehran’s nuclear programme could pose an environmental threat to them.
U.S. using financial clout to squeeze Iran
USA TODAY: In private talks with foreign bankers, U.S. officials are highlighting the risks of operating in Iran in a bid to squeeze the country’s hard-line clerical regime.
Iran Says It Won’t Negotiate, `Back Down’ on Uranium
Bloomberg: Iran won’t negotiate over its uranium enrichment, Iranian government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said today, amid European efforts to draw up a proposal that would convince Iran to halt its nuclear program.
Bolton: Iran regime can stay if ends arms pursuit
Reuters: John Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on Monday that Iran’s leaders could stay in power and improve their ties with Washington if they ended their pursuit of nuclear arms.
Four men, one woman hanged in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 22 Four men and one woman were hanged in Iran, press reports said on Monday.
Four men, one woman hanged in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 22 Four men and one woman were hanged in Iran, press reports said on Monday.
