New York Times: The leading nations of Europe, working with the United States, are preparing to offer Iran new assistance in building a light-water nuclear reactor for civilian use in return for Iran’s ending activities suspected of being a cover for a weapons program, European and American diplomats said Tuesday.
Help with reactor included in European offer to Iran
Venezuela weighs selling U.S. jets to Iran
AP: Venezuela is considering selling its fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, perhaps Iran, in response to a U.S. ban on arms sales to President Hugo Chavez’s government, a military official said Tuesday.
Talabani slams Iran, Turkey interference
UPI: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani lashed out at neighbors Iran and Turkey for interfering in Iraq’s domestic affairs, warning Baghdad could reciprocate.
Ahmadinejad says Iran to expand ties with Lebanon
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic sought to expand its ties with Lebanon.
Ahmadinejad says Iran to expand ties with Lebanon
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic sought to expand its ties with Lebanon.
EU powers to offer Iran reactor for atom deal – sources
Reuters: The EU’s three biggest powers plan to offer Iran a light-water nuclear reactor as part of a package of incentives if Tehran agrees to freeze its uranium enrichment programme, EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
US diplomacy becomes more … diplomatic
Christian Science Monitor: When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faced facts last week about international sentiment on Iran – shelving US demands for quick, tough action and signing on to another round of European incentives to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions – it was a move right out of the Bush playbook.
China says backs EU plan on Iran stand-off
Reuters: China said on Tuesday it backed a European plan to resolve the Iranian nuclear stand-off and urged Iran to respond positively while Russia insisted the threat of force on Tehran was not an option.
Russia says force not the answer on Iran
Reuters: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said negotiation was the key to solving the Iran nuclear stand-off with the West and said neither Moscow nor Beijing would support a U.N. resolution that is an “excuse” for force.
Mottaki says Iran will not forgo nuclear rights
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told the ambassadors of Russia and China in Tehran that the Islamic Republic would not forgo its nuclear rights, the government-owned news agency Mehr reported on Tuesday.
