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Iran vows ‘never’ to give up nuclear programme

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AFP: Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed never to give up his country’s disputed nuclear drive as Western powers pushed for tough Security Council action against the Islamic republic.

Iran enriched uranium to over 4 pct, says official

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Reuters: Iran has enriched uranium to more than 4 percent, an Iranian official said on Saturday, a level higher than Iran previously told the U.N. nuclear watchdog but still in the range used for fuel in nuclear power stations.

Iraqis using ‘new Hizbollah bombs’ to kill British troops

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Sunday Telegraph: A multi-charged roadside bomb, developed by Hizbollah in Lebanon, is being used against British and American soldiers by Iraqi insurgents linked to Iran, according to military intelligence sources.

Iran claims nuclear project breakthrough

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Sunday Telegraph: Iran is developing an advanced centrifuge that would allow it to accelerate its controversial uranium enrichment programme, a senior official told state television yesterday.

We may have to bomb Iran

Sunday Times: Natanz seems an agreeable little town, perched nearly 5,000ft up in the majestic mountains of central Iran, full of dusty relics of Alexander the Great and black-clad peasants scurrying hither and thither. It is a shame, then, that we may soon be obliged to bomb it to smithereens. An even bigger shame, though, if we don’t.

Iraqi official denies US-Iranian talks in Iraq

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Reuters: A spokesman for Iraq’s president denied a media report on Saturday that quoted the head of state as saying U.S. and Iranian officials held talks on Iraq.

Russia calls on Iran to halt enrichment

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 29 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Iran on Saturday to suspend its uranium enrichment and cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

Russia calls on Iran to halt enrichment

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 29 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Iran on Saturday to suspend its uranium enrichment and cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

British MP calls for ban on military sales to Iran

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 29 – Former British Conservative leader William Hague has called for a ban on military sales to Iran after Tehran ignored a 30-day deadline by the United Nations Security Council to suspend its uranium enrichment activities and the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report accusing the Islamic Republic of nuclear non-compliance.

British MP calls for ban on military sales to Iran

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Iran Focus: London, Apr. 29 – Former British Conservative leader William Hague has called for a ban on military sales to Iran after Tehran ignored a 30-day deadline by the United Nations Security Council to suspend its uranium enrichment activities and the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report accusing the Islamic Republic of nuclear non-compliance.