Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 27 – Radical Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the country’s “enemies” that his government would give them a “decisive and firm” response over their opposition to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities, and vowed that Tehran would not retreat “one iota” from its position, Iran’s official news agency reported on Monday.

AP: U.S. and Russian officials worked over the weekend on how best to oppose Iran’s nuclear program as the Bush administration’s efforts for U.N. action against Tehran have bogged down.

AP: U.N. inspectors should know by next week how far Iran has advanced on the path to nuclear enrichment, diplomats said Saturday – findings that could shape Security Council action against Tehran and hurt U.S. claims that Iran has accelerated its efforts.

New York Times: The Bush administration and Russia, struggling to forge a joint strategy on Iran, remain at odds over whether the United Nations Security Council should take a step toward imposing penalties on Iran by labeling its nuclear activities a threat to world peace, American and European officials say.

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 25 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the issue of Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s state-run media reported Saturday.