Iran Focus: London, Jan. 30 – Iran is intent on obtaining nuclear weapons and is using negotiations as a tool to buy time while it secretly carries out banned activities, an Iranian opposition figure said on Monday.

Reuters: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy called on Monday for the U.N. Security Council to become involved in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, saying EU-Iran talks had hit a dead end.

AP: Talks between Iran and European nations appeared to make little progress Monday in ending the diplomatic standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 30 – Iran once again threatened to end cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog if its atomic file was referred to the Security Council.

New York Times: After more than a year and a half of resistance, Iran has given inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency access to a razed military site, but it has failed to meet other demands under its international treaty obligations, officials knowledgeable about the inspections said Sunday.

The Daily Telegraph: Iran has formed a top secret team of nuclear specialists to infiltrate the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the UN-sponsored body that monitors its nuclear programme, The Daily Telegraph has been told.