Reuters: The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, informed his agency’s governing board on Tuesday that Iran intends to begin “small-scale” uranium enrichment work, contradicting previous statements by Tehran.

AFP: Iran and North Korea would be making a serious error if they refused to engage with the West over their nuclear programmes, French President Jacques Chirac warned on Tuesday.

Reuters: Iran’s resumption of research work on nuclear fuel violates an agreement with European Union countries to hold back from sensitive nuclear activities, an EU spokesman said on Tuesday.

AFP: Iran has shown “disdain for international concern” over its atomic program by removing seals at its Natanz nuclear research plant, the US ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.

Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed on Tuesday that Iran had broken U.N. seals at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, setting the stage for a showdown between the Islamic republic and the West.

AFP: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday he was “losing patience” with Iran’s lack of transparency about its controversial nuclear programme.

ABC: ABC News has learned that Iran intends to begin enriching uranium — the critical step in making material for nuclear weapons — a move European diplomats and officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, have tried to prevent over the past three years.

AP: Each of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council has told Iran to drop plans for new nuclear activities or risk being hauled before the body for possible sanctions, the Bush administration said Monday.