Daily Telegraph – Leaders: The public is rightly worried about the fate of British troops in southern Iraq, but we must not forget equally ominous developments across the border, in Iran. The election of the hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the rise of oil prices and, not least, the sapping of the American military in Iraq, have emboldened Teheran in its nuclear ambitions.
Action over Iran
Iran Gets Reprieve in Nuclear Standoff
AP: Iran gained a reprieve in the standoff over its nuclear program Wednesday, with diplomats saying the European Union had decided to postpone its push to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council.
Britain, Iran in nuclear talks
Reuters: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw appealed to Iran to change its mind on pursuing uranium enrichment at an unannounced meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday.
Paris nuclear conference finds experts, politicians united on Iran
Iran Focus: Paris, Sep. 21 – Top French nuclear experts and political dignitaries on Tuesday joined together to voice alarm over the threat of Irans suspected nuclear program and discussed various ways of dealing with a full-blown crisis.
Paris nuclear conference finds experts, politicians united on Iran
Iran Focus: Paris, Sep. 21 – Top French nuclear experts and political dignitaries on Tuesday joined together to voice alarm over the threat of Irans suspected nuclear program and discussed various ways of dealing with a full-blown crisis.
Support for Security Council move on Iran grows: US
AFP: A growing majority of states represented on the United Nations atom agency are ready to report Iran to the UN Security Council for non-compliance with international nuclear safeguards, US ambassador Gregory Schulte said Wednesday.
West takes hard line on Iran’s nuclear ambitions
The Times: Iran and the European Union were yesterday locked in a fierce public dispute over Tehrans nuclear ambitions, which threatened to plunge the regime into open conflict with the international community.
Islamist militias gaining in strength
The Guardian: Basra has not been beset by the levels of violence seen in Baghdad and the Sunni triangle but the relative calm that has held since the fall of Saddam Hussein is now under threat, say residents and diplomats.
Australia backs UN action on Iran
AP: Australia has added its voice to nations calling for Iran to be reported to the United Nations Security Council for breaches of international nuclear safeguards.
Rice Outlines Next Steps in Iran Showdown
Time: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice believes U.S. and European diplomatic efforts will soon bear fruit in the form of international pressure on Iran to desist from its nuclear program. In a wide-ranging interview with TIME on Monday, the secretary of state indicated that Washington is confident of carrying the support of a majority of the 35 members of the board governing the International Atomic Energy Agency …
