AP: President Bush said Friday that he’s confident the international community will refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council unless Iran accounts for what the United States contends is a record of nuclear deceit.
Bush Confident on Iran After Putin Meeting
Top Iranian cleric blames US for Iraq killing wave
AFP: A top Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric on Friday blamed the United States for the latest wave of killings in Iraq where Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents have declared war on the majority Shiites.
US claims broad support on Iran
AFP: The United States has “broad agreement” from both developed and developing countries that international pressure must be brought to bear on Iran to stop nuclear fuel work that could be weapons-related, a US spokesman said Friday.
Iran’s nuclear ambitions, terrorism top UN discussion issues
AFP: Leaders from around the world hold a final day of meetings
at the UN summit Friday, with Iran’s nuclear ambitions and condemnations of terrorism as top issues.
U.S. report says Iran seeks to acquire nuclear weapons
Washington Times: Iran is concealing many of its nuclear facilities from international controls and the activities show it is seeking nuclear weapons, according to a U.S. government report.
Europeans plead with Iran to reconsider proposals
Reuters: European nations pleaded with Iran on Thursday to reconsider their proposals for nuclear cooperation as international support for referring Tehran to the U.N. Security Council next week ebbed.
India and Iran’s threat
Washington Times – Editorial: During his U.N. visit yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played a dangerous double game. On the one hand, he spoke of a willingness to present unspecified “new proposals” to resolve the diplomatic stalemate over Iran’s illicit nuclear-weapons program. On the other, he made a very disturbing new threat.
Campaign to curb Iran’s nuclear plans on the verge of collapse
Daily Telegraph: The West’s diplomatic campaign to curb Iran’s nuclear programme was in danger of collapsing last night as America and Europe struggled to find allies at the United Nations Security Council.
Britain leads threat to impose nuclear sanctions on Iran
The Guardian: Britain will lead a drive to have Iran referred to
the UN security council, with the possibility of sanctions being imposed if the newly elected hardline president does not stop uranium enrichment or restart negotiations with Europe and America.
Putin meets Iranian counterpart amid tension over Tehran’s nuclear program
AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met on the sidelines of the world summit here Thursday and stressed their common interests amid tension over Tehran’s nuclear program.
