AFP: The main Iranian opposition group charged here on Thursday that the country’s Islamic regime has smuggled 20 kilos (44 pounds) of Beryllium with the aim of using it to make nuclear bombs.
Opposition claims Iranian regime smuggled material for nuclear bomb
EU agrees Iran should be referred to UN if needed
Reuters: European Union foreign ministers agreed on Thursday that Iran should be referred to the U.N. Security Council if the world nuclear watchdog confirms Tehran has resumed suspect nuclear activities, Sweden’s foreign minister said.
Iran got metal from China usable in atom bomb-exiles
Reuters: Iran obtained from China a substantial amount of a metal that has many civilian uses but can also be used in an atomic bomb, an Iranian exile group said on Thursday.
U.S. Pushing for U.N. Sanctions on Iran
AP: The Bush administration is trying to rally other nations to
agree to impose U.N. sanctions on Iran to force it to negotiate an end to its nuclear programs.
Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns accused Iran of
misleading the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency with the guise of seeking a civilian program.
EU’s Solana: ready to refer Iran to UN over nukes, if necessary
Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana
said on Thursday the bloc would support referring Iran to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear activities “if necessary”.
Irans Supreme Leader blames US for Iraq stampede
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a statement carried on Thursday by the official news agency, IRNA, blamed the United States for a deadly stampede in the Iraqi holy town of Kazimiya on Wednesday which left close to 1,000 people dead after panic broke out among worshippers.
Irans Supreme Leader blames US for Iraq stampede
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a statement carried on Thursday by the official news agency, IRNA, blamed the United States for a deadly stampede in the Iraqi holy town of Kazimiya on Wednesday which left close to 1,000 people dead after panic broke out among worshippers.
Iran daily criticises Chirac for meddling in Irans internal affairs
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 A semi-official Iranian daily close to Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lambasted French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday for meddling inside the countrys internal affairs, two days after he called on Tehran to return to the negotiation table and suspend its suspected nuclear weapons activities or face the threat of having its nuclear file hauled before the United
Nations Security Council.
Iran daily criticises Chirac for meddling in Irans internal affairs
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 A semi-official Iranian daily close to Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lambasted French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday for meddling inside the countrys internal affairs, two days after he called on Tehran to return to the negotiation table and suspend its suspected nuclear weapons activities or face the threat of having its nuclear file hauled before the United
Nations Security Council.
Davoodi to become Irans First vice-President
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 Parviz Davoodi is set to
become the First vice-President in the cabinet of Irans newly-installed hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according
to a state-owned news site.
The official announcement of Davoodis appointment is expected to take place within the next 48 hours, sources close to the president said.
