Reuters: Iran is prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday. “The length of the suspension will only be for the length of the negotiations with the Europeans and the length of negotiations must be rational and not too long,” Rohani told a news conference.

AP: The United States is taking a time out from browbeating Iran about its nuclear weapons, giving way – for now, at least – while the Europeans try to sweet-talk Iran’s uranium enrichment to a halt. America’s rhetorical muscling of Iran, and the Iranians’ pugnacious reactions, got the world’s attention. But the Europeans’ offer of nuclear fuel, trade benefits and security guarantees drew a promise from Iran to suspend enrichment of uranium.

Los Angeles Times: Despite a pledge by Tehran on Monday to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, the United States warned that it reserved the right to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, insisting that the Islamic Republic was trying to build nuclear weapons. A resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s governing board sealed a mid-November deal brokered by Britain, France and Germany for Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment-related activities and avoid referral to the Security Council, where it could face sanctions.

New York Times: In a defeat for the Bush administration, the 35-country ruling board of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a mildly worded resolution on Monday welcoming Iran’s total freeze on a sensitive part of its nuclear program. The resolution, passed by consensus without a vote, removes the possibility that the group will drag Iran before the United Nations Security Council for possible censure or even sanctions.

Press Association: Iran will be closely monitored to ensure it sticks to an agreement to halt its uranium enrichment programme, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today. He said he hoped the deal would add to “progress” already made in reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction around the world. Speaking at his monthly press conference, Mr Blair said of the Iranian agreement: “France, Germany and Britain have been working very closely on this.