Reuters: Iran is working on a secret nuclear programme for military purposes despite promising the European Union it would halt all activities related to uranium enrichment, the
news magazine Der Spiegel said on Saturday.
Iran dug tunnel for military nuclear work – magazine
Iran-EU nuclear talks break off: diplomats
AFP: Informal Iran-EU talks to rescue an agreement on a promised Iranian freeze of key nuclear fuel-making activities broke off Saturday, opening the door to possible UN sanctions against Tehran, diplomats said. “We have no progress. It is up to the Iranians now to ponder what they will do,” a European diplomat close to the talks told AFP. “They have a very serious decision to make.”.
US commander warns Iran, others not to underestimate US military power
AFP: A top US commander has warned Iran and other
countries to never underestimate US air and naval power, discounting concerns that US forces are too tied down in Iraq
to respond to challenges elsewhere.
Iraq Wants Iran To Tighten Borders
Associated Press: A top Iraqi official has been briefing Iranian officials on his country’s ongoing problems with militants and demanding help from Tehran in curbing the infiltration of terrorists over the border into Iraq.
Iran: Nuclear resolution unacceptable
CNN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said the new draft resolution put forward by three European powers at a key meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is still unacceptable despite recent changes, Iran’s state-run news agency reported Saturday.
Iran nuclear dispute headed to ‘normalisation’: top cleric
AFP: The standoff between Iran and the international community over its nuclear programme is headed towards “normalisation”, a top cleric said on Friday, despite a row over whether Tehran has fully suspend uranium enrichment. “It is excluded that the issue will come before the UN Security Council. The affair is heading towards normalisation,”
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said in a Friday sermon in Tehran.
Iran and Europe Negotiate to Try to Save Nuclear Agreement
New York Times: Iran and its European partners struggled Friday to salvage their agreement committing Tehran to freeze an important part of its nuclear program, European and Iranian officials said. But the two sides were so far apart that their talks were put off until Monday.
Deal Imperiled as Iran Hesitates
Washington Post: Despite intense pressure from other nations, Iran failed to provide written assurances yesterday that it was fully suspending its nuclear program, though Tehran’s negotiators promised a commitment would be forthcoming, U.S. and European diplomats said.
Tehran agrees to freeze nuclear programme
The Guardian: Iran agreed to freeze all its nuclear programme last night, dropping its insistence that some uranium enrichment activities be exempted from a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Bush won’t take Iran’s word for it
Associated Press: As President Bush sees it, “the only good deal is one that’s verifiable.”
He’s applauding the efforts of some European countries to
get Iran to honor its commitment to refrain from developing nuclear weapons.
