Washington Post: U.N. nuclear inspectors are negotiating with Iran for access to as many as four military sites that have programs or equipment that could be diverted to development of nuclear weapons, diplomats at the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the diplomats said the negotiations were sensitive because visits could compromise the secrecy of Iran’s conventional military programs.
Talks Seek U.N. Access To Iran Sites
U.S., EU trio agree Iran nuke resolution-diplomats
Reuters: The United States compromised with France, Britain and Germany on a toughly-worded U.N. nuclear resolution on Iran that calls for an immediate halt to Tehran’s uranium enrichment programme, a Western diplomat said.
“It’s a text that all six countries can live with,” the diplomat close to the talks told Reuters late on Thursday …
Tell truth on nuclear weapons, US tells Iran
Daily Telegraph: America seized on satellite pictures of a possible Iranian nuclear weapons testing site yesterday to demand that Teheran be given an ultimatum to come clean or face United Nations sanctions.
“This clearly shows the intention to develop weapons,” said a senior United States official …
Iran condemns assassination of its pilgrimage official in Iraq
AP: Iran condemned the killing of one of its civil servants in Iraq and demanded that the Iraqi government punish those responsible, state television reported on Wednesday.
Unidentified assailants killed Labib Mohammadi of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization near the central Iraqi city of Karbala, state television said in a report carried on its Web site. It did not say when Mohammadi was killed or give further details.
U.S. Alarmed Over Suspected Iran Nuke Site
Associated Press: A U.S. official expressed alarm Thursday about a possible nuclear-weapons-related test site in Iran and accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency of keeping silent on its own concerns about the issue.
The official a senior member of the U.S. delegation at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors spoke as U.S and European negotiators moved closer to agreement to censure Iran …
Rafsanjani ready for Iran presidency
United Press International: Former president and powerful cleric Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani Thursday said he was leaning toward running in Iran’s next presidential election.
International Religious Freedom Report 2004 – Iran
In Iran, religious minorities, including Sunni Muslims, Baha’is, Mendelians, Jews and Christians face imprisonment, harassment, intimidation and discrimination based on their religious beliefs.
U.S., Europe tentatively OK Iran censure
AP: U.S. and European negotiators tentatively agreed
Thursday to censure Iran for reneging on a freeze on uranium enrichment and moved closer to setting a deadline on Tehran to dispel suspicions it is trying to make nuclear arms.
The latest version of a draft resolution being prepared for a board of governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency and made available to The Associated Press showed …
Photos of suspected secret Iranian nuclear site released
AFP: A US think tank with ties to the diplomatic and intelligence communities released seven satellite photographs of an Iranian military complex suspected of doing illicit nuclear weapons work, arguing the new evidence warranted international inspections. The release comes as US diplomats are stepping up pressure on their European partners …
IAEA Diplomats Consult on Iran Resolution
Voice of America: Diplomats on the 35-nation board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency are working behind closed doors to find agreement on a tough resolution, in an attempt to solve the Iran nuclear issue.
Britain, France and Germany have circulated a draft resolution urging Iran to provide immediate access to all facilities for inspection and to reconsider construction work on a heavy water reactor that could produce bomb-grade plutonium.
