AFP: Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close elementary schools and kindergartens in Tehran province for three days from Sunday, the state broadcaster said.
Tehran schools ordered shut over air pollution
U.S. lawmakers seek tighter Iran sanctions before any deal
Reuters: U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday they aimed to tighten sanctions on Iran to prevent Washington giving away too much in a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program that diplomats said was still possible despite the failure of high-level weekend talks.
Report: Gunman kills Iranian deputy minister
AP: Iran’s official news agency is reporting that a gunman has shot and killed a deputy industry minister. The report Sunday by IRNA said Safdar Rahmatabadi was shot twice in head and chest that night in an eastern neighborhood of Tehran.
Iran nuclear deal in danger of unravelling
The Guardian: The diplomatic progress that brought six foreign ministers tantalisingly close to a historic agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme is in danger of unravelling before negotiators meet again this month, officials and analysts warned on Sunday.
Iran opposition group warns against rushing into nuclear deal
AFP: Any deal between world powers and Iran that does not demand a complete halt to uranium enrichment will give Tehran the opportunity to acquire nuclear weapons, an exiled opposition group cautioned Sunday.
Failure to reach Iran deal gives opponents time to lobby
Bloomberg: Iran and world powers failed to reach a deal limiting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, creating an opening for opponents from Israel and Saudi Arabia to the U.S. Congress to lobby against the first-step plan before negotiations resume in 10 days.
Iran’s Rouhani says nuclear rights are ‘red lines’: media
Reuters: President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran would not give up what it sees as its right to enrich uranium in nuclear negotiations and said the Islamic Republic would not bow to “threats” from anyone, Iranian media reported.
Iran, world powers fail to clinch nuclear deal
AFP: Iran and world powers failed to clinch a long-sought deal Sunday on Tehran’s nuclear programme despite marathon talks in Geneva but kept hopes alive by agreeing to meet here again on November 20.
Iran starts producing new missile system
AFP: Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the production line of an anti-missile system dubbed the Sayyad-2 (Hunter 2), media reported.
World powers set for new round of Iran nuke talks
AP: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and E.U. foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton are meeting as they prepare for another day of nuclear negotiations with Iran.
