Reuters: Iran’s Foreign Minister ended a two-day visit to France on Wednesday, a country he said was the most intransigent among the six world powers – including the United States – that he will face at nuclear talks this week.
Iran’s Zarif charms Paris with smiles, optimism and a rug
UN envoy: No deal on Syrian peace talks date
AP: After a rocky day of U.N.-brokered talks, the United States and Russia failed to agree on a date to bring Syria’s warring sides back to the negotiating table, and the two powers remained divided Tuesday over what role Iran should play in a hoped-for Geneva peace conference.
Iran says deal possible in new nuclear talks
AFP: Iran said Tuesday a deal was possible on its disputed nuclear programme at talks due to resume Thursday with world powers, as it announced the UN atomic watchdog chief would visit next week.
UN nuke agency chief considering Iran visit
AP: The head of the U.N.’s atomic agency is considering visiting Tehran, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, while stopping short of confirming Iranian reports that the trip was set and would coincide with talks on agency efforts to probe suspicions that the Islamic Republic worked on nuclear weapons.
Iranian official: Lift social media bans
AP: Iran’s culture minister is urging authorities to unblock social media networks that are widely used by government figures but remain officially banned, the state news agency said Tuesday.
Hardliners assail U.S.-Iran thaw from both sides
Bloomberg: Preparing for Iran’s annual rally to mark the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy, Mostafa Afzalzadeh said he wouldn’t let recent overtures between the countries stop him from attending and chanting “Death to America.”
Tehran rally shakes fist at America and outreach
AP: In Tehran’s largest anti-U.S. rally in years, tens of thousands of demonstrators joined Monday in chants of “death to America” as hard-liners directed a major show of resolve against President Hassan Rouhani’s outreach to Washington.
Iran Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria
Reuters: A commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been killed in Syria after volunteering to defend a Shi’ite shrine in Damascus, the Iranian Mehr news agency said on Monday.
Iran: TV stars ‘warned not to play clerics’
BBC: Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hoseyni-Bushehri, who heads the Qom Seminary, criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) for airing shows that “demean the clerical attire”, according to Rasa news agency.
Iran’s Rouhani not ‘optimistic’ about nuclear talks
AFP: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is not “optimistic” about ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday ahead of a new round of talks this week.
