Reuters: France’s foreign minister challenged Iran on Friday to address concerns about its atomic program sooner than the one year it has proposed, because of concern that Tehran could forge ahead with nuclear production despite negotiations with major powers.
France challenges Iran to act quickly on nuclear talks
Officials: Iran source of Navy computer intrusion
AP: U.S. officials say an unclassified Navy computer network was breached about two weeks ago by hackers believed to be linked to Iran.Cyberattacks originating in Iran have been a persistent issue for U.S. government and businesses, particularly energy companies.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard unveils attack drone
AP: Iran unveiled on Friday an unmanned attack aircraft it described as its most sophisticated drone to date that can reach much of the Middle East, including Israel. Revolutionary Guard chief, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, called the missile-carrying plane a “strategic asset”.
Iran plays down prospects for quick IAEA nuclear deal
Reuters: Iran’s envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog played down prospects for a quick breakthrough in talks on Friday with the agency on a stalled investigation into Tehran’s disputed atomic program.
Iran, atomic agency in first talks since Rouhani election
AFP: Following a diplomatic frenzy in New York, Iran was due Friday to hold talks with the UN atomic agency, their 11th such meeting but the first since Hassan Rouhani’s election.
US, allies see chance to resolve Iran nuke impasse
AP: The U.S. and its international partners emerged from a meeting with Iran declaring that a “window of opportunity has opened” to peacefully settle their nuclear standoff. But diplomats asked Tehran to come back with a detailed plan of action to reassure the world it is not trying to build an atomic bomb.
The Iranian ‘moderate’
Washington Post: The search, now 30 years old, for Iranian “moderates” goes on. Amid the enthusiasm of the latest sighting, it’s worth remembering that the highlight of the Iran-contra arms-for-hostages debacle was the secret trip to Tehran taken by Robert McFarlane, President Reagan’s former national security adviser.
Rouhani says Israel must declare nuclear bomb
AFP: Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani Thursday called on Israel to admit it has a nuclear bomb ahead of a landmark meeting between Iranian and western foreign ministers.
World powers set to test Iran on nuclear dispute
AP: Foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany will meet with Iran’s top diplomat on Thursday to test the Islamic Republic’s apparent willingness to reach a deal to resolve international concerns about its nuclear program after years of defiance.
Pentagon Contractor Used Iran for Project
Wall Street Journal: The company that holds the multibillion-dollar Pentagon contract to supply U.S. forces in Afghanistan with food and water brought in supplies to build an Afghan warehouse through Iran, in a possible violation of U.S. sanctions.
