Reuters: Iran is making “steady progress” in expanding its nuclear program and international sanctions do not seem to be slowing it down, the U.N. nuclear agency chief told Reuters on Monday.
Iran nuclear program advances despite sanctions: IAEA chief
EU’s Ashton to press Iran on nuclear programme
AFP: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton pledged on Monday during a trip to Baghdad to press Iran for greater cooperation over its nuclear programme after Tehran elected a new president.
Iran court summonses Ahmadinejad over Larijani complaint
AFP: Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on Monday summonsed to appear before the criminal court following a complaint lodged by parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, the government website announced.
Iran reportedly preparing to send 4,000 troops into Syria
Fox News: Iran reportedly is preparing to send 4,000 Revolutionary Guard soldiers to Syria to defend President Bashar Assad’s regime, as the United States intends to supply rebels with small arms through a CIA-run program.
Iran’s popular new leader is no reformist
CNN: Iranians poured into the streets Saturday to celebrate the victory of presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani. Huge crowds snarled traffic in the capital, Tehran, demanding the release of hundreds of political prisoners arrested during protests over sham elections four years ago.
Putin urges closer ties with Iran after Rowhani win
AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Hassan Rowhani on his victory in Iran’s presidential election and urged him to forge closer ties with Moscow.
Israel PM: Sanctions on Iran should increase
AP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the international community on Sunday against easing sanctions on Iran following the election of a reformist-backed president, as the country’s nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of Iran’s extremist ruling clerics.
Security forces attack protesters chanting anti-regime slogans
Iran Focus: Hundreds of Tehranis, mostly young people, staged a march from the capital’s Yousef-abad district to Vanak square, in north Tehran around midnight. They were chanting, “free all political prisoners”,“Neda Agha Soltan, the lady of Iran, your path is continuing,” and “don’t be afraid, we are all together”.
US ready to engage Iran ‘directly’ after election
AFP: The United States said Saturday it is prepared to engage Iran directly over its disputed nuclear program after moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared the country’s new president.
Britain urges Rowhani to set Iran on ‘different course’
AFP: Britain on Saturday called on Hassan Rowhani to take Iran on a “different course” following his victory in the country’s presidential election.
