Washington Post: Diplomatic efforts to end the eight-year-old impasse over Iran’s nuclear program ran aground Saturday after Iranian officials refused to bargain with the United States and other world powers unless they first agreed to conditions including an immediate halt to economic sanctions.
Iran nuclear talks break down without an agreement
Iran nuclear talks close with no progress
New York Times: Two days of talks between Iran and six world powers ended in failure on Saturday, with Iran refusing to engage on any concrete proposals to build confidence that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes and with no date set for another meeting.
Iran bars Tehran mayor from U.S. transport ceremony
Reuters: Iran has barred the mayor of Tehran from traveling to the United States for a ceremony honoring his city’s advances in public transport, media reported on Saturday.
Sadr returns to Iran from Iraq: sources
AFP: Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has returned to Iran after having only arrived in Iraq around two weeks ago, two senior officials within his movement said Saturday.
Women soccer fans in Iran may be banned from live broadcasts
CNN: Iranian authorities have ordered a ban on women from watching live broadcasts of soccer matches at public movie theaters, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported.
Ashton: Iran’s stance at nuke talks “disappointing”
Reuters: Six world powers were “disappointed” with the stance taken by Iran during nuclear talks in Istanbul, and its preconditions were unacceptable, European Union foreign policy chief Catherin Ashton said on Saturday.
We should listen to Tony Blair on Iran
Daily Telegraph – Comment: Mr Blair is a well-briefed ex-prime minister whose views, like those of his predecessors, should command our attention.
Iran nuclear talks end in stalemate
The Guardian: Negotiations falter after Iran demands removal of UN sanctions before any deal
Iran has boosted atomic bomb ability: US scientists
AFP: Leading American scientists Friday warned against Western complacency over Iran’s nuclear drive, saying in a study that Tehran last year boosted its capacity to build an atomic bomb.
World powers, Iran in second day of nuclear talks: diplomats
AFP: Six world powers and Iran convened for a second day of talks here on Saturday in a bid to ease tensions over Tehran’s controversial nuclear drive, diplomats said.
