Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: Mohamed ElBaradei caps his contentious and ultimately failed 12-year stint as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency today, having spent many years enabling Iran's nuclear bids only to condemn them in his final days in office.
500,000 Iranian centrifuges
Iran sees lower Q1 demand for OPEC oil: news agency
Reuters: Demand for OPEC crude in the first quarter of 2010 is expected to fall below the producer group's current output, the semi-official Mehr News Agency quoted a senior Iranian official as saying on Monday.
Iran to sharply expand uranium enrichment
Reuters: Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in a major expansion of its nuclear program, a clear show of defiance after the U.N. nuclear watchdog rebuked Tehran over secret such work.
Iran warns of decreasing cooperation with IAEA
AFP: Parliament speaker Ali Larijani warned world powers Sunday that Tehran could "seriously decrease" its cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog after it demanded Iran halt work on a second nuclear plant.
Family of slain photojournalist Zahra Kazemi enters legal battle with Iran
CP: A legal showdown is set to take place in a Quebec courtroom this week pitting the government of Iran against the estate of slain photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
Iran earmarks $20 million to support militants
AP: Iran's parliament passed a law on Sunday earmarking $20 million to support militant groups opposing the West and investigate alleged U.S. and British plots against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian lawmaker: Iran could leave nuclear treaty
AP: A conservative Iranian legislator warned Saturday that his country may pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran — a move that could seriously undermine world attempts to prevent Iran from developing atomic weapons.
Iran will produce own nuclear fuel if needs be: cleric
AFP: Iran will produce its own fuel for a medical research reactor in Tehran if it is not made available by the UN atomic watchdog, a senior hardline cleric said on Saturday.
World’s patience with Iran is limited: White House
Reuters: The world is losing patience with Iran's behavior over its nuclear program and Tehran will be responsible for the consequences if it fails to meet its obligations, the White House said on Friday.
Iran and Yemen in tit-for-tat battle for street cred
The Guardian: Iran is embroiled in a game of tit for tat with Yemen after Tehran thoroughfares were renamed in honour of anti-government rebels in the Arabian peninsular country.
