Reuters: French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Friday that Iran faces global isolation unless it engages with the West on its nuclear program, but attacking Iran to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons was not an option.
French PM: attacking Iran not option on nuclear row
Big powers offer Iran new economic elements
Reuters: Helping Iran develop civil nuclear power remains at the heart of a new big power offer to Tehran and the offer contains economic elements that may make it more attractive, a European Union diplomat said on Friday.
Iran says no ultimatum over South Pars-agency
Reuters: Iran has not issued an ultimatum to Total and Royal Dutch Shell over the development of its giant South Pars gas field, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari was quoted as saying on Friday.
Iran says Russia atomic cargo received from Azeris
Reuters: A delivery of equipment for Iran's first nuclear power plant has entered the Islamic Republic after it was held up in Azerbaijan on its way from Russia, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Friday.
Rice determined not to give ground over incentives to Iran
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she was determined not to give ground over a package of "incentives" that the West has offered up to convince Iran to give up its nuclear programme.
Iran’s nuclear program priority for Rice
CBS: In London Rice will sit down with fellow foreign ministers of the so-called P-5+1 group—Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany-to have yet another discussion on Iran and what steps that country is taking to develop nuclear weapons.
US military chief slams Iran’s ‘irresponsible influence’
AFP: Iran's "irresponsible influence" in the Middle East including pursuit of nuclear weapons and support of terrorism creates a "perfect nightmare" threatening the entire region, the top US military official warned.
Iran doubles oil in Persian Gulf tankers amid vessel shortage
Bloomberg: Iran, OPEC's second-largest oil producer, more than doubled the amount stored in tankers idling in the Persian Gulf, sending ship prices higher as demand for some of its crude fell, people familiar with the situation said.
Rice skeptical about sweetening Iran incentives
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice voiced skepticism on Thursday about sweetening incentives for Iran to halt sensitive nuclear work and urged tighter enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Tehran.
Iran-Ukraine trade hits $600m
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 02 – The Ukrainian ambassador to Iran said Thursday that trade between the two countries reached $600m in the last year, Iranian state media reported.
