The Guardian: Gordon Brown is considering a Saudi plan to limit the supply of uranium to potential nuclear weapons states and will call for new EU sanctions against Iran in the next few weeks, most probably in the form of an end to export credit guarantees.
Brown considers plan to give Iran limited supply of uranium
Iran satisfied as UN nuclear official ends talks
AFP: Iranian officials said on Thursday they were satisfied with the results of their latest talks with a UN atomic agency deputy director general over Iran’s contested nuclear programme.
Gates: Iran assured Iraq on weapons
AP: Iran apparently has assured the Iraqi government that it will stop the flow into Iraq of bomb-making materials and other weaponry that U.S. officials say has inflamed insurgent violence and caused many American troop casualties, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
EU should impose fresh sanctions on Iran: British politicians
AFP: A cross-party group of British politicians on Thursday called for the European Union to follow the United States’ lead and impose sanctions targeting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Rafsanjani warns Iran of ‘unprecedented’ US threats
AFP: Influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Thursday warned Iran to be alert in the face of “unprecedented” actions by its arch-foe the United States.
US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq
AFP: The US military has seen a drop in the use of Iranian-made armor piercing explosives in Iraq but is unsure whether Iran has slowed the flow of weapons to Shia groups, a top US commander said Thursday.
Gulf Arabs offer to provide uranium to Iran: report
Reuters: U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states are willing to set up a body to provide enriched uranium to Iran to defuse Tehran’s stand-off with the West over its nuclear plan, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister told a magazine on Thursday.
Iran and IAEA end key round of nuclear talks: report
Reuters: Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog ended a round of negotiations on Thursday aimed at clearing up suspicions about Tehran’s atomic activities and a senior Iranian official said both sides expressed satisfaction with the talks.
Price to pay if Iran does not halt enrichment: US diplomat
AFP: Iran will have a price to pay if it does not cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency and halt uranium enrichment, a top US official said Thursday in Vienna.
Six powers will meet in London to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme
AFP: Representatives of the six major powers involved in talks about Iran’s nuclear programme will meet in London on Friday, the British government said Thursday.
