Reuters: Russia’s foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.
Russia’s Lavrov to meet Ahmadinejad on Tuesday
Iran, Middle East top British-Saudi concerns
AFP: Iran and the Middle East peace process are likely to dominate Wednesday’s talks here between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, a senior Foreign Office official said.
US: Iran seeks nuclear weapons
AFP: The United States on Monday brushed aside the UN nuclear watchdog agency chief’s warning that there was no proof Iran seeks atomic weapons, and invited him to stay out of diplomacy with Tehran.
Iranian general warns of Gulf suicide bombings
AFP: A top general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday warned that his forces were ready “if necessary” to carry out suicide operations in the Gulf, amid rising tensions with the United States.
US official discusses Iran sanctions in UAE
AFP: A senior US official said Monday he discussed the latest sanctions imposed by Washington against Iran with officials in the United Arab Emirates, which is Tehran’s top trading partner.
Iran, IAEA tackle centrifuge questions
AP: Senior officials from Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog began a final round of talks Monday aimed at resolving remaining questions on Iranian centrifuges that are used to enrich uranium.
Dutch fear for rights activist in Iran
Reuters: The Dutch government has sought consular access to a human rights activist thought to have been sentenced to death in Iran, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
Iran navy in suicide attack pledge
CNN: An Iranian naval commander Monday said his forces are willing to carry out suicide missions when facing enemy forces in the Persian Gulf, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.
IAEA head urges full transparency from Iran
Reuters: The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday Iran’s agreement on a plan to resolve questions about its nuclear program was important but “active cooperation and transparency” would be key to its success.
Iran closer to nuclear bomb than IAEA thinks – France
Reuters: France’s defence minister brushed aside on Monday remarks by the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that there was no proof Iran was building an atomic bomb, saying France had information to the “contrary”.
