Reuters: Afghanistan’s parliament has appealed to Iran to delay the deportation of thousands of Afghans until the end of winter, saying the country didn’t have the resources to look after them during the harsh season.
Afghanistan urges Iran to delay expulsion of refugees
Iran says atomic talks with IAEA “satisfactory”
Reuters: Iran and the U.N. atomic watchdog ended three days of “satisfactory” talks on Thursday aimed at clearing up suspicions about Iranian nuclear activity and will continue discussions next week, an Iranian official said.
Tehrans ruling clerics scramble for survival
FOX News: As expected, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brought a briefcase full of denials to New York last month. When asked about providing training and weapons to militias in Iraq, he said, Why would we want to do that? Commenting on Irans long-term, clandestine nuclear program, he claimed, all our nuclear activities have been completely peaceful and transparent. Most viewers shook their heads in disbelief that he could utter such blatant lies from a Columbia University podium.
Ex-nuke envoy raps Ahmadinejad policies
AP: Iran’s former chief nuclear negotiator delivered an unusually sharp rebuke to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s policies Wednesday, saying they are turning more nations against Iran and failing to fix the struggling economy.
In Brief: Iran develops new smart bomb – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 11 Irans military has developed a new 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) smart bomb, state media reported.
In Brief: Iran develops new smart bomb – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 11 Irans military has developed a new 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) smart bomb, state media reported.
As Sarkozy and Putin meet, Iran quickly comes between them
New York Times: The first meeting of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France quickly brought out their split views on Iran, with Mr. Putin expressing doubt that it was trying to build nuclear weapons.
China sees lessons for Iran in North Korea: report
Reuters: Six-country talks that have nudged North Korea towards nuclear disarmament could be a model for defusing a standoff with Iran, but Washington appears set on a different path, an official Chinese newspaper said on Thursday.
Japanese student abducted in Iran
BBC: A Japanese student has been kidnapped by an armed group in south-eastern Iran, officials in Tokyo said.
Six world powers meet next week on Iran sanctions
Reuters: Senior officials from six world powers will meet in Europe next week to discuss new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its refusal to abandon key nuclear work, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
