Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it would not discuss its “obvious right” to master the nuclear fuel cycle but was open to talks that could reassure the West that its atomic plans were not aimed at producing bombs.
Iran says won’t discuss right to make atomic fuel
Fury as the hostages sell stories
Sunday Times: The 15 British military captives who were released by the Iranians have been authorised by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to sell their stories.
We showed weakness and will pay the price
Sunday Telegraph: Shiny new suits, goody bags, handshakes from a head of state and smiles (almost) all round.
Buoyant Teheran warns of further kidnappings
Sunday Telegraph: Hardliners in the Iranian regime have warned that the seizure of British naval personnel demonstrates that they can make trouble for the West whenever they want to and do so with impunity.
Misplaced sympathy
Sunday Times – Leading Article: Todays Easter Sunday pulpits will resound to predictable themes. Relief that the 15 British sailors and marines were returned home safely after their 13-day incarceration in Iran. Sorrow and prayers for the four British soldiers, including two women, killed by a roadside bomb in Basra on the day the sailors and marines were flying home. Hope for a better and more peaceful future.
Saudi Arabia wants Iran to hand over suspects
Reuters: Saudi Arabia has asked Iran to hand over suspected militants plotting against the kingdom’s security, the Saudi interior minister said in remarks published on Saturday.
Iraqi schoolbooks printed in Iran TV
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Apr. 07 Iraqi schoolbooks are being printed in Iran, much to the disapproval of Iraqi publishers, the Iraqi television channel al-Sharqia reported.
Iraqi schoolbooks printed in Iran TV
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Apr. 07 Iraqi schoolbooks are being printed in Iran, much to the disapproval of Iraqi publishers, the Iraqi television channel al-Sharqia reported.
World powers to meet Iraq neighbours again in May
AFP: The Iraqi government has agreed to a new meeting between its neighbours and world powers in Egypt next month in a bid to help stabilise the country, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Saturday.
Pope wrote to ayatollah over British sailors
AFP: Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to urge the release of 15 British naval personnel detained in the Gulf, The Guardian newspaper said Saturday.
