Reuters: Two U.N. nuclear inspectors began a week-long trip to Iran on Tuesday to visit the country’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility, a day after Tehran declared it had begun industrial atomic work at the site.
U.N. inspectors in Iran after nuclear announcement
Britain: Iraq naval missions will resume
AP: British sailors will eventually resume boarding cargo vessels in the Persian Gulf to check for smuggled goods despite the recent standoff with Iran that saw a Royal Navy team held captive for 13 days, a senior government official said Monday.
Fears over Iran’s nuclear programme
Press Association: The Foreign Office has expressed concern over Iran’s announcement that it has dramatically expanded its nuclear programme.
Iran ready for atomic talks with West: Larijani
Reuters: Iran is ready for serious negotiations with the West to seek a deal that would end a row over its atomic plans, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Monday.
U.S. professional groups cut Iran links
UPI: U.S. professional associations are putting the screws to Iran by suspending collaborative and other ties with their Iranian counterparts.
Iran expands uranium enrichment
AP: Iran announced Monday that it has begun enriching uranium with 3,000 centrifuges, defiantly expanding a nuclear program that has drawn U.N. sanctions and condemnation from the West.
Iran says seeking news on missing U.S. citizen
Reuters: The Iranian authorities are trying to discover what has happened to a U.S. citizen who Washington said it believed went missing several weeks ago while on private business in Iran, an Iranian official said on Sunday.
Arthur: Faye saved me
Daily Mirror: Fellow captive Faye Turney was instrumental in getting Arthur Batchelor through their terrifying 13-day kidnap ordeal, the 20-year-old said yesterday.
Hostages: Our story
Daily Mirror: Hostages Arthur Batchelor and Faye Turney told yesterday of their ordeal at the hands of Iran’s bully-boys.
Iran will review atomic NPT membership if pushed
Reuters: Iran will be forced to review its membership of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if it faces further pressure over its atomic program, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator told reporters.
