Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was confident world powers would agree on further steps to take against Iran, which has repeatedly defied international calls to suspend its nuclear fuel programme.
Merkel confident world powers will agree on Iran
Arrests fail to halt Iran protest
The Guardian: Police in Iran arrested trade unionists in an unsuccessful attempt to stop thousands of teachers protesting against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic policies outside Iran’s parliament, the Guardian has learned.
U.S. and Iran hold rare direct talks
AP: U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke directly to each other about how to end Iraq’s violence, meeting at an international conference in Baghdad and opening limited but potentially significant contacts that could ease their nearly 28-year diplomatic freeze.
Iran raises the price of gasoline
UPI: Iran’s parliament has decided to ration gasoline and raise prices May 22 as part of an effort to lower demand.
French foreign minister to discuss Iran, economic ties during visit to Kuwait and UAE
AP: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy was expected to discuss Iran’s disputed nuclear program during a visit to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
Bush extends “national emergency with respect to Iran”
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 10 United States President George W. Bush extended for one year the “national emergency with respect to Iran” in a statement released on Friday.
Bush extends “national emergency with respect to Iran”
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 10 United States President George W. Bush extended for one year the “national emergency with respect to Iran” in a statement released on Friday.
Iran presses U.S. on detained Iranians in Baghdad
Reuters: Iranian delegates to a regional conference in Baghdad on Saturday demanded the release of several Iranians captured by U.S. forces in Iraq, a source at the talks said.
Iran urges Russia to ship uranium fuel
AP: A top Iranian nuclear negotiator urged Russia on Friday to ship nuclear fuel this month for a Russian-built power plant, and promised to increase funding for the project after tense talks at which Russian officials complained of insufficient financing.
Iran official criticizes IAEA move
AP: Iran’s foreign minister warned on Friday that the latest punitive move by the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency – the suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear aid programs – could affect Tehran’s cooperation with the agency.
