Reuters: Major powers failed on Saturday to settle all their differences over a second U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear work but remain committed to passing one soon, the United States said.
Major powers fail to settle Iran differences
Iran: No plans to meet with U.S. in Iraq
AP: Iran will not necessarily have direct talks with the United States if it attends an upcoming regional conference about Iraq’s security crisis, an Iranian official said Sunday.
Iran detains journalists outside Tehran
AP: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry detained several journalists outside of the capital city for allegedly receiving money from abroad, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.
U.S. says no decision on Iranian talks in Baghdad
Reuters: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said no decision had been made on holding bilateral talks with Iran on the sidelines of a regional meeting this week in Baghdad, and any talks would focus on arms smuggling.
Ahmadinejad tries to calm Saudi atomic fears
Sunday Telegraph: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flew into Saudi Arabia yesterday for his first official meeting with King Abdullah, in an attempt to alleviate growing Saudi fears over Teheran’s nuclear ambitions.
Teheran agents smuggled in missile that shot down RAF helicopter in Iraq, inquiry finds
Sunday Telegraph: A missile which brought down an RAF Lynx helicopter and killed five British Service personnel was smuggled into Iraq by Iranian agents, an official inquiry into the attack will reveal.
Iran poised to strike in wealthy Gulf states
Sunday Telegraph: Iran has trained secret networks of agents across the Gulf states to attack Western interests and incite civil unrest in the event of a military strike against its nuclear programme, a former Iranian diplomat has told The Sunday Telegraph.
Iran to distribute new banknote with nuclear energy emblem
DPA: Iran will distribute from mid-March a new banknote carrying a portrait of the leader of the Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as well as the nuclear energy emblem, the Teheran press reported Sunday.
Photo report: Iranian teachers protest in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 03 Thousands of teachers took to the streets outside the Iranian Majlis, or Parliament, on Saturday in an anti-government protest despite preventative measures by state security forces. The following are pictures of the protest:
Photo report: Iranian teachers protest in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 03 Thousands of teachers took to the streets outside the Iranian Majlis, or Parliament, on Saturday in an anti-government protest despite preventative measures by state security forces. The following are pictures of the protest:
