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Iran to expand enrichment in defiance of sanctions

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AFP: Iran vowed Sunday to start work immediately on drastically expanding its capacity to enrich uranium, defying the first ever UN sanctions against the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme.

Reactions to UN decision to impose sanctions on Iran – Japan

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Iran Focus: London, Dec. 24 – The following is the text of a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry issued a day after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to slap sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Reactions to UN decision to impose sanctions on Iran – Japan

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Iran Focus: London, Dec. 24 – The following is the text of a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry issued a day after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to slap sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Reactions to UN decision to impose sanctions on Iran – Israel

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Iran Focus: London, Dec. 24 – The following is the text of a statement by the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a day after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to slap sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Reactions to UN decision to impose sanctions on Iran – Israel

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Iran Focus: London, Dec. 24 – The following is the text of a statement by the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a day after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to slap sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Reactions to UN decision to impose sanctions on Iran – Rice

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Iran Focus: London, Dec. 24 – The following is the text of a statement by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to slap sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Reactions to UN decision to impose sanctions on Iran – Rice

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Iran Focus: London, Dec. 24 – The following is the text of a statement by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to slap sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.

Azerbaijan protests prompt fears of Iranian influence

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New York Times: An article seen as denigrating Islam published early last month in an obscure Baku newspaper prompted demonstrations across Azerbaijan and in Iran, raising Azeris’ concerns over Iran’s influence here.

Iran’s spies

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Sunday Herald: To British and American intelligence officers, the court appearance on Wednesday of a British soldier on charges of spying for the Iranian regime was not a shock. “We know that the Iranians are crawling all over us – particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq,” one UK intelligence source said. “This kind of event has long been expected.”

Security Council approves sanctions against Iran over nuclear program

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New York Times: The Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved sanctions intended to curb Iran’s nuclear program, capping months of negotiations over how severe and sweeping the restrictions should be.