Reuters: A U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear ambitions ran into trouble on Thursday, with Russia calling for a one-day delay on the vote, although the United States remained optimistic.
Russia wants delay on UN Iran vote
Key powers work on finishing touches to Iran draft
Reuters: In last minute negotiations, six key nations scrambled on Thursday to reach agreement on a draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran before a U.N. Security Council vote Europeans have scheduled for Friday.
Europeans yield on Iran sanctions
Washington Post: Britain, France and Germany have scrapped plans to impose a United Nations travel ban on Iranian officials who are linked to Tehran’s most controversial nuclear activities, a move intended to win Russian support for a U.N. resolution restricting Iran’s nuclear trade, according to U.S. and European officials.
Iran gives U.N. key enrichment plant records: diplomats
Reuters: Iran has given U.N. nuclear inspectors operational records for its Natanz uranium enrichment plant, after months of refusing, in a move diplomats said appeared aimed at undermining Western calls for sanctions.
Three men hanged in south-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21 Iranian authorities have hanged three men in the south-western city of Ahwaz, state-run press reported on Thursday.
Three men hanged in south-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21 Iranian authorities have hanged three men in the south-western city of Ahwaz, state-run press reported on Thursday.
Iran says U.N. resolution won’t stop nuclear work
Reuters: A planned U.N. sanctions resolution will not force Iran to halt its nuclear programme but will affect its cooperation with the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
Iraqi Kurdish leader holds talks with Iranian ambassador
Iran Focus: Ankara, Dec. 21 The President of Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani met and held talks with Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Kurdish television announced on Wednesday.
Iraqi Kurdish leader holds talks with Iranian ambassador
Iran Focus: Ankara, Dec. 21 The President of Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani met and held talks with Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Kurdish television announced on Wednesday.
Iran’s security forces clash with armed “bandits” – commander
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 21 – Iran’s security forces have killed at least six “bandits” near the county’s eastern frontier over the past several days, a senior commander of the State Security Forces (SSF) announced.
