Reuters: Europeans are considering easing a proposed travel ban on Iranian officials in a move to get Russian support for a U.N. resolution barring Tehran from importing dangerous nuclear materials, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Europeans weigh compromise on Iran sanctions at U.N.
Russia criticizes West over U.N. draft on Iran
Reuters: Russia said on Wednesday attempts by its Western partners to ditch agreed principles in handling Iran’s nuclear ambitions were blocking adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution on sanctions against Tehran.
Iran seeks condemnation of Israeli nukes
AP: Iran demanded Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council condemn what it said was Israel’s clandestine development of nuclear weapons and “compel” it to place all its nuclear facilities under U.N. inspection.
Ahmadinejad: Britain, Israel, US to ‘vanish like the pharaohs’
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday predicted that Britian, Israel and the United States would eventually disappear from the world like the Egyptian pharaonic kings.
Nine people hanged in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 20 Nine men were hanged in Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Nine people hanged in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 20 Nine men were hanged in Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Blair urges action on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 20 British Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Iran on Wednesday of “openly supporting terrorism in Iraq to stop a fledgling democratic process”.
Blair urges action on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 20 British Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Iran on Wednesday of “openly supporting terrorism in Iraq to stop a fledgling democratic process”.
Iran FM defiant in nuclear standoff
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 19 Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic had obtained nuclear capabilities.
West distributes Iran text without Russian assent
Reuters: Despite optimism of a U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran’s nuclear program, Russia still voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran.
