International Herald Tribune: Javier Solana, the European Unions foreign policy chief, said Thursday that some important progress had been made in two days of talks over resolving Irans nuclear ambitions and that more talks would be held next week.
European official reports progress in talks with Iran
Ahmadinejad installs key aide in top post ahead of Iran votes
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has tightened his grip on the interior ministry by appointing his right-hand man to a key post just weeks ahead of two sets of elections, analysts said.
Iran rejects demands to halt enrichment
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday rejected demands that Tehran suspend its uranium enrichment activities, saying his government was determined to continue pursuing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Iran not yet agreed to nuclear suspension: US
Reuters: Iran has not yet agreed to suspend its uranium enrichment program as demanded by the international community, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Thursday.
House approves Iran Freedom Support Act
AP: The House voted Thursday to impose mandatory sanctions on entities that provide goods or services for Iran’s weapons programs. The vote came as U.S diplomats continued to press the U.N. Security Council to penalize Tehran if it fails to end its uranium enrichment program.
Iran cracks down on satellite dishes in capital
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 28 Agents of Irans State Security Forces went up rooftops in western Tehran removing satellite dishes which are banned in Islamic Iran, local residents reported.
Iran cracks down on satellite dishes in capital
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 28 Agents of Irans State Security Forces went up rooftops in western Tehran removing satellite dishes which are banned in Islamic Iran, local residents reported.
Unpaid workers in southern Iran city launch protest
Iran Focus: Ahwaz, Iran, Sep. 28 Dozens of unpaid workers held a protest outside the governorate of oil-rich Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, demanding the government put pressure on their employers to pay their overdue wages.
Unpaid workers in southern Iran city launch protest
Iran Focus: Ahwaz, Iran, Sep. 28 Dozens of unpaid workers held a protest outside the governorate of oil-rich Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, demanding the government put pressure on their employers to pay their overdue wages.
EU, Iran plan more nuclear talks, no deal reached
Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Thursday he had failed to reach a deal with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator on Tehran’s atomic ambitions, but they had paved the way for further talks.
