Bloomberg: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he hopes for a negotiated settlement over Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, and that he will meet with the country’s chief negotiator next week.

Iran Focus: London, Sep. 01 – Russia said on Friday that it regretted Iran’s refusal to comply with a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding that it suspend uranium enrichment.

AP: Iran has left no doubt it intends to seek nuclear weapons now that it has violated a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, and the council must now be ready to impose sanctions, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Thursday.

Reuters: European Union foreign ministers will debate on Friday what to do about Iran’s defiance of a U.N. deadline to stop sensitive nuclear work and how to use the aftermath of the Lebanon war to promote Middle East peace.

New York Times: The global nuclear monitoring agency deepened suspicions on Thursday about Iran’s nuclear program, reporting that inspectors had discovered new traces of highly enriched uranium at an Iranian facility.

VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency declared Iran had failed to halt nuclear work by a Thursday deadline, in a confidential report leaked to Reuters.

Reuters: President George W. Bush said on Thursday Iran must face consequences for failing to meet the August 31 deadline for halting sensitive nuclear work.

Reuters: European foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, agreed on Thursday to meet soon to discuss Iran’s response to incentives to curb its nuclear activities, Solana’s spokeswoman said.