AFP: The under-secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohammad Nahavandian on Thursday said his country was ready to cooperate on its nuclear programme, but argued that talks should focus on content rather than deadlines.
Iran ready for cooperation without deadlines, official says
Germany will not shut door on Iran: Merkel
AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she would deeply regret a decision by Iran to ignore a UN deadline to stop uranium enrichment but still sought talks with the Islamic republic.
Annan says efforts underway for Iran talks with major powers
AFP: UN chief Kofi Annan said on Thursday that efforts were being made to arrange a meeting between Iran and the five permament members of the Security Council plus Germany over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme.
U.S. drafting sanctions as Iran ignores deadline
New York Times: With Iran defying a Thursday deadline to halt production of nuclear fuel, the United States and three European allies are assembling a list of sanctions they would seek in the United Nations Security Council, beginning with restrictions on imports of nuclear-related equipment and material.
Iran’s president defies U.N. on deadline
AP: Iran’s president defiantly refused to compromise as a U.N. deadline for his country to stop enriching uranium arrived Thursday, saying Tehran would not be bullied into giving up its right to nuclear technology.
Ahmadinejad warns EU not to pursue sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 31 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the West on Wednesday that sanctions could not deter the Islamic Republic from its nuclear ambitions.
Ahmadinejad warns EU not to pursue sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 31 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the West on Wednesday that sanctions could not deter the Islamic Republic from its nuclear ambitions.
U.S. military sees Iran’s nuke bomb 5 years away
Washington Times: The U.S. military is operating under the assumption that Iran is five to eight years away from being able to build its first nuclear weapon, a time span that explains a general lack of urgency within the Bush administration to use air strikes to disable Tehran’s atomic program.
Photo report Police clamp down on dissent in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 31 Irans State Security Forces have dispatched motorbike units in several districts of the Iranian capital in an effort to crack down on social dissent there.
New judicial police launched in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 31 Hundreds of new judicial police have begun to roam the streets of Tehran starting from earlier this week, even before Irans Majlis (Parliament) approved the dubious judicial-security body that they represent.
