AFP: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed Sunday for Iran to reply positively to a package of incentives offered by major powers in return for a freeze in uranium enrichment.
Annan appeals to Iran for positive response to nuclear deal
Japan to oppose sanctions on Iranian oil: report
AFP: Japan, which is almost entirely dependent on Middle Eastern oil, will oppose United Nations sanctions on Iran’s energy sector over its nuclear program, a newspaper said Monday.
Hezbollah man in Iran rules out disarmament
AFP: Hezbollah’s representative in Iran has ruled out the disarmament of the Shiite Lebanese militia and said the group will buy new weapons if necessary, in an interview published Monday.
Iran decides response on nuclear package offer: FM
AFP: Iran has decided on its response to a package offered by world powers for the Islamic republic to freeze nuclear enrichment, visiting Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday.
Iran to start up heavy water plant for nuclear research reactor
AFP: Iran said on Monday it would soon start up its heavy water plant in Arak which will feed a nuclear research reactor currently under construction, the semi-official news agency Fars reported.
Supreme Leader says Iran will continue nuclear work
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on Monday that Tehran would continue with its nuclear work despite the looming August 31 deadline set by the United Nations Security Council for it to suspend uranium enrichment.
Supreme Leader says Iran will continue nuclear work
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on Monday that Tehran would continue with its nuclear work despite the looming August 31 deadline set by the United Nations Security Council for it to suspend uranium enrichment.
Three Iranian factories ‘mass-produce bombs to kill British in Iraq’
Sunday Telegraph: Three factories in Iran are mass-producing the sophisticated roadside bombs used to kill British soldiers over the border in Iraq, it has been claimed.
EU’s Solana, Iranian negotiator ready for ‘contacts’ on nuclear standoff
AFP: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani are open to “further contacts” about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Solana said Monday.
Oil rises a second day after Iran refuses to suspend enrichment
Bloomberg: Crude oil rose a second day after Iran refused to meet a United Nations demand to end its uranium enrichment, adding to concern that oil supplies from the world’s fourth-largest producer may be disrupted.
