Reuters: A senior Iranian nuclear official said on Monday that suspending uranium enrichment, as demanded by six world powers in return for incentives, was not on Iran’s agenda, Iran’s student news agency ISNA reported.
Suspending atomic work not on Iran’s agenda – agency
Iran has until July 12 to stop enrichment
AP: Western powers will reactivate efforts to punish Iran through possible U.N. Security Council sanctions unless it suspends uranium enrichment and agrees to talks on its nuclear program by July 12, diplomats said Monday.
Five Iranians arrested in Pakistan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 03 Five Iranians were arrested on Sunday in Pakistan by local security forces, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Five Iranians arrested in Pakistan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 03 Five Iranians were arrested on Sunday in Pakistan by local security forces, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Siniora urges Iran to stop nuclear program, seeks Syria talks
Bloomberg: Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Iran should abandon its nuclear program in the interests of Middle East peace, while urging the world to remember that Israel already possesses weapons of mass destruction.
Iran plans to cut gas imports, subsidies
Washington Times: Iran, which relies on imports for almost half its refined petroleum products, plans to halt those imports and introduce gasoline rationing later this year, the government announced.
Iran: The other option
Washington Times: After September 11, 2001, President Bush had a message for countries that support terrorism. “America has a message for the nations of the world. If you harbor terrorists, you are a terrorist. If you train or arm a terrorist, you are a terrorist.
Iran again rejects deadline on nuclear proposal
New York Times: Iran today again rejected a deadline to respond to an international proposal to end the standoff over its nuclear program, saying it will respond in a month from now.
Last stand
The New Yorker: On May 31st, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced what appeared to be a major change in U.S. foreign policy. The Bush Administration, she said, would be willing to join Russia, China, and its European allies in direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program.
Pentagon sees Iran bombing as unsuccessful: report
Reuters: Top Pentagon officers have told the Bush administration that bombing Iranian nuclear facilities would probably fail to destroy that country’s nuclear program, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
