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Austria stops attempt to ship to Iran

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AP: Authorities at Vienna’s international airport stopped an attempt to ship technology with potential dual uses to Iran last summer, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

Iran says will review nuclear proposals

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Reuters: Iran will review proposals handed over by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana that aim to persuade Tehran to stop its sensitive nuclear work, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.

Solana holds nuclear talks in Iran

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Reuters: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana began a meeting with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, on Tuesday to present proposals aimed at persuading Tehran to halt making nuclear fuel, an Iranian official said.

Iran weapons cache discovered in Iraq’s southern city

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Iran Focus: London, Jun. 06 – Weapons smuggled from Iran have been discovered in Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the prominent satellite network al-Jazeera reported on Monday.

Iran weapons cache discovered in Iraq’s southern city

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Iran Focus: London, Jun. 06 – Weapons smuggled from Iran have been discovered in Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the prominent satellite network al-Jazeera reported on Monday.

U.S. cites Iran as human trafficking hub

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Iran Focus: London, Jun. 06 – The United States put Iran among the main countries engaged in human trafficking.

U.S. cites Iran as human trafficking hub

Iran Focus: London, Jun. 06 – The United States put Iran among the main countries engaged in human trafficking.

Attempt at blackmail could result in a costly backfire

The Times: Iran’s threat to disrupt the West’s oil supplies if it makes a “mistake” in the confrontation over Tehran’s nuclear programme looks like the latest move in a round of bluff and counter-bluff.

U.S. is offering deals on trade to entice Iran

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New York Times: The European Union’s foreign policy director, Javier Solana, arrived in Tehran on Monday night with incentives intended to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran, including a proposal to allow Iran to upgrade its aging civilian air fleet through the purchase of aircraft parts from an American company, Boeing.

A legal case against Iran

Washington Post: Speaking last October at a Tehran conference on “The World Without Zionism,” Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, referred to Israel as a “disgraceful blot” and called for it to be “wiped off the map.” This was not an isolated or idle threat. In the same speech, he defended Iran’s determination to press ahead with its nuclear program — which would give it the practical ability to achieve this result.