Reuters: A senior Iranian oil official said on Sunday the United Nations was unlikely to impose sanctions on Iran’s oil industry over its nuclear programme, because any such action would send world oil prices soaring.
UN won’t sanction Iran oil industry – Iran official
Iraq says Iran forces shelled Kurds in Iraq
Reuters: Iraq’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that Iranian forces had shelled Kurdish rebel positions this month and crossed 5 km (3 miles) into Iraqi territory.
Iran vows ‘never’ to give up nuclear programme
AFP: Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed never to give up his country’s disputed nuclear drive as Western powers pushed for tough Security Council action against the Islamic republic.
Iran enriched uranium to over 4 pct, says official
Reuters: Iran has enriched uranium to more than 4 percent, an Iranian official said on Saturday, a level higher than Iran previously told the U.N. nuclear watchdog but still in the range used for fuel in nuclear power stations.
Iraqis using ‘new Hizbollah bombs’ to kill British troops
Sunday Telegraph: A multi-charged roadside bomb, developed by Hizbollah in Lebanon, is being used against British and American soldiers by Iraqi insurgents linked to Iran, according to military intelligence sources.
Iran claims nuclear project breakthrough
Sunday Telegraph: Iran is developing an advanced centrifuge that would allow it to accelerate its controversial uranium enrichment programme, a senior official told state television yesterday.
We may have to bomb Iran
Sunday Times: Natanz seems an agreeable little town, perched nearly 5,000ft up in the majestic mountains of central Iran, full of dusty relics of Alexander the Great and black-clad peasants scurrying hither and thither. It is a shame, then, that we may soon be obliged to bomb it to smithereens. An even bigger shame, though, if we dont.
Iraqi official denies US-Iranian talks in Iraq
Reuters: A spokesman for Iraq’s president denied a media report on Saturday that quoted the head of state as saying U.S. and Iranian officials held talks on Iraq.
Russia calls on Iran to halt enrichment
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 29 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Iran on Saturday to suspend its uranium enrichment and cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
Russia calls on Iran to halt enrichment
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 29 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Iran on Saturday to suspend its uranium enrichment and cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
