Reuters: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday she was confident of Russia and China’s support to send Iran’s nuclear case to the U.N. Security Council but she expected differences over exactly what steps to take.
Rice confident of Iran referral to U.N. Council
Iran building secret nuke tunnel: claim
UPI: Iran is building a secret tunnel in Tehran for nuclear weapons research and development, an Iranian dissident has claimed.
British lawmakers rally behind Iran dissidents
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 31 An array of British parliamentarians and distinguished jurists called on the British government to cease its policy of appeasement towards the government of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and remove the proscription of Irans main opposition group as a terrorist organisation.
British lawmakers rally behind Iran dissidents
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 31 An array of British parliamentarians and distinguished jurists called on the British government to cease its policy of appeasement towards the government of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and remove the proscription of Irans main opposition group as a terrorist organisation.
Irans Ahmadinejad ups ante in nuclear dispute
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would lift all suspension on uranium enrichment and end snap inspection of its nuclear facilities if it was referred to the United Nations Security Council.
Irans Ahmadinejad ups ante in nuclear dispute
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would lift all suspension on uranium enrichment and end snap inspection of its nuclear facilities if it was referred to the United Nations Security Council.
IAEA confirms Iran prepares for nuclear enrichment
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed on Tuesday that Iran had begun preparing for nuclear enrichment, which can make fuel for bombs, and continued to hinder a probe of unanswered questions about Iran’s atomic aims.
Agency: Iran document for nuclear weapons
AP: A document obtained by Iran on the nuclear black market serves no other purpose than to make an atomic bomb, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Sanction threat prompts big firms to cut Iran ties
The Wall Street Journal: Some of the world’s largest finance and energy companies are severing ties with Iran, amid U.S. probes into their compliance with American sanctions and as the possibility of U.N. action grows closer.
Iran vows to end nuclear cooperation
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31 Irans nuclear point-man Ali Larijani said Tuesday evening that the Islamic Republic will end snap inspections of its nuclear facilities by international inspectors if the UN nuclear agencys board of governors went ahead as is expected to report Tehran to the Security Council.
