AFP: Referring Iran to the UN Security Council is now “a done deal,” a European diplomatic source said Monday, as talks on the brewing crisis over Tehran’s nuclear programme took place in London.
Iran’s referral to UN now ‘a done deal’: diplomatic source
CNN banned from Iran
AFP: The US-based news channel CNN has been banned from working in Iran for having quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying his country is seeking nuclear weapons, a government official told AFP Monday.
Straw says Iran must do more to avoid UN nuclear referral
Bloomberg: U.K. Foreign Minister Jack Straw said Iran is failing to meet responsibilities to the world over its nuclear program as diplomats met in London to work out a timetable to refer the issue to the United Nations.
Merkel, Putin to meet amid tensions with Iran
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Moscow on Monday where she hopes to persuade President Vladimir Putin to join the EU and United States in ratcheting up diplomatic pressure on Iran, German officials said.
Rice says world must act fast against Iran
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday Iran “crossed the threshold” with its recent nuclear actions and the world must act fast to send Tehran to the U.N. Security Council.
Cracks appear in united front as oil price threatened
Daily Telegraph: Senior officials from Europe, America, Russia and China will meet in London today to devise a joint strategy to restrain Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran ‘could go nuclear within three years’
Daily Telegraph: Iranian scientists are expected to start work this week on the highly technical task of enriching tons of uranium to a level where it could be used in the production of atomic weapons, say the latest reports received by western intelligence agencies.
UN Security Council permanent members meet in London on Iran
AFP: Senior officials from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany were holding talks in London Monday regarding Iran’s resumption of controversial nuclear activities.
Iran issues stark warning on oil price
The Guardian: Iran stepped up its defiance of international pressure over its nuclear programme yesterday by warning of soaring oil prices if it is subjected to economic sanctions. As diplomats from the US, Europe, Russia, and China prepared to meet today in London to discuss referring Tehran to the UN security council, Iran’s economy minister, Davoud Danesh-Jafari, said the country’s position as the world’s fourth-largest oil producer meant such action would have grave consequences.
Senators support penalties against Iran
AP: The prospect of higher energy prices should not stop the world from imposing sanctions against oil-rich Iran, U.S. senators said Sunday.
