AFP: Greek authorities have arrested three Iranians attempting to sell three ancient Greek coins for 17,000 euros (20,000 dollars), the finance ministry inspection squad said on Monday.
Three Iranians arrested in Greece on suspicion of antiquity smuggling
Ankara denies report US wants Turk base to hit Iran
Reuters: Turkey said on Monday that newspaper reports which say the United States has asked Ankara for permission to use military bases in Turkey for possible attacks on neighbouring Iran are not connected with reality.
Iran closes newspaper and bans women’s publication
Reuters: The Iranian government on Monday ordered the closure of a daily newspaper and banned a planned women’s publication in the first media crackdown since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office in August.
Iran adamant on uranium enrichment on own soil
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 02 The spokesman for the hard-line government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted on Monday that Iran had a right to carry out uranium enrichment, the process that could lead to the development of a nuclear bomb, on its own soil, despite efforts by Russia to have it transfer the work to Russian soil to ease international concerns.
Iran adamant on uranium enrichment on own soil
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 02 The spokesman for the hard-line government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted on Monday that Iran had a right to carry out uranium enrichment, the process that could lead to the development of a nuclear bomb, on its own soil, despite efforts by Russia to have it transfer the work to Russian soil to ease international concerns.
Iran rejects Russian nuclear offer
CNN: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator has rejected a Russian offer to produce nuclear fuel in its plants for Iran, the latest effort to resolve a diplomatic impasse over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran president: Israel completed Holocaust
AP: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s hard-line president who has said the Holocaust was a myth, now has charged that European countries sought to complete the genocide by establishing a Jewish state in the midst of Muslim countries.
Larijani to announce Irans position on Russian deal – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 01 Irans top security official is expected to announce later on Sunday the Islamic Republics official position vis-à-vis a Russian proposal for Tehran to carry out uranium enrichment on Russian soil rather than its own, according to a report in the state-owned Fars news agency.
Larijani to announce Irans position on Russian deal – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 01 Irans top security official is expected to announce later on Sunday the Islamic Republics official position vis-à-vis a Russian proposal for Tehran to carry out uranium enrichment on Russian soil rather than its own, according to a report in the state-owned Fars news agency.
Russia once again hands Iran nuclear proposal
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 01 Russias Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that its embassy in Tehran had once again reiterated its nuclear proposal to Iranian officials.
