AFP: The UN atomic agency begins a meeting Monday with
just about everybody from Washington to Tehran wanting to reach a decision about whether Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons but no one expecting it to come this week.
UN atomic agency meets with Iran on top of the agenda
Workers demonstrate in Iran after 10 months without pay
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 26 Workers from Iran’s Pars
Textiles yesterday protested outside the governor’s office in Gilan (Iran’s Caspian coastal province) after having gone more than 10 months without pay. At least 180 workers took part in the protest demanding that the government take action against their employer.
Workers demonstrate in Iran after 10 months without pay
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 26 Workers from Iran’s Pars
Textiles yesterday protested outside the governor’s office in Gilan (Iran’s Caspian coastal province) after having gone more than 10 months without pay. At least 180 workers took part in the protest demanding that the government take action against their employer.
Iran Said to Acquire Knowledge on Weapons
AP: Iran, through the black market network, had accumulated
all the knowledge it needed by the late 1980s to set up technology that can be used to make atomic weapons, diplomats familiar with the work of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Saturday.
Iranian cleric accuses Europeans of killing time in nuclear talks
AFP: A senior Iranian cleric accused Europeans of killing time in their negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme and pledged on Friday that Iran will resume uranium enrichment if negotiations break down. “Europeans are killing time; Negotiations are going on but the achievement we expected has not been reached yet.” said Ayatollah Ahmad Janati, a hardline cleric who heads the powerful watchdog body that
vets all legislation and candidates for public office.
Iran, Russia Postpone Nuclear Fuel Signing
AP: Last-minute disputes Saturday forced Iran and Russia to postpone the signing of an agreement to supply Iran with fuel for its first nuclear reactor, a deal strongly opposed by the United States. The countries’ top nuclear officials had been set to sign the agreement on Saturday morning, a day after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents.
Paris conference highlights women’s rights abuses in Iran
Iran Focus: Paris, Feb. 26 An international conference entitled, “United against Fundamentalism and for Equality,” was held in Paris yesterday on the initiative of several women’s rights organisations to discuss the threat posed by fundamentalists to women’s rights and status. Over 1,000 political and human rights personalities and equality movement activists from Europe, the United States and the Middle East attended the conference.
Paris conference highlights women’s rights abuses in Iran
Iran Focus: Paris, Feb. 26 An international conference entitled, “United against Fundamentalism and for Equality,” was held in Paris yesterday on the initiative of several women’s rights organisations to discuss the threat posed by fundamentalists to women’s rights and status. Over 1,000 political and human rights personalities and equality movement activists from Europe, the United States and the Middle East attended the conference.
Official admits Iran may hide nuclear program in tunnels
AP: Iran may be hiding its nuclear technology inside special tunnels because of threats of attack by the United States, Tehran’s chief nuclear negotiator said in an interview
published Friday.
U.S. may give EU till June to coax Iran on nukes
Reuters: In its drive to stop Iran gaining any ability to make nuclear weapons, the United States is ready to give European allies only until June to cajole Tehran before Washington seeks U.N. sanctions, U.S. diplomatic documents show. There were mixed signals from Iran on Friday over how its talks with Germany, France and Britain were going.
