Reuters: Iran is ready to prove to the world it is not producing atomic weapons provided the West recognizes the Islamic Republic’s right to peaceful nuclear technology, President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday. Iranian officials are
due to meet senior diplomats from Britain, Germany and France in Vienna Thursday to receive a proposal giving …
Iran Says It’s Ready to Prove Not Pursuing Nuke Weapons
Iran endorses Bush for president
Associated Press: The head of Iran’s security council said Tuesday that the re-election of President Bush was in
Tehran’s best interests, despite the administration’s “axis of evil” label, accusations that Iran harbors al-Qaida terrorists
and threats of sanctions for the country’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran vows to reject EU plan if it fails to respect nuclear rights
AFP: Iran warned Wednesday it would reject a European proposal aimed at defusing a nuclear standoff if it does not respect Tehran’s rights to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. “Any proposal must recognise our legitimate rights,” Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) chief Gholamreza Aghazadeh said.
Europe to offer Iran reactor if Tehran shows nuclear program is peaceful
AFP: Europe’s three main nations are ready to promise Iran nuclear technology, including supplying a light-water nuclear reactor, if Tehran takes steps to show it is not secretly trying to make atomic weapons, according to a confidential document obtained by AFP Tuesday. “We would support the acquisition
by Iran of a light water research reactor,” said the seven-page document presented by Britain, France and Germany …
Last chance for Iran over nuclear deadline
The Times: BRITAIN and Germany gave Iran a final chance yesterday to co-operate over its nuclear programme or face the prospect of sanctions.
Iran Says Test Fires More Accurate Shahab-3
Reuters: Iran said it test fired on Wednesday a more accurate version of its Shahab-3 missile, already believed capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf.
Iran has previously announced that it has increased the missile’s range to 1,250 miles, an upgrade from a range pencilled in at 800 miles by military experts.
Clashes between motorcyclists and security forces in central Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 19 – Clashes erupted between motorcyclists and Iranian security forces in Yazd (central Iran) following reports of harassment of cyclists by local police.
Police set up patrols in Karkard Square in Yazd yesterday morning and arrested a number of motorcyclists. Ensuing clashes between some 300 cyclists and security forces left a number of people wounded.
Students protest forced veiling
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 19 – Students of Irans Azad University in the town of Meybod demonstrated against new measures to force female students to wear the Chador (an Islamic veil that covers women from head to toe). The students also released a statement condemning the new suppressive regulations.
Crackdown on student weekly
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 19 – The student newspaper Az Shanbeh ta Shanbeh (From Saturday to Saturday) published
in the town of Shahre-Kord (central Iran) has been suspended for a period of 6 months.
Iran insists it wants to enrich uranium for nuclear fuel
AFP: A top Iranian nuclear official reiterated Tuesday his government’s assertion that it wants to enrich uranium to provide fuel for its future nuclear power plants.
“We are not saying we are refusing Westerners offers to provide us with nuclear fuel, but we want also to produce our own nuclear fuel… as well as buying what we lack from the West,” Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) chief …
