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Iran suggest France enrich its Uranium 
AP via Yahoo! News - 15 minutes ago
A top Iranian official suggested Tuesday that France create a consortium to enrich Iran's uranium, asserting that would satisfy international demands for outside oversight of the nuclear program.Iran island defies nation's conservatism 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 12:23 PM
This coral-rimmed vacation island could pass for Iran's Key West a place where the sexes mix and the music flows, and where women let slip their head scarves and frolic with their husbands on the gleaming sands.Rice arrives for Mideast tour dominated by Iran 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 12:54 PM
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a Middle East tour set to be dominated by the Iran nuclear stand-off.Solana presses Iran on nuclear plans 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 12:24 PM
The EU foreign policy chief said he was resuming talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator and warned Monday that the time for continuing negotiations on Tehran's atomic program was limited.'Good progress' in drawing up Iran sanctions: US official 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 12:18 PM
US diplomats have made "good progress" in gaining allies' approval for a list of sanctions to be imposed on Iran if it fails to freeze its uranium enrichment activities, a senior US official said.W.House: Bush, Putin agree on need to pressure Iran 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 11:39 AM
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Monday on the need to maintain unity in pressuring Iran to curtail its nuclear program, the White House said.Iran says it won't suspend atomic work 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 8:52 AM
Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, as demanded by the West, but is still holding talks about its nuclear program, the Iranian government spokesman said on Monday.Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian dispute as Rice visits Mideast 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 7:06 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left on a Middle East tour with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, analysts say.Iran gives no sign of nuclear suspension yet: Rice 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 5:29 AM
Iran has said nothing so far to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.Six-nation group on Iran could meet in Europe this week: Rice 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 6:22 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the six-nation group trying to persuade Iran to drop its nuclear activities could meet later this week in Europe, in comments en route to the Middle East.Iran warns Japan as oil deal hangs in balance 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 5:57 AM
Iran has warned Japan that it has just two days of last-ditch talks to give a final answer on whether to go ahead with a two billion dollar contract to develop the Islamic republic's largest onshore oil field.Khamenei urges Iran government to act on inflation 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 5:54 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has urged the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to stifle surging prices, in an intervention that underlines mounting inflation concerns in the Islamic republic.Rice: No sign of Iran halt to enrichment 
CNN.com - Oct 02 3:49 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she has seen nothing to indicate that Iran is prepared to suspend uranium enrichment. If And When Bush Iraqs Iran by Arnaud De Borchgrave UPI Editor at Large Washington (UPI) Oct 02, 2006 
Space War - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
A strategic thinker who called all the correct diplomatic and military plays preceding Operation Iraqi Freedom now sees diplomatic failure and air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.EU Official Pushes Iran on Nuclear Plans 
ABC News - Oct 02 12:50 PM
EU Official Warns Iran That Time for Continuing Negotiations on Atomic Program Is LimitedJapan says Iran oil talks winding down 
AFP Business News via Yahoo!7 Finance - 32 minutes ago
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's trade minister has said that talks were almost over with Tehran on whether to go ahead with a two billion-dollar contract to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field.IKCO IS IRAN'S TOP VEHICLE EXPORTER IN 2006 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Transport Iran-IKCO-Export Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) with a share of 87.3 per cent of total vehicle exports was the largest exporter of automobiles in Iran in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22, 2006).IKCO Is Iran's Top Vehicle Exporter In 2006 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Iran-IKCO-Export Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) with a share of 87.3 per cent of total vehicle exports was the largest exporter of automobiles in Iran in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22, 2006).Iran, Japan still in talks on mega oil deal 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 12:55 AM
Iran and Japanese firm Inpex are pressing on with negotiations to finalise a two billion dollar deal to develop the Islamic republic's largest onshore oil field despite missed deadlines and mutual recriminations, media has reported.Commentary: Iran's troublesome behavior 
Middle East Times - 34 minutes ago
-- Historically speaking, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the source of much international as well as domestic tension.Call for Iran to act on inflation 
BBC News - Oct 02 7:10 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khameni calls on the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to curb surging prices.Japan says Iran oil talks winding down 
TODAYonline - 12 minutes ago
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari Japan's trade minister has said that talks were almost over with Tehran on whether to go ahead with a two billion-dollar contract to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field.Iran needs not US security guarantees - Larijani 
Islamic Republic News Agency - 53 minutes ago
Larijani - US - Security Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the country's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said here in an interview with German weekly 'Focus' that Iran is not worried about its security status, and does not need any US security guarantees.Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian dispute as Rice visits Mideast 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 7:33 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has left on a tour of the Middle East with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, analysts say.Vietnam to employ Iran's experiences in sports 
Islamic Republic News Agency - 54 minutes ago
Iran - Vietnam - Ambassador Vietnamese ambassador to Tehran in a meeting with Iran's vice-president and head of Physical Education Organization said his country intended to employ Iran's experiences in different fields of sports.Iran set on expanding nuclear program 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 4:14 PM
Iran's hardline president on Sunday said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program, announcing a plan to produce more nuclear fuel and calling allegations that Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons a "big lie."Iran says it won't suspend atomic work 
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 02 9:43 AM
Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, as demanded by the West, but is still holding talks about its nuclear programme, the Iranian government spokesman said on Monday.Japan Will End Iran Oil Project Support If UN Imposes Sanctions 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 02 1:30 AM
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's government said it will withdraw support for Inpex Holdings Inc.'s $2.5 billion Azadegan oil project if the United Nations imposes sanctions on Iran for refusing to curtail nuclear research.EU Official Pushes Iran on Nuclear Plans 
WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Oct 02 1:40 PM
LEVI, Finland (AP) - The EU foreign policy chief said he was resuming talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator and warned Monday that the time for continuing negotiations on Tehran's atomic program was limited. But Javier Solana denied he was running out of patience.Iran won't suspend nuclear work, official says 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 02 8:21 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, as demanded by the West, but is still holding talks about the country's nuclear programme, the Iranian government spokesman said on Monday.US and Iran wage war on virtual battlefield 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 02 2:24 PM
ELEANOR HALL: As the sabre-rattling continues between the United States and Iran, a battle for hearts and minds is already taking place in front of the video game console.Rice arrives for Mideast tour dominated by Iran 
TODAYonline - Oct 02 1:32 PM
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal (R) greets US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) upon her arrival in Jeddah. Rice arrived in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a Middle East tour set to be dominated by the Iran nuclear stand-off.Senior Russian official to meet Iran nuclear negotiator 
Channel NewsAsia - Oct 02 10:47 AM
MOSCOW : The head of Russia's security council will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, Russian news agencies reported.Pakistan says US sanctions on Iran has no international legality 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 8:48 AM
Pakistan - Iran - Sanctions Pakistan on Monday said that American sanctions on Iran has no international legality, describing the curbs as US own matter.Iran, Japan to Continue Azadegan Oil Talks 
Rigzone - Oct 02 10:04 AM
Iran had decided to extend negotiations with Japan's INPEX Holding Inc. on Iran's Azadegan oil field regardless of Tehran's unilaterally-imposed deadline to finalize the contract, governmental Shana news agency reported on Monday.Time is running out for Iran nuclear accord, says Solana 
Gulf News - Oct 02 2:06 PM
Levi, Finland/Tehran: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said yesterday that time is running out for an agreement on nuclear talks with Iran and that the issue of uranium enrichment has not been resolved.Solana Says There is a Deadline to Reach an Agreement With Iran 
Israel National News - Oct 02 5:12 PM
(IsraelNN.com) European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Javier Solana announced that while dialogue with Iran is continuing, there is a deadline to the process.Iran's Nuclear Threat 
Payvand Iran News - Oct 02 8:01 AM
On September 28, 2006, the House of Representatives passed the Iran Sanctions Bill' HR6198. Representative Tom Lantos, the top Democrat on the House International Affairs Committee, said: "If we fail to use the economic and diplomatic tools available to us, the world will face a nightmare that knows no end... -Soraya Sepahpour-UlrichIran should tactfully confront nuclear row: Khatami 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 8:55 AM
Iran - Khatami - Nuclear Chairman of the International Center on Dialogue Among Civilizations and Cultures here on Monday said that Iranian officials should tactfully confront nuclear disputes by upholding the principles of Islamic Republic of Iran.Putin, Bush discuss Iran, Georgia (Part 2) 
Interfax - Oct 02 7:34 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 2 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush "discussed the situation surrounding Iran and Georgia" over the phone on Monday, the Russian president's press secretary Alexei Gromov told Interfax.Iran shrugs off U.S. sanctions 
Payvand Iran News - Oct 02 8:00 AM
Tehran on Sunday shrugged off the United States' decision to extend its sanctions on the Islamic Republic, saying Iran is used to such sanctions and their ineffectiveness has already been proven. On Saturday, U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law a new sanctions bill after the Senate passed it earlier that day. -MNAAznar considers Iran's role in regional stability as decisive 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 9:10 AM
Spain - Stability - Iran Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Madrid Seyed Davoud Salehi here Monday referred to Iran's decisive role in promotion of peace and stability in the Middle East and called on Iran to do its best to make the most of such a role.Iran ranks fourth at world archery meet 
Payvand Iran News - Oct 02 8:00 AM
Iran took the fourth title of the compound event of the fourth world men's archery tournament in Shanghai, a seaport in eastern China, Sunday. -IRNAIran says no suspension offer in EU talks 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 6:41 AM
Iran has denied it had made any offer to suspend uranium enrichment in talks between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and its top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani.Iran s top cleric tells govt to tackle price rises 
Khaleej Times - Oct 02 8:15 AM
TEHERAN - Iran s supreme leader has told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s government to stem painful price rises, in a move analysts said was a reminder that the president will be judged on the economy not his nationalist slogans.ElBaradei still considers it possible to advance talks with Iran 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 9:10 AM
Italy - ElBaradei - Nuclear Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei underlined that there is still enough time to give momentum to serious talks with Iran on its nuclear issue.President Signs Iran Sanctions Bill 
WCSH 6 Portland - Oct 02 7:37 AM
President Bush has signed legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on entities that provide goods or services for Iran's weapons programs.FFS 2006 Main Focus: IRAN 
Payvand Iran News - Oct 02 7:59 AM
On October 5, 2006 Films from the South kicks off and the main focus of this years festival is Iran. We are proud to be presenting the work of acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami.Iran Chooses Film On Women's Issues For Oscar Bid 
Payvand Iran News - Oct 02 7:59 AM
Reports from Iran say "Border Cafe," a film directed by Kambuzia Partovi, has been selected to represent the Islamic republic's cinema at next year's Academy Awards, in the best foreign film category.Iran says it won't suspend atomic work 
Mail and Guardian - Oct 02 9:22 AM
Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, as demanded by the West, but is still holding talks about its nuclear programme, the Iranian government spokesperson said on Monday.Iran gives Japan two days to close deal on oil field 
The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 02 12:57 PM
Iran warned Japan Monday it has just two days of last-ditch talks to give a final answer on whether to go ahead with a $2 billion contract to develop the Islamic Republic's largest onshore oil field. Government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said that if no positive answer was forthcoming Tehran would.Iran nominates movie defending women's rights for Academy Awards consideration 
The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 02 12:55 PM
Iran has selected a movie defending women's rights to represent the Islamic Republic at the Academy Awards next year in the best foreign film category, media reported on Sunday. "Cafe Transit" by Kambosia Partovi tells the story of a recently widowed woman who decides to run her husband's truck-stop restaurantIKCO, Iran's major vehicle exporter in 2006 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 6:01 AM
Iran - IKCO - Export Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) with a share of 87/3 percent of total vehicle exports was the greatest exporter of automobiles in Iran in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year (Mach 21-August 22, 2006).Iran warns Japan as oil deal hangs in balance 
Khaleej Times - Oct 02 6:33 AM
TEHERAN - Iran warned Japan Monday it has just two days of last-ditch talks to give a final answer on whether to go ahead with a two billion dollar contract to develop the Islamic republic s largest onshore oil field.Mboweni 'puzzled' over Iran fuss 
IAfrica South African Business News - Oct 02 9:35 AM
South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni said he found the matter of Iran and its nuclear power ambitions deeply puzzling as those who shouted loudest were those who already had nuclear power and weapons.Newly Passed Act Will Help Halt Iran's Weapons Program, Bush Says 
U.S. Department of State - Oct 02 9:23 AM
The Iran Freedom Support Act, which won final congressional approval September 30, will enhance efforts to halt Iran's uranium enrichment and weapons development programs and bolster U.S. support for democracy-building efforts in the country, President Bush says.Iran leader steadfast on program 
Tulsa World - Oct 02 4:33 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's hard-line president on Sunday said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program, announcing a plan to produce more nuclear fuel and calling allegations that Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons a "big lie."Bush, Putin to keep \'united position\' on Iran - White House 
Sharewatch - Oct 02 9:49 AM
The two leaders, in a 17-minute telephone conversation, \"agreed on the need maintain a united position in pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program,\" said Bush spokesman Tony Snow.Iran: Curb Inflation -- Khamenei 
India Daily - Oct 02 8:37 AM
Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Oct. 2 that the government should take extreme measures to curb rising inflation in the country. Iran's inflation rate averages just over 10 percent but is estimated by some to be almost double that number.Japan to comply with UN decision on Iran oilfield 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 02 12:48 AM
TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan will comply with the United Nations if the Security Council decides to include Iran's giant Azadegan oil field in economic sanctions against Tehran, which missed the world body's August deadline to halt uranium enrichment, a senior government official said on Monday.Newly Passed Act Will Help Halt Iran's Weapons Program, Bush Says 
U.S. Department of State - Oct 02 8:09 AM
The Iran Freedom Support Act, which won final congressional approval September 30, will enhance efforts to halt Iran's uranium enrichment and weapons development programs and bolster U.S. support for democracy-building efforts in the country, President Bush says. Senate action sent the bill on its way to the president for his signature into law. The president welcomed congressional action, saying Iran says backs OPEC push for "acceptable" oil price 
NDTV Profit - Oct 02 5:09 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will support any OPEC move to bring crude oil prices back to acceptable levels following a recent slide, Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili said on Sunday.President Signs Iran Sanctions Bill 
Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Oct 02 4:13 AM
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Saturday signed legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on entities that provide goods or services for Iran's weapons programs.Iran chooses womens' rights film for Oscar bid 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 3:35 AM
Iran has selected a movie defending women's rights to represent the Islamic republic at the Academy Awards next year in the best foreign film category.Briefly: Iran to back 'any' move by OPEC to lift oil prices 
International Herald Tribune - Oct 01 7:47 AM
Iran to back 'any' move by OPEC to lift oil pricesIran will suspend if incentives are guaranteed: Turkish FM 
TurkishPress.com - Oct 02 3:51 AM
NEW YORK - Iran will suspend nuclear activities when it is guaranteed delivery of a package of incentives offered by the West, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in an interview published Sunday.No sign Iran of suspending enrichment: Rice 
RTÉ News - Oct 02 1:32 AM
The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has said Iran has said nothing to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment.U.S. legalizes sanctions for Iran atom aid 
International Herald Tribune - Oct 01 6:48 AM
President George W. Bush has signed into law a set of sanctions targeting countries that continue nuclear cooperation with Iran and sell the country advanced weaponry.Bush, Putin to keep 'united position' on Iran: White House 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 02 10:13 AM
US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to stick to "a united position" in the Iranian nuclear standoff, the White House said.Iran backs OPEC moves to bolster oil prices 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 01 2:17 AM
Iran has said it will support any OPEC moves to "solidify" the oil market and bolster plunging crude prices amid unilateral cuts by members and calls for an output quota reduction by the cartel.Khamenei urges Iran government to act on inflation 
AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 01 11:01 PM
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has urged the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to put a brake on surging prices, Iranian state media has reported.Iran not to accept suspension: Elham 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 2:55 AM
Iran - Elham - Nuclear issue Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said here Monday that Iran would not accept suspension of uranium enrichment. Elham's remarks came as he addressed domestic and foreign reporters at his weekly press conference.Iran gives no sign of nuclear suspension yet: Rice 
SABC News - Oct 02 1:56 AM
Iran has said nothing so far to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment, Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state said today.Iran to produce nuclear fuel for electricity 
BG News - Oct 02 5:27 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hardline president said yesterday his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program, announcing a plan to produce more nuclear fuel and calling allegations that Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons a "big lie." Speaking to professors at Tehran University, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reinforced his rejection of demands by the U.Iran lashes out at new U.S. sanctions bill 
People's Daily - Oct 02 12:38 AM
Iran on Sunday lashed out at a new U. S. bill of sanctions on entities or countries that provide goods or services for Iran's weapons programs, local Fars News Agency reported.Iran, Japan still in talks on mega oil deal 
TODAYonline - Oct 02 1:33 AM
Iran's Oil Minister Sayed Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh. Iran and Japanese firm Inpex are pressing on with negotiations to finalise a two billion dollar deal to develop the Islamic republic's largest onshore oil field despite missed deadlines and mutual recriminations, media has reported.Iran vows to expand uranium program 
Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 01 7:55 PM
Iran's hardline president said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program, announcing a plan to increase enrichment for nuclear fuel and said allegations that Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons was a "big lie".IRAN CONSTRUCTING 86 NEW DAMS 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Oct 01 8:25 PM
Infrastructure Deputy Energy Minister for water affairs Asoul Zargar said that currently 86 dams are being constructed across the country which once completed would add 10 billion cubic meters to the capacity of Iran's water reserves.Iran Constructing 86 New Dams 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 01 8:25 PM
Deputy Energy Minister for water affairs Asoul Zargar said that currently 86 dams are being constructed across the country which once completed would add 10 billion cubic meters to the capacity of Iran's water reserves.Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 02 12:55 AM
Iran - Turkey - Gas pipeline Iran resumed exports of natural gas to Turkey via a pipeline damaged by an explosion on Thursday, it was reported here Monday.Iran Rips off Counter-Strike 
Voodoo Extreme - Oct 01 11:30 PM
October 01, 2006 - It's great Iran is making videogames and all (better than acting out their impulses in the real world) but they could at least make up their own game names.Rice says P5, Germany may meet later this week on Iran 
People's Daily - Oct 02 2:09 AM
Foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany may meet later this week to discuss Iran's nuclear issue, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.Iranian President: Iran Will Expand Uranium Program 
Local6.com Central Florida - Oct 01 7:28 PM
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hardline president said his country is determined to expand its uranium enrichment program.Iran says nothing to suggest nuclear suspension: Rice 
Reuters - Oct 02 12:16 AM
SHANNON (Reuters) - Iran has said nothing to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday.Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian dispute as Rice visits Mideast 
Channel NewsAsia - Oct 01 8:11 PM
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left on a Middle East tour Sunday, with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, analysts say.Feds: U.S. woman led terror group 
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
A naturalized U.S. citizen from Iran was a top official for a heavily armed, Iraq-based terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the Iranian regime, federal prosecutors said in court documents obtained Monday.Iran Accuses PKK of Thursday's Gas Pipeline Attack 
Turks.US - Oct 02 2:49 AM
Iranian police on Sunday accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) of blowing up a part of a pipeline carrying natural gas from Iran to Turkey, the Fars news agency reported.Khamenei urges Iran government to act on inflation 
TODAYonline - Oct 01 11:33 PM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to put a brake on surging prices, Iranian state media has reported.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-02 09:57 GMT: Iran, Japan's Inpex still in talks on oil deal 
Interactive Investor - Oct 02 2:17 AM
TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran and Japanese firm Inpex are pressing on with negotiations to finalise a 2 bln usd deal to develop the Islamic republic's largest onshore oil field despite missed deadlines and mutual recriminations, media reported.Iran gives Japan oil ultimatum 
News 24 South Africa - Oct 02 3:45 AM
Iran has warned Japan that it has just two days to give a final answer on whether to go ahead with a $2bn contract to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field.U.S. Will Push Banks To Cut All Ties to Iran 
The New York Sun - Oct 01 9:08 PM
WASHINGTON Bolstered by a new sanctions bill against Iran, Secretary of State Rice will press Arab foreign ministers tomorrow in Cairo to instruct banks in the region to cut ties to any entities contributing to Iran's nuclear program, support for terror, or pursuit of advanced conventional weapons. If the gambit in Cairo succeeds, it will boost American efforts to punish Iran for its defiance Iran to go ahead with uranium enrichment 
Hindustan Times - Oct 01 10:16 PM
Iran's president has said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment programme and said allegations that Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons was a "big lie".Iran crisis overshadows Israeli-Palestinian row 
IranMania.com - Oct 01 11:44 PM
LONDON, October 2 (IranMania) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has left on a tour of the Middle East with the looming nuclear crisis with Iran likely to overshadow timid efforts to rekindle the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, analysts say, according to AFP.Book Review: Showdown With Nuclear Iran 
The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 02 3:01 AM
This book is scary in its call for pre-emptive action, its underlying demonification of Iran, with Israel and the US being pure light of democracy and reason.Bush signs US sanctions bill targeting Iran's partners 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 30 7:02 PM
US President George W. Bush has signed into law a set of sanctions targeting foreign countries that continue nuclear cooperation with Iran and sell it advanced weaponry.Iran considers Larijani-Solana talks as positive 
IranMania.com - Oct 01 10:45 PM
LONDON, October 2 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini assessed four rounds of talks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana on Iran's nuclear issue as positive and constructive, IRNA reported.U.S. Senate votes to extend Iran sanctions 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 30 7:19 PM
The U.S. Congress agreed on Saturday to extend sanctions on Iran set to expire this weekend that are aimed at choking off funds that could aid Iran in developing nuclear weapons.Iran to stretch ironstone exploration into Herat 
IranMania.com - Oct 01 11:15 PM
LONDON, October 2 (IranMania) - Iran Industries and Mines Ministry is prepared to extend its exploration activities to the ironstone mine in Herat region of Afghanistan, chairman of the Industries and Mines Committee at Majlis told the Persian service of IRNA.Iran Set On Expanding Nuclear Program 
CBS 2 New York - Oct 01 2:27 PM
Iran's president on Sunday said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program and called allegations Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons a "big lie." CBS News: About Iran EDB of Iran's capital grows eightfold this year 
IranMania.com - Oct 01 11:30 PM
LONDON, October 2 (IranMania) - The government has allocated $1bln and 500 mln from Oil Stabilization Fund (OSF) to Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) this year to counterweigh loss and increase the bank s financial resources, managing director of EDBI announced, MNA reported.