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Experts: N. Korea test may embolden Iran 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 12:12 PM
North Korea's claim to have tested an atomic bomb could embolden Iran as it defies the U.N. Security Council and the United States over its own nuclear program, analysts said Monday.Western powers dismiss Iran-N.Korea comparisons Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 7:58 AM
U.S. and European officials on Monday dismissed direct comparisons between the nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea, saying they were different problems and would require different solutions.Iran warns of retaliation if sanctions imposed AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 6:07 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if the UN Security Council carries out threats to penalise Iran over its nuclear programme.Iran says wants world free of nuclear arms after NKorea test AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 4:20 AM
Iran wants a world "free of nuclear weapons", the foreign ministry spokesman has said, in the Islamic republic's first reaction to North Korea's announcement of an atomic weapons test.Iran to auction catchy mobile numbers AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 3:34 AM
Ever wanted the mobile number 123456789? In Iran it can be yours, if you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare.Iran Awakening The Globalist - 37 minutes ago
For decades, U.S.-Iran relations have been fraught with tension.Iran vows retaliation if sanctions imposed AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 1:02 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if Iran is penalised by the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, state media reported.Response is likely to cue Iran, others Richmond Times-Dispatch - 12 minutes ago
WILLIAMSBURG -- The world's response to North Korea's reported nuclear weapon test may shape the future of would-be nuclear powers such as Iran, says a proliferation expert at the College of William and Mary.Iran warns of retaliatory sanctions The Peninsula - 8 minutes ago
tehran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if the UN Security Council carries out threats to penalise Iran over its nuclear programme.Iran Blames U.S. for N. Korea Nuke Test Los Angeles Times - Oct 09 7:57 AM
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian state radio Monday blamed North Korea's reported nuclear test on U.S. pressure, accusing Washington of "humiliating" the impoverished communist country.Iran wants world free of nuclear weapons, says spokesman The West Australian - Oct 09 5:50 PM
Iran wanted a world free of nuclear weapons, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said yesterday in response to North Korea s announcement of its test.Domino effect of N Korean nuclear test will harden Iran's resolve AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 3:48 PM
A North Korean nuclear test could set a chain reaction rippling across Asia and to the doorstep of Iran, hardening the Islamic Republic's resolve to develop its own atomic arsenal, analysts warn.Iran: Sanctions threat a 'rusty' weapon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 2:54 PM
Iran called the threat of international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program a "rusty" weapon and repeated Sunday that it would not abandon uranium enrichment.Israel Says North Korean Nuclear Test Will Embolden Iran Voice of America - Oct 09 11:05 AM
A senior Israeli official says North Korea's announcement that it has conducted a nuclear test shows the failure of the international community's efforts to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program and will only embolden others, like Iran, to step up their own efforts to develop such weapons.Iran warns of retaliation if sanctions imposed Japan Today - Oct 09 3:20 PM
TEHRAN Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if the U.N. Security Council carries out threats to penalise Iran over its nuclear program.Iran Arrests Opposition Cleric and Followers New York Times - Oct 08 3:01 PM
A senior cleric who opposes clerical rule of Iran and a number of his followers were arrested following clashes with riot police.What will Iran learn from N. Korea? - Haaretz - Israel News Haaretz Daily - Oct 09 6:45 PM
What will Iran learn from N. Korea? Once more, this past weekend, one fact was proven beyond all doubt: It is very difficult to convince a country to relinquish its plans - even if it is small, poor, isolated, backward - so long as it is sufficiently determined.Iran said it wants a world free of nuclear weapons , in the Islamic Republic s first reaction to North Korea s Al Jazeera - Oct 09 2:17 PM
"Iran's position is clear and Iran on principle believes in a world free of nuclear weapons," Tehran s foreign ministry spokesman, Muhammad Ali Hosseini, said on Monday.Iran Arrests Outspoken Cleric Who Opposes Religious Rule New York Times - 29 minutes ago
About 1,000 supporters of Ayatollah Mohammad Kazemeni clashed with riot police in an effort to protect the cleric from arrest.Spokesman: Iran opposed to production, use of nuclear weapons Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 09 2:55 PM
Iran - Spokesman Government Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said Islamic Republic of Iran is opposed to any kind of production and use of nuclear and destructive weapons.Iran's inflation rises to 12.9 pct yr/yr -c.bank Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 09 9:46 AM
TEHRAN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Iran's year-on-year inflation was 12.9 percent to Aug. 22, compared with 12.0 percent year-on-year to July 22, the central bank reported on its Web site.Iran arrests controversial cleric and followers AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 12:56 PM
Iran has arrested a controversial cleric and some of his followers who advocate separating religion and politics, a taboo in Islamic Iran, after clashes with police, the student ISNA agency said.Russian official calls for Iran diplomacy UPI - Oct 09 1:42 PM
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the issue of Iran's nuclear program should be settled through diplomacy.Iran refuses to halt enrichment despite sanctions moves AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 11:23 AM
Iran flatly refused to suspend uranium enrichment despite moves at the UN Security Council to draft a sanctions resolution against it for failing to halt the sensitive nuclear work.Atomic weapons test may embolden Iran CNews - Oct 09 12:34 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) North Korea s claim to have tested an atomic bomb could embolden Iran as it defies the U.N. Security Council and the United States over its own nuclear program, analysts said Monday.Conservatives run for Iran's powerful clerical body Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 09 7:51 AM
A senior Iranian cleric who is seen as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor has signed up to run for a clerical panel that has the power to elect and dismiss Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Worried Iran reformists threaten election boycott AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 11:36 AM
Iran's embattled reformists could boycott upcoming elections if liberal candidates are barred by a conservative vetting body, a former interior minister and top ally to former president Mohammad Khatami said.Japan's Inpex cuts exposure to Iran UPI - Oct 09 12:11 PM
TOKYO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Ongoing international worries over Iran's nuclear program forced Japan's government-affiliated Inpex Corp. to cut its exposure to that nation.Iran refuses to suspend atomic work Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 9:27 AM
Iran insisted on Sunday that it would not suspend sensitive atomic work despite signs that world powers were close to agreeing on sanctions against Tehran.Iran blames U-S for reputed North Korean atomic test WTOL News 11 - Oct 09 3:03 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is blaming North Korea's nuclear defiance on what state radio calls "humiliating" pressure from the U-S.Review of Iran's nuclear stance by local press Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 09 7:09 AM
Iran - Nuclear - Press The morning daily, Jam-e Jam, in its note of the day on Monday attempts to seek the origin of discord among the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (5+1 group).Critical cleric arrested in Iran: reports Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 9:54 AM
A senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric who has challenged Iran's system of clerical rule was arrested on Sunday after his supporters clashed with police outside his house in the Iranian capital, Iranian news agencies reported.Iran calls threat of sanctions a 'rusty' weapon WTOL News 11 - Oct 09 1:28 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is calling the threat of international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program a "rusty" weapon. And it says yet again it will not abandon uranium...Iran calls threat of sanctions a 'rusty' weapon Fox21 - Oct 09 8:52 AM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is calling the threat of international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program a "rusty" weapon. And it says yet again it will not abandon uranium enrichment, which is a key step toward producing nuclear weapons.Iran blames U-S for reputed North Korean atomic test Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Oct 09 8:39 AM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is blaming North Korea's nuclear defiance on what state radio calls "humiliating" pressure from the U-S. Iranian radio says U-S sanctions, coupled with...Iran Blames U.S. For Reputed North Korean Atomic Test WLBZ Bangor - Oct 09 8:58 AM
Iran is blaming North Korea's nuclear defiance on what state radio calls "humiliating" pressure from the U.S.Iran Blames U.S. for North Korean Nuke Defiance KXTV Sacramento - Oct 09 8:47 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran is blaming North Korea's nuclear defiance on what state radio calls "humiliating" pressure from the U.S. Iranian radio says U.S. sanctions, coupled with what it refers to as "increased" diplomatic pressure "finally led North Korea to conduct its nuclear test."President: Sanctions will be ineffective, Iran firm in its decision Payvand Iran News - Oct 09 8:12 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday stressed that sanctions threated by European and Western states on Iran would have no impact on the country's decision to access peaceful nuclear technology. -IRNAIran blames U.S. for N. Korea nuke test Syracuse.com - Oct 09 7:58 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian state radio Monday blamed North Korea's reported nuclear test on U.S. pressure, accusing Washington of "humiliating" the impoverished communist country.Iran warns of retaliation if sanctions imposed AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 09 2:54 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if the UN Security Council carries out threats to penalise Iran over its nuclear programme, state media reported.Iran, Indonesia keen to expand economic (banking) cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 09 8:39 AM
Indonesia - Cooperation - Iran Iranian Ambassador to Jakarta Behrouz Kamalvandi and governor of Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, Borhaneddin Abdollah in a meeting on Monday underlined the need for developing cooperation in economic and banking fields.Iran summons Danish envoy over prophet video Khaleej Times - Oct 09 7:42 AM
TEHERAN - Iran on Monday summoned the Danish ambassador to strongly condemn a video lampooning the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) produced by a far-right Danish party and partially screened on public television, the ISNA news agency reported.3000-Year-Old Grave of Human with her Dog and its Whelp Discovered in Iran Payvand Iran News - Oct 09 8:12 AM
Discovery of skeletons of a mother and her infant in a joint grave with a dog and its whelp dating back to the 1st millennium BC in the historical site of Narges Tepe, northern Iran, has astounded archeologists. -CHNIran warns UN as sanctions moves intensify AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 5:37 AM
Iran has urged world powers against using the "language of threats" over its nuclear programme as UN Security Council diplomats prepared to draft a resolution proposing sanctions against Tehran.Iran confirms Japan oil deal stake slashed to 10% Middle East Times - Oct 09 4:25 AM
TEHRAN -- Japanese firm Inpex will take only a 10 percent stake in a project to develop Iran's largest onshore oilfield and the main contract will go to an Iranian company, the oil minister said Sunday.Iran: Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation the Only Possibility Israel National News - Oct 09 12:49 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Ala a al-Din Borujerdi, Iran s chairman of national security released a statement that the only way to halt the development and testing of nuclear weapons is by accepting global non-proliferation the destruction of all nuclear weapons.Iran warns of retaliation if sanctions imposed Middle East Times - Oct 09 3:15 AM
TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if the UN Security Council carries out threats to penalize Iran over its nuclear program, state media reported.Iran arrests controversial cleric, followers Middle East Times - Oct 09 3:26 AM
TEHRAN -- Iran has arrested a controversial cleric and some of his followers who advocate separating religion and politics, a taboo in Islamic Iran, after clashes with police, the student ISNA agency said Sunday.Iran blames U-S for reputed North Korean atomic test KBCI Boise - Oct 09 9:42 AM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is blaming North Korea's nuclear defiance on what state radio calls "humiliating" pressure from the U-S. Iranian radio says U-S sanctions, coupled with what it refers to as "increased" diplomatic pressure "finally led North Korea to conduct its nuclear test."Iran Refuses To Halt Enrichment Despite Sanctions Moves Space War - Oct 08 7:23 PM
by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Oct 08, 2006 Iran on Sunday flatly refused to suspend uranium enrichment despite moves at the UN Security Council to draft a sanctions resolution against it for failing to halt the sensitive nuclear work.Iran backs OPEC moves for production cut AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 4:40 AM
Iran, OPEC's second largest producer, has thrown its support behind moves by the cartel for an emergency meeting to cut a longstanding output quota to shore up slumping oil prices.Iran confirms Japan oil deal stake slashed to 10 percent AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 4:17 AM
Japanese firm Inpex will only take a 10 percent stake in a project to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field and the main contract will go to an Iranian company, the oil minister has said.Clashes in Iran to defend critical cleric: reports Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 4:56 AM
Supporters of a senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric who has challenged Iran's system of clerical rule have clashed with police during a protest outside the cleric's house, Iranian media reported on Sunday.Iran's interior minister in Geneva to attend UNHCR session Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 09 2:54 AM
Switzerland - Iran - UNHCR Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Kazemi arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier Monday to attend a two-day session of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) scheduled to begin today.Iran says wants world free of nuclear arms after NKorea test TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 4:47 AM
TEHRAN - Iran wants a world "free of nuclear weapons", the foreign ministry spokesman said Monday, in the Islamic republic's first reaction to North Korea's announcement of an atomic weapons test.Iran says Japan can still seal mega oil deal AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 3:21 AM
Japanese firm Inpex can still take the majority stake in a project to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field, the Iranian oil minister said, denying reports Japan could now only take a minority share.Iran weighing Inpex oil role International Herald Tribune - Oct 08 7:43 AM
The oil minister of Iran confirmed Sunday that Inpex Holdings had cut its stake in the Azadegan project to 10 percent from 75 percent after first saying Japan's biggest oil explorer might be able to keep control of the field.Iran hands over 71 Pakistanis to Levies The Pakistan Link - Oct 09 7:06 AM
TAFTAN: Iran s border force arrested 71 Pakistan nationals for illegal entry in Iran and handed over them to Pakistan s border officials in Taftan....Iran warns of retaliation if sanctions imposed Middle East Online - Oct 09 3:17 AM
Oil market players fear North Korea s test of nuclear weapon will stiffen Iran's resolve in its standoff with West.Will Israel Wake up One Morning to a Nuclear-Armed Iran? DEBKAfile - Oct 09 3:55 AM
The underground nuclear explosion North Korea carried out early Monday, Oct. 9, confronts US president George W. Bush with one problem that has run out of control and another, Iran s nuclear program, which soon will.Justice, spirituality cornerstones of Iran foreign policy: spokesman Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 09 2:39 AM
Iran - Spokesman - Reporters Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that justice and spirituality are the two cornerstones of foreign policy in the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Iran police clash with cleric's loyalists Turks.US - Oct 09 6:18 AM
Supporters of a senior Shia Muslim cleric who has challenged Iran's clerical rulers have clashed with police in Tehran. Police used teargas to disperse the crowd outside the home of Ayatollah Mohammad Kazemeini Boroujerdi in southern Tehran, newspapers said on Sunday.Iran reacts to NK atomic test, saying it wants world free of nuclear weapons Al Bawaba - Oct 09 5:28 AM
Iran wants a world "free of nuclear weapons", the foreign ministry spokesman said Monday, in Tehran's first reaction to North Korea's announcement of an atomic weapons test.Iran rejects six nations' demands BBC News - Oct 08 9:09 AM
Iran says it will not suspend its nuclear programme after six key UN countries agree to debate possible sanctions.Iran to auction catchy cellphone numbers Independent Online - Oct 09 5:40 AM
In an attempt to shore up the profits of Iran's cumbersome cellphone network, the company has decided to auction off hundreds of catchy number sequencesIran to auction catchy mobile numbers Mail and Guardian - Oct 09 5:36 AM
Ever wanted the mobile number 123 456 789? In Iran it can be yours, if you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare.President: Sanctions will be ineffective, Iran firm in its decision Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 09 2:09 AM
Iran - President - Sanctions President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday stressed that sanctions threated by European and Western states on Iran would have no impact on the country's decision to access peaceful nuclear technology.Iran threatens sanctions retaliation News Interactive - Oct 08 11:34 PM
IRAN'S President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if Tehran is penalised by the UN Security Council over its nuclear program, state media have reported.Best selling 'Showdown with Nuclear Iran' only $4.95! WorldNetDaily - Oct 08 10:28 PM
It's one of the hottest books in the country, currently No. 8 on Amazon, and now you can get your own hardcover copy of "Showdown with Nuclear Iran" revealing the Islamic nuclear apocalypse intended by the world's most dangerous country for only $4.95 a $22 savings!Iran Lodges Protest Over Danish Video Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Oct 09 10:26 AM
October 9, 2006 -- Reports from Tehran say Iran's Foreign Ministry today summoned Danish Ambassador Claus Juul Nielsen in protest at a recent television report deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.Iran's Khatami postpones trip to Italy, audience with pope AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 5:54 AM
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has postponed a visit to Italy that was to have included an audience at the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI, a news agency has reported.Iran arrests dissident cleric WorldNetDaily - Oct 08 10:29 PM
A respected ayatollah who opposes clerical rule of Iran and an undetermined number of his followers were arrested today following clashes with riot police, according to Iranian news agencies and reports from opponent of the government.Inpex's hands tied on Iran oil project Asahi.com - Oct 08 11:59 PM
Government-affiliated Inpex Corp. had no choice but to lose most of its 75-percent stake in Iran's Azadegan oil field amid growing international pressure to urge Tehran to abandon its nuclear development program.Iran snubs sanctions NDTV - Oct 08 8:58 PM
Iran's Foreign Ministry has called the threat of international sanctions a "rusty" weapon and has said the country would not abandon uranium enrichment.Iran vows tit-for-tat sanctions Sunday Times - Oct 09 3:19 AM
TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to impose retaliatory sanctions on world powers if the United Nations (UN) Security Council carries out threats to penalise Iran over its nuclear programme, state media reported.B92 - News - Globe - Iran: Sanctions threat a rusty weapon B92 - Oct 09 2:53 AM
Tehran -- Iran called the threat of international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program a "rusty" weapon.Mutually Assured Disruption New York Times - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
When negotiation fails, as it has failed in North Korea and is failing in Iran, rogue regimes must be made to suffer for their dangerous nuclear ambitions.Iran reformists warn of poll boycott over vetting Gulf Times - Oct 09 12:12 AM
TEHRAN: Iran s embattled reformists could boycott upcoming elections if liberal candidates are barred by a conservative vetting body, a former interior minister and top ally to former president Mohamed Khatami said.Iran refuses to suspend U-enrichment IranMania.com - Oct 08 10:18 PM
LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - Iran has flatly refused to suspend uranium enrichment despite moves at the UN Security Council to draft a sanctions resolution against it for failing to halt the sensitive nuclear work, AFP reported.Iran denies UAE gas deal AME Info - Oct 08 9:31 PM
A senior Iranian oil official has said that the country is not set to provide gas to the UAE from Q1 next year under an agreement with Sharjah's Crescent Petroleum Company, reported Gulf News. Iran is holding out for a higher price for the fuel and talks are presently ongoing.A North Korean N-test will harden Iran's resolve IranMania.com - Oct 08 10:32 PM
LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - A North Korean nuclear test could set a chain reaction rippling across Asia and to the doorstep of Iran, hardening the Islamic Republic's resolve to develop its own atomic arsenal, analysts warn, according to an AFP report.Iran defiant on nuclear projects The Scotsman - Oct 08 6:04 PM
IRAN insisted yesterday it would not suspend sensitive atomic work, despite signs that world powers were close to agreeing on sanctions against Tehran.Iran and Jordan share honours Khaleej Times - Oct 08 8:52 PM
DUBAI Iran and Jordan provided the exciting climax to this year s LG Peace Tour by playing an exciting 0-0 draw on Friday night.Iran confirms Japan deal stake slashed to 10% IranMania.com - Oct 08 10:17 PM
LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - Japanese firm Inpex will only take a 10% stake in a project to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field and the main contract will go to an Iranian company, the oil minister has said, AFP reported.Bush warns NKorea against spreading nuclear know-how AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
US President George W. Bush pushed for new international sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear test and warned Pyongyang against giving atomic know-how to nations like Syria or Iran.Iran remains adamant The Herald - Oct 09 1:25 AM
TEHERAN. Iran yesterday flatly refused to suspend uranium enrichment despite moves at the UN Security Council to draft a sanctions resolution against it for failing to halt the sensitive nuclear work.Worried Iran reformists threaten election boycott IranMania.com - Oct 08 10:32 PM
LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - Accoding to an AFP report, Iran's embattled reformists could boycott upcoming elections if liberal candidates are barred by a conservative vetting body, a former interior minister and top ally to former president Mohammad Khatami said.Iran confirms Japan oil deal stake slashed to 10 percent Zawya - Oct 09 12:15 AM
TEHRAN, Oct 8, 2006 (AFP) - Japanese firm Inpex will only take a 10 percent stake in a project to develop Iran's largest onshore oil field and the main contract will go to an Iranian company, the oil minister said Sunday.Police detains popular cleric in Iran IranMania.com - Oct 08 10:18 PM
LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - Iran Police clashed with demonstrators outside the home of a popular Shiite Muslim cleric who opposes mixing religion and politics, Iranian newspapers reported, The Associated Press reported.Iran, Jordan tie in LG Peace Tour IranMania.com - Oct 08 9:49 PM
LONDON, October 8 (IranMania) - Host Jordan and Iran fought to a scoreless draw in the three-sided LG Peace Tour in the capital Amman, MNA reported.SAIPA outpaces Iran Khodro first time ever IranMania.com - Oct 08 9:48 PM
LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - SAIPA left behind its longtime rival car manufacturer, Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), in the first half of the year (Iranian year started March 21, 2006) by substantial gap, the Persian service of ISNA reported.Iran Ministry: Sanctions Threat A `Rusty' Weapon Nasdaq - Oct 08 1:04 PM
TEHRAN (AP)--Iran's Foreign Ministry Sunday called a threat of international sanctions against it a "rusty" weapon and said the country would not abandon uranium enrichment.Iran s Shadlu swims 600km, sets a new record IranMania.com - Oct 08 9:48 PM
LONDON, October 8 (IranMania) - Ali Shadlu, a relief worker of Iran s Red Crescent Society, set an enviable record as he swam the 600km width of the Caspian Sea in 53 days, MNA reported.Iran says uranium enrichment halt "absolutely unacceptable" People's Daily - Oct 08 6:07 PM
Iran on Sunday reiterated its opposition to a West demand for suspending its uranium enrichment activities, saying such a move is "absolutely unacceptable".Iran calls threat of sanctions a 'rusty' weapon KXLY-TV Spokane - Oct 08 4:43 PM
TEHRAN, IRAN (AP) -- Iran is calling the threat of international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program a "rusty" weapon. And it says yet again it will not abandon uranium enrichment, which is a key step toward producing nuclear weapons.German FM says time pressing for Iran People's Daily - Oct 08 6:08 PM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Iran to give a sign that it was willing to return to negotiations and time for Iran is "pressing."Talk to Iran and Syria, bi-partisan panel tells Bush New Kerala - Oct 08 10:19 PM
New York, Oct 9: Bush dministration should enter into direct negotiations with countries it had shunned so far, including Iran and Syria, according to James Baker, Republican co-chairman of a bipartisan panel reassessing Iraq strategy.Iran denies agreement on gas supply to UAE Zawya - Oct 08 9:46 PM
09 October 2006 Dubai: Iran yesterday strongly denied reports that it will start supplying gas to the UAE by the first quarter of 2007 under an agreement with Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum Co.Iran says Japan can regain lost stake in oil project AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 2:54 PM
Iran said Japan could regain its lost stake in a project to develop Iran's Azadegan oil field in the future, according to a report.Chinese, U.S. FMs discuss nuclear issues of Korean peninsula, Iran over phone People's Daily - Oct 08 5:58 PM
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing exchanged views over the phone with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula and Iran's nuclear issue on Sunday night.