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The Bush administration is poised to press the U.N. Security Council to begin the process of imposing punitive action against Iran, after signals over the weekend that Tehran will not provide the straightforward acceptance or rejection today of a U.S.-backed proposal designed to prevent it from...Diplomats press Iran for answer on deal AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 4:15 PM
U.S. and British diplomats said Monday that Iran has had long enough to consider a proposed deal to give up disputed parts of its nuclear program, but they gave no specifics about what the world will do if Iran does not budge.US, Britain tell Iran to make decision on nuclear offer AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 4:24 PM
The United States and Britain demanded an answer from Iran on an international offer designed to ease a nuclear standoff, saying six weeks of decision time was "quite long enough."EU pushes for Iran nuclear reply before G8 deadline Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 3:44 PM
The European Union will push Iran on Tuesday to respond to an offer of incentives to halt uranium enrichment in a new encounter just days before a key G8 deadline, but Tehran insists it wants more time.Rice says time for Iran to give nuclear reply Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 2:19 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday it was time for Iran to give a definitive answer to a major powers' proposal for the Islamic republic to negotiate over curbs on its nuclear programs.US, Britain pile on pressure over Iran nuclear offer AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 1:56 PM
The United States and Britain heaped pressure on Iran for an answer on an international offer designed to ease a showdown over Tehran's nuclear program.'Six weeks is long enough,' US tells Iran over nuclear offer AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 12:25 PM
The United States said that the six weeks in the run-up to the G8 summit in mid-July was "quite long enough" for Iran to consider an international offer to defuse a nuclear standoff.EU set to host Iran nuclear talks BBC News - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Iran's top negotiator and the EU's foreign policy chief meet to try to diffuse a row over Tehran's nuclear plans.Bush takes Iran, NKorea issues to G8 summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 10:54 AM
US President George W. Bush leaves for the Group of Eight summit in Russia later this week hoping to get some help for pounding diplomatic headaches over weapons programs in Iran and North Korea.Iran won't give final nuclear response Tuesday Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 9:23 AM
Iran will not give its final answer at a meeting this week to a package of proposals backed by six world powers that aims to end a nuclear standoff with the West, an Iranian nuclear official said on Monday.German entertainer who mocked Iran's leader dies Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 8:31 AM
Rudi Carrell, a Dutch comic entertainer who took West Germany by storm in the 1960s and once sparked a diplomatic crisis by mocking Iran's supreme leader, has died at the age of 71.Iran insists inflation below independent estimates AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 6:12 AM
Iran's economy minister has insisted that the Islamic republic's inflation rate stood at just 10.3 percent, a decline on previous central bank figures and far below the level cited by analysts.Oil eases under $74 before Iran nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 4:07 AM
Oil edged below $74 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's fall from a record high due to expectations of progress in talks on Iran's nuclear program.U.S. standoffs with Iran, N.Korea continue AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 1:12 AM
President Bush has softened the U.S. stance against Iran and North Korea, trying to bargain with regimes he once lumped with Iraq in an "axis of evil."Diplomats Press Iran for Answer on Deal Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 10 4:42 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and British diplomats said Monday that Iran has had long enough to consider a proposed deal to give up disputed parts of its nuclear program, but they gave no specifics about what the world will do if Iran does not budge. Neither Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice nor British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett sounded confident that Tehran will give a definitive response Iran Bars Visits by U.N. Nuclear Inspector Critical of Its Government New York Times - Jul 09 8:43 PM
Chris Charlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency section chief for Iran, has not been allowed in Iran for many months.Oil slips further from peak ahead of Iran talks Reuters.co.uk - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil eased on Tuesday, falling for a fourth session on extended profit taking from last week's record high and hopes of progress towards resolving Iran's atomic standoff when Iranian and EU officials meet later in the day.US, Britain Press Iran for Answer on Nuclear Offer Voice of America - Jul 10 4:35 PM
The United States and Britain are pressing Iran for a definitive reply to the proposal by major powers offering Tehran incentives to halt uranium enrichment.Head of nuclear inspection in Iran removed UPI - 7 minutes ago
VIENNA, July 10 (UPI) -- Under pressure from Iran, Mohammed el-Baradei, head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, has removed the chief inspector of that country's nuclear program.US, Britain tell Iran to make decision on nuclear offer Khaleej Times - 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The United States and Britain on Monday demanded an answer from Iran on an international offer designed to ease a nuclear standoff, saying six weeks of decision time was quite long enough. Rice demands Iran response to nuke plan The Age - Jul 10 3:39 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it is time for Iran to say whether it will negotiate over curbs on its nuclear programs. Rice demanded a response despite Iran's nuclear negotiator warning that he would not give Iran's final answer during a forthcoming meeting with a top EU diplomat.Iran oil pulls in $54bn AME Info - 45 minutes ago
Iran will earn about $54bn in export revenues from 900m barrels of oil in the year to 21 March 2007, the Iranian calendar year, according to Reuters citing a local newspaper. Meanwhile, Iran turned out 3.83m bpd per day in June, according to a Reuters survey. Its Opec quota is 4.11m bpd.Rice demands Iran response to nuke plan AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 10 3:15 PM
It is time for Iran to give a definitive answer to a proposal by major powers for it to negotiate over curbs on its nuclear programs, Condoleezza Rice says.Roundup: U.S., EU press for Iran's nuclear reply before G8 summit People's Daily - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
The United States and the European Union (EU) have urged Iran to respond to an international nuclear proposal before Saturday's G8 summit, but Iran refused to make a hasty decision on the offer before ambiguities are answered.Rice says time for Iran to give nuclear reply Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 2:06 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday it was time for Iran to give a definitive answer to a major powers' proposal for the Islamic republic to negotiate over curbs on its nuclear programmes.U.S. Standoffs With Iran, N.Korea Continue ABC News - Jul 10 4:40 AM
Despite Softer U.S. Stance, Standoffs With Iran, North Korea ContinueIndia, Iran, Pakistan Oil Ministers to Meet AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 10 4:08 AM
Oil ministers from India, Iran and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in Tehran early next month to discuss the price at which Iran will sell natural gas through a planned pipeline that would link the countries, an Indian official said Monday.Iran judokas depart for France IranMania.com - 14 minutes ago
LONDON, July 11 (IranMania) - Iran s national judo team left for the French capital Paris to hold a joint training camp, MNA reported. The judokas join their counterparts from France, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Turkey.US, Britain tell Iran to make decision on nuclear offer TODAYonline - Jul 10 4:47 PM
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani speaks during an international conference on Iran's Nuclear Policies and Prospects in Tehran, April 2006. The United States and Britain demanded an answer from Iran on an international offer designed to ease a nuclear standoff, saying six weeks of decision time was "quite long enough."(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-11 04:57 GMT: Oil prices fall in Asia on hopes of progress on Iran nuclear standoff Interactive Investor - 14 minutes ago
SINGAPORE (XFN-ASIA) - Oil prices were lower in late morning trade here on hopes of progress on Iran's nuclear program at the upcoming Group of Eight summit, and as some of the tension over North Korea's missile tests eased, analysts said.Oil falls below $74 before Iran nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 10 12:11 PM
Oil dropped nearly 50 cents to below $74 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's fall from a record high due to expectations of progress in talks this week on Iran's nuclear program.Rice demands Iran response The Australian - Jul 10 2:44 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today said it was time for Iran to give a definitive answer to a proposal by major powers for it to negotiate over curbs on its nuclear programs.U.S. Expects Iran's Response to Nuclear Offer Before G8 Summit U.S. Department of State - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
The Bush administration says it expects to receive an answer from Iran to the offer from France, Germany and the United Kingdom concerning its nuclear activities before leaders from the Group of Eight (G8) meet in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15-17.National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley said the offer by the three countries, collectively known as the EU-3, allows Iran broad political, economic Iraq Qaeda says Iran wants to 'destroy' Sunnis - Web Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 12:03 PM
DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-led group said Iran was trying to destroy Sunni Muslims in Iraq and blasted the Islamic republic for hosting a conference of Iraq's neighbours, according to an Internet statement on Monday.Oil Falls a Third Day Amid Optimism on Iran Nuclear Dispute Bloomberg.com - Jul 10 3:22 AM
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell for a third day in New York on speculation a negotiated settlement may be possible in the dispute over nuclear research by Iran, the world's fourth- largest oil producer.U.S. urges Iran to respond to offer by mid-July People's Daily - Jul 10 4:57 PM
The United States urged on Monday Iran to respond to an offer presented to it by the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany early June and insisted that the six weeks in the run-up to the Group of Eight summit in mid-July was "quite long enough."Ministers to discuss Iran gas price next month Dawn - 59 minutes ago
NEW DELHI, July 10: Oil ministers from India, Iran and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in Tehran early next month to discuss the price at which Iran will sell natural gas through a planned pipeline that would link the countries, an Indian official said on Monday.Rice wants clarity from Iran on nuclear issue Independent Online - Jul 10 5:09 PM
American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that it is high time for Iran to give a definitive answer to a global proposal for the Islamic republic to negotiate over curbs on its nuclear programmes.Pakistan, Iran, Turkey to set up ECO bank Business Recorder - Jul 10 4:46 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Iran and Turkey will set up ECO trade and development bank a meeting of bank officials of the three countries decided in Ankara. This was reported in a private TV News channel. Head of Iran's Foreign Exchange Reserves, Muhammad Ja ....Iran's case not complicated: Larijani ArabicNews.com - Jul 10 12:55 PM
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, while on a visit to Switzerland yesterday said that the Iran's nuclear case is not a complicated one. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani made the remarks during an interview with the Swiss national news agency SDA.Syria and Iran share views on Iraq, region ArabicNews.com - Jul 10 12:56 PM
Iran's Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muaallem yesterday said that Iran's efforts to reduce ethnic and religious discord in Iraq have been very effective in promoting regional security and called for cooperation between the two states in this respect.Oil Falls a Third Day Amid Optimism on Iran Nuclear Dispute Bloomberg.com - Jul 09 11:59 PM
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell for a third day in New York on speculation a negotiated settlement may be possible over nuclear research by Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer.'Six weeks is long enough,' US tells Iran over nuclear offer TODAYonline - Jul 10 12:47 PM
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani speaks during an international conference on Iran's Nuclear Policies and Prospects in Tehran, April 2006. The United States said that the six weeks in the run-up to the G8 summit in mid-July was "quite long enough" for Iran to consider an international offer to defuse a nuclear standoff.Oil falls on hopes of progress in Iran talks RTÉ News - Jul 10 10:41 AM
Oil dropped more than $1 to $73 a barrel today, extending the previous session's fall from a record high due to expectations of progress in talks this week on Iran's nuclear program.N. Korea crisis hurts unity on Iran nukes AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 10:55 AM
With the uproar over North Korea's missile tests, America and its allies are fretting that all the attention could hurt their effort to curb Iran's suspect nuclear program.Iran won't give final nuclear response Tuesday Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 6:43 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran will not give its final answer at a meeting this week to a package of proposals backed by six world powers that aims to end a nuclear standoff with the West, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.Tehran bans senior U.N. inspector from Iran: diplomat Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 10:14 AM
Iran has banned a senior U.N. nuclear inspector who has criticized the Tehran government from visiting the country, a Western diplomat said on Sunday.Oil Falls a Third Day Amid Optimism on Iran Nuclear Dispute Bloomberg.com - Jul 09 10:18 PM
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell for a third day in New York on speculation a negotiated settlement may be possible over the nuclear research program in Iran, the world's fourth- largest oil producer.Standoffs continue with Iran, N. Korea The News & Observer - Jul 10 5:38 AM
President Bush softens the U.S. stance against Iran and North Korea and tries to bargain with regimes he once lumped with Iraq in an "axis of evil."From volatile Iran to a successful life in America for the Simhai family Devils Lake Journal - Jul 10 2:40 PM
Dr. Faramarz Simhai came to the United States in 1964 from Iran, now one of the most volatile but interesting countries in the world. He hasn't been back to his native country since then, but he's well aware of the news accounts detailing Iran's apparent plans to develop a nuclear program.Iran sees oil income of $54 billion in 2006/07 - paper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 8:53 AM
Iran will earn about $54 billion from the export of 900 million barrels of oil in the year to March 21, 2007, an Iranian newspaper reported.'6 weeks long enough for Iran' News 24 South Africa - Jul 10 1:36 PM
The US says that the six weeks in the run-up to the G8 summit in mid-July was "quite long enough" for Iran to consider an international offer to defuse a nuclear standoff.U.S. Expects Iran's Response to Nuclear Offer Before G8 Summit [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Jul 10 5:32 PM
The Bush administration says it expects to receive an answer from Iran to the offer from France, Germany and the United Kingdom concerning its nuclear activities before leaders from the Group of Eight meet in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 15-17. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley tells reporters the offer by the three countries would allow Iran broad political, economic and technological Is a History Lesson What's Dividing the U.S. and Iran? Payvand Iran News - Jul 10 8:10 AM
For the Bush administration, its conflict with Iran began with news of the Iranian nuclear enrichment program. For Iranians, the conflict started in 1901 when the British took advantage of a weak government to obtain a highly profitable oil concession. Since then, Iran has been locked in a struggle to control its own destiny, even at the risk of confrontation with the international community. Iran asks IAEA to remove chief inspector AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 7:11 AM
Iran has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to remove the head of the inspection team probing Tehran's nuclear program, U.N. officials said Sunday.Oil falls under $74 before Iran nuclear talks The Globe and Mail - Jul 10 9:14 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil dropped below $74 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's fall from a record high due to expectations of progress in talks this week on Iran's nuclear program.Hunger Strike for Human Rights in Iran Payvand Iran News - Jul 10 8:10 AM
The human rights situation in Iran continues to deteriorate. Petitions and protests to end the abuses have gone unanswered. During the past year, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government has sought to monopolize power in Iran by silencing and suffocating all independent and dissenting voices.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-10 20:02 GMT: US tells Iran 'six weeks is long enough' over nuclear offer Interactive Investor - Jul 10 12:30 PM
WASHINGTON (AFX) - The US said Monday that the six weeks in the run-up to the G8 summit next weekened is "quite long enough" for Iran to consider an international offer to defuse a nuclear standoff.India, Pak, Iran to discuss pricing of pipeline gas in August Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 7:52 AM
India - Iran - Gas Pipeline Officials from India, Pakistan and Iran will meet in the first week of August to resolve the imbroglio over pricing of natural gas that Tehran wants to sell to the energy-hungry South Asian countries through a proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline.Oil Falls a Third Day Amid Optimism on Iran Nuclear Dispute Bloomberg.com - Jul 09 6:29 PM
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell for a third day in New York on signs a negotiated settlement may be possible over the nuclear research program in Iran, the world's fourth-largest oil producer.Iran bans atomic agency's Belgian nuclear inspector Expatica - Jul 10 9:30 AM
BRUSSELS The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sidelined the chief inspector of Iran's nuclear programme, Belgian Chris Charlier.U.S. Standoffs With Iran, N.Korea Continue Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 10 1:42 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has softened the U.S. stance against Iran and North Korea, trying to bargain with regimes he once lumped with Iraq in an "axis of evil.'' But the results in his second term are largely the same as in his first - nuclear standoffs against nations that define themselves by their opposition to U.S. policies even as they angle for Washington's attention. The twin Larijani: Iran calls for nuclear disarmament Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 6:31 AM
Iran - Nuclear - Larijani Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani in an interview with the Swiss DRS television broadcast on Sunday said that Iran has declared several times that it is against nuclear weapons.N. Korea Crisis Hurts Unity on Iran Nukes ABC News - Jul 09 5:16 PM
North Korea Missile Crisis Hurts Western Push for Unity on Iran's Nuclear ProgramUS offers Russia nuclear deal to support Western action against Iran Belfast Telegraph - Jul 10 8:03 AM
The US is offering to break a decades-old taboo and negotiate a civil nuclear deal with Russia a move largely intended as an incentive for Moscow to throw its full weight behind Western efforts to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.Iran to reply to nuclear offer in August AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 5:58 AM
Iran has said it will take until the second half of August to respond to an international offer of incentives in return for the suspension of sensitive nuclear work.Rights group demands Iran account for photojournalist's death AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 1:26 PM
Reporters Without Borders called for a proper investigation into the death three years ago of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi while in Iranian custody.Oil eases under $74 before Iran nuclear talks The Globe and Mail - Jul 10 6:44 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil edged below $74 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's fall from a record high due to expectations of progress in talks this week on Iran's nuclear program.Iran committed to preserving world's common heritage Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 3:23 AM
Iran - Cultural - Heritage The head of Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) here on Monday said that Iran was committed to preserving the world's common heritage in the interest of maintain peace and security for the global community.Iran inflation eases to 10.5 pct in year to May Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 12:51 AM
TEHRAN, July 10 (Reuters) - Growth in Iran's consumer price index eased to 10.5 percent in the 12 months to May 21, compared to 11.1 percent for the year to April 20, central bank figures showed.Quake hits southern Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 3:53 AM
Iran - Borazjan - Quake A mild earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit the city of Borazjan in the southern province of Boushehr Monday morning.German FM appeals to Iran to respond to offer Expatica - Jul 10 9:02 AM
MUNICH - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed in an interview released Saturday for Iran not to turn down an offer by the five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany to negotiate.Iran second-string basketball team to compete in Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 4:30 AM
Iran - Sport - Basketball Second-string basketball team will represent Iran in an international tournament, Stankovic Cup, in Syria, reported the federation here Monday.Iran's N-case not complicated: Larijani Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 3:46 AM
Switzerland - Iran - Nuclear Iran's top nuclear negotiator, while on a visit to Bern on Sunday, said that the country's nuclear case is not a complicated one.Iran's goods transit shows 17pc boost in 2 months Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 2:52 AM
Iran - Transit - Boost Commodities transited via Iran show a 17 percent increase in volume during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2006).Oil eases below $74 ahead of Iran nuke talks CNN Money - Jul 10 8:13 AM
Yet prices are up 20 percent for the year amid continuing geopolitical tensions.India, Pak, Iran to discuss pricing of pipeline gas in Aug Deccan Herald - Jul 10 4:50 AM
Officials of India, Pakistan and Iran will meet in the first week of August to resolve the imbroglio over pricing of natural gas that Tehran wants to sell to the energy-hungry south Asian countries through a tri-nation pipeline.Iran showing goodwill in N-case: Turkish FM Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 12:31 AM
Turkey - Iran - Nuclear Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said here Sunday that Iran had the firm determination and goodwill to settle its nuclear case through diplomatic channels, and hoped the the positive trend towards resolution of the case would continue.UN envoy lauds Iran's role in efforts to restore peace in Iraq Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 1:31 AM
UN - Mottaki - Qazi United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special representative for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, here Sunday afternoon lauded Iran's role in efforts to restore peace and security to Iraq.Pakistan, Iran, Turkey to Set up Eco Bank Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 09 7:44 PM
ISLAMABAD, July 10 Asia Pulse - Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have agreed to set up ECO trade and development bank.PAKISTAN, IRAN, TURKEY TO SET UP ECO BANK Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jul 09 7:45 PM
Middle East Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have agreed to set up ECO trade and development bank.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-10 11:42 GMT: Oil eases as Iran, EU make positive start to talks on nuclear dispute UPDATE Interactive Investor - Jul 10 4:01 AM
LONDON AFX - Oil prices fell for a second day, moving further away from last week's all time record, after both the EU and Iran said they made a positive start in talks aimed at resolving the Iranian nuclear dispute.West woos Russia in bid to curb Iran nuclear programme Financial Times - Jul 09 7:15 PM
Western governments are stepping up their efforts to win Russian and Chinese backing for a tougher stance over Iran's nuclear programme in the run-up to the G8 summit next weekend.U.N. Nuclear Chief Pulled Inspector at Iran's Request The New York Sun - Jul 09 11:03 PM
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency effectively fired his lead Iran investigator this spring at the request of the Iranians, according to a new report in the German newspaper Die Welt am Sonntag. The lead inspector of the 15-man IAEA team in Iran, Chris Charlier, told the newspaper that the IAEA chief, Mohammad ElBaradei, agreed to a request the Iranian All queries not answered: Iran Gulf Times - Jul 10 2:31 AM
TEHRAN: Iran said yesterday that European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana was not able to answer all Iran s questions about proposals backed by six world powers that aim to end a nuclear standoff with the West.G-8 decision could harm negotiations: Iran NDTV - Jul 09 9:39 PM
Iran has warned the G-8 against making any decisions on its nuclear programme without consulting it first, arguing that this could harm Tehran's talks with the European Union.Iran Asks IAEA to Remove Chief Inspector ABC News - Jul 09 7:31 AM
Iran Asks IAEA to Remove Leader of Nuclear Inspection Team Over Displeasure With His WorkIran bans senior UN inspector: diplomat The Age - Jul 09 3:38 PM
Iran has banned a senior UN nuclear inspector who has criticised the Tehran government from visiting the country, a western diplomat says. -Iran-China trade hit $9.2b in 2005 IranMania.com - Jul 09 11:00 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - The volume of Iran-China trade in 2005, hit $9 bln and 200 mln, a statement released by Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said, MNA reported.Iran's Rafsanjani, Amr Mousa meeting IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:46 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - Chairman of Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that Iran views cooperation and consultation with Islamic and Arab nations as essential in the interest of the region and has given preference to this in its foreign policy, IRNA reported.India, Pakistan, Iran to discuss pricing of gas for pipeline in Aug New Kerala - Jul 10 1:46 AM
New Delhi: Officials of India, Pakistan and Iran will meet in the first week of August to resolve the imbroglio over pricing of natural gas that Tehran wants to sell to the energy-hungry south Asian countries through a tri-nation pipeline.'Cornered' Iran running out of options: Burns IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:45 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - According to AFP, the State Department's number three diplomat Nicholas Burns said Iran "miscalcuated" by trying to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies, and threatened UN action if Tehran fails to heed international concerns over its nuclear program.Iran's Larijani arrives in Rome IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:46 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator and Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani and his entourage arrived in Rome Sunday and was welcomed by Iran's Ambassador to Italy Bahram Qasemi and Italian Foreign Ministry officials, IRNA reported.Olmert on Iran: I Rely on Bush Israel National News - Jul 10 1:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s press conference in Jerusalem this morning continues to make headlines. Regarding Iran, the prime minister said:Iran: Solana did not answer all atomic queries IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:01 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - Tehran said that European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana was not able to answer all Iran's questions about proposals backed by six world powers that aim to end a nuclear standoff with the West, Reuters reported.Bush takes Iran, N. Korea issues to G8 summit IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:45 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush leaves for the Group of Eight summit in Russia later this week hoping to get some help for pounding diplomatic headaches over Iran and North Korea, AFP reported.Iran to reply to nuclear offer in August IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:15 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - The Islamic regime of Iran said it will take until the second half of August to respond to an international offer of incentives in return for the suspension of sensitive nuclear work, AFP reported.Switzerland is Iran's major partner: Larijani IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:00 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said in Bern that Switzerland, as an impartial country, is considered as a major partner for Iran, IRNA reported.G8 summit in Russia to focus on energy, Iran, North Korea Khaleej Times - Jul 09 8:17 PM
MOSCOW - Leaders of eight of the world s most powerful countries gather later this week for the first G8 summit hosted by Russia, the club s newest and most controversial member, with an agenda focused on energy worries, North Korea s missile tests and Iran s nuclear program.Pakistan, Iran, Turkey to set up ECO bank IranMania.com - Jul 09 10:00 PM
LONDON, July 10 (IranMania) - Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have agreed to set up ECO trade and development bank, IRNA reported. According to 'The News', this was decided in a meeting of bank officials of the three countries in Ankara.