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Japanese Company Suspected of Selling Nuclear Equipment to Iran 
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A manufacturer suspected of exporting sophisticated measuring devices to Libya?s former atomic weapons program may have also sold equipment to Iran, an official said.U.S. to press for sanctions against Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:53 PM
The Bush administration on Monday reaffirmed its intent to pursue U.N. sanctions against Iran if it defies an approaching deadline to halt its uranium enrichment.Levey: Iran 'central banker of terror' AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:01 PM
A Bush administration official on Monday called Iran a "central banker of terror" that provides millions of dollars a year to bankroll terrorist acts carried out by the militant group Hezbollah.Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions coalition Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:48 AM
Iran said on Monday a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N. Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear program was an insult to the world body.Iran rejects US warning as nuclear deadline nears AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 10:45 AM
Iran has angrily rejected a US threat to impose sanctions over its contested nuclear programme outside the United Nations as the clock ticked down to a crunch UN deadline for Tehran to suspend sensitive atomic work.US renews threat of unilateral sanctions against Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:42 AM
Three days before a UN Security Council deadline for Iran to halt uranium enrichment or face possible sanctions, the United States again raised the prospect of unilateral sanctions against Tehran.Head of banned Iran daily acquitted over cartoon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:33 AM
The managing director of an Iranian daily has been acquitted of insulting Iran's Azeri minority, four months after the newspaper was banned for a cartoon that sparked protests, an official said on Monday.Former official offers Iran's view of the U.S. International Herald Tribune - Aug 28 9:57 AM
To listen to Ali Muhammad Besharati is to hear the fight described as Tehran's front-line effort to block U.S. influence in the region and to never again allow Washington to have an upper hand in Iran.US seeks Egyptian support on Iran nuclear issue AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 8:58 AM
Washington's top nuclear negotiator held talks in Cairo as part of US efforts to harmonise positions on the response to give to Iran's fast-advancing nuclear program.Atomic inquiry in Japan looks at possible Iran link International Herald Tribune - Aug 28 7:27 AM
An investigation into a Japanese manufacturer suspected of exporting sophisticated measuring devices to Libya's former atomic weapons program has increasingly focused on whether the company also sold similar equipment to Iran, a government official said Monday.Iran says it's not worried over deadline AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:33 AM
Iran said Monday it is not concerned about this week's U.N. deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.Iran called `central banker of terror' MSNBC - Aug 28 3:06 PM
Terrorism has become a major industry around the world and its central banker is Iran, according to a top U.S. official.Head of banned Iran daily acquitted over cartoon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:15 AM
The managing director of an Iranian daily has been acquitted of insulting Iran's Azeri minority after the newspaper was banned for a cartoon that sparked protests, an official said on Monday.Bush Admin. Readies for Possible U.N. Sanctions Against Iran Fox News - Aug 28 2:44 PM
Bush administration prepares to pursue U.N. sanctions against Iran if it doesn't meet an approaching deadline to halt its uranium enrichment.On Iran, Intelligence Questions Loom NPR - Aug 28 3:34 PM
With diplomats at the United Nations debating how to curtail Iran's nuclear program, new questions are being raised about the quality of U.S. intelligence -- and whether it is any better than the pre-war data on Iraq. Hardliners suggest privately that perhaps the threat from Iran is more imminent than U.S. spy agencies have indicated. But unlike with Iraq, administration officials have laid out Iran Rejects US Warning As Nuclear Deadline Nears by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Aug 28, 2006 Space War - Aug 28 5:58 PM
Iran Monday angrily rejected a US threat to impose sanctions over its contested nuclear programme outside the United Nations as the clock ticked down to a crunch UN deadline for Tehran to suspend sensitive atomic work.Iran dismisses US threat of sanctions coalition Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:15 AM
Iran said on Monday a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N. Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear program was an insult to the council's work.Israel Says Iran Stalling To Buy Time To Build Nuclear Arsenal Space War - Aug 28 5:59 PM
by Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) Aug 28, 2006 Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni urged world leaders Monday to confront the "threat" posed by Iran, saying the Islamic state was trying to buy time to build a nuclear weapon.Iran Determined To Produce Nuclear Fuel Tehran (AFP) Aug 27, 2006 Space War - Aug 28 5:58 PM
Iran is determined to produce its own nuclear fuel despite the demand by the UN Security Council to halt enrichment of uranium, the country's top nuclear negotiator Ari Larijani said on national radio Sunday.Iran gets its teeth into croc farming AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:42 AM
Iran has for the first time given the green light for the breeding and slaughter of crocodiles -- as long as they are killed in line with Islamic rules, a newspaper reported.As Iran defies the United Nations, Washington seeks support for sanctions US News & World Report - Aug 28 9:04 AM
They didn't say "Yes," but they didn't exactly say "No" either. The long-awaited response last week by Iranian leaders to an incentive-laced package intended to lure the Islamic Republic away from making nuclear fuel left the countries offering it frustrated once again-and searching for a way to move forward together in the face of Iran's deft maneuvering.Iran Remains Defiant Amid Tensions over Uranium Enrichment The Online NewsHour - Aug 28 5:12 PM
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan announced Monday that he would visit Iran, one day after Iran repeated its intention to continue uranium enrichment despite a U.N. deadline to halt nuclear program activities. NewsHour Correspondent Margaret Warner reports from Tehran.Iran a central banker of terror: US official NDTV - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
A Bush administration official has called Iran a "central banker of terror" that provides millions of dollars a year to bankroll acts of terror carried out by the militant group Hezbollah.Iran Test-Fires Missile During Military Exercises Voice of America - Aug 28 5:20 PM
Iran says it has test-fired a long-range, radar-evading missile in the Persian Gulf as part of a military exercise that began more than a week ago.US Official Says Iran is 'Central Banker of Terror' Voice of America - Aug 28 5:20 PM
A U.S. anti-terrorism official says Iran is providing money to finance terrorism carried out by the militant group Hezbollah - calling the country quote - "the central banker of terror".MP: Iran would not use nukes on Israel ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
an Iranian member of parliament today said that Iran believes Israel is a criminal and not the people living in the Palestinian occupied lands.Levey: Iran 'central banker of terror' Boston Globe - Aug 28 11:05 AM
Iran, a primary source of funding for militant group Hezbollah, is a "central banker of terror," a top Treasury Department official said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press.China opposed to sanctions on Iran on nuclear issue ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
China today explicitly cautioned the United States and Europe against attempts to imposing economic sanction against Iran, Chinese International Radio said.Iran condemns US official remarks on sanction ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Iran's Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham today said that remarks made by the US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton against Iran were unfounded and based on bullying.Larry C. Johnson: Republican Chutzpah on Iran Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Chutzpah is a Yiddish term that means "unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity." Got to love Yiddish. No other term captures what the Republican staff members of the House Intelligence Committee accomplished yesterday with the release of a partisan report on Iran . According to the Washington Post account:Iran has no problem with any Arab state ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Iran has a very friendly relations with all Arab states and has no problem with any of them, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad-Reza Baqeri said in Egypt, yesterday.Iran peaceful nuclear decision final: Ahmadi-Nejad ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad today said that the "great" decision made by the Iranian nation on access to peaceful nuclear technology is "final."Saudis confident of Iran's nuclear peaceful program ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal in a meeting with the visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi yesterday said that his country is confident that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful.Fear, loathing and respect in Mideast: Arab countries mixed feelings on Iran JTA - Aug 28 3:11 PM
AMMAN, Jordan, Aug. 28 (JTA) Iran s refusal to suspend uranium enrichment activities that could be used to produce atomic weapons is prompting both admiration and concern in the Arab world.Administration reaffirms pursuit of sanctions on Iran KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
STATE DEPARTMENT The Bush administration says Iran is not only enriching uranium, but it's building heavy water facilities. Both are key steps in making nuclear weapons.Bush administration reaffirms pursuit of sanctions on Iran Boston Herald - Aug 28 11:49 AM
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Monday reaffirmed its intent to pursue U.N. sanctions against Iran if it defies an approaching deadline to halt its uranium enrichment. State Department spokesman...Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions coalition The Star Online - Aug 28 1:23 PM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N. Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear programme was an insult to the world body.Iran tests submarine-to-surface missile AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 2:52 PM
Iran tested a new anti-ship missile fired by a submarine during war games Sunday, raising worries it could disrupt vital oil tanker traffic in the Gulf amid its standoff with the West over its suspect nuclear activities.Iran Producing Oil Below OPEC Quota - Oil Minister Rigzone - Aug 28 2:35 PM
Iran's crude oil production is currently below the quota assigned by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, but the country will soon compensate for the shortfall, Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said Saturday in a press conference.Iran Is Trying to Alarm Japan Over Azadegan Field, Nikai Says Bloomberg.com - Aug 28 2:25 AM
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Iran is trying to alarm Japan over the Azadegan oilfield, Japanese Trade Minister Toshihiro Nikai said after a report the Middle East country may seek to replace Japan's Inpex Holdings Inc. as developer of the $2.5 billion project.An ambiguous stance on Iran Pretoria News - 27 minutes ago
The government is sending confusing signals about the growing nuclear crisis between Iran and the international community. Last week Iran gave its official response to incentives which the United Nations (UN) Security Council, plus Germany, offered Iran if it agreed to suspend enrichment of uranium.Iran willing to resume nuclear talks Daily Vidette - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
Iran's top nuclear negotiator said recently his country is willing to return to serious talks on its nuclear program. Although Ali Larijani, the said negotiator, failed to address whether or not Iran will put a halt to their nuclear arms program, the United Nations Security Council is willing to continue with frozen negotiations and offer incentive packages.Iran test-fires sub-to-surface missile MSNBC - Aug 28 12:58 AM
Iran test-fired a sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf on Sunday during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported.Iran determined to make nuclear fuel despite UN ultimatum AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 1:37 PM
Iran underscored its determination to produce nuclear fuel just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.Iran atomic work will go on despite deadline Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 1:26 PM
Iran said on Sunday it would never stop uranium enrichment despite a looming U.N. deadline designed to ensure it cannot develop nuclear weapons.Iran Warns Japan of Move to Turn to China, Russia for Oil Project Rigzone - Aug 28 2:34 PM
Iran on Sunday warned Japan of a possible move to seek joint development of its giant Azadegan oil field together with Russia or China, if it cannot reach an agreement with Japan by Sept. 15, a local news agency said.Administration reaffirms pursuit of sanctions on Iran KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Aug 28 3:10 PM
STATE DEPARTMENT The Bush administration says Iran is not only enriching uranium, but it's building heavy water facilities. Both are key steps in making nuclear...Iran: Production of Nuclear Fuel is our Strategic Objective Zaman Online - Aug 28 2:13 PM
Three days before the U.N. imposed deadline, Iran announced it will never stop its uranium enrichment program.Iran dismisses threat of new US sanctions The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 28 1:32 PM
Iran Monday angrily rejected a US threat to impose sanctions outside the United Nations, describing such a move as an insult to the Security Council's work. Meanwhile, Washington's top nuclear negotiator held talks in Cairo Monday as part of US efforts to harmonize positions on the response to give to Iran's nuclear program with Egypt.Iran s enablers Canon City Daily Record - Aug 28 4:40 PM
Iran s strategy for fending off global economic and political sanctions while continuing its illegal nuclear weapons program is by now transparently obvious: Play for time while driving wedges into the fragile unity of the United Nations Security Council.Iran says ready to clear up 'ambiguities' in nuclear case Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 28 7:05 AM
_ A leading voice in Iran's parliament said Monday his government is ready to work with Western countries to clear up any "ambiguities" ahead of Wednesday's deadline set by the U.N. Security Council for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment or face possible sanctions.Jordanian prince warns Iran could spark arms race The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 28 1:31 PM
Iran could trigger a nuclear arms race if it develops an atomic bomb as the West fears, Prince Hassan of Jordan warned Monday, adding that long-term peace will require a regional solution. "Iran is simply too important for political, economic, cultural and religious as well as military reasons to be treated lightly by any state in the Middle East.DOOR TO DIALOGUE MUST BE KEPT OPEN FOR IRAN: FRENCH, GERMAN FMS The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 28 12:36 PM
PARIS, Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - The international community must preserve the "possibility for dialogue" with Iran over its contested nuclear program, the foreign ministers of France and Germany agreed in a meeting here Monday.Britain says troops on Iran border target arms trade The Olympian - Aug 28 7:48 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The new British ambassador to Iraq said on Sunday that British troops taking up position near Iraq's border with Iran aren't preparing for military action against Iran, but were getting ready to crack down on weapons smuggling between the two countries.Iran, Pakistan agree to enhance trade, strengthen economic ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 9:48 AM
Pakistan - Iran Pakistan and Iran on Monday agreed to enhance bilateral trade and to strengthen economic ties between the two neighbouring countries.U.N. deadline doesn't faze Iran Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 28 11:12 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said today it is not concerned about this week's U.N. deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.Iran dismisses U.S. sanction threat The Hindu - Aug 28 1:26 PM
TEHRAN: Iranian Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham dismissed on Monday a U.S. threat to act with allies to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear issue if the U.N. Security Council failed to do so after an August 31 deadline. ``Such ...Perkovich: U.S. Needs 'Conversation' With Putin on Iran Sanctions Foreign Relations - Aug 28 10:00 AM
George Perkovich , a leading expert on nuclear issues in South Asia and Iran, says it is crucial that the UN Security Council follow through on its threat of sanctions against Iran if it does not suspend its uranium enrichment.Iran test fires new anti-ship missile Seattle Times - Aug 28 9:08 AM
Iran tested a new anti-ship missile fired by a submarine during war games Sunday.Iran test-fires submarine-based missile NorthJersey.com - Aug 28 4:59 AM
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran tested a new anti-ship missile fired by a submarine during war games Sunday, raising worries it could disrupt vital oil tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf amid its standoff with the West over its suspected nuclear activities.Iran dismisses US threat of sanctions Stuff - Aug 28 10:11 AM
TEHRAN: Iran has said a US threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the UN Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear programme was an insult to the council's work.Iran test-fires sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf The Philadelphia Inquirer - Aug 28 12:17 AM
Iran test-fired a new submarine-to-surface missile during war games in the Persian Gulf yesterday, a show of military might amid a standoff with the West over its nuclear activities.Iran rejects threat of sanctions coalition Gulf Daily News - Aug 28 3:54 PM
TEHRAN: Iran yesterday said a US threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the UN Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear programme was an insult to the world body.Israel says Iran stalling to buy time to build nuclear arsenal TurkishPress.com - Aug 28 10:03 AM
BERLIN - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni urged world leaders Monday to confront the "threat" posed by Iran, saying the Islamic state was trying to buy time to build a nuclear weapon.Iran to pursue atom work despite deadline Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 7:40 AM
Iran insisted on Sunday it would never stop uranium enrichment despite a looming U.N. deadline intended to ensure it cannot develop atomic weapons.Iran's refusal to stop uranium enrichment raising tensions - Kosachyov(Part 2) Interfax - Aug 28 7:49 AM
MOSCOW. Aug 28 (Interfax) - The obstinate unwillingness of Iran to stop its uranium enrichment research is increasing international skepticism about Tehran's peaceful atomic energy program, Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachyov told Interfax on Monday.Iran tests new submarine-fired, anti-ship missile The Plain Dealer - Aug 28 4:47 AM
Tehran, Iran - Iran tested a new anti-ship missile fired by a submarine during war games Sunday, raising worries it could disrupt vital oil tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf amid its standoff with the West over its suspect nuclear activities.China cautions US, Europe against economic sanctions on Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 9:10 AM
Iran - Nuclear - China China has cautioned the US and Europe against economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear case.Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions Reuters.co.uk - Aug 28 5:28 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N. Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear programme was an insult to the council's work.Iran-Temperatu re-Forecast Maximum temperatures in major Iranian cities Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 7:18 AM
The Meteorological Organization of Iran (MOI) announced on Monday that Abadan and Ahwaz, both in Khuzestan province, with a maximum temperature of 48 degrees Celsius, and Ramsar in Ramsar province, with a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius are respectively the country's warmest and coldest major cities during daytime on Monday.Iran test-fires sub-to-surface missile AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 7:07 AM
Iran test fired a new submarine-to-surface missile during war games in the Persian Gulf on Sunday, a show of military might amid a standoff with the West over its nuclear activities. A brief video clip showed the long-range missile, called Thaqeb, or Saturn, exiting the water and hitting a target on the water's surface within less than a mile. The test came as part of large-scale military Chirac calls for continued dialogue with Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 9:25 AM
Iran - Nuclear - Chirac French President Jacques Chirac on Monday said continued nuclear talks with Iran, which has a pivotal role in the Middle East, is possible.Iran rejects US warning as nuclear deadline nears Middle East Times - Aug 28 4:56 AM
TEHRAN -- Iran Monday angrily rejected a US threat to impose sanctions over its contested nuclear program outside the United Nations as the clock ticked down to a crunch UN deadline for Tehran to suspend sensitive atomic work.Iran stands second at Asian karate tourney Payvand Iran News - Aug 28 8:00 AM
Iran ranked second at the eighth Asian youth and Under-21 karate competitions in Singapore Monday. With 14 colorful medals, Iran finished runner-up to Japan and Kazakhstan took the third place. -MNAHeavy water production could turn Iran into nuclear power - expert Interfax - Aug 28 6:34 AM
MOSCOW. Aug 28 (Interfax) - A heavy-water production plant could eventually enable Iran to obtain weapons-grade plutonium on its own without importing sensitive technology, a Russian expert in nuclear technology said. Heavy water, which usually refers to deuterium oxide.Iran nuclear program: diplomatic game continues Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 28 7:10 AM
MARK COLVIN: Iran is playing an intense game of 'diplomatic chicken' with the United States over its nuclear program.President calls for Iran-Germany cooperation in promoting peace (Part one) Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 8:40 AM
Iran - Germany - Ahmadinejad President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Iran-Germany cooperation for promotion of peace, security, progress and human dignity at mutual and international levels.Iran not bothered by U.S threat of sanctions Deccan Herald - Aug 28 9:35 AM
Iran said that a U.S. threat to form an independent coalition to impose sanctions if the U.N. Security Council failed to act over Tehran's nuclear program was an insult to the world body.Iran gets its teeth into croc farming Middle East Times - Aug 28 5:40 AM
TEHRAN -- Iran has for the first time given the green light for the breeding and slaughter of crocodiles - as long as they are killed in line with Islamic rules, a newspaper reported Monday.Government spokesman says Bolton's anti-Iran remarks "unfounded" Payvand Iran News - Aug 28 8:00 AM
Elham made the remark while addressing reporters at his weekly press conference as he was commenting on Bolton's remark who said on Sunday that if the UN Security Council adopts no measure against Iran, the United States will not wait and will act directly. -IRNAReport: U.S. seeks Iran sanction allies UPI - Aug 28 7:23 AM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Bush administration is seeking allies to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear policy if the United Nations won't, The New York Times reports.RI should cooperate with Iran on nuclear projects: House speaker The Jakarta Post - Aug 28 5:42 AM
JAKARTA (Antara) - House of Representatives speaker Agung Laksono said Monday that Indonesia should cooperate with Iran on nuclear enrichment projects for peaceful purposes.Iran: Signature Drive Targets Gender Discrimination Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 28 7:36 AM
Activists in Iran have started a petition drive calling for changes to laws that discriminate against women. Organizers hope to attract the signature of 1 million Iranians -- a challenge that they say public officials could not ignore. Authorities blocked the gathering at which the launch was supposed to take place on August 27 on a technicality. But women's rights defenders are collecting Iran plans new light water nuclear reactor AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 5:18 AM
Iran is planning to build a new light water nuclear reactor to produce electricity, the deputy head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization said.Iran test fires long-range missile CNN.com - Aug 27 5:09 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran test fired a long-range, radar-evading missile on Sunday from a submarine in the Gulf as part of war games that began earlier this month, state television reported.Iran to pursue atom work Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 4:36 AM
Iran insisted on Sunday it would never stop uranium enrichment despite a looming U.N. deadline to halt the sensitive atomic work, which the West says is part of an effort to build atomic bombs.US to give visa to Iran ex-president Khatami AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:54 PM
The United States has decided to issue a visa to Iranian former president Mohammad Khatami to give a speech in Washington next month amid tensions over a nuclear dispute with the Islamic republic.Iran says it's not worried over deadline Syracuse.com - Aug 28 5:59 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran said Monday it is not concerned about this week's U.N. deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.Japanese Firm May Have Sold Iran Nuclear Devices New York Times - Aug 28 11:46 AM
Japanese police are investigating allegations that Mitutoyo sold equipment for use in making centrifuges.Iran Test-Fires Sub-To-Surface Missile CBS News - Aug 27 2:48 PM
Iran test fired a new submarine-to-surface missile during war games in the Persian Gulf, a show of military might amid a standoff with the West over its nuclear activities.FRANCE REASSURES ITALY OVER IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 28 6:05 AM
PARIS, Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - France Monday sought to reassure Italy about six-power talks with Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme after Rome said it had the right to take part in the discussions.Merkel, Chirac rap Iran's response on enrichment Expatica - Aug 28 8:31 AM
PARIS/BRUSSELS - French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday slammed Iran's response to an offer by Western nations to cease its uranium enrichment activities in exchange for economic incentives.Iran ignores USA and doubles heavy water production Pravda - Aug 28 5:10 AM
Iranian officials made an official announcement about the launch of a heavy water plant in the town of Arak. The announcement was made only several days before the expiry of the term set to Iran by the UN Security Council to suspend all uranium enrichment and processing works.Oil prices fall as supply concerns for Gulf of Mexico, Iran recede AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 12:19 PM
Oil prices fell by more than 2.00 dollars a barrel after Hurricane Ernesto was downgraded to a tropical storm, reducing concern for US oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico, dealers said.MP: Iran poses no threat to any country Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 4:55 AM
Iran - Israel - MP A Majlis deputy said here Monday that Iran believes the Zionist regime is a criminal and not the people living in the Palestinian occupied lands.Kyrgyz Minister Upbeat After Trade Talks In Iran Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 28 6:36 AM
August 28, 2006 -- Kyrgyzstan's Economy and Finance Minister Akylbek Japarov today said his country will soon export up to 60 million electric light bulbs a year to Iran.Iran Tests Submarine-To-Surface Missile ABC News - Aug 27 3:19 PM
Iran Test-Fires a New Submarine-To-Surface Missile During War Games in Persian GulfChina cautions US, Europe against imposing economic sanction on Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 4:55 AM
China - US - Europe - Nuclear China on Monday explicitly cautioned the United States and Europe against attempts to imposing economic sanction against Iran, Chinese International Radio said.Iran test-fires 'long-range' naval missile AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 4:40 AM
Iran has successfully test-fired a "long-range radar-evading" sea-to-air missile in military maneuvers in southern Gulf waters, a top military official told state television.Iran commits to nuclear ahead of UN deadline EU Politix - Aug 28 3:05 AM
The UN security council has given Iran until Thursday to suspend uranium enrichment but Tehran insists it will continue making nuclear fuel.