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Bush steps up war of words with Iran 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 5:51 PM
US President George W. Bush called Iran's leaders "tyrants" as dangerous as Al-Qaeda terrorists and said they must not be allowed to get nuclear weapons -- "the tools of mass murder."Iran head wants liberal teachers ousted AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 3:50 PM
Iran's hard-line president urged students Tuesday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.U.S. officials press for Iran sanctions AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 2:54 PM
U.S. officials pressed their case Tuesday for sanctioning Iran over its defiance on uranium enrichment, calling for punishment even ahead of a meeting billed as a last-ditch effort to persuade Tehran to freeze its nuclear program.Iran?s President Calls for Purge at Universities New York Times - Sep 05 2:46 PM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran called today for a purge of liberal and secular professors from the country?s universities, IRNA news agency reported.Bush Compares Iran to Al-Qaeda Washington Post - Sep 05 1:58 PM
President Bush today renewed his pledge to accept nothing less than "complete victory" in the war on terrorism and delivered a strong warning to Iran, which he described as the leader of a strain of Islamic radicalism just as dangerous as that of al-Qaeda.Bush: won't allow a nuclear-armed Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:17 PM
President Bush said Tuesday a nuclear-armed Iran would blackmail the free world and raise a mortal threat to the American people.Russia says nuclear sanctions could inflame Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:15 PM
Hitting Iran now with sanctions over its nuclear work could drive it "away from the civilized world," a Kremlin official said on Tuesday, in a hint of strong Russian opposition to punitive steps backed by Washington.Bush brands Iran leader a 'tyrant' AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 11:50 AM
US President George W. Bush branded Iran's president a tyrant and compared leaders in Tehran to Al-Qaeda terrorists who cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.China wants Iran talks despite U.N. deadline expiry Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 10:11 AM
China said on Tuesday it still wanted big powers to negotiate with Iran even after Tehran defied a U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium.Oil Trades Near 12-Week Low as Iran, Hurricane Concerns Ease Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Oil was little changed near a 12- week low in New York amid speculation United Nations action to end Iran's nuclear program is unlikely to curb shipments from the world's fourth-biggest oil producer.US cites Iran, Syria as 'worrisome' threats AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 9:09 AM
The White House branded Iran and Syria "especially worrisome" threats as it unveiled a reworked anti-terrorism plan that downplayed the impact of the Iraq war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.China wants Iran talks despite deadline expiry Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:01 AM
China said on Tuesday it still wanted big powers to negotiate with Iran even after Tehran defied a U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium, which the West fears could yield atomic bombs.Iran government asks for 3.5 billion dollars to import petrol AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 8:04 AM
Iran's government has requested an extra 3.5 billion dollars from parliament for petrol imports to meet a shortfall caused by lavish daily consumption, the official IRNA news agency reported.US cites Iran, Syria as 'especially worrisome' threats AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:27 AM
The White House unveiled a reworked anti-terrorism plan, calling Iran and Syria "especially worrisome" threats and downplaying Muslim anger at the Iraq war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.Iran to meet with EU official over nukes AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 2:54 AM
The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed to meet Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to bridge differences over Tehran's atomic program, U.N. and European officials said.Iran's Former Leader Jabs at Bush on U.S. Tour NPR - Sep 05 3:45 PM
Iran's former president is on a two-week tour of the United States. Mohammad Khatami's theme is improved relations between Islamic and Western nations. But he is criticizing President Bush's foreign policy.N.Y. Oil Declines to 2-Month Low as Iran Supply Concern Eases Bloomberg.com - Sep 05 2:12 PM
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil in New York fell to the lowest close in more than two months on signs Iran may be willing to enter further negotiations about its nuclear program, easing concern that shipments from the fourth-biggest oil producer may be curbed.Kremlin Aide Warns Against Military Operation In Iran Space War - Sep 05 6:09 PM
by Staff Writers Moscow (RIAN) Sep 05, 2006 Iran may make different statements in case of a military operation against the country over its controversial nuclear program, an influential Kremlin aide said Tuesday.Powers should not isolate Iran: Annan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 2:28 AM
The international community should not isolate Iran, which has indicated it will cooperate in the reconstruction of Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a Spanish newspaper.Iran Head Wants Liberal Teachers Ousted San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 05 4:56 PM
Iran's hard-line president urged students Tuesday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country. With his call echoing the rhetoric of the nation's... Bush Pledges to Oppose Nuclear-Armed Iran Fox News - Sep 05 12:13 PM
President Bush pledged Tuesday to stand firm against a nuclear-armed Iran over a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear programs.Iran, EU 'probably' to meet September 6 in Vienna: diplomats AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:29 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will probably meet Wednesday in Vienna, diplomats told AFP.China, Iran Agree To Set Up Joint Automotive Venture Industry Week - 38 minutes ago
Sept. 6, 2006 -- Auto makers from China and Iran have agreed to set up a joint venture production plant in the east Chinese province Shandong to manufacture the Iranian-designed Samand sedan, state press reported Sept. 4. The Iran Khodro Co. (IKCO) has finalized an agreement with Jinhua Qingnian Automotive Co. to manufacture the automobile in Taian city, the China Economic Daily said.White House Wary of New War Act For Force in Iran The New York Sun - 21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON As Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns prepares for a meeting with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council in Berlin tomorrow to discuss imposing tough sanctions on Iran, neither the Bush administration nor some of the most hawkish Republicans in Congress are yet willing to consider military force if those sanctions fail to halt Iran's nuclear program. The idea of Iran's unis 'must be purged of liberals' ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 05 5:40 PM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has called for a purge of liberal and secular lecturers from the country's universities.Iran's Ahmadinejad Urges Purge of Secular Academics (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Sep 05 8:26 AM
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government plans to purge liberal and secular faculty members from Iran's universities in a bid to revive the ideals of the Islamic Republic's heyday in the 1980s.Oil above $68 on next Iran step CNN.com - Sep 04 9:01 PM
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- London crude oil prices bounced back above $68 a barrel on Tuesday after slumping to a more than 10-week low the day before, with many dealers moving to the sidelines to await the next step in Iran's atomic standoff.Russia: Sanctions Against Iran Could Backfire Voice of America - Sep 05 5:17 PM
A top Kremlin official says imposing sanctions on Iran, because of its nuclear program could be counterproductive. Russian presidential adviser Igor Shuvalov made the comment Tuesday in Moscow. He called on the United Nations Security Council to act with caution.'Arab help needed' in effort to rein in Iran Financial Times - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The US should seek to enlist Gulf Arab states in an effort to contain Iran if it fails to suspend its nuclear programme, the head of the International Institute for Strategic Studies said yesterday.Khatami Visits U.S. As Nation Weighs Sanctions on Iran Washington Post - Sep 04 7:26 PM
The stormy saga between the United States and Iran takes one of the most unusual turns since the 1979 revolution as former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami arrives in Washington to give a major address on Thursday, the same day that the Bush administration holds talks in Europe on new U.N....Iran Head Wants Liberal Teachers Ousted phillyburbs.com - Sep 05 3:13 PM
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country's universities, urging students to return to 1980s-style radicalism.Iran: Iraq security is our own ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Deputy Iraqi Prime Minister Barham Salih, who is heading a high-ranking delegation on a visit to Iran, today called on the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani to discuss issues of mutual interest.EU-US to meet on Iran nuclear, China and Russian concerns ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Sanctions against Iran will not be effective as it will not lead to any changes in Tehran's policy, especially regarding its nuclear program, a leading German expert on Iran said yesterday.U.S., EU shares position on Iran's nuclear issue: ambassador People's Daily - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
The United States and the European Union share the same position on Iran's nuclear issue, the U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday.Rahmati: Iran to invest one billion in Iraq ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Visiting Iraqi Agriculture Minister and Acting Minister of Roads and Transportation Yuarib Nadhim al-Abudi conferred today with Minister of Road and Transportation Mahmoud Rahmati on expansion of mutual cooperation between Iran and Iraq.Iran parliament ratified outline for banning of nuclear inspectors ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Iranian Parliament Commission for National Security and Foreign Policy today ratified outlines of a bill to suspend entry to Iran of inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Iran praises Syria's bold stand ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Farouq Taha conferred yesterday with Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.Iran's President Calls For Purge Of Liberal Professors Local6.com Central Florida - Sep 05 1:57 PM
Iran's hard-line president urges students to seek the dismissal of liberal and secular university teachers.Iran donates 40 generators to Lebanon ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheibani yesterday said that Iran has donated 40 generators to Lebanon. Sheibani gave the information after a meeting with Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Mohammed Fneish.Crude Oil Rises From 11-Week Low; UN to Review Iran Sanctions Bloomberg.com - Sep 05 5:35 AM
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose from an 11-week low in London as the United Nations Security Council and Germany prepare to discuss sanctions against Iran because the country refuses to suspend uranium enrichment.Omani FM warns against any action against Iran ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Oman's Foreign Minister Yousef Bin Alawi said any illogical action against Iran can cause the whole region to face with a new crisis. In a meeting with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad-Reza Baqeri in Muscat on Monday, Alawi emphasized Iran's right to use peaceful nuclear energy.Iraqi PM's scheduled visit to Iran canceled: spokesman ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabagh today said that a scheduled visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Iran has been canceled. Iraqi newspapers on Tuesday quoted al-Dabagh as saying Al-Maliki's agenda for the next week does not include a visit to Iran.Iran stresses expansion of ties with Djibouti ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, concluded a four day visit to Iran. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei emphasized the need for for making use of capabilities of Islamic states to help advance life standard of the Islamic Ummah and welfare of humanity while receiving of Guelleh.Russia says nuclear sanctions could inflame Iran Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 05 12:54 PM
Hitting Iran now with sanctions over its nuclear work could drive it "away from the civilised world", a Kremlin official said on Tuesday, in a hint of strong Russian opposition to punitive steps backed by Washington.Iran president urges student crackdown on liberals The Herald - Sep 05 6:01 PM
Iran's hard-line president urged students yesterday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers in a new sign of his determination to stamp an Islamic fundamentalist revival on the country.Crude dips as Iran, weather worries ease Market Watch - Sep 05 5:04 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures fell early Tuesday as traders continued to unwind part of the terror premium built into prices on concerns about Iran's nuclear program and the weather premium stemming from hurricane fears. Annan urges peaceful end to Iran nuclear standoff Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 5:13 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the world on Monday to avoid confrontation with Iran over its nuclear goals, after Tehran told him it wanted a negotiated solution but would not halt uranium enrichment before any talks.Bush steps up war of words with Iran TODAYonline - Sep 05 6:20 PM
US President George W. Bush speaks during an address at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. Bush branded Iran's president a tyrant and compared leaders in Tehran to Al-Qaeda terrorists who cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.Iran's parliament commission passes outlines of bill to ban IAEA inspections People's Daily - Sep 05 6:07 PM
An Iranian parliament commission Tuesday ratified outlines of a bill which will suspend entry of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.Russia says nuclear sanctions could inflame Iran Stuff - Sep 05 5:21 PM
MOSCOW: Hitting Iran now with sanctions over its nuclear work could drive it "away from the civilised world", a Kremlin official said today, in a hint of strong Russian opposition to punitive steps backed by Washington.US Expects World Powers to Live Up to Deal to Sanction Iran Voice of America - Sep 05 1:32 PM
The United States said says it expects fellow members of the U.N. Security Council to live up to their agreement to sanction Iran, after it ignored the council's August 31 deadline to halt uranium enrichment.Bush vows not to let Iran acquire nuclear weapons People's Daily - Sep 05 6:38 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush vowed on Tuesday not to allow Iran to get nuclear weapons and he urged the Iranian leadership to "make a different choice."U.S. blasts Iran in anti-terror report People's Daily - Sep 05 6:09 PM
The White House blasted Iran in its "National Strategy for Combating Terrorism" released on Tuesday for allegedly sponsoring terrorism.Iran to Meet With EU Official Over Nukes ABC News - Sep 05 3:18 AM
Iran Tentatively Agrees to Meet With EU Official to Discuss Nuclear ImpasseOmani FM warns against any action against Iran ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Oman's Foreign Minister Yousef Bin Alawi said any illogical action against Iran can cause the whole region to face with a new crisis.Russia possible to join sanctions on Iran People's Daily - Sep 05 6:09 PM
Russia still has a possibility to join sanctions on Iran, presidential aide Igor Shuvalov said on Tuesday.Russia fears sanctions against Iran Aljazeera - Sep 05 2:05 PM
Imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme could drive it "away from the civilised world", Russian officials have said ahead of talks between the European Union and Tehran.Nuclear Déjà Vu: Now It?s Iran That Does or Doesn?t Intend to Make Nuclear Weapons New York Times - 57 minutes ago
The Bush administration and the U.N. are in a parallel situation to where they were four years ago this month, in the period leading up to the war in Iraq.Secular professors under fire in Iran MSNBC - Sep 05 2:18 AM
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country's universities, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported in another step back to 1980s-style radicalism.United States Committed to Diplomacy in Iran Nuclear Dispute U.S. Department of State - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack predicts intensive diplomacy over the coming weeks as Iran s position on uranium enrichment is addressed. We are committed to diplomacy ourselves, but we re not going to negotiate about negotiations, he says, adding that the conditions set in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1696 are very clear. McCormack also expresses concern that Iran would Iran's ex-president Khatami believes US attack on Iran unlikely AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 2:08 PM
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, on a visit to the United States, said he believes a US attack on Iran is unlikely and called for a diplomatic solution to the impasse over the country's disputed nuclear program in an interview broadcast.Iran's President Seeks Removal Of Liberal Professors Eyewitness News 3 Hartford - Sep 05 1:58 PM
Iran's president urged students to push for liberal and secular professors to be removed from universities.Iran's President Calls For Purge Of Liberal Professors Fox 12 Oregon - Sep 05 2:00 PM
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hard-line president urges students Tuesday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.Urgent -- Iran Health minister to unveil breakthrough to cure AIDS Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:32 PM
Iran - Health - Breakthrough Minister of Health and Medical Education Kamran Baqeri Lankarani will unveil a breakthrough Iranian scientists have made to cure the deadly epidemic of AIDS later in the day.Iran, EU To Meet Over Nuke Impasse CBS News - Sep 04 11:31 PM
European officials are reporting some movement on last-ditch efforts to negotiate with Iran about its nuclear program. The EU's top foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator have tentatively agreed to meet in Vienna.Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister to Visit Iran Voice of America - Sep 05 10:17 AM
Iraq's deputy prime minister is to head a delegation of officials in a visit to Iran. Iran's news agency (IRNA) reports Barham Saleh is scheduled to arrive in Tehran Tuesday for talks with senior officials aimed at enhancing economic relations between the neighboring nations.Iran to discuss nukes with EU official AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 1:58 PM
The EU's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed late Monday to meet in two days in Vienna to try and bridge differences over Tehran's nuclear program, U.N. and European officials said.Sultanate and Iran Talks RedNova - Sep 05 3:16 PM
According to Oman News: A session of talks was held today at the premises of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources between the Sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Iran on water resources.New US strategy focuses on Iran, small terror groups Dawn - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Sept 5: The White House has released a report featuring a new strategy for combating terrorism that focuses more on decentralised networks of extremists than on Al Qaeda, and singles out Iran as a potential source of unconventional weapons for terrorist groups.China Wants Iran Talks Despite U.N. Deadline Expiry RedNova - Sep 05 12:25 PM
By Lindsay BeckBEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it still wanted big powers to negotiate with Iran even after Tehran defied a U.N.Oil prices slip on easing concerns over Iran, hurricane activity New Ratings - Sep 05 2:09 PM
NEW YORK, September 5 (newratings.com) Crude oil prices Tuesday slipped on easing concerns surrounding Iran s standoff with the West and the end of the driving season in the US.Bush Compares Iran To Al-Qaeda Free Internet Press - Sep 05 5:15 PM
President Bush today renewed his pledge to accept nothing less than "complete victory" in the war on terrorism and delivered a strong warning to Iran, which he described as the leader of a strain of Islamic radicalism just as dangerous as that of al-Qaeda. In a speech in Washington following the release of an updated strategy document on combating terrorism, Bush repeatedly quoted statements by Speaker: Iran ready for talks on peaceful nuclear program Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:30 PM
Iran - Nuclear - Speaker Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said here on Tuesday that Iran is ready for talks on its peaceful nuclear program.Iran, Russia sign MoU on increased security for ships Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:30 PM
Iran - Shipping - Russia Director General of Transit and Tariff Department of Iran's Ports and Shipping Organization, Gholam-Reza Sassani, said that a memorandum of understanding on increasing the security of Iranian and Russian ships has been signed between Iran and Russia at the first Caspian Sea Cooperation Committee meeting.Iran, EU 'probably' to meet September 6 in Vienna: diplomats New Straits Times - Sep 05 10:24 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will probably meet Wednesday in Vienna, diplomats told AFP. IAEA officials were not able to confirm the meeting.Rahmati: Iran to invest dlrs one billion in Iraq's projects Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:29 PM
Iran - Iraq - Investment Visiting Iraqi Agriculture Minister and Acting Minister of Roads and Transportation Yuarib Nadhim al-Abudi conferred here Tuesday with Minister of Road and Transportation Mahmoud Rahmati on expansion of mutual cooperation between Iran and Iraq.China's Wen talks of no dramatic shift in currency and Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
China's Premier Wen Jiabao has ruled out any dramatic shift in the country's currency, saying it would rise gradually, in an interview with The Times.EC chairman: Iran willing to transfer gas to Europe Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:29 PM
Iran - Rafsanjani - Gas Chairman of the Expediency Council (EC) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with the new Bulgarian Ambassador to Tehran Plamen Shukurliev here Tuesday declared Iran's positive attitude towards the transfer of gas to eastern and western Europe.Iran is a powerful country: South African minister Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:30 PM
Iran - S Africa - Lebanon South African Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils said here on Tuesday that Iran is a powerful country with high potentials to defend its territories.Bush: I won't allow nuclear arms in Iran Pantagraph - Sep 05 12:25 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush said Tuesday a nuclear-armed Iran would blackmail the free world and raise a mortal threat to the American people. "I am not going to allow this to happen," Bush said in a speech on terrorism. "And no future American president can allow it, either."FM: Iraq's progress promotes security in Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:32 PM
Iran - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday said that Iranians consider security, dignity, power and progress in Iraq as their own security and dignity.Nippon Oil says could make up for any Iran shortfall AFP Business News via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 05 8:08 AM
TOKYO (AFP) - Nippon Oil Corp. chairman Fumiaki Watari said Japan's largest oil distributor could buy enough oil on world markets to make up for any disruption to supplies from Iran.US needs Arab help in effort to rein in Iran Financial Times - Sep 05 9:53 AM
The US should seek to enlist Gulf Arab states in an effort to contain Iran if it fails to suspend its nuclear programme, the head of the International Institute for Strategic Studies said on Tuesday.Iran s Lebanon Card YaleGlobal Online - Sep 05 9:28 AM
WASHINGTON: Iran is staying on the offensive, and why not?Iran hails Annan visit as 'positive' AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 9:16 AM
Iran hailed U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit as positive and accused the United States Monday of sabotaging efforts to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.Oil falls to below $68 as Iran tension ebbs Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 10:46 AM
Oil fell more than a dollar to less than $68 a barrel on Monday, pulled lower by expectations that any sanctions against oil producer Iran were some way off and would not necessarily disrupt export flows.Oil drops as Iran concerns ebb Boston Globe - Sep 05 1:38 AM
Oil fell more than a dollar to less than $68 a barrel yesterday, pulled lower by expectations that any sanctions against oil producer Iran were in the distance and would not necessarily disrupt export flows. Iran s confidence Manila Bulletin - Sep 05 9:47 AM
UNITED Nations deadlines passed but still Iran remains defiant as regards its controversial uranium enrichment program. Not even the personal visit of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Tehran last week eased the tense situation.Annan urges end to Iran standoff Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 9:18 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged the world to avoid confrontation with Iran over its nuclear goals, after Tehran told him it wanted a negotiated solution but would not halt uranium enrichment before any talks.Bush brands Iran leader a 'tyrant' TurkishPress.com - Sep 05 11:20 AM
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush on Tuesday branded Iran's president a tyrant and compared leaders in Tehran to Al-Qaeda terrorists who cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.Iran's Response to the "Deadline" Payvand Iran News - Sep 05 8:01 AM
During the dictatorial reign of Mohammed Reza Shah, the majority of the countries who today oppose Iran's nuclear technology and are ready to slam it with sanctions and undermine its progress were deeply involved in promoting, constructing and particularly managing Iran's profitable nuclear start-ups, back in the early 1970's. -Ardeshir OmmaniIran hails Annan visit as positive AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 7:49 AM
Iran Monday hailed a visit by U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan as positive and accused the United States of sabotaging efforts to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West.Russia can still join those calling for sanctions against Iran - Kremlinofficial Interfax - Sep 05 8:05 AM
MOSCOW. Sept 5 (Interfax) - The possibility that Russia could join sanctions against Iran remains, Russian presidential aide Igor Shuvalov has said.Iran, Europe agree to meet to resolve nuclear impasse The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 05 4:17 AM
VIENNA, Austria (AP) The European Union s foreign policy chief and Iran s senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed late yesterday to meet Wednesday in Vienna to try to bridge differences over Tehran s nuclear program, U.N. and European officials said.Don't isolate Iran: Annan urges international community Central Chronicle - Sep 05 11:27 AM
Madrid, Sept 5: The world should not isolate Iran over its nuclear program, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an interview published on Tuesday.Path to Security Council over Iran may be 'unavoidable': Germany AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 8:00 AM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that world powers would have no choice but to take Iran to the UN Security Council if Tehran does not agree to rein in its nuclear program.Iran: Growing Concern Over Fate Of Political Prisoner Payvand Iran News - Sep 05 8:00 AM
There is growing concern over the fate of Iranian political prisoner Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi, who went on a hunger strike to protest his prison conditions. Mahdavi, who is a sympathizer of Iran's main armed opposition group, the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MEK), has been reportedly transferred to the prison's medical clinic. -RFEIran government asks for $3.5bn to import petrol Middle East Times - Sep 05 6:29 AM
TEHRAN -- Iran's government has requested an extra $3.5 billion from parliament for petrol imports to meet a shortfall caused by lavish daily consumption, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.Iran donates 40 generators to Lebanon Payvand Iran News - Sep 05 8:00 AM
The generators have the capacity to generate 156-200 kilowatts of electricity and were handed over to Beirut by the Red Crescent Society of Iran and Imam Khomeini Relief Committee. -IRNAIran defies U.N. Security Council deadline on enrichment Boonville Daily News - Sep 05 10:30 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran underlined its disregard Friday for the now-expired U.N. deadline to halt uranium enrichment when its president vowed never to give up its nuclear program and accused the West of misrepresenting Tehran's nuclear activities.