Iran will next week launch an annual summer crackdown on women, as well as men, whose dress is deemed to be out of line with its Islamic laws, the media reported on Tuesday.
Iran vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with plans to sharply increase its capacity to enrich uranium, defying international pressure to halt activities the West fears are aimed at making nuclear bombs.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday met Jordan's King Abdullah II for talks on Iraq, Iran and the Arab-Israeli peace process, on the first leg of a Middle East tour.
by Staff Writers Tehran, April 17 (AFP) Apr 17, 2007 Iran on Tuesday said it was working "continuously" to expand its nuclear programme at an ultra-sensitive facility, in defiance of UN calls on Tehran to stop controversial atomic activities.
Experts have two main questions about the situation in Iran: First, are the Iranians close to developing a nuclear bomb? And second, are the Americans going to start a war there? Several thousand centrifuges are enough to enrich uranium to 90 percent and produce a nuclear bomb within a year.
Iran on Tuesday said it was working "continuously" to expand its nuclear programme at an ultra-sensitive facility, in defiance of UN calls on Tehran to stop controversial atomic activities.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair lamented Tuesday the lack of a reasonable dialogue with Iran, reiterating London's readiness for a "different relationship" despite Tehran's hardline stance.
U.S. forces in Afghanistan recently intercepted Iranian-made mortars and other weaponry in Afghanistan, although it is not clear they were shipped directly from Iran, the military's top general said Tuesday.
Israel's Shin Bet security agency has questioned an Israeli of Iranian origin suspected of agreeing to spy for Iran, officials said
Israel's Shin Bet security agency has questioned an Israeli of Iranian origin suspected of agreeing to spy for Iran, officials said Tuesday, accusing the Islamic republic of stepping up its attempts to recruit visiting Israelis.