Iran President's UN speech sets stage for Security Council referral
- 17 September 2005
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 18 - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Saturday that Iran would continue its nuclear enrichment activities despite repeated pleas by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European trio of Britain, France, and Germany who had been negotiating with the Islamic Republic in order to secure a peaceful outcome to the crisis.
Man publicly hanged in southern Iran town
- 17 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 An Iranian man was hanged in public in the volatile town of Ahwaz, southwest Iran, on Saturday morning, Iran state-run news agency reported.
Rice urges UN to be tough on Iran
- 17 September 2005
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the United Nations on Saturday to be tough with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and said the Security Council must take action when diplomacy has been exhausted.
Irans forces ready to face enemy: Military chief
- 16 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 Irans military is fully prepared to face foreign enemies, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Staff of the Islamic Republics armed forces announced on Saturday.
300 tyre workers protest irregular work patterns
- 16 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 Some 300 workers from a tyre factory in Tehran protested on Saturday outside their place of work against their irregular work patterns.
Brick mill workers protest in central Iran
- 16 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 Dozens of brick mill workers from the town of Pakdasht, in the suburbs of the Iranian capital, demonstrated outside the government-owned House of Labour building on Friday in protest to overdue wages.
1,280 hooligans arrested in Iran capital: Deputy police commander
- 16 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 Over a thousand hooligans have been arrested by Irans State Security Forces throughout the Iranian capital since the start of a 20-day-long crackdown on dissent, the deputy commander of the force said on Saturday.
Iran hangs youth in central Iran prison
- 16 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 A young Iranian man was hanged in a penitentiary centre in the city of Yazd, central Iran, a state-run daily reported on Saturday.
Iran cleric: U.S. should not be given aid for Hurricane Katrina
- 16 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 16 A senior Iranian cleric blasted the United States on Friday for calling on the international community to provide aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Exiled dissident says Iran hiding nuclear materials in tunnels
- 16 September 2005
AP: An Iranian exile who opposes the Islamic regime said Friday Iran's military is creating secret tunnels designed to conceal materials for a nuclear weapons program.
Bush Confident on Iran After Putin Meeting
- 16 September 2005
AP: President Bush said Friday that he's confident the international community will refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council unless Iran accounts for what the United States contends is a record of nuclear deceit.
Top Iranian cleric blames US for Iraq killing wave
- 16 September 2005
AFP: A top Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric on Friday blamed the United States for the latest wave of killings in Iraq where Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents have declared war on the majority Shiites.
US claims broad support on Iran
- 16 September 2005
AFP: The United States has "broad agreement" from both developed and developing countries that international pressure must be brought to bear on Iran to stop nuclear fuel work that could be weapons-related, a US spokesman said Friday.
Iran's nuclear ambitions, terrorism top UN discussion issues
- 16 September 2005
AFP: Leaders from around the world hold a final day of meetings at the UN summit Friday, with Iran's nuclear ambitions and condemnations of terrorism as top issues.
U.S. report says Iran seeks to acquire nuclear weapons
- 15 September 2005
Washington Times: Iran is concealing many of its nuclear facilities from international controls and the activities show it is seeking nuclear weapons, according to a U.S. government report.
Europeans plead with Iran to reconsider proposals
- 15 September 2005
Reuters: European nations pleaded with Iran on Thursday to reconsider their proposals for nuclear cooperation as international support for referring Tehran to the U.N. Security Council next week ebbed.
India and Iran's threat
- 15 September 2005
Washington Times - Editorial: During his U.N. visit yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played a dangerous double game. On the one hand, he spoke of a willingness to present unspecified "new proposals" to resolve the diplomatic stalemate over Iran's illicit nuclear-weapons program. On the other, he made a very disturbing new threat.
Campaign to curb Iran's nuclear plans on the verge of collapse
- 15 September 2005
Daily Telegraph: The West's diplomatic campaign to curb Iran's nuclear programme was in danger of collapsing last night as America and Europe struggled to find allies at the United Nations Security Council.
Britain leads threat to impose nuclear sanctions on Iran
- 15 September 2005
The Guardian: Britain will lead a drive to have Iran referred tothe UN security council, with the possibility of sanctions being imposed if the newly elected hardline president does not stop uranium enrichment or restart negotiations with Europe and America.
Putin meets Iranian counterpart amid tension over Tehran's nuclear program
- 15 September 2005
AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met on the sidelines of the world summit here Thursday and stressed their common interests amid tension over Tehran's nuclear program.
Iran to 'share nuclear technology with Islamic countries'
- 15 September 2005
Daily Telegraph: Iran's president says he will share his country's nuclear technology with other Islamic countries, the nation's state media says.
Iran hangs man in central city prison
- 15 September 2005
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 15 An Iranian man was hanged in a prison in the city of Yazd, central Iran, a semi-official daily wrote on Thursday.
Europe to press Iran leader on nuclear issue
- 14 September 2005
Reuters: Leaders of the three major European powers are expected to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday in what could be a last-ditch effort to avert a showdown over Tehran's nuclear activities.
U.S. Ready to Delay Showdown on Iran
- 14 September 2005
AP: Apparently lacking the votes to win, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated Wednesday the Bush administration was prepared to delay again a showdown with Iran over its nuclear weapons program.
Iran links UN cooperation to atomic fuel rights
- 14 September 2005
Reuters: Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it will continue to cooperate with it provided Tehran can enrich uranium, a process that can make fuel for nuclear weapons, a statement obtained by Reuters on Wednesday said.
