Iran News and Information Links
March 19 -April 9 2004
 

9/4/05

ISRAELI president speaks with Iran’s Khatami
IranMania News – Iran
… time, the radio said. Syria is officially at war with Israel, while
Iran does not recognise the Jewish state. During the brief exchange …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30768&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

IRAN urges for active EU role for Middle East
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, April 8 (Xinhuanet) — Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has hailed
the European Union (EU) diplomatic policy and urged the EU to play an
active role …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/08/content_2804809.htm

IRAN rebuffs Canadian demands over Kazemi
IranMania News – Iran
Kharazi insisted the case was a matter for Iran’s hardline judiciary and
not his government, and dismissed testimony advanced by Canada to support
its charge …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30758&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

IRAN: Nuclear Negotiations and Presidential Elections
Dar Al-Hayat – Saudi Arabia
After the termination of the negotiations, a member of the Iranian delegation
declared that Iran has the right to enrich its Uranium and that there
will be …
english.daralhayat.com/opinion/contributors/04-2005/Article-
20050408-21a94cd6-c0a8-10ed-001a-14116a096bec/story.html

IRAN slams Annan’s overlook of unilateralism
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, April 8 (Xinhuanet) — Iran has slammed the UN Secretary General
Kofi Annan’s overlook of unilateralism in his recent report on UN reform,
the official …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/08/content_2805155.htm

8/4/05

IRAN’S Khatami arrives in Rome for Pope’s funeral
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, April 8 (IranMania) – Iranian President Mohammad Khatami arrived
here Thursday to attend the funeral of John Paul II. President …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30748&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

IRAN casts shadow over new Iraqi leader
Telegraph.co.uk – UK
Ibrahim Jaafari, a Shia politician backed by Islamic clerics and with close
ties to Iran, was appointed prime minister at a ceremony in Baghdad. …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/
2005/04/08/wirq08.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/04/08/ixworld.html

HIGH-PROFILE Belgian trade delegation to visit Iran
IranMania News – Iran
Representatives of 19 companies from Wallonia and Brussels are accompanying
the Minister-President on his 5-day mission to Iran starting on Saturday
April 9 …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?News
Code=30754&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy

IRAN-CHINA to expand mutual cooperation
IranMania News – Iran
The Iranian minister underlined that Iran seeks expansion of all-out ties
with China, according to IRNA. Highlighting the significant …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?
NewsCode=30750&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy

IRAN-IRAQ ink accord on visa to pilgrims, businessmen
IranMania News – Iran
… Iraqi new government is to broaden ties with Iran, he said and lauded
the efforts of the Iranian government for helping development in the war-shattered
Iraq. …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?New
sCode=30747&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy

7/4/05

IRAN: Nuclear Talks With Europe Progress
ABC News – USA
… PARIS Apr 6, 2005 — Negotiations with Europe on Iran’s nuclear program
are “complicated and difficult” but are making progress, Iranian President
Mohammad …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=648166

CANADA withdraws from Iran event
BBC News – E,UK
Canada is pulling out of a conference it was helping to sponsor on promoting
business links with Iran. The move follows new allegations …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4418907.stm

IS Iran’s touted influence in Iraq extensive or waning?
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Editor’s note: The following text is the Executive Summary of the latest
report from the International Crisis Group titled “Iran in Iraq: How much
influence?”. …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=14055

FEDERAL government pulls out of Doing Business with Iran …
Winnipeg Sun – Canada
OTTAWA (CP) – The federal government has pulled out of a coming conference
on “Doing Business with Iran” amid stepped-up calls for justice in the
brutal death …
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/MediaNews/2005/04/06/985310-cp.html

IRAN strongly denies report on limited enrichment activities
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran is prepared to keep its uranium enrichment program
suspended for several months, provided negotiations with the European
Union make …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=4/7/2005&Cat=2&Num=003

6/4/05

IRAN: Nuclear talks with Europe progress
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
PARIS – Iran’s president said Tuesday that talks with European nations
about its nuclear program were “closer to a solution,” and he predicted
more progress in …
www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11318353.htm

IRAN bans parliamentary reporter
BBC News – E,UK
The conservative-controlled parliament in Iran has barred an investigative
journalist from its premises after revealing MPs’ huge pay and bonuses.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4414895.stm

KHATAMI says Iran works for free, democratic Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Visiting Iranian President Mohammad Khatami declared Tuesday in Paris that
Iran works for a “free, democratic, independent” Lebanon. …
english.people.com.cn/200504/06/eng20050406_179614.html

IRAN denies pursuing US security guarantees for nuclear sites
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, April 5 (Xinhuanet) — A top Iranian security official denied reports
Tuesday that Iran had sought US security guarantees for nuclear sites
during its …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/06/content_2791449.htm

MID-ELAMITE pen discovered in Iran
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN — An instrument, which archaeologists believe is a pen dating back
to mid-Elamite era (1500-1100 BC), was discovered along with many other
items in the …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=4/6/2005&Cat=10&Num=006

5/4/05

TORIES blast PM for ‘spineless’ response to Iran
CBC News – Canada
… Leader Stephen Harper accused the Liberal government of acting in a
callous and spineless way for re-establishing relations with Iran, despite
knowing the …
www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/04/04/kazemi050404.html

IRAN president wants US to change mind
China Daily – China
… President of Iran Mohammad Khatami speaks during a press conference
after his talks with Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer, on Monday, April
4, 2005, at …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/05/content_431215.htm

US remains concerned about Iran’s nuclear program
Xinhua – China
กก WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhuanet) — The United States said on Monday
that it continues to be concerned about Iran’s nuclear weapon program
and urged …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/05/content_2786625.htm

IRAN, Algeria sign cooperation agreement
Tehran Times – Iran
… three-day official visit of the Iranian minister to Algiers with the
two sides underlining the need to continue exchange of delegations between
Iran and Algeria …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=4/5/2005&Cat=2&Num=006

IRAN, Syria call for an end to foreign interference
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
The Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi voiced alarm about developments
in Lebanon after talks with Syrian leaders about the quickening troop
withdrawal by …
www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7742

4/4/05

IRAN, Algeria strengthening bilateral relations in various fields
Tehran Times – Iran
ALGIERS (IRNA) — Iran’s Defense Minister Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, during
a three-day official visit, conferred with Algerian President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=4/4/2005&Cat=2&Num=013

IRAN says Pope was seeker of ‘truth, justice and peace’
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN (Agencies) — The Islamic Republic of Iran paid tribute to Pope
John Paul II on Sunday, praising the late pontiff as a seeker of “truth,
justice and …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=4/4/2005&Cat=2&Num=014

FINDINGS spur call for Iran’s accountability
Chicago Tribune (subscription) – USA
KAMLOOPS, CANADA — Iran must be held to account by the international community
after a doctor’s report of injuries he found on Canadian journalist Zahra
Kazemi …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-050403
0271apr03,1,1659038.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

DOZENS injured in ‘mild’ earthquake in Iran
Independent Online – South Africa
Tehran – Twenty-four people were hurt early on Sunday when an earthquake
measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit a town in southern Iran, the official
news …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=qw1112528161406I652

MODERATE Earthquake Injures 24 in Iran
ABC News – USA
TEHRAN, Iran Apr 3, 2005 — A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Iran
early Sunday, injuring at least 24 people, state-run television reported.

abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=636875

3/4/05

US COMMISSION DEEMS INTEL ON IRAN AS POOR
Middle East Newsline – Montreal,Quebec,Canada
WASHINGTON [MENL] — A presidential commission has deemed inadequate the
US intelligence community’s knowledge of Iran’s strategic programs. …
www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/april/04_03_2.html

IRAN defense minister visits Algeria
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
… historic links.”. This is the first visit by an Iranian defense minister
to Algeria since the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979. The …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=93248

IRAN rejects asylum seeker’s claim on death of journalist
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, April 2 (Xinhuanet) — Iran has rejected a recent claim made by
an Iranian asylum seeker that the late Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra
Kazemi was …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/02/content_2778581.htm

SYRIA, Iran highlight importance of preserving Lebanon’s stability
Xinhua – China
DAMASCUS, April 2 (Xinhuanet) — Syria and Iran underlined on Saturday
the importance of preserving security, stability and peace in Lebanon,
the official SANA …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/02/content_2779080.htm

IRAN ordered to buy nuke warheads
Big News Network.com – Australia
Mohammad Mohaddessin, committee chairman of the National Council of Resistance
of Iran foreign affairs, told a Paris news conference that the Iranian

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2/4/05

US has limited intelligence on Iran, N. Korea
IranMania News – Iran
… all the controversy over intelligence lapses in Iraq, the United States
still lacks vital information on other potential nuclear threats such
as Iran and North …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=30604&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

MARTIN says Iran must be held to account
Globe and Mail – Canada
Kamloops, BC — Iran must be held to account by the international community
based on the strength of a doctor’s account of the injuries he found on
Canadian …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050401.wiran1/BNStory/National/

YUSCHENKO Confirms Ukraine Sold Rockets to Iran
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has told American NBC television that
Iran was sold nuclear-capable cruiser rockets from Ukraine. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050401&hn=18063

IRAN Allocated $2.5 Billion To Obtain Three Nuclear Warheads In …
Watchman Herald – Amarillo,TX,USA
LONDON – Iran allocated $2.5 billion to obtain three nuclear warheads in
2005, according to a report cited by an opposition official. …
www.texaspanhandleplains.com/newspaper/modules.php?op=
modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1143&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

IRAN’S armed forces vow ready to ‘defeat the Great Satan’
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) – Iran’s armed forces vowed Thursday they
would defend the country’s nuclear ambitions, warning “Great Satan” the
United States …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30603&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

1/4/05

US to keep pressure on Iran, North Korea
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, April 01 (IranMania) – The White House said Thursday it had no
plans to change is approach to nuclear disputes with North Korea and Iran
despite a new …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30606&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

YUSCHENKO Confirms Ukraine Sold Rockets to Iran
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has told American NBC television that
Iran was sold nuclear-capable cruiser rockets from Ukraine. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20050401&hn=18063

STEP up pressure on Iran torturers
Toronto Star – Canada
Zahra Kazemi did not die in “an accident” at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison,
whatever Iran’s discredited courts may claim. She was …
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411458&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795

RUSSIA * IRAN * NPT * IAEA
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… But Iran, which claims the role of a regional center of power, is a
real adversary and it is stubbornly developing a nuclear program. …
en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=126&msg_id=
5486060&startrow=1&date=2005-04-01&do_alert=0

UN inspectors play detective over Iran
Asia Times Online – Hong Kong
… levels of radiation. And it’s where the IAEA inspectors bring their
samples from Iran’s nuclear sites for analysis. Inside the Clean …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GD02Ak01.html

IRAN’S armed forces vow ready to ‘defeat the Great Satan’
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) – Iran’s armed forces vowed Thursday they
would defend the country’s nuclear ambitions, warning “Great Satan” the
United States …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30603&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

OPPOSITION group says Iran has budget for nuclear warheads
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) – The main Iranian opposition group charged
here Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had allocated
2.5 …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30602&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

EUROPE said to reject Iran proposal on uranium enrichment
Arabic News – Middle East
According to the report, “the Europeans argued that Iran’s plan for a pilot
centrifuge project for uranium enrichment could be diverted by Iranian
scientists …
www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050401/2005040140.html

IRAN Grants Unprecedented Tour of Key Nuclear Plant
Moscow Times – Russia
NATANZ, Iran — Iran’s president vowed his country will one day resume
nuclear activities as he gave journalists an unprecedented look Wednesday
at the heart …
www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/04/01/253.html

CANADIAN journalist who died in Iran was tortured – doctor
Stuff.co.nz – New Zealand
… The death of Iranian-born Kazemi exposed deep rifts between Iran’s
reformist government and hard-line judiciary and focused attention on
what activists say is …
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3234760a12,00.html

THE US is straight-jacketed in attacking Iran
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
One wonders about US President George W. Bush’s sudden support for European
efforts to negotiate a deal under which Iran would abandon uranium enrichment
in …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=13903

EXILES: Iran Seeks to Obtain Nuclear Warheads
Swissinfo – Switzerland
PARIS (Reuters) – Iran allocated $2.5 billion to obtain three nuclear warheads
last year, an exiled opposition groupsaid Thursday, without saying whether
Iran …
www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5643925&cKey=1112275279000

IRAN’S armed forces vow to defeat US attacks
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vowed to defend the country’s nuclear program,
warning the United States of great defeat of it decided to attack the
Islamic …
www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7739

30/3/05

BEHIND diplomacy, Iran sees a fight coming
Christian Science Monitor – USA
As concerns mount over its nuclear program, fear of a US strike is spurring
Iran to strengthen its defenses. By Scott Peterson | Staff …
www.csmonitor.com/2005/0331/p06s01-wome.html

POLL: Iran not a nuclear threat
CNN – USA
LONDON, England (CNN) — Almost six out of 10 adults in Britain, France
and Germany say that Iran does not pose a nuclear threat to Europe, according
to the …
www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/30/iran.poll/

IRAN summons Egyptian diplomat over spy trial
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
TEHERAN – Egypt’s most senior diplomat in Teheran has been summoned to
the foreign ministry to hear a “strong protest” from Iran over the sentencing
in …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/
middleeast/2005/March/middleeast_March829.xml&section=middleeast

IRAN takes journalists inside key nuclear plant
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
NATANZ, Iran, March 30 (Reuters) – Iran on Wednesday took a group of journalists
deep underground into the heart of a nuclear plant that Washington and
the …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L30002948.htm

IRAQI border guards shut Iran border post
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, March 30 (IranMania) – Iraqi border guards have temporarily shut
one of the main frontier posts with Iran, blocking large numbers of pilgrims
from …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?
NewsCode=30594&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

IRAN summons Egyptian diplomat over spy trial
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
TEHERAN – Egypt’s most senior diplomat in Teheran has been summoned to
the foreign ministry to hear a “strong protest” from Iran over the sentencing
in …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/mid
dleeast/2005/March/middleeast_March829.xml&section=middleeast

AIYAR wants Iran pipeline through populated areas of Pakistan
Malayala Manorama – India
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has suggested routing
the $4.16billion Iran-India gas pipeline through thickly populated areas
of Pakistan to …
www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=
manorama/MmArticle/CommonFullStory&c=MmArticle&cid=
1112130594443&channel=News&p=1002194839100&count=7

IRAN summons Egypt envoy over verdict in Œspy’ case
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Shoqi Ismaeil, the head of the Egyptian Interest Section in Teheran, was
summoned to officially receive Iran’s harsh opinion of the court verdict,
which has …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2005/March/middleeast_March817.xml&section=middleeast

SLEEPWALKING to disaster in Iran
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
… To be clear, the source did not say that President Bush had approved
plans to bomb Iran in June 2005, as has been widely reported. …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1B5FCF4A-FBF6-443A-93A9-5E37C43FDE0B.htm

CENTRIFUGES being sent to IAEA at Iran’s request, says Kasuri
Daily Times – Pakistan
… useless parts of outdated centrifuges” were being sent to the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for inspection following a request from Iran
and the …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_30-3-2005_pg1_1

WOMAN MP wants to stand in Iran’s presidential election
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
An Iranian female lawmaker said on Tuesday that she wants to stand in the
upcoming presidential elections, despite the country’s constitution that
only …
www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7698

IRAN summons Egypt envoy over verdict in Œspy’ case
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Shoqi Ismaeil, the head of the Egyptian Interest Section in Teheran, was
summoned to officially receive Iran’s harsh opinion of the court verdict,
which has …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2005/March/middleeast_March817.xml&section=middleeast

SLEEPWALKING to disaster in Iran
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
… To be clear, the source did not say that President Bush had approved
plans to bomb Iran in June 2005, as has been widely reported. …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1B5FCF4A-FBF6-443A-93A9-5E37C43FDE0B.htm

CENTRIFUGES being sent to IAEA at Iran’s request, says Kasuri
Daily Times – Pakistan
… useless parts of outdated centrifuges” were being sent to the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for inspection following a request from Iran
and the …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_30-3-2005_pg1_1

WOMAN MP wants to stand in Iran’s presidential election
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
An Iranian female lawmaker said on Tuesday that she wants to stand in the
upcoming presidential elections, despite the country’s constitution that
only …
www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7698

IRAN in top form
Electric New Paper – Singapore,Singapore
NORTH KOREA v IRAN: Buoyed by their convincing home win against Japan,
Iran’s Croation coach Branko Ivankovic is confident his side can secure
the honours in …
newpaper.asia1.com.sg/sports/story/0,4136,85683,00.html

27/3/05

THE ‘Little Schumacher’ who is driving Iran round feminist …
Sunday Herald – UK
AS Iran’s answer to Michael Schumacher, Laleh Seddigh can hardly have been
what the Islamic republic’s ruling ayatollahs had in mind when they extolled
the …
www.sundayherald.com/48658

IRAN says its nuclear proposal shows its ‘seriousness’
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, March 26 (IranMania) – Iran said Thursday that a proposal it has
given the European Union on easing international concerns over its nuclear
programme …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=30581&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

IRAN warns against WMD proliferation
Xinhua – China
… The United States accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons, a charge
rejected by Tehran, who claims its nuclear program is for generation of
electricity. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/26/content_2747683.htm

22/3/05

UN says Iran needs US assurance
Daily Times – Pakistan
PARIS: The United States needs to give Iran some kind of security assurance
as Washington joins up with the EU to try to persuade Tehran to give up
sensitive …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_22-3-2005_pg4_3

IRAN leader accuses US of warmongering
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
In an apparent bid to boost national morale in the face of US pressure
over the Iranian nuclear programme, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei said …
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=Iran+leader+accuses+US+of+warmongering&id=70309&callid=1

ANTI-IRAN militants return home
Christian Science Monitor – USA
More than 250 young Iranians, from a group committed to toppling Iran’s
leaders, are back in Tehran. By Scott Peterson | Staff writer …
www.csmonitor.com/2005/0322/p06s01-wome.html

IRAN pipeline: India shrugs off US fears
Indian Express – India
KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 21: India on Monday shrugged off US concerns over a
$4-billion gas pipeline it plans to build from Iran through Pakistan,
saying it would …
www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=66899

FRANCE * IRAN * NUKES * PANEL
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… Alexander Rumyantsev, Director of the Russian Federal Agency for Nuclear
Energy, does not think there is any valid evidence to prove that Iran
is pursuing a …
en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=54
70374&startrow=1&date=2005-03-21&do_alert=0

21/3/05

UK says it doesn’t share US objections to Iran-India gas pipeline’
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[World News]: Islamabad, Mar 20 : Britain does not share the objections
raised by the United States over the Iran-India gas pipeline through Pakistan
as it …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=88437

IRAN plans secret ‘nuclear university’ to train scientists: report
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
… has recently approved the establishment of a faculty of applied nuclear
engineering that will be attached to the Atomic Energy Organisation of
Iran (AEOI), The …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=88449

NUCLEAR dispute boosts critics of ‘Great Satan’ in Iran poll
Financial Times – UK
… by Washington and the European Union to seek joint diplomatic means
to curtail Tehran’s nuclear programme has added spice to Iran’s presidential
election in …
news.ft.com/cms/s/30757396-99ae-11d9-ae69-00000e2511c8.html

N-COOPERATION with Iran: US not finished with Pakistan
Daily Times – Pakistan
… The United States is exerting maximum pressure on Pakistan to provide
a detailed and “authentic” list of all of its nuclear cooperation with
Iran over the …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_21-3-2005_pg7_40

US city becomes key location for spy operation on Iran
Xinhua – China
LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Xinhuanet) — Los Angeles has become a key location
for US spy agencies’ operation on Iran as their activities to gather information

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/21/content_2722173.htm

20/3/05

UKRAINE confirms missiles were sold to Iran and China
San Jose Mercury News – USA
MOSCOW – Smugglers in Ukraine shipped 18 cruise missiles, each capable
of carrying a nuclear warhead, to Iran and China at the beginning of the
decade …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/11179130.htm

FATE of US$4b Iran-Pak-India gas pipeline hangs in doubt
Xinhua – China
… “We’ve voiced our concerns to the Indian Government about the gas pipeline
with Iran. It’s not only with India. We’ve similarly …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/19/content_2718213.htm

IRAN gives nod for secret nuclear research centre: report
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
LONDON – Iran has approved a secret nuclear research centre to train scientists
in atomic technology, a British newspaper reported on Sunday. …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2005/March/middleeast_March535.xml&section=middleeast

IRAN * NUKE * FOREIGN MINISTRY * REACTION
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
TEHRAN, March 19 (RIA Novosti’s Nikolai Terekhov) – Iran agrees with the
position of Russia, France, Germany and Spain on the non-proliferation
of weapons of …
en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5
468427&startrow=1&date=2005-03-19&do_alert=0

WORLDLY Iran becomes dynamic new market
San Francisco Chronicle – USA
Tehran — Iran has emerged as one of the world’s flash points, as the United
States and several European allies warn Tehran to give up its plans to
produce …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/19/BUGD8BRM1I1.DTL

19/3/05

NUCLEAR-CAPABLE missiles sold to Iran, China, Ukrainian prosecutor …
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – MN,USA
KIEV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian arms dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise
missiles to Iran and China four years ago, prosecutors said Friday, revealing
fresh …
www.startribune.com/stories/484/5301450.html

IRAN-PAKISTAN-INDIA Gas Pipeline Imperiled
Radio Free Europe – Prague,Czech Republic
As the owner of the world’s second-largest proven natural gas reserves,
Iran is keen to exploit this resource as a source of revenue. …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/03/d107f257-10bc-4b2a-83e7-bb87c3533ea5.html

LEADERS of France, Germany, Russia, Spain discuss Syria, Iran
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Germany, Russia and Spain in Paris on Friday called for Syria’s complete
and rapid withdrawal from Lebanon, and voiced their joint stance that
Iran must not …
english.people.com.cn/200503/19/eng20050319_177425.html

SYRIA, Iran helping Iraqi insurgents: CIA chief:
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[World News]: Washington, Mar 18 : The governments of Syria and Iran are
helping insurgents in Iraq, despite US efforts to end the cooperation,
the CIA has …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=87619

INDIA denies rethink on Iran pipeline under US pressure
Economic Times – India
NEW DELHI: India is not having any rethink on its gas pipeline project
with Iran despite the US expressing concerns over it. “While …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1056292.cms

INDIA firm on gas-pipeline deal with Iran despite US opposition
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
NEW DELHI: India won’t be deterred by Washington’s opposition to its plans
to buy gas from Iran, Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said Thursday, a
day after US …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=13517

ATOMIC clock ticks down to fallout with Iran
Guardian – UK
Iran and the western powers are on a collision course as the clock ticks
towards crucial talks in Paris next week about Tehran’s nuclear programme.

www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1440749,00.html

IRAN slams UNHCR for ignoring US detainee abuse
ABC Online – Australia
Iran has hit out at the United Nations for ignoring abuses by US forces
of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, as well as their assault
on the Iraqi …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1326226.htm

SERIAL killer gets public hanging in Iran
Electric New Paper – Singapore,Singapore
… Bijeh’s verdict was carried out in Pakdasht, a small, impoverished
town outside Iran’s capital Teheran where the murders took place. …
newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,84696,00.html

CPM flays US stand on Iran gas pipe
Business Standard – India
The CPI(M) today hit out at the US stand on Indo-Iran gas pipeline project
through Pakistan and said Washington had no business to interfere in a
decision …
www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag
=y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=183845

  
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