12/6/05
BOMBS kill 8, wound 75 in Iran before election
New Zealand Herald – Auckland,New Zealand
AHVAZ – Bombs killed eight people and wounded 75 in Iran on Sunday in a
rare string of attacks five days before a presidential election. …
www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10330472
IRAN backs ElBaradei as nuclear watchdog chief
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, June 13 (IranMania) – Iran has for the first time expressed its
support for the re-election of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
director …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp
?NewsCode=32468&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
IRAN-INDIA-PAKISTAN gas pipeline decision in two weeks
China Daily – China
A decision on the multi-billion-dollar pipeline between Iran and India
that will run across Pakistan will be made in two weeks, an Iranian official
said. …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/13/content_451010.htm
BOMBINGS Rock Iran Ahead of Election
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… series of challenges. In recent months, Iran has come under renewed
international pressure over its nuclear program. And with US …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg
-iran13jun13,1,2799973.story?coll=la-headlines-world
IRAN’S poll field wide open
IranMania News – Iran
Some 45,834 participants polled across 25 provinces, Rafsanjani won 27.1%
of the votes against 18.9% garnered by Moin, Iran Daily reported. …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.as
p?NewsCode=32474&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
11/6/05
EVEN Rafsanjani will struggle to end US-Iran feud
Wired News – USA
… Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani later wrote in his memoirs that he was revolted
by the loose morals of Americans, but that there was much Iran could learn
from their …
wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section
=Breaking&storyId=1047742&tw=wn_wire_story
IRAN liberals beaten up as poll nears
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Leaders of Iran’s embattled political reform movement have been targeted
for violent attacks by pro-regime vigilantes in the run-up to this week’s
presidential …
www.guardian.co.uk/Observer/international/story/0,6903,1504615,00.html
IAEA confirms peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities: chief …
Xinhua – Beijing,China
TEHRAN, June 11 (Xinhuanet) — Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani
said on Saturday that the UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed the peaceful
nature …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/11/content_3073327.htm
IRAN’S election ‘pre-cooked’
Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Iran’s presidential election will not be free or fair because only candidates
approved by an unelected religious committee can stand, a US-based human
rights …
www.theage.com.au/news/World/Irans-election
-precooked/2005/06/12/1118514914822.html
IRAN, India begin energy talks in Tehran
Tehran Times – Tehran,Iran
… During the meeting the two sides will discuss bilateral collaboration,
especially with regard to exporting Iran’s gas to India as liquefied natural
gas (LNG …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=6/12/2005&Cat=9&Num=023
IRAN halts nuclear activity: IAEA
Xinhua – Beijing,China
Beijing, June 11 — The UN nuclear watchdog has verified that Iran has
kept its word by freezing all sensitive nuclear work. Experts …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/11/content_3071481.htm
AIYAR to discuss Indo-Iran oil pipeline
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is in Iran’s capital Teheran
today to finalise the Sale Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the LNG deal.
…
www.ndtv.com/topstories/showtopstory.asp?slug=Aiyar+to+finalise+LNG+deal&id=17077
IRAN reporter back in jail after going missing
Reuters – USA
… Iran has a dismal record on press freedoms, closing down more than
100 liberal publications and jailing several journalists in a concerted
crackdown on …
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8761781
IRAN- Yemen discuss terrorism, nuclear issues
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, June 11 (IranMania) – Iran and Yemen discussed regional security,
issues related to weapons of mass destruction, and bilateral ties, security
…
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=32404&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
ISLAMIC virtue takes a back seat on Iran’s new-look campaign trail
Financial Times – London,England,UK
… movie, but instead it’s a campaign video for Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf,
the 43-year-old former national police chief running in Iran’s presidential
election as a …
news.ft.com/cms/s/e0330922-da15-11d9-b071-00000e2511c8.html
10/6/05
INITIAL tests of Pakistan’s nuclear parts back Iran
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
… testing of traces of weapons-grade uranium on centrifuge components
provided by Pakistan appear to match the uranium found on centrifuges
bought by Iran on the …
www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=9057
IRAN Hard-Liners Fear Defeat in Election
Guardian Unlimited – UK
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – With a week to go before presidential elections, a
strategist for Iran’s hard-line politicians is advising several conservatives
to drop …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5064785,00.html
RAFSANJANI seen luring more investments to Iran oil
Reuters – USA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani may be Big Oil’s best bet for
Iran’s next president, as his pragmatic approach may open more doors to
foreign …
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=8753211
9/6/05
CALL for quick launch of Iran gas pipeline project
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, June 8 (IranMania) – Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf called
for the speedy launch of a proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project
to cater …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp
?NewsCode=32364&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
US won’t oppose ElBaradei if he toughens on Iran
Taipei Times – Taipei,Taiwan
… Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), but wants the former Egyptian diplomat to change his stance on
Iran, the Washington …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/06/09/2003258582
7/6/05
IRAN-INDIA gas pipeline gets Musharraf’s nod
The Tribune – Chandigarh,India
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today gave the go-ahead to the joint
participation of India and Pakistan to set up the Iran-India gas pipeline
passing …
www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050608/main3.htm
IRAN gives the EU last chance for N-deal
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
European negotiators representing the European Union are given one last
chance to reach a deal with Iran that would allow the latter to produce
nuclear fuel or …
www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8595
IRAN election throws spotlight on small-town politics
Financial Times – London,England,UK
Mahmoud Vahed, prayer leader of the bazaar in Najafabad, a bustling town
in central Iran, sips carrot juice with saffron ice-cream through a straw
and surveys …
news.ft.com/cms/s/e58006c6-d7ba-11d9-9f43-00000e2511c8.html
IRAN says it has deported 500 al-Qaida operatives over 3 years
Winnipeg Sun – Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
KUWAIT CITY (AP) – Iran has arrested nearly 500 al-Qaida operatives over
the past three years and handed them over to their countries, the head
of the powerful …
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/WarOnTerrorism/2005/06/06/1074308-ap.html
KUWAIT not concerned about Iran’s nuclear program
Tehran Times – Tehran,Iran
TEHRAN — The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC),
Hassan Rowhani, arrived in Abu Dhabi Monday night on the second leg of
his four …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=6/8/2005&Cat=2&Num=014
6/6/05
NDIA upbeat on Iran gas link after Pakistan talks
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
… “It is not attractive to the international project finance community
at all. They have serious issues regarding the credibility of Iran and
Pakistan,” he said. …
www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=businessNews&localeKey=en_IN&storyID=8708062
IRAN Says It Arrested, Deported al-Qaida
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s primary
security decision-making body, also said Iran had given the names of the
detainees …
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iran-al-qaida,0,1017973.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines
IRAN jams TV channels
Brisbane Courier Mail – Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
… With presidential elections just over a week away, Islamic Iran’s technological
guardians appear to be waging a war against enemies in the airwaves –
opposition …
www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15537239%255E1702,00.html
EU has last chance for nuclear deal -Iran official
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
TEHRAN, June 6 (Reuters) – The European Union has one last chance to strike
a deal with Iran that would enable the Islamic republic to produce nuclear
fuel or …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06625982.htm
IRAN ‘threatens’ Aust gas exports to China: analyst
ABC Online – Australia
A consultant from the United States says a strong historical connection
between China and Iran could see China buy liquefied natural gas (LNG)
from Iran in …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1386227.htm
5/6/05
AIYAR to meet Pak PM on Iran gasline
Moneycontrol.com – Mumbai,India
… and lead the Indian delegation into the second round of talks later
today, in the first direct engagement between India and Pakistan on the
Iran gas pipeline …
www.moneycontrol.com/backends/News/frontend/news_detail.php?autono=169221
IRAN Extends Freeze on Uranium Enrichment
ABC News – USA
Iranians listen to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who speaks
during a ceremony to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the death of
Khomeini, who …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=822552
INDIA charts out roadmap for Iran gas pipeline project
Financial Express – Bombay,India
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 5: India has proposed a detailed roadmap to Pakistan for
executing the multi-billion dollar natural gas pipeline project from Iran
to India via …
www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=93011
IRAN says OPEC may boost output
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran will lobby OPEC to pull production down to quotas
but reckons the cartel could agree to raise output by 500,000 barrels
per day (bpd …
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=8701148
IRAN’S security strategy contradicts WMD possession: official
Xinhua – Beijing,China
KUWAIT CITY, June 5 (Xinhuanet) — Visiting Iran’s National Security Supreme
secretary Hassan Rouhani said here Sunday that his country’s security
strategy …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/05/content_3048610.htm
4/6/05
AIYAR begins Pak. visit, to push for Iran pipeline
Hindu – Chennai,India
… Aiyar, today began his historic visit to Pakistan amidst US pressure
on New Delhi and Islamabad to shelve plans to import natural gas from
Iran through a 4.16 …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200506041528.htm
‘LEADING terrorists hiding in Iran’
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
… evidence gathered over several years has US and foreign intelligence
agencies increasingly convinced that leading terror suspects have been
living inside Iran. …
www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=’Leading+terrorists+hiding+in+Iran’&id=74020
IRAN wants EU talks to resume quickly
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, June 4 (IranMania) – Iran wants talks with the European Union aimed
at guaranteeing its nuclear program is peaceful to resume soon as it rejects
a two …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=32296&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
IRAN wants EU talks to resume quickly, rejects two-month delay
Hindustan Times – Delhi,India
Iran wants talks with the European Union aimed at guaranteeing its nuclear
programme is peaceful to resume soon as it rejects a two-month delay in
negotiations …
www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1387382,00050004.htm
AP: Intelligence Sees Terrorists in Iran
ABC News – USA
Rafsanjani, regarded as the front-runner for the presidency, said he would
not end Iran’s nuclear program but would try to assure the international
community …
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=818521
IRAN slams Rice’s remarks on presidential elections
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iran on Friday counterattacked US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s
recent comments on its upcoming presidential elections, the official IRNA
news agency …
english.people.com.cn/200506/04/eng20050604_188466.html
EU: Iran wants talks to resume quickly
Xinhua – Beijing,China
BEIJING, June 4 — EU diplomats say that Iran wants talks with the European
Union aimed at guaranteeing its nuclear program is peaceful to resume
soon as it …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/04/content_3043791.htm
INDIA, Pak oil ministers to take up Iran pipeline project
Financial Express – Bombay,India
NEW DELHI, JUNE 3: Petroleum ministers from India and Pakistan will, for
the first time, hold formal discussions on the proposed Iran-India gas
pipeline …
www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=92808
TERRORISTS Hiding in Iran, Evidence Suggests
FOX News – USA
WASHINGTON — US intelligence and foreign allies have growing evidence
that wanted terrorists have been residing in Iran despite repeated American
warnings to …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,158567,00.html
3/6/05
IRAN testfires Shahab-3
Times of India – New Delhi,India
TEHRAN: Iran has successfully tested a solid fuel motor for its medium-range
Shahab-3 ballistic missile, a technological breakthrough in Iran’s military
…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1129681.cms
ITOCHU plans major Iran investment
The Japan Times – Japan
announced Thursday that it will launch a partnership with two Thai firms
in a bid to begin producing polyethylene in Iran in 2008 in a deal that
would make it …
www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nb20050603a3.htm
LUXEMBOURG, not the US, invited Iran to international conference …
Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA
WASHINGTON (AP) The United States didn’t invite Iran to an international
conference on Iraq reconstruction, which became awkwardly clear Thursday
when a …
www.boston.com/dailynews/153/wash/Luxembourg_not_the_U_S_invited:.shtml
IRAN’S MPs renew pressure over Nuke suspension
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, June 2 (IranMania) – Iran’s hardline parliament renewed its pressure
on the reformist government Wednesday to end a suspension of its nuclear
programme …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.
asp?NewsCode=32283&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
2/6/05
IRAN reports gain in test of missile fuel
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
TEHRAN, JUNE 1: Iran said on Wednesday that it had successfully tested
a solid-fuel motor for its medium-range ballistic missile known as Shahab-3,
raising …
www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=71540
IRAN Group Shows Video of Public Hangings
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
LONDON — An Iranian opposition group showed a gruesome video Wednesday
of two men being hanged before crowds in Iran, saying the executions were
punishment …
www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-britain
-iran-hangings,0,305136.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines
ITOCHU aims to make petrochems in Iran via tie-up with Thai firms …
Forbes – USA
TOKYO (AFX) – Itochu Corp plans to form an alliance with two Thai companies
to make petrochemicals such as polyethylene in Iran starting in 2008,
the Nihon …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/06/01/afx2071870.html
UNSHOWN Bacon portrait exported from Iran
Independent – London,England,UK
… The deal with Iran was clinched after months of negotiations – although
there is still a question mark over whether the work will arrive in time
for this …
news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=643387
IRAN reformist candidate launches radical agenda
Swissinfo – Bern,Switzerland
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s leading reformist presidential candidate launched
a radical platform on Wednesday, promising profound reviews of the Islamic
state’s …
www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5836142&cKey=1117644672000
31/5/05
PAKISTANS Musharraf denies Iran nuclear bomb quotes
Aljazeera.com – London,UK
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has denied he told a German magazine
Iran was keen to obtain a nuclear bomb, following a furious reaction from
the Tehran …
www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8664
BLOGGERS of Iran
Yahoo News – USA
Blogging has gone international in a big way. And in. Iran, blogging means
that news, ideas and rumors are bypassing traditional censors. …
news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20050530/cm_thenation/72947/nc:742
ARE IRAN’S ARGUMENTS MORE CONVINCING FOR THE EU THAN US FEARS?
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
The talks held last week between the EU and Tehran in Geneva on Iran’s
nuclear program looked like they had been thoroughly orchestrated and
it will be …
en.rian.ru/analysis/20050530/40442902.html
IRAN’S regime praying for presidential votes
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
When Iran goes to the polls on June 17 to elect a new president, voter
turnout will be closely watched — with the figure seen as a measure of
precisely how …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/mi
ddleeast/2005/May/middleeast_May899.xml§ion=middleeast
29/5/05
IRAN blames US and West for failure of NPT conference
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iran on Sunday blamed the United States and the West for the failure of
the month-long review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT), the …
english.people.com.cn/200505/30/eng20050530_187386.html
IRAN’S enrichment suspension depends on acceptance of EU proposal …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iran said on Sunday that it will continue suspension of its uranium enrichment
activities if it accepts the European Union (EU) latest proposal, the
official …
english.people.com.cn/200505/30/eng20050530_187389.html
ROW over Iran nuclear programme
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Iran demanded an explanation from Pakistan yesterday for comments by Pakistan’s
president, Pervez Musharraf, that Iran was “very anxious” to develop nuclear
…
www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1495372,00.html
IRAN reformist to stand in election
Financial Times – London,England,UK
Mostafa Moein, Iran’s main reformist candidate for next month’s presidential
elections, who was initially barred but was quickly re-qualified, has
agreed to …
news.ft.com/cms/s/9e1d6366-d0a6-11d9-abb8-00000e2511c8.html
HE’S not here: Iran
Economic Times – India
TEHRAN: Iran denied on Sunday the report that al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq,
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had fled to the Islamic republic after being seriously
injured …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1125978.cms
28/5/05
IRAN digs in its heels over nuclear development
Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
IRAN’S hard-line Guardian Council yesterday approved a law forcing the
country to develop nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment –
an action aimed at …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=587192005
IRAN condemns US uncooperativeness on nuclear disarmament
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iran has blasted the United States for its uncooperative stance on nuclear
disarmament, calling for the strengthening of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT …
english.people.com.cn/200505/28/eng20050528_187288.html
WTO Clears Iran to Start Talks to Join Organization
Truth about Trade & Technology – Des Moine,IA,USA
Geneva — Members of the World Trade Organization agreed Thursday to allow
Iran to open negotiations to join the body that governs international
commerce …
www.truthabouttrade.org/article.asp?id=3920
IRAN reformist to run in election
BBC News – UK
Iran’s main reformist candidate, initially barred from standing in next
month’s presidential election, has now said he will contest the poll.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4590489.stm
US Expands Aid to Iran’s Democracy Advocates Abroad
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
WASHINGTON, May 28 – The Bush administration is expanding efforts to influence
Iran’s internal politics with aid for opposition and pro-democracy groups
abroad …
www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/international/middleeast/29iran.html
WHY Europe Is Wrong on Iran
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
… to Washington last week, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told
his American interlocutors that the European Union’s initiative on Iran,
of which his …
www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=64482&d=28&m=5&y=2005
IRAN says US, Israel are the real nuclear threats
Reuters – USA
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and Israel represent the real
nuclear threat to the world, not Iran, Tehran’s chief envoy to the United
Nations …
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8632356
ELBARADEI praises Iran for keeping nuclear freeze
Reuters.uk – UK
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The head of the UN atomic watchdog praised Iran
on Friday for not following through on its threats to resume suspended
nuclear …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&story
ID=2005-05-27T154304Z_01_MCC756574_RTRUKOC_0_NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml
ATTACK on Iran will have dire consequences: Musharraf
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said pre-emptive military strikes
against Iran would have dire consequences for the world. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-5-2005_pg7_8
‘ELECT an anti-US president for Iran’
Australian – Australia
IRAN’S supreme leader has lashed out at US meddling in the nation’s coming
elections, labelling Washington “the enemy” and calling on the Iranian
people to …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/
story_page/0,5744,15430156%255E2703,00.html
27/5/05
WTO to Start Talks to Admit Iran
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
GENEVA, May 26 – The World Trade Organization announced Thursday that it
would start talks to admit Iran as a member, a reward for Tehran’s agreement
to …
www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/international/middleeast/27iran.html
IRAN leader urges anti-US vote
CNN International – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader has called on the people to
elect an anti-Western president in the upcoming June elections, accusing
Washington of …
edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/26/iran.election.ap/
IRAN slams US for provoking ethnic disputes
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
A top Iranian official slammed the United States on Thursday for encouraging
regime change in Iran by provoking ethnic and racial strifes, the official
IRNA …
english.people.com.cn/200505/27/eng20050527_187028.html
WTO agrees entry talks with Iran, US drops veto
ABC News – USA
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization agreed on Thursday to start
membership negotiations with Iran after the United States dropped a long-standing
…
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=794328
EU, Iran agree to give each other breathing room
Globe and Mail – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Geneva — The European Union and Iran agreed on a two-month breathing space
for a deal on Iran’s nuclear program yesterday, deferring any immediate
referral of …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TP
Story/LAC/20050526/REPO26-5/TPInternational/Africa
26/5/05
IRAN to Keep Nuclear Freeze
Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA
GENEVA, May 25 — European foreign ministers said Wednesday they had averted
a crisis with Iran over its nuclear program, winning a tentative pledge
from the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/25/AR2005052502128.html
OPPORTUNITY in Iran
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
PRESIDENT Mohammad Khatami of Iran is right in asking the country’s armed
forces, and law enforcement agencies to stay off next month’s presidential
elections …
www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2005/
May/editorial_May59.xml§ion=editorial&subsection=editorial
IRAN to study Russia’s offer of outsourcing enrichment in talks …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said Wednesday that Iran would discuss
with Europe Union (EU) a recent Russian offer of outsourcing uranium enrichment
…
english.people.com.cn/200505/26/eng20050526_186804.html
US not blocking Iran’s WTO application
ABC News – USA
May 25, 2005 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not block
Iran’s application to join the World Trade Organization when the issue
comes before …
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=791785
IRAN-PAKISTAN gas pipeline talks from June 5
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
… Indian Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar is due in Pakistan on June 5
to develop a common strategy with Pakistan for negotiating gas prices
with Iran at their …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_26-5-2005_pg7_35
25/5/05
IRAN’S Ex-Leader Seeks Return in the Trappings of a Reformer
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
TEHRAN, May 24 – It is an election as contradictory as Iran itself: the
front-runner is a pillar of the Islamic Revolution now cast as the man
who can curb the …
www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/international/middleeast/25rafsanjani.html
US fires warning shot over Iran nuclear talks
Financial Times – London,England,UK
The US warned European ministers yesterday to stand firm in negotiations
with Iran and reject any proposal that could allow the partial resumption
of Tehran’s …
news.ft.com/cms/s/b7874516-ccb8-11d9-bb87-00000e2511c8.html
INSPECTOR says Saddam wanted to bluff Iran on arms
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Charles Duelfer, head of the CIA’s Iraq survey group that hunted weapons
after the 2003 Gulf War, said the threat from Iran was very real to Saddam,
who wanted …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24346596.htm
AIYAR puts Iran gas import on fast track
Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India
… fertiliser prices in the country. Iran is desperately seeking a market
for its vast reserves of natural gas that do not have a buyer.
www.telegraphindia.com/1050525/asp/business/story_4782655.asp
IRAN: Judiciary Stonewalls on Journalist’s Death
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
(New York, May 25, 2005) — The Iranian judiciary continues to delay investigations
into the role of its agents in the death of Canadian-Iranian photojournalist
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/c602843a207d49c07894ea94235cf2fd.htm
24/5/05
“IRAN’S GC should justify poll decision”
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, May 24 (IranMania) – Iran Interior Ministry on Monday expressed
hope that the Guardians Council would present sufficient justifications
for its …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?
NewsCode=32068&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
IAEA hopes for achievement of Iran-EU nuclear Talks
Xinhua – Beijing,China
VIENNA, May 23 (Xinhuanet) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
hopes the upcoming nuclear talks between Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/24/content_2994772.htm
TOTAL may increase stake in Iran’s Pars LNG project to 50 pct …
Forbes – USA
… Total would see its 30 pct stake in the Pars LNG production company
— set up last year to build a 2 bln usd liquefaction facility in Iran
— increased to 50 …
www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/05/24/afx2049439.html
IRAN’S Khatami lauds sacred defense
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, May 24 (IranMania) – Iran’s President Mohammad Khatami said on
Monday praised the efforts of the Iranian people during the Sacred Defense
(the Iraq …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?
NewsCode=32069&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
IRAN’S MP threatens to expose Guardian Council
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, May 24 (IranMania) – Tabriz MP Akbar Alami, whose presidential
nomination was disqualified by the Guardians Council, in a statement on
Monday …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?
NewsCode=32070&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs
23/5/05
MAKE-OR-BREAK nuclear talks ahead, says Iran
Hindu – Chennai,India
MANAMA: Iran has said it is losing patience with the European Union and
the coming nuclear talks with it in Geneva would be a make-or-break round.
…
www.hindu.com/2005/05/23/stories/2005052302191400.htm
SIX candidates to run in Iran’s presidential election
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iran’s hardline election and legislation supervisory body, the Guardians
Council, approved Sunday six key candidate applicants to stand in the
upcoming …
english.people.com.cn/200505/23/eng20050523_186273.html
IRAN wants Pakistan Army to man gas line
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
NEW DELHI: Pakistani armed forces may be given a contract for the security
of the 760-kilometre stretch of the Iran-India gas pipeline transiting
through …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-5-2005_pg7_1
DOCTOR arrested over photographer’s death in Iran: son
ABC Online – Australia
… two years ago.”. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has shrugged off
the latest complaint from Ms Kazemi’s son. “This scenario is …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1374345.htm
IRAQI PM to visit Iran soon: Iranian official
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al- Jaafari will pay an official visit to
Iran in the near future, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
…
english.people.com.cn/200505/23/eng20050523_186264.html
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