Iran News and Information Links 28 August 2005

	Iran News and Information Links
	28 August 2005 - 17 October 2005

	28/8/05 REGION: Iran rejects negotiations with Europe Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan TEHRAN: Iran does not consider Britain, France and Germany to be the sole negotiating partners on its nuclear programme and believes the process should be … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-8-2005_pg4_13 INDIAN FM to visit Iran next month Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh will visit Iran in September for talks with new President Mahmud Amedinejad that will likely include a proposed … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-8-2005_pg7_7 IRAN: New police intelligence chief appointed Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Aug. 28 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed a Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General as the … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3506 IRAN gives judges right to shoot after attack Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Aug. 28 — The head of the Tehran Criminal Court on Sunday announced that all judges would be allowed to carry arms … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3504 SPY drone crashes in Iran Aljazeera.com – London,UK … Several drones crashed in Iran during recent months, and some analysts have suggested that the United States might be using them to spy on Iran after US forces … www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=9434 29/8/05 CHIRAC toughens nuclear line with Iran MSN Money – USA French France toughened its line towards Iran on Monday, demanding objective guarantees of the civilian nature of its nuclear programme and threatening to seek … moneycentral.msn.com/inc/news/providerredir.asp?feed=FT&Date=20050829&ID=5070500 IRAN’S “NUCLEAR BREAKTHROUGH” Special Broadcasting Service – Australia … Quoting a senior researcher, the television report said the microbes were “successfully used in experimental stages” in central Iran’s uranium mines. … www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=119338&region=6 VIETNAM backs Iran’s right to use of nuke energy IranMania News – Iran LONDON, August 30 (IranMania) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Tehran Nguyen Van Hy expressed his country’s support for Iran’s right to use nuclear technology for … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=34919&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs TREMOR hits southern Iran IranMania News – Iran … Quakes of varying magnitudes are of usual occurrence in Iran, which lies on one of the world’s most active seismic fault lines. www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=34920&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 5TH int’l ASAE conference opens in Iran IranMania News – Iran … of the conference, Mohammad-Hossein Karim-Koshteh, said sustainable agriculture, community development and poverty alleviation, and agriculture in Iran and the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=34921&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 30/8/05 “KUWAITI FM did not carry US message for Iran” IranMania News – Iran … at the Foreign Ministry rejected news by certain Arab media that Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah had carried US message for Iran during his … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35002&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Parliament urged to help check inflation IranMania News – Iran … Finance Davood Danesh-Jafari said here on Tuesday that the new government will study ways to reduce the executive authorities of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=34987&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ALGERIAN FM: Iran nuclear issue transparent IranMania News – Iran LONDON, August 31 (IranMania) – Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Bedjaoui emphasized that Iran?s nuclear issue is fully transparent and complies with the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=34997&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN, Pakistan sign MOU on road transportation IranMania News – Iran LONDON, August 31 (IranMania) – Iran and Pakistan have come up with tentative agreements on increasing transit transportation by facilitating the traffic … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=34981&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN elected Zarif as member of panel in UN IranMania News – Iran LONDON, August 31 (IranMania) – Iran’s Representative to the United Nations Mohammad-Javad Zarif was elected as member of 30-nation panel to hold final … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35009&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 31/8/05 EU to hold off on sanctions if Iran referred to UN IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 1 (IranMania) -The EU may hold off immediately calling for sanctions if Iran is brought before the UN Security Council for nuclear fuel work … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35051&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN eyes Indian support as nuclear tension escalates Financial Express – Bombay,India NEW DELHI, AUG 31: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator held talks with leaders here on Wednesday to garner support for Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=101129 IRAN pours oil fund billions into wooing disaffected youth Independent – London,England,UK Iran’s new populist conservative government has launched its first term with an ambitious round of social spending, led by a $1.3bn (£720m) “love fund … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article309422.ece STAMP to mark Iran-Thai ties IranMania News – Iran In a meeting with Mohsen Pak-Aein, Iran?s ambassador to Thailand, Pratum also called for expansion of ties with Iran, IRNA reported. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35046&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs “UNEMPLOYMENT in iran near 12%”: CBI IranMania News – Iran According to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), unemployment rate rose by 1.6% in the period against the figure for the third quarter of last year, when the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35040&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 1/9/05 EU warns Iran over nuclear talks BBC News – UK European Union foreign ministers have warned Iran they will refer it to the UN Security Council unless it returns to talks on its nuclear programme. … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4206726.stm NATWAR to leave for three-day visit to Iran today Indian Express – New Delhi,India NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 1: India will make its first high-level political contact with Iran’s new government this week, with External Affairs Minister K Natwar … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=77404 ŒIRAN got nuke capable metal from China’ Indian Express – New Delhi,India VIENNA: Iran obtained from China a substantial amount of a metal that has many civilian uses but can also be used in an atomic bomb, an Iranian exile group … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=77411 US says inquiry showed Iran’s new president is a “terrorist Iran Focus – Iran 01 — Iranians in the United States reacted with evident joy to news that an inquiry by the US State Department established that Iran’s new hard-line … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3560 IRAN sets up “Love Fund” with oil revenues Aljazeera.com – London,UK Iran’s newly formed government announced it has launched a $1.3bn (£720m) “love fund” aimed at helping millions of low-income young people who are unable to … www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=9464 2/9/05 IRAN clings to atomic secrets, says UN report Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom Iran has failed fully to reveal its secret nuclear programme and has produced tons of chemicals for uranium enrichment in defiance of international demands … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/03/ wiran03.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/03/ixportal.html PAKISTAN and Israel deal Iran a blow Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong … of Israel and Pakistan in Istanbul is a huge success for Israel’s diplomacy and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and, in the short term, a setback for Iran. … www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GI03Df01.html NATWAR vows closer ties with Iran The Statesman – Kolkata,India … and expand mutual cooperation and strategic partnership, external affairs minister Mr Natwar Singh today arrived on a three-day visit to Iran, marking India … www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=88528 IRAN: Tehran police chief says crackdown going ahead as planned Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 02 — The chief of police of Tehran province, where the Iranian capital is situated, on Friday announced in … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3568 INTERNATIONAL Journalists Doubt Iran’s Nuclear Program Is for … Voice of America – USA The United States and other Western nations are concerned that Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons under the cover of a peaceful energy program. … www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2005-09-02-voa30.cfm 3/9/05 IRAN Nuclear Issue May Go to the UN Guardian Unlimited – UK VIENNA, Austria (AP) – US and European resolve to bring Iran before the UN Security Council grew Saturday following revelations that Tehran had recently … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5253679,00.html IRAN, India say gas deal by year-end Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates TEHERAN — India and Iran raised their economic ties to a new high yesterday, resolving to clinch by the year-end a framework agreement on setting up a $4 … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2005/ September/business_September53.xml&section=business&col= FUEL smuggling in Iran continues unabated IranMania News – Iran … Distributing intelligent cards is a very good idea,? he maintained. Iran is currently faced with a massive growth in gasoline consumption. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35137&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN will soon be self-sufficient in milk powder IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 4 (IranMania) – Iran within the next three months will be self-sufficient in producing milk powder, MNA said. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35125&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN to solicit Pakistan’s support on nuclear issue Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Iran’s new chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani arrives here on Monday for important consultations with top Pakistani leadership and to … www.dawn.com/2005/09/04/top8.htm 4/9/05 IRAN says it will not halt its nuclear drive Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan TEHRAN: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said on Sunday that the clerical regime would not halt its nuclear drive despite fresh international criticism and … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_5-9-2005_pg7_5 NATWAR Singh concludes ‘major’ visit to Iran Malayala Manorama – India Shiraz (Iran): Winding up his three-day “major” official visit to Iran, External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on Sunday arrived at this historic city of … www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=manorama/MmArticle/ CommonFullStory&cid=1125837834720&c=MmArticle&p=1002194839100&count= 10&colid=1002279818293&channel=News IRAN JOURNALIST BACK IN JAIL Special Broadcasting Service – Australia … hospital. Iran’s hardline judiciary announced that he was well enough to resume serving his six year sentence, which ends in 2007. … www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=119730&region=6 IRAN’S intelligence service “occupies” key Iraq city – daily Iran Focus – Iran 04 — Iran’s notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has infiltrated key levers of power in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, southern Iraq … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3600 IRAN’S leader calls for greater “jihad” against Israel Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 04 — Iran’s … Islami wrote. Iran’s official policy is to call for the annihilation of the Jewish state. The … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3593 5/9/05 IRAN prepared for fallout of N-programme Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates TEHERAN — Iran is fully prepared for whatever international consequences result from the continuation of its nuclear programme, local media quoted yesterday … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/ September/middleeast_September167.xml&section=middleeast&col= IRAN nuclear weapons ‘years away’ BBC News – UK Iran is still several years away from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, according to a study published by an influential London-based think tank. … news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/middle_east/4217824.stm HOMA takes Iran’s Ahmadinejad directly to US IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 6 (IranMania) – Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad who is going to attend the summit of the United Nations General Assembly in New York will … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35216&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN criticizes Saddam’s trial for excluding accusations Xinhua – China 5 (Xinhua) — Iran on Monday slammed Iraqi prosecutors of a trial against former President Saddam Hussein for failing to include Iran’s accusations related to … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/06/content_3448373.htm INDIA, Iran brighten smile despite American frown Hindustan Times – India The visit by External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh to Iran has sent a clear message to the world about New Delhi’s resolve to deepen its strategic and … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1482590,0008.htm 6/9/05 IRAN could acquire the bomb in five years, say British researchers Guardian Unlimited – UK Iran could secure a nuclear bomb in about five years if it makes a determined dash to acquire the weapon, according to the London-based International Institute … www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1564006,00.html US warns China on energy ties to Iran Reuters – USA WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China will be increasingly in conflict with the United States if it continues to pursue energy deals with countries like Iran and is … today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-09-07T 004928Z_01_ROB702881_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-CHINA-USA-DC.XML IRAN ‘years’ from creating nuclear weapons Scotsman – United Kingdom IRAN is still several years away from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, according to a study published by an influential British think-tank. … thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1901792005 STUDY: Iran years away from nuclear weapon Science Daily (press release) – USA 6 (UPI) — London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said Tuesday that Iran is several years from making its own nuclear weapons. … www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050906-13550100-bc-iran-nukes-iiss.xml IRAN MPs warns they could block UN nuke probe IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 6 (IranMania) – Top deputies in Iran’s conservative-controlled parliament have threatened to limit UN inspectors’ access to nuclear sites if … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35240&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 7/9/05 EU wants UN to take up Iran nuclear issue -Germany Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK BERLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) – European powers want Iran sent to the UN Security Council, after a UN watchdog said Tehran had resumed work that could be used to … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07378125.htm MUSHARRAF calls for peaceful resolution of Iran’s nuclear issue People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday stressed the need to observe international legality and resolve Iran’s nuclear issue peacefully, according to a … english.people.com.cn/200509/08/eng20050908_207214.html US says it received offer of aid from Iran People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China The United States confirmed on Wednesday that it received an offer of assistance from Iran in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. … english.people.com.cn/200509/08/eng20050908_207216.html US insists no change of policy towards Iran People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China … McCormack called on Iran to continue to address concerns of the United States that the Iranian leader was once involved in the 1979 seizure of the US Embassy … english.people.com.cn/200509/08/eng20050908_207215.html TWO Kurdish activists hanged in prison in Iran Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 07 — Two Iranian Kurdish activists were hanged in a prison in the town of Orumieh, northwest Iran, for their … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3623 8/9/05 INDIA, Pak secys discuss Indo-Iran pipeline The Tribune – Chandigarh,India … Pakistan can mediate or facilitate a peaceful settlement of Iran’s nuclear row with the West if asked by the parties and is against any more violence near … www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050909/world.htm US says it still has questions about Iran’s leader Xinhua – China … It’s incumbent on the government of Iran to answer those questions,” White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a briefing. … Iran has denied the accusations. … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/09/content_3464429.htm PAK-INDIA talks on Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline start People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China The two-day second meeting of the Pak-India Joint Working Group (JWP) on the proposed multi- billion US dollar Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline started … english.people.com.cn/200509/09/eng20050909_207431.html US criticises India’s Iran stand Sify – Taramani,Chennai,India … ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, took exception to what he said was Indian opposition to a key element of US policy toward Iran … sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13936451 IRAN’S Nuclear Capability Voice of America – USA Researchers at the British-based International Institute for Strategic Studies say that Iran is intent on developing a nuclear weapons capability. … www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2005-09-08-voa2.cfm WIDER US Net Seeks Allies Against Iran’s Nuclear Plan New York Times – United States 9 – Stymied in its effort to rally a worldwide coalition to press Iran, the Bush administration has opened an unusual diplomatic struggle with Russia, China … www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/politics/10iran.html INDO-PAK talks on Iran pipeline project end: Gasline work to start … Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Indian Petroleum Secretary SC Tripathy said on Friday that a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline project was likely to be initiated by … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-9-2005_pg1_5 TOP official says Iran to pursue nuclear strategy at all costs Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 09 — Iran’s former President proclaimed on Friday that Tehran would pursue its controversial nuclear program … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3644 DELHI ducks, says Iran has to adhere to global norms Indian Express – New Delhi,India … of the House International Relations Committee yesterday, objected to what he said was Indian opposition to a key element of US policy toward Iran, he wasn’t … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=77868 INDIA wants Iran, US to sort out N-issue Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan NEW DELHI, Sept 9: India said on Friday it wanted differences between Iran and the United States on Tehran’s nuclear activities to be resolved through talks … www.dawn.com/2005/09/10/top12.htm 10/9/05 UN inspectors ‘powerless to stop atom bomb plans in Iran’ Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom The former head of the United Nations inspection team that is investigating Iran’s nuclear programme has called on the Security Council to give it greater … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/11/ wiran11.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/11/ixportal.html IRAN-US should resolve N-row through dialogue IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 10 (IranMania) – India has said the United States and Iran should resolve their row over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program through … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35383&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN to offer int’l tender for nuclear power plants Xinhua – China 10 (Xinhuanet) — An Iranian nuclear official said Saturday that Iran has decided to offer an international tender for the construction of two new nuclear … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/11/content_3473176.htm IRAN says continuous riots in Iraq threat all countries Xinhua – China 10 (Xinhuanet) — Iran said on Saturday that the continuous riots in Iraq were a threat to all regional countries, stressing the root of the turbulent … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/11/content_3472741.htm STRAW’S handshake with the “Butcher” angers Iran dissidents Iran Focus – Iran 10 — A handshake between British Foreign Minister Jack Straw and one of Iran’s new Vice-Presidents on Friday has aroused much anger and indignation among … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3651 11/9/05 IRAN warns against referral to UN Security Council over nuclear … San Diego Union Tribune – United States TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it would not stop uranium conversion and warned of consequences if it was referred to the UN Security Council for possible … www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20050911-1312-iran-nuclear.html IRAN in the soul Indian Express – New Delhi,India … historic Indo-US nuclear pact signed in July by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush has made it abundantly clear that Iran’s nuclear … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=77953 IRAN’S regular army gets new chief as reshuffle goes on Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 11 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed on Sunday a new top commander for Iran’s regular armed forces. … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3670 IRAN targeting British troops in Iraq – report Iran Focus – Iran 11 — Iran is examining ways to step up attacks against British forces based in southern Iraq, an Arabic television channel quoted a former officer in Iran … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3666 IRAN’S FM terms promotion of peace, justice as diplomatic priority Xinhua – China 11 (Xinhuanet) — Iran’s new Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday said that the promotion of international peace and justice had been adopted as the … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/11/content_3475395.htm 12/9/05 IRAN says 10 IAEA states oppose its referral to Security Council Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. … Aghazadeh claimed that there was no “legitimate reason” for Iran’s nuclear file to be hauled before the Security Council. … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3683 IRAN’S Supreme Leader orders unprecedented crackdown Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. … Iran’s clerical rulers often refer to public hangings, amputation of limbs, and other such punishment as “divine sentences”. … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3681 IRAN slams warning on referral of nuclear issue to UN Xinhua – China … France and Britain, the so-called European trio that has been in talks with Tehran to persuade it to scrap uranium enrichment, bristled at Iran’s August move … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/12/content_3481482.htm IRAN expels Turkcell from mobile phone project DMasia.com – France Iran has barred Turkish mobile-phone network operator Turkcell from developing Iran’s second private cellphone service, state-run radio reported. … www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=10132 PAK may abandon Iran pipeline Indian Express – New Delhi,India ISLAMABAD, SEPTEMBER 12: In the wake of US pressure to abandon the $7.2 billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, owing to Iran’s determination to … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=78034 13/9/05 BUSH backs Iran’s right to nuclear power Swissinfo – Switzerland UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President George W. Bush endorsed Iran’s right to civilian nuclear energy on Tuesday as efforts to deny Tehran atomic weapons … www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=6084727&cKey=1126650019000 UN bound Bush vows action on Iran Hindustan Times – India … W Bush, bound for the United Nations on Tuesday said that he would try to rally China and Russia this week behind possible UN action to ensure Iran does not … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1491444,00050001.htm IRAN police round up in hundreds in Tehran crackdown Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 13 — Some 205 people have been arrested in Tehran since a new wave of crackdown on “trouble-makers” was … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3699 IRAN denies Ganji back in solitary confinement Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary denied on Tuesday that dissident journalist Akbar Ganji was transferred to solitary after being discharged from hospital following his … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-9-2005_pg4_22 14/9/05 INDIA Balks at Confronting Iran, Straining Its Friendship With US New York Times – United States … irritant has disrupted the friendship – the Bush administration’s insistence that a reluctant India join in the confrontation over Iran’s suspected nuclear … www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/international/asia/15india.html IRAN president blasts US, urges UN spirituality Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK … Ahmadinejad did not hesitate to take on the United States, which hosts the world body’s New York headquarters and has accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14684997.htm BUSH tries to sell his Iran policy to Manmohan Singh Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India President George Bush introduced the contentious Iran issue in the US-India relationship at the highest level. It made Prime Minister … www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep142005/update1328592005914.asp IRAN for mutual agreement on gas security and investment Financial Express – Bombay,India The mutual areas of cooperation between the two countries could be security of gas supplies and opportunities to invest in Iran. … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=102562 BUSH trying to isolate Iran diplomatically The Tribune – Chandigarh,India US President George Bush may have launched a failed drive to isolate Iran diplomatically and force it to face United Nations sanctions if it refuses to give up … www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050915/main2.htm 15/9/05 US Agenda on Iran Lacking Key Support Washington Post – United States … effort at the most senior levels, the Bush administration failed to persuade three key countries Thursday to back the United States in pressuring Iran to give … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/15/AR2005091502465.html WHY China’s Not Backing Bush on Iran TIME – USA … An oil-rich country like Iran has a tougher time making a case for a nuclear energy program, according to President Bush, and he wants China’s support in … www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1105656,00.html IRAN Set to Give Nuclear Info to Others ABC News – USA … UNITED NATIONS Sep 15, 2005 — Iran is willing to provide nuclear technology to other Muslim states, Iran’s hard-line president said Thursday. … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1130822 NEW complex to up Turkmen gas exports to Iran IranMania News – Iran … Niyazov has opened a new gas compressor complex that will allow the former Soviet republic to substantially boost natural gas exports to Iran, Turkmen media … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35572&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S oil revenue tops projected budget IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 15 (IranMania) – Iran?s oil income hit dazzling amount of 120,918 billion rials in first five months of the fiscal year (March 21 to August 22 … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35575&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 16/9/05 IRAN may offer to open its nuke activities under broader … Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates VIENNA, Austria – Iran may offer to put its nuclear activities under broader international supervision when its president addresses the UN General Assembly … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/ September/middleeast_September477.xml&section=middleeast INDIA signals chill to US heat on Iran Indian Express – New Delhi,India NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 16: While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made light of the Indo-US wrangling on Iran on the eve of his departure today, there are growing … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=78281 BUSH, Putin Discuss Iran During White House Meeting Voice of America – USA President Bush says he is confident Iran will be brought before the UN Security Council for possible sanctions if it does not abide by agreements limiting … www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-16-voa70.cfm IAEA To Discuss Iran’s Nuclear Program Voice of America – USA By Andre de Nesnera. Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program remains a key problem for the international community. In just a few … www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2005-09-16-voa51.cfm THE India-US-Iran interplay evolves Financial Express – Bombay,India This is our emerging relationship with Iran, especially the proposal to build a natural gas pipeline to help feed our huge energy requirements. … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=102755 17/9/05 IRAN throws down gauntlet in nuclear row Reuters.uk – UK UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran clashed head-on with the West at the United Nations on Saturday as a defiant President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proclaimed his … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=200 5-09-18T010807Z_01_TON757536_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml SHARON asks S. Africa to act against Iran Ynetnews – Israel Prime minister meets with South African president in US, asks him to act for referral of Iran nuke issue to UN Security Council. … www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3143266,00.html ŒNO pressure to stop Iran-India-Pakistan gas pipeline’ Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing no external pressure on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and the project will be completed soon, said Munir Akram … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_18-9-2005_pg7_27 IRAN offers to involve foreign firms in its nuclear program Xinhua – China In an address delivered at the General Assembly’s general debate, Ahmadinajed said that technically, Iran’s fuel cycle is not different from that of other … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/17/content_3505869.htm IRAN prepares indictment against Saddam Xinhua – China 17 (Xinhuanet) — Iran has prepared a 20-page indictment, including charges of war crimes against former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, the semi-official Mehr … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/17/content_3505870.htm 18/9/05 IAEA meets on clash over Iran nuclear dossier IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 19 (IranMania) – The UN atomic watchdog was to meet amid a clash between the West and Iran over Tehran’s insistence on continuing nuclear … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35688&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S Nuclear Program on Agenda of Atomic Energy Consortium KXTV – Sacramento,CA,USA TEHRAN, Iran (AP)— Iran says it has no plans to resume uranium enrichment soon. But … Austria. Iran’s nuclear program is on the agenda. … www.news10.net/storyfull3.aspx?storyid=13164 IRAN’S President Ahmadinejad arrives home IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 19 (IranMania) – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned home from New York on Sunday evening, IRNA reported. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35687&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs RICE Urges UN Stand Up to Iran over Nuclear Weapons Development NewsBlaze – Folsom,CA,USA … delegates to the opening meeting of the United Nations General Assembly’s 60th session the organization must be prepared to stand up to Iran, which threatens … newsblaze.com/story/20050918171811nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Story.html IRAN nuclear stance disappointing and unhelpful: Straw People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China The Iranian president’s assertion in the United Nations that Iran has a right to produce nuclear energy was “disappointing and unhelpful,” said British Foreign … english.people.com.cn/200509/19/eng20050919_209311.html 19/9/05 BLAIR and Straw split by Iran nuclear crisis Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom A serious rift has opened between Tony Blair and Jack Straw over whether to retain the threat of military action against Iran if it refuses to halt its nuclear … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/20/ wnuke20.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/09/20/ixnewstop.html IRAN and North Korea test the West’s will Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom That, yesterday, was the state of nuclear negotiations between, first, North Korea and its five interlocutors and, second, between Iran and the International … www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/ 09/20/dl2001.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2005/09/20/ixopinion.html ISRAEL: Iran may be 6 months from bomb know-how Reuters.uk – UK NEW YORK (Reuters) – Iran may be as little as six months away from completing the know-how to build a nuclear bomb, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005- 09-20T011600Z_01_WRI004534_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN-ISRAEL.xml IRAN, US: India’s Catch 22 Rediff – India India’s relations with Iran — accused by Washington of attempting to build nuclear weapons — is possibly the first major hiccup in the New Delhi-Washington … us.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/19spec3.htm?q=tp&file=.htm IRAN, North Korea, Syria, Lebanon Top UN Diplomatic Initiatives Voice of America – USA The United Nations was the scene of high-level talks on Iran, North Korea and the Middle East Monday on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly debate. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-19-voa72.cfm 20/9/05 WEST threatens UN action on Iran Japan Today – Tokyo,Japan VIENNA — The EU’s three main states on Tuesday pushed for Iran to be reported to the UN Security Council for “breaches” of international nuclear safeguards … japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=349934 OPEC favours spare capacity offer, Iran holds out Reuters.uk – UK … But a 2-hour morning session saw Iran seek conditions because it does not want to give Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s biggest producer and holder of most spare capacity … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-09- 20T115417Z_01_FOR028275_RTRUKOC_0_UK-ENERGY-OPEC.xml&archived=False ON Iran, there must be consensus: Natwar to Rice Newindpress – Chennai,India NEW YORK: Sticking to its stand on Iran, India on Tuesday called for intensive diplomatic consultations on evolving an international consensus on how to deal … www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20050920123807&Page=H&Title=Top+Stories&Topic=0 RUMSFELD Warns Iran Not to ‘Overplay Hand’ Voice of America – USA By Al Pessin. US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has warned Iran not to try to increase its influence in southern Iraq beyond what local people will tolerate. … www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-20-voa85.cfm REFER at own peril, says Iran Indian Express – New Delhi,India TEHRAN/VIENNA, SEPT 20: Iran warned the West on Tuesday it would start uranium enrichment and review its membership of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=78574 21/9/05 EDITORIAL: Pakistan and possible sanctions against Iran Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan As the EU3 (Britain, France, Germany) at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) push for sending the case of Iran’s covert enrichment of nuclear fuel … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_22-9-2005_pg3_1 IRAN and North Korea’s Nuclear Tag Team Persian Journal – Iran I don’t think Iran and North Korea are conspiring, but the United States is faced with almost simultaneous diplomatic heartburn from both. … www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_9784.shtml IRAN behind Basra violence: claim United Press International – USA LONDON, Sept. 21 (UPI) — Attacks on British forces in southern Iraq may be directed from Iran, The Times newspaper said Wednesday. … about.upi.com/products/perspectives/UPI-20050921-051412-9604R 1980: War breaks out between Iran and Iraq BBC News – UK Three weeks of border clashes between Iran and Iraq appear to have finally erupted into all-out war. Iraq has bomed several Iranian … news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/22/newsid_4242000/4242336.stm US urges Iran to be transparent over its nuclear program People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China The United States urged Iran to be transparent about its nuclear program, or it will have to face the consequence of being referred to the United Nations … english.people.com.cn/200509/22/eng20050922_210043.html 22/9/05 US and EU Backpedal on Iran Action Washington Post – United States … 22 — The European Union and United States backpedaled Thursday in their drive to have Iran referred to the UN Security Council for nuclear treaty violations … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202131.html US urges Iran to resume talks with EU People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China The US State Department said on Thursday that Iran should first return to the negotiating table with the EU-3 in order to have a resolution of the nuclear issue … english.people.com.cn/200509/23/eng20050923_210332.html EUROPEAN nations back down over Iran’s potential nuclear … Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom Britain, France and Germany yesterday retreated from their bid to report Iran’s nuclear violations to the UN Security Council in face of opposition from Russia … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09 /23/wiran23.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/09/23/ixportal.html IRAN displays military might Scotsman – United Kingdom TO CRIES of “God is Great”, Iran yesterday showed off its military might and warned potential aggressors that the Islamic state would repel any attack … thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1979582005 TWO years on, Iran is the only clear winner of war on Saddam Times Online – UK THROUGH a combination of arms, money and political influence, Iran has established itself as one of the most powerful forces in post-war Iraq, where its Shia … www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-1793148,00.html 23/9/05 EU powers demand UN report over Iran atomic plans Reuters.uk – UK VIENNA (Reuters) – The EU’s top powers submitted a resolution on Friday to the UN nuclear watchdog requiring Iran to be reported to the Security Council over … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=200 5-09-23T210122Z_01_HO229241_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml ARMENIA-TURKMENISTAN road link via Iran planned IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 23 (IranMania) – Armenia is planning to create a road transportation network with Turkmenistan via Iran. According … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35859&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs DON’T refer Iran to UNSC over nuclear energy plans: Venezuela Hindustan Times – India Iran should not be referred to the UN Security Council for pursuing a nuclear energy programme, a top government Venezuelan official responsible for oversees … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1499396,00050003.htm CHINA to construct shipbuilding yard in Iran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 23 (IranMania) – China has expressed its strong interest in having a widespread presence in investment projects in Iran, of which, a … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35877&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN’S honey exports hit $4m IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 23 (IranMania) – Honey exports earn Iran some $4 mln per annum, said a senior Agriculture Jihad Ministry official. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35860&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 24/9/05 REGION: Russia and Britain striving for provisional understanding … Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan MOSCOW: Russian and British foreign ministers discussed the tense, ongoing negotiations over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear activities, the foreign ministry … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-9-2005_pg4_13 INDIA votes to refer Iran’s nukes to UNSC Indian Express – New Delhi,India … SEPTEMBER 24: The Indian decision to vote in favour of the European resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency tonight asking Iran to comply with its … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=78836 SAS in Iraq monitoring infiltration from Iran-report Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK … forces soldiers dramatically freed in an attack on an Iraqi police station this week were part of a team monitoring militant infiltration from Iran, the Sunday … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24595900.htm ‘WEST against Iran’s nuke case for Israel’s sake’ IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 24 (IranMania) – “In recent UN meetings the US and the EU-3 (UK, France and Germany) have gone out of their way to prevent Iran from becoming … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35932&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN terms as ‘illogical’ Saudi claims against Iran IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 24 (IranMania) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said on Saturday that statement of Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35931&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 25/9/05 CHINA calls on Iran and EU to resume nuke talks IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 26 (IranMania) – China has called on the European Union and Iran to resume talks aimed at resolving the Iranian nuclear issue within the … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35965&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN threatens to halt snap nuclear inspections Hindustan Times – India Terming the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution to refer Iran’s nuclear issue to the UN Security Council as “illegal”, Foreign Minister … www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1500991,00050004.htm “US policy helping Iran make inroads in Iraq” IranMania News – Iran LONDON, September 26 (IranMania) – Saudi Arabia is concerned that US policies are helping Iran make inroads in Iraq through the Shiite community, raising fears … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=35966&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs IRAN threatens to end nuke checks People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China Iran threatened Sunday to halt spot checks of its nuclear facilities after the UN watchdog passed a resolution requiring Teheran to be reported to the Security … english.people.com.cn/200509/26/eng20050926_210923.html IRAN: UPA under fire from Left, Right Indian Express – New Delhi,India NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 25: The UPA government today faced flak from the Left and BJP for going along with the US and EU on a resolution to refer Iran’s nuclear … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=78853 26/9/05 ŒWE helped Iran buy time’ Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India Faced with strong criticism from the Left and BJP on India voting against Iran’s interest at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting in Vienna … www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep272005/index201742005926.asp CONG hits back at critics on Iran issue Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India … from both the Left and BJP, Congress on Monday strongly defended India’s stance at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) vis-a-vis Iran, and rejected … www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep272005/national153152005926.asp WOMEN’S games in Iran pose Taipei Times – Taiwan Women in Iran have to cover body contours and hair with long gowns and scarves so that they are properly covered in front of “strange men” in public. … www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/09/27/2003273432 CHINA supports solution to Iran-EU nuclear dispute within IAEA … People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China … China supports and encourages Iran and the European Union (EU) to continue talks to seek a long-term solution to their nuclear dispute and calls for maximum … english.people.com.cn/200509/27/eng20050927_211170.html IRAN oppn criticises nuclear policies Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates TEHERAN — Iran’s reformist opposition criticised the nation’s nuclear policies as it may bring Iran before the United Nations Security Council and lead … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/ September/middleeast_September762.xml&section=middleeast&col= 27/9/05 INDIA’S vote on Iran significant: US NDTV.com – New Delhi,India The US has termed India’s vote in favour of an IAEA resolution on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme as “very significant”. … www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?category=National&template=Irannukes&slug =India’s+vote+on+Iran+significant%3A+US&id=79303&callid=1 INDIA’S backing of IAEA resolution against Iran is a signal of the … India Daily – Whitehouse Station,NJ,USA When India decided to side with United States and Europeans against Iran and vote accordingly in the IAEA resolution, the world got a very interesting signal. … www.indiadaily.com/editorial/4779.asp IRAN condemns Israeli aggression in Gaza Arabic News – USA The Iranian ‘Iran’ newspaper has condemned the Israeli aggression on the Palestinians in Gaza Strip, asserting that these aggressive acts aimed at ending the … www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050927/2005092712.html PM to brief Left parties on Iran Financial Express – Bombay,India NEW DELHI, SEP 27: With domestic concerns failing to be allayed on India’s stand on Iran and the decision to vote in favour of the IAEA resolution against … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=103853 IRAN May Downgrade Ties With Backers of UN Resolution (Update2) Bloomberg – USA 27 (Bloomberg) — Iran, holder of the world’s second- largest reserves of oil and gas, may downgrade its trade ties with countries that backed a United Nations … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aYckfkOx4fO4&refer=japan 28/9/05 INDIA’S decision against Iran greatly influenced by the US Aljazeera.com – London,UK … the UN General Assembly, a group of American nuclear experts from the US State Department visited India to give a report detailing Washington’s views on Iran … www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=9610 INDIA, Iran bilateral relations plummet Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates NEW DELHI — India is in for major political discomfiture following its relations with Iran taking a dramatic plunge after Teheran reportedly pointing towards … www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2005/September/ subcontinent_September1100.xml&section=subcontinent&col= IRAN-INDIA gas deal Œin trouble’ Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan NEW DELHI, Sept 28: Iran has put India on notice over a controversial vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) governing board meeting on Saturday … www.dawn.com/2005/09/29/top5.htm GEO-POLITICAL stances in how Iran is handled: UK IranMania News – Iran … Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said that there were very important implications for the future of the Middle East in the way the issue of Iran’s nuclear program … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36095&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs CEMENT indices chaotic in Iran: Stock expert IranMania News – Iran … The 25 companies listed on stock market produce 90 percent of Iran?s cement,? … Iran is one of the major producers of low-cost cement in the world. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36123&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 29/9/05 BETRAYAL on Iran: Costs of India-US partnership Indian Express – New Delhi,India India voted with the US and the European sponsors of the resolution to arraign Iran in the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=79090 5 mt LNG from Iran by year-end Business Standard – India Talks on about request for additional 2.5 mt LNG; ONGC may develop Zufeyr field in Iran. Iran is close to selling 5 million tonnes … www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag= y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=201709 CPM:GOVT will have to undo Iran damage Times of India – India NEW DELHI: It does not look as if all will be quiet on the Iran front so soon. In a highly critical article in the party mouthpiece … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1247210.cms ATTACK on Iran would rocket oil prices to 400 dollars – General Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Sep. 29 — Oil prices on the international markets would shoot up to $400 a barrel if an attack were to be carried … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3859 WAS anti-Iran commitment given in July? Hindu – Chennai,India … been clinched only after India gave, inter alia, a “reciprocal” assurance — if not an absolute commitment — of its support at the IAEA on the Iran issue. … www.hindu.com/2005/09/30/stories/2005093010590100.htm 30/9/05 ‘US shared classified data on Iran’ Rediff – India The United States took the “unusual step” of sharing highly classified intelligence data on Iran’s alleged efforts to develop a nuclear-capable missile to … us.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/01iran.htm?q=tp&file=.htm IRAN-LEFT pipeline Indian Express – New Delhi,India In threatening the government that he will not “countenance” its vote against Iran’s nuclear proliferation at the International Atomic Energy Agency last … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=79168 ‘US shared classified data on Iran to convince India’ Sify – Taramani,Chennai,India Washington: The United States took the “unusual step” of sharing highly classified intelligence data on Iran’s alleged efforts to develop a nuclear-capable … sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13953509 LEFT to corner Centre on Iran, WTO Economic Times – India NEW DELHI: With Red cloisterers led by Prakash Karat alleging that the government is knee-deep in dubious economic and foreign policy deals, the government … economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1248706.cms US opposes India-Iran gas pipeline The Tribune – Chandigarh,India … energy cooperation deal signed with India recently was part of its effort to wean away the country from its plan to have gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan … www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051001/main4.htm 1/10/05 IRAN threatens oil boycott Scotsman – United Kingdom IRAN will hold back on oil sales if its nuclear programme is referred to the UN Security Council. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad … news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=2025702005 NO reversing Iran stand: PM Times of India – India … Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday made it, according to sources, amply clear that there is no possibility of reversing India’s stand on Iran at the next … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1248763.cms IRAN speaker visits Lebanon, Syria Aljazeera.net – Qatar The speaker of Iran ‘s parliament has visited Lebanon and Syria in a mark of solidarity with the two countries and Lebanon ‘s Hizb Allah resistance group. … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2545B0A9-71AE-40BB-BC9F-FEB8315C68C3.htm IRAN threatens to withhold oil sales Hindu – Chennai,India DUBAI (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES): Iran could hold back oil sales if it is referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions over its nuclear programme … www.hindu.com/2005/10/02/stories/2005100205991300.htm ‘VOTE against Iran a blot on foreign policy’: Karunakarn Newindpress – Chennai,India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The vote by India at the idea against Iran is against the basic policies adopted by governments in the past, democratic Indira Congress (K … www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IER20051001122722&Title=Kerala&Topic=0 2/10/05 NO curbing of oil sales,says Iran Prez Times of India – India DUBAI: Iran’s president has denied telling a newspaper that his government might curtail oil sales if Iran is referred to the UN Security Council for possible … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1249945.cms IRAQ rejects Saudi charge of Iran meddling San Jose Mercury News – United States … sign of rising tensions, Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr, a powerful member of the Shiite-led government, disputed Saudi accusations that Iran now dominates … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/12801392.htm IRAN sentences dissident to 5 years in jail for trying to topple … CBC News – Canada TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A revolutionary court Sunday sentenced a prominent liberal political dissident to five years in prison on charges of trying to topple the … www.cbc.ca/cp/world/051002/w100232.html VOTE was not against Iran, says PM Chennai Online – Chennai,India New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India’s decision to support the IAEA resolution on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme was not … www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B179D915 5-C94E-4510-BE2A-2E5A83F7672E%7D&CATEGORYNAME=National IRAN: party stands by Manmohan Hindu – Chennai,India NEW DELHI: On Saturday the Prime Minister was asked about CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat’s sharp criticism on India’s Iran vote. If … www.hindu.com/2005/10/03/stories/2005100313040100.htm 3/10/05 WOMEN in black rally at British embassy in Iran IranMania News – Iran … 150 women joined by a hardline MP rallied outside the British embassy in Tehran Monday in the latest protest over Western pressure on Iran’s nuclear programme. … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36268&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs LEFT for nationwide protest on Iran issue Financial Express – Bombay,India … appeared set to land the UPA in fresh trouble on the foreign policy matrix with its determination to call for a nationwide protest on the Iran vote issue this … www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=104525 US warns nations against nuclear coop. with Iran Jerusalem Post – Israel In an apparent reference to Russia, the United States urged governments to end nuclear projects with Iran in light of a recent finding that Teheran is not … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1128310333836 TIME to get tough, hardline Iran paper tells gov’t IranMania News – Iran LONDON, October 4 (IranMania) – Iran’s new hardline government has had plenty of time to settle in and urgently needs to “get down to business” by combating a … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36272&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ANTI-IRAN vote an “abject lesson” for India, says Lantos Hindu – Chennai,India NEW DELHI: Tom Lantos, the US legislator who led the charge against India’s relations with Iran at Congressional hearings on the Indo-US nuclear deal last month … www.hindu.com/2005/10/04/stories/2005100404901000.htm 4/10/05 IRAN less than anxious at restive nuclear watchdogs Financial Times – London,England,UK When Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran’s fundamentalist president, recently met other senior leaders in Tehran, he suggested they should not worry unduly about … news.ft.com/cms/s/8beaaf0e-353d-11da-9e12-00000e2511c8.html RUSSIA urges further cooperation between Iran, IAEA Xinhua – China 4 (Xinhuanet) — Russia sees the recent resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran as a signal for further cooperation between the two … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/05/content_3583396.htm IRAN private sector expresses interest in N-plans IranMania News – Iran LONDON, October 5 (IranMania) – Iran’s Majlis Energy Committee Chairman Kamal Daneshyar expressed his approval of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s remarks at … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36312&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs GOVT won’t give Left assurance on Iran vote Indian Express – New Delhi,India NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 4: The UPA government has no intention of giving the Left any prior commitment on the Iran issue since New Delhi’s vote at the November 5 … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=79436 IF Iran went nuclear… Indian Express – New Delhi,India Some in India may raise the question why Iran should not go nuclear as Pakistan has done. Would its consequences be worse than in the case of Pakistan? … iecolumnists.expressindia.com/full_column.php?content_id=79396 5/10/05 IRAN must heed the call The Japan Times – Japan The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) late last month adopted a resolution that criticized Iran’s response over its nuclear … www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?ed20051006a1.htm IRAN minister tours Gulf countries San Jose Mercury News – United States MUSCAT, Oman – Iran’s foreign minister met with Omani officials Wednesday, part of a tour of Gulf countries to win support for his government’s standoff with … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/12827795.htm UK accuses Iran over links with Iraq Financial Times – London,England,UK Britain has accused Iran of seeking to undermine western forces in Iraq by contacting Sunni insurgents and a radical Shia group, in possible retaliation for … news.ft.com/cms/s/962e0222-3605-11da-903d-00000e2511c8.html IRAN: Progress made in nuclear fuel cycle program Jerusalem Post – Israel Iran has made progress in its nuclear fuel cycle program, a technology that can be used to produce nuclear fuel or atomic weapons, the president said in a … www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1128478900302 BRITISH troops are pawns in Iran’s vicious game Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom For the past two years, the Foreign Office has done its utmost to defend Iran from American accusations that Iranian mullahs were stirring trouble in Iraq. … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/06 /wiran106.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/06/ixnewstop.html 5/10/05 US and UK warn Iran and Syria on terror Financial Times – London,England,UK The US and Britain yesterday issued blunt warnings to Iran and Syria over their alleged involvement with terrorist groups, with Tony Blair declaring there was … news.ft.com/cms/s/b0daf9a2-36cf-11da-bedc-00000e2511c8.html IRAN not to invite Solana to next round of Iran-EU nuclear talks Xinhua – China 6 (Xinhuanet) — Iran will not invite EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to the next round of nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany, the official … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/07/content_3588555.htm US Denies Considering Expanded Ties with Iran Voice of America – USA By David Gollust. The Bush administration said Thursday it is not considering any upgrade of diplomatic contacts with Iran. The remarks … www.voanews.com/english/2005-10-06-voa73.cfm BRITAIN reaches limits of diplomacy with Iran Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom On Wednesday, he accused Iran of supplying technology to those who have attacked British patrols in southern Iraq with roadside bombs over the past six months. … www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/ 10/07/dl0701.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2005/10/07/ixopinion.html NUCLEAR Iran a recipe for stability The Statesman – Kolkata,India Did India do the right thing by Iran? … First, they contend that Iran has been just a fair weather friend of India and has always backed Pakistan on Kashmir. … www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=4&theme=&usrsess=1&id=92197 7/10/05 NOBEL Peace Prize Sends Message to Iran, Israel Says CNSNews.com – Alexandria,VA,USA Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – Awarding the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency sends a warning to Iran about its development of … www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=%5CForeignBur eaus%5Carchive%5C200510%5CFOR20051007d.html IRAN Denies British Claims Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey By Cihan News Agency. Iran has replied to British claims that Iran is providing equipment to the resistance in Iraq. Iranian Foreign … www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20051007&hn=25051 IRAN Says IAEA Inspections Could End Guardian Unlimited – UK TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran could stop UN inspections of its nuclear facilities, its top envoy said Friday, as tens of thousands of Iranians rallied in support of … www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5329176,00.html IRAN again faces charges of Iraq meddling San Jose Mercury News – United States BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iran’s influence in Iraq has been debated at length but inconclusively since Saddam Hussein’s ouster. Now with US … www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/12846550.htm NATWAR prefers Iran The Statesman – Kolkata,India 7. — External affairs minister Mr Natwar Singh said India will continue to strengthen “mutually beneficial” links with Iran “in a manner consistent … www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=92285 8/10/05 IRAN DENOUNCES NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO ELBARADE’I Iran Press Service – Paris,France PARIS, 8 Oct. (IPS) Iran reacted with a quasi indifference, if not anger, at the nomination of the United Nations International nuclear watchdog and it’s … www.iran-press-service.com/ips/articles-2005/october-2005/iran_iaea_award_81005.shtml MILITARY team looks for proof of Iran’s links with Iraq rebels Scotland on Sunday – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK The Foreign Office last night confirmed that experts were engaged in an intensive operation to back up growing concerns that Iran is “interfering” to deadly … scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=2062112005 IRAN calls for negotiations, not threats to handle nuclear issue Xinhua – China 8 (Xinhuanet) — Iran on Saturday urged the European Union (EU) to pursue negotiations rather than threats on Iran’s nuclear issue, expressing optimism over … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/09/content_3595676.htm NOW we know the truth about Iran, we must act Iran Focus – Iran … discover that the future constitutional arrangements for Iraq had been completely superseded by official British confirmation that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3942 IRAN’S Stocks Plunge After Vote for UN Review of Nuclear Program New York Times – United States 8 – Iran’s government and Parliament held emergency meetings this week on the country’s plummeting stock market, where prices have declined nearly 30 percent … www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/international/middleeast/09iran.html 9/10/05 IRAN urges IAEA to end its nuclear case Xinhua – China 9 (Xinhuanet) — Iran on Sunday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to stay away from political influences so as to end its nuclear case as … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/09/content_3599241.htm IRAN ‘treated worse than North Korea’ Financial Times – London,England,UK Iran’s top security official yesterday accused international bodies of treating Tehran worse than North Korea and attacked a “fascism” that denied Iran … news.ft.com/cms/s/683fdfca-392a-11da-900a-00000e2511c8.html NEW Delhi gives US the nod over Iran The Japan Times – Japan By B. GAUTAM. MADRAS, India — India needs natural gas from Iran and nuclear technology from America. New Delhi chose to give priority … www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?eo20051010a2.htm IRAN press fumes over UK claims BBC News – UK Iranian newspapers have been building up a head of steam over the past few days after Britain accused elements in Iran of involvement in fatal attacks against … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4323938.stm NO decision by states can deprive Iran of N-right IranMania News – Iran LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) – An Iranian official said no political act by any state can deprive Iran of its legal and inalienable right to develop nuclear … www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=36485&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs 10/10/05 REGION: Iran gives cautious welcome to ElBaradei’s Nobel prize Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan … and its chief should allow the organisation to insist on its independence and shun attempts to turn it into a political tool of the West, Iran’s Foreign … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-10-2005_pg4_14 IRAN to reveal plans on resuming negotiations Expatica – Netherlands … The spokesman said that Iran’s foreign minister plans to visit China, and different diplomatic delegations will be dispatched to European, Asian, Arabian and … www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id =24354&name=Iran+to+reveal+plans+on+resuming+negotiations CITING Iran, Left pushes for Œindependent foreign policy’ Indian Express – New Delhi,India NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 10: In an effort to step up pressure on the government to reverse its decision on supporting the resolution against Iran at the IAEA and … www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=79768 LARIJANI: Iran will suspend nuclear spot checks if threatened Iran Focus – Iran Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10 … Ahmadinejad. As secretary general of the SNSC, Larijani is in charge of Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the West. … www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3954 RICE to hammer out Iran strategy with European powers Reuters.uk – UK WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will hammer out a joint strategy with European powers over how to curb Iran’s suspected nuclear … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005 -10-10T170618Z_01_YUE061485_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN-USA.xml 11/10/05 WHY EU, Iran still far apart over nukes Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA TEHRAN, IRAN — For months before Iran’s June elections, front-runner and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sent clandestine messages to … www.csmonitor.com/2005/1012/p07s02-wome.html BRITAIN accuses Iran of running training camps for bombers Independent – London,England,UK Iran is running international “training camps” for bombers who carry out attacks on British troops in Iraq, according to senior British officials. … news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article318843.ece EU3 look to Russia to influence Iran on nuclear talks Financial Times – London,England,UK … Iran has given no indication to the EU3, Britain, France and Germany it will accept last month’s IAEA resolution that found Tehran in “non-compliance” with … news.ft.com/cms/s/1d74f250-3a74-11da-b0d3-00000e2511c8, dwp_uuid=d4f2ab60-c98e-11d7-81c6-0820abe49a01.html CYBER age: ND Batra:Q&A: Iran-India diplomacy The Statesman – Kolkata,India … Iran is a one-party Islamic fundamentalist state with strong ties with Hizbollah (founded in 1982 with Iran’s support), which has been responsible for … www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=4&theme=&usrsess=1&id=92692 LAVROV Sees ‘Minor’ Iran Differences The Moscow Times – Russia PARIS — Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow backed continued UN inspections of Iran’s nuclear program, and played down “minor differences … www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/10/12/021.html 12/10/05 IN a Shift, Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Talks New York Times – United States 12-Iran said in a statement reported Wednesday that it was willing to resume talks with three European countries about its nuclear program, but it insisted … www.nytimes.com/2005/10/13/international/middleeast/13iran.html BRITAIN says Iran training Iraqi bombers Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan LONDON: Britain has accused Iran of running training camps to teach militants how to carry out roadside bomb attacks on British troops in southern Iraq … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C10%5C13%5Cstory_13-10-2005_pg4_17 STARGAZING bug seizes the imagination in Iran Reuters.uk – UK … In rural Iran, many people still respect the strict Islamic code which encourages segregation of the sexes and obliges women to cover their hair and wear long … today.reuters.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005- 10-13T010911Z_01_DIT304075_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-SCIENCE-IRAN-STARGAZING-DC.XML IRAN’S heritage deserves respect from America and Europe Guardian Unlimited – UK … Yet the Shah and his father, the soldier who seized the throne in Iran in 1926, were not wrong in seeking a source of legitimacy in the pre-Islamic past. … www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1590998,00.html RIO finds gold in Iran Advertiser Adelaide – Adelaide,South Australia,Australia MINER Rio Tinto says it has found a “significant” gold resource in Iran that could increase the Islamic Republic’s output of the precious metal fivefold. … www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,16905166%255E462,00.html 13/10/05 EU Parliament urges Iran to comply with NPT Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday said Iran must comply with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and improve its human rights record or remain … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C10%5C14%5Cstory_14-10-2005_pg4_18 CHINA, Iran to discuss development of bilateral ties, FM spokesman People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China China and Iran will discuss the further development of bilateral ties during Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki’s visit to China, said Chinese Foreign … english.people.com.cn/200510/14/eng20051014_214241.html RICE to visit Russia to build Iran pressure Malaysia Star – Malaysia PARIS (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lobby Russia to pressure Iran over its suspected nuclear arms programmes at talks in Moscow on … thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/14/worldupdates/2005- 10-14T030309Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-219397-2&sec=Worldupdates WORLD may have to live with nuclear Iran – study Reuters.uk – UK WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons and the United States may find it less costly to deter a nuclear-armed Iran than to … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-10-1 3T184445Z_01_YUE367440_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAN-USA-REPORT.xml&archived=False UK govt issues new warning to Iran, Hezbollah over attacks on … Forbes – USA LYNEHAM, UK (AFX) – British Defence Secretary John Reid issued a new warning to Iran and the militant group Hezbollah today over a recent series of bomb … www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/10/13/afx2275814.html 14/10/05 IRAN calls on Iraqis to vote for constitution Tehran Times – Iran … Iran’s Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi has also issued a statement calling on Iraqis to put aside their differences at this critical juncture and to vote in … www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=10/15/2005&Cat=2&Num=010 US, France Warn Iran On Nuclear Program Washington Post – United States … 14 — The United States and France jointly warned Iran Friday that it continues to face the danger of referral to the UN Security Council if it does not … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101401938.html US, France pressure Iran over N-issue Aljazeera.net – Qatar The United States and France have increased pressure on Iran to return to negotiations over its suspected nuclear arms programmes and made new threats to refer … english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BBD049A1-065F-462F-8650-E9221E2E9D29.htm IRAN warned to clear up nuclear questions Miami Herald – FL,USA VIENNA, Austria – The chief US representative to the UN atomic agency warned Iran again on Friday to clear up questions about its nuclear program as the … www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/12905947.htm IRAN on agenda for CND conference This is London – London,England,UK … Iranian ambassador is due to address the annual conference of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament as controversy continued to rage over Iran’s civil nuclear … www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWA10044341129289478A00?source=PA%20Feed 15/10/05 US official says Iran is deceiving the world about its nuclear … Taipei Times – Taiwan US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton accused Iran of spending the last 18 years trying to develop nuclear weapons to intimidate the Middle East and “possibly to … www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/10/16/2003275980 BOMB Attack Kills Four at Mall in Iran Washington Post – United States … In recent weeks, Iran repeatedly has accused Britain of provoking unrest in Khuzestan province, which is located next to the region in Iraq where 8,500 British … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/15/AR2005101501315.html ENVOY denies Iran helped bomb UK troops Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA LONDON — Iran’s ambassador to Britain on Saturday denied that his country has given insurgents in Iraq explosives technology to bomb British soldiers and said … seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1104AP_Britain_Iran.html ‘MYSTERY disease’ kills thousands of ducks in Iran Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia An unknown disease has caused the deaths of thousands of wild Teal ducks in north-western Iran, but a government official said today the cause was not the bird … www.smh.com.au/news/world/mystery-disease-kills-thousands-of-ducks-in-iran/2005/10/16/1129401133568.html IRAN ‘plotting nuclear arms for 18 years’ Scotsman – United Kingdom IRAN has engaged in an 18-year programme to develop nuclear weapons and may be intending to supply them to terrorists, one of the United States’ most senior … news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=2096142005 16/10/05 RICE enlists support for Syria, Iran showdowns Reuters – USA … US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mobilized support among major powers for diplomatic showdowns over the next few weeks with Syria and Iran on a trip that … today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-10-1 7T005402Z_01_WRI703131_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-SYRIA-USA.xml&archived=False US, Britain, Iran trade charges over attacks Reuters – USA TEHRAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s president accused Britain on Sunday of being behind deadly weekend bomb attacks in Iran, sharply escalating tension after the … today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005 -10-16T213514Z_01_KWA651780_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN.xml&archived=False IRAN on the agenda Channel 4 News – London,UK The US Secretary of State arrives in Britain with harsh warnings for Iran over alleged interference in Iraq and nuclear weapons. … www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=953 DEAD, but not bird flu: Iran; Kuwait bans poultry imports Arab Times – Kuwait … The Gulf Sultanate of Oman on Saturday banned the import of all types of live birds and their products from Romania, Turkey and Iran, as part of measures to … www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=5349&cat=a IRAN mission to win India’s nuclear nod Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India … November 25. It will decide Iran’s fate, and if negotiations fail the issue may be referred to the UN Security Council. Although … www.telegraphindia.com/1051017/asp/nation/story_5362500.asp 17/10/05 IRAN must return to nuclear talks, says US Forbes – USA WASHINGTON (AFX) – The White House has said that Iran must return to negotiations aimed at easing fears that Tehran is trying to get nuclear weapons or face … www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/10/17/afx2281427.html STIRRINGS near Iran’s oil fields in Khuzestan International Herald Tribune – France … in one of North Tehran’s most exclusive neighborhoods may seem like the perfect place of retirement for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s more intellectual … www.iht.com/getina/files/283042.html US urges Iran to return to nuclear talks with EU People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China The United States said on Monday that it has deep concerns about Iran’s nuclear weapons program and it must return to negotiations with the EU or face possible … english.people.com.cn/200510/18/eng20051018_214962.html REGION: Iran readies to suspend NPT additional protocol Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan … would be obligated to suspend voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports Iran’s nuclear … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C10%5C18%5Cstory_18-10-2005_pg4_14 IRAN hails Iraq’s turnout in constitution referendum People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China … “Iran voices full support for the Iraqi government and nation in their determination to achieve their goals, and calls on all Iraqi political and religious … english.people.com.cn/200510/18/eng20051018_214957.html

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