Official: Iran sanctions could chill talks (Moldova.org)
Threats of new sanctions against Iran could compromise negotiations between the West and the Islamic republic, an Iranian official said Thursday.Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, said U.S threats against Tehran could result in increased diplomatic tensions, RIA Novosti reported.The statements made by U.S. officials that Iran must suspend its uranium …
Iran dismisses Israeli threat to nuclear facilities | World news … – Guardian Unlimited
Tehran today denounced Israel as a “threat to global peace” after Israel held a large military exercise in an apparent dress rehearsal for a potential attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Iranian int’l referee arrives in China (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Iran – Olympic – Moradi Iranian international football referee Masoud Moradi who is to judge the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games arrived in China on Thursday.
UPDATE 3-Gold near 3-week low on oil, Iran tensions may help – Reuters
SINGAPORE, July 30 (Reuters) – Gold fell further on Wednesday, hovering near its lowest level in three weeks after oil prices dropped, but tensions in the Middle East could spur safe-haven buying at lower levels. Platinum bounced from lows but fears …
Iran: No deadline mentioned in nuke talks (UPI)
TEHRAN, July 31 (UPI) — Iran’s response to an international package of incentives to suspend its nuclear enrichment program was its own proposal involving more talks, officials said.
U.S., Israel discuss diplomatic push on Iran (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Israel voiced displeasure on Thursday at recent U.S. engagement with Iran and urged the Bush administration to stand firm on demanding Tehran abandon nuclear projects with bomb-making potential, an Israeli official said.
Iranian President on Relations with DPRK (Korean Central News Agency)
Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President, met and had a friendly talk in Tehran on July 29 with the DPRK delegation headed by Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun to the conference of foreign ministers of non-aligned countries.
No deadline set in nuclear dispute, says Iranian foreign minister (EARTHtimes.org)
Tehran – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said that no deadline had been set for Iran by world powers regarding the ongoing dispute over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme, Tehran media reported Thursday. The terminology of dead…
Iran halts fuel exports to maintain stockpile – Gulf News
Singapore: Iran, a regular exporter of fuel oil to Asia, will halt shipments of the heavy fuel from August as it builds domestic stocks ahead of winter, and due to a heavy fourth-quarter maintenance season, industry sources said on Thursday. Iran has …
