China Open to Backing Tougher UN Sanctions on Iran, Envoy Says (BusinessWeek)
China is open to backing tougher United Nations sanctions on Iran after initially refusing to enter talks on new measures intended to block the possible development of Iranian nuclear weapons, a Chinese diplomat said.
Iran summons Italian ambassador over arms-smuggling arrests (Roundup) – Monsters and Critics
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told Fars that the Italian envoy was asked by Tehran to explain the arrests. The spokesman said the arrest of the IRIB correspondent indicated the ‘start of a new game with still ambiguous aims.’
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls Sept 11 ‘big fabrication’ (The Malaysian Insider)
TEHRAN, March 6 — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the Sept 11 attacks on the United States a “big fabrication” that was used to justify the US war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported. Ahmadinejad, who often rails against the West and Israel, made the comment in a meeting with Intelligence Ministry personnel. It came amid escalating tension in the long …
EXTRA: Iran condemns blast in Iraq, says one Iranian killed (EARTHtimes.org)
Tehran – Iran harshly condemned Saturday’s car bomb blast in the Iraqi city the city of Najaf in which, according to Tehran, one Iranian woman was killed, the ISNA news agency reportedIraqi police announced that a total of seven pilgrims were killed …
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls Sept 11 “big fabrication” (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the September 11 attacks on the United States a “big fabrication” that was used to justify the U.S. war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran threatens to withdraw nuclear offer (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) March 4, 2010 Iran may withdraw a counter-offer it made to the International Atomic Energy Agency in response to proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, its IAEA envoy warned on Thursday.
Western sanctions draft targets Iran’s banks abroad (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges “vigilance” against the Islamic Republic’s central bank, diplomats said on Friday.
Iran Lobbies Over Rights Forum (Payvand Iran News)
Denying rights abuses could prove costly for Tehran, both economically and politically. Iranian activists have viewed with anger and dismay the outcome of a United Nations review of human rights in Iran and the country’s rejection of its recommendations. -Omid Memarian
Iran warns of Italy’s ‘Mafia-style’ approach to N-issue (Press TV)
The Association of Iranian Journalists and Reporters describes the arrest of TV correspondent Hamid Masoumi-Nejad in Italy as ‘a Mafia-style tactic’ to pressure Iran over its nuclear program.
Iran warns Italy over journalist’s detention: report (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran warned Italy on Saturday it may retaliate in kind over Rome’s detention of an Iranian journalist, state broadcaster IRIB reported.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a ‘big lie’ (WKBT La Crosse)
Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official versionof the Sept. 11 attacks a “big lie” used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported.
Iran prevents opposition cleric’s son from flying to London (EARTHtimes.org)
Tehran – Iranian police have prevented the son of leading opposition cleric Mehdi Karroubi from leaving the country, opposition websites reported Saturday. Mohammad-Taghi Karroubi, a university lecturer, was leaving Iran on Friday for London for repo…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls Sept 11 “big fabrication” (The Star)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States a “big fabrication” that was used to justify the U.S. war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a ‘big lie’ (NBC26 Green Bay)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has again questioned the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S., calling it a “big lie” used as an excuse to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.
