IRAN NEWS

Russia drops enrichment plan for Iran
Russia yesterday closed ranks with the United States and its European allies over Iran's suspect nuclear programs, abandoning a plan to allow Tehran to conduct some uranium-enrichment programs on its own soil.

France urges Iran to suspend nuclear research
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
France called on Iran to suspend its nuclear research activities, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. "We are asking for a return ...

"Homosexuals face persecution in Iran"
IranMania News - Iran
... A US-based human rights monitor on Wednesday urged the Netherlands to reconsider a threat to deport homosexual aslyum-seekers back to Iran where the group says ...

Annan urges Washington to cool rhetoric over Iran's nuclear ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... Annan on Wednesday urged the US government to cool its rhetoric one day after Vice President Dick Cheney warned of "meaningful consequences" if Iran refused to ...

Iran still open to talks ahead of Security Council
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
VIENNA - Iran remains open to talks to resolve its nuclear standoff with the West despite pending UN Security Council action over its case, Teheran’s envoy ...

Iran Threatens US With 'Harm and Pain'
RedState - Mclean,VA,USA
Here we go, the war of the words heats up. This is the beginning of increased tension between Iran and the world as the realization of sanctions nears. ...

Referral of nuclear file would jeopardize JV talks - Iran
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
TEHRAN, March 8 (RIA Novosti) - Talks on Russia's proposal to form a joint venture with Iran to enrich uranium on Russian territory will become meaningless if ...

Iran to review oil exports if pushed by UN
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran, faced with likely Security Council debate next week over its nuclear programme, said on Wednesday it would have to review its oil ...

IRAN'S FREEDOM FIGHTERS
MichNews.com - Troy,MI,USA
By J. Grant Swank, Jr. Since 1979, Iran has declared war on the USA. ... Iran's goal has always been Islam world rule, particularly overtaking the USA. ...

US Plans to Open Representative Office in Iran
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey
The United States administration is likely to open a representative office in Iran in the near future, said Ross Wilson, the US Ambassador to Ankara. ...

Full text of NAM's statement on Iran's nuclear program
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran
... NAM) representatives at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors here on Wednesday issued a statement on Iran's nuclear program. ...

Rice Says US Supports Russian Proposal on Iran After Talks With ...
MOSNEWS - Russia
... Lavrov US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the United States still supports Russian proposal that would establish a Russia-Iran joint venture on ...