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October 2003 Iran Special Weapons News



  • U-S / IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 31 Oct 2003 -- The United States Friday urged International Atomic Energy Agency (I-A-E-A) member countries to hold Iran to its promises to fully disclose its nuclear program.
  • EDITORIAL: SEEKING A NEW DAY IN IRAN VOA 31 Oct 2003 -- The Iranian government uses torture, arbitrary detention, and excessive force to repress the freedom of speech, association, and religion of citizens. Iran's pursuit and development of weapons of mass destruction have aroused international concern. Iran continues to be the world's foremost state supporter of terrorism through its support of organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestine Islamic Jihad. Elements of the Iranian government have helped members of al-Qaida and Ansar al-Islam travel through and find safe haven in Iran.
  • EDITORIAL: THE U.S. AND IRAN VOA 31 Oct 2003 -- The U.S. is committed to supporting the Iranian people in their aspirations for a democratic, prosperous country. But today in Iran, there is a struggle between extremists mired in the past and those who want a free and modern state.
  • IAEA / IRAN VOA 31 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has handed over a great deal of information on its past nuclear activities, but it is too early to judge whether the program is for peaceful purposes only.
  • ElBaradei stresses Iran`s right for peaceful nuclear program IRNA 31 Oct 2003 -- Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohammad ElBaradei once again stressed Iran`s right to have a peaceful nuclear program.
  • Top cleric says Iran`s "red lines" still exist over NPT protocol IRNA 31 Oct 2003 -- Senior cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said here on Friday that Iran`s accepting to sign the additional protocol of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was a decision that the Islamic establishment had made to pass the crisis, stressing however that Iran`s "red lines" still exist over the issue.
  • IAEA says verification of nuclear activities in Iran making 'good progress' UN News centre 31 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said today that its verification work in Iran is making "good progress" a week after Tehran turned over a dossier on its nuclear activities.
  • UN: El-Baradei Says Questions Remain On Iran's Nuclear Programs RFE/RL 31 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, Mohammad el-Baradei, says his International Atomic Energy Agency is analyzing Iran's report on its nuclear programs, and that many questions remain.
  • Iran says US deputy secretary of state`s comments inappropriate IRNA 30 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here on Wednesday evening branded US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage`s comments on Iran as "inappropriate and one-sided."
  • Iran: Nuclear Crisis Renews Debate Over Whether U.S. Should Engage Tehran RFE/RL 30 Oct 2003 -- As the 31 October deadline approaches for Tehran to answer all questions about its nuclear program, media attention is focusing on the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as the main forum for solving the debate over Iran's suspected efforts at weapons development. But in the United States there is vigorous debate over whether Washington can afford to leave the issue solely in the hands of the international arms control community. Given the divisiveness in the crisis over Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, many U.S. policymakers say "no" -- and the search is on for other multilateral steps.
  • U.S. Remains Opposed to World Bank Loans for Iran Washington File 29 Oct 2003 -- The United States continues to oppose World Bank assistance to Iran, but has been unable to block loans to that country in recent years, as other large Bank shareholders have sought to increase their engagement with Iran, a senior U.S. Treasury Official says.
  • IRAQ: Focus on Iranian Kurd refugees IRIN 29 Oct 2003 -- After 24 years of waiting, Iranian Kurds at the Al-Tash camp, near Al-Ramadi in western Iraq, say they are again waiting to be allowed to move to a new home. Community leaders say they want to move to northern Iraq, since they claim the Iranian government will not allow most of them to return home. Those who feel they could return worry that their children will not be allowed to attend school or will be ostracised.
  • Iran: Will U.S. Leave Nuclear Crisis To International Arms-Control Community? (Part 1) RFE/RL 29 Oct 2003 -- As the 31 October deadline approaches for Tehran to answer all questions about its nuclear program, media attention is focusing on the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as the main forum for solving the debate over Iran's suspected efforts at weapons development. But in the United States there is vigorous debate over whether Washington can afford to leave the issue solely in the hands of the international arms-control community. Given the divisiveness of the crisis over Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, many U.S. policymakers say "no" -- and the search is on for other multilateral steps.
  • Iran: Diplomat Says Washington Open To Limited Talks With Tehran RFE/RL 29 Oct 2003 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says the United States is open to resuming limited talks with Iran on issues of mutual interest, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and drug trafficking. But unless Tehran shares information on Al-Qaeda members in Iran, Armitage says relations between the two countries will not improve.
  • Khatami termed US charges against Iran as repetitive IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Wednesday, referred to the US charges against Iran as a repetition and said that there is nothing new about it.
  • Majlis will ratify cabinet`s proposed draft on additional protocol IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- Majlis Speaker Mehdi Karroubi here on Wednesday, voicing support for the draft on nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) additional protocol due to be submitted by the cabinet, said that Majlis will ratify the draft regardless of its layout.
  • Last group of Iranian shift engineers for Bushehr trained IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- The last group of Iranian shift engineers for the Bushehr nuclear power plant has completed a course of training at the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Russia.
  • Russia, Iran agree to sign spent n-fuel protocol soon IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- Russia and Iran have agreed to sign a protocol on the return of spent nuclear fuel from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the near future, a Russian Atomic Energy official said after bilateral talks on the issue on Wednesday.
  • US expected to take practical steps to improve relations with Iran IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- The United States is expected to take practical steps to improve relations with Iran, Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said on Wednesday.
  • Americans gradually coming closer to realities, spokesman says IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- The Americans are gradually coming closer to the realities, but, the big question is what practical steps the US will take to attract confidence of the Iranian nation, Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said Wednesday in his weekly press briefing.
  • Russian official: No obstacle in sending fuel to Bushehr plant IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- Russian Minister of Nuclear Energy Alexander Rumyantsev in a meeting here Wednesday with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Gholam-Reza Shafei said there is no obstacle to sending fuel for Bushehr nuclear power plant.
  • Military aircraft crashes near Zanjan, two killed IRNA 29 Oct 2003 -- An aircraft belonging to Iranian armed forces crashed late Wednesday in the vicinity of the city of Zanjan about 300 kms northwest of Tehran.
  • U.S. Calls on Iran to Turn Over Suspected Al-Qaida Operatives Washington File 28 Oct 2003 -- State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters October 27 that the United States calls on Iran to turn over all suspected Al-Qaeda operatives to the United States, their countries of origin, or third countries for interrogation and trial. He was speaking during the regular State Department briefing.
  • Iran: Tehran Says It Will Not Hand Over Al-Qaeda Detainees RFE/RL 28 Oct 2003 -- Iran today rejected a U.S. demand to hand over senior Al-Qaeda operatives in its custody. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi called the U.S. demands unacceptable.
  • Asefi: Arrested Al-Qaeda members to stand trial in Iran IRNA 28 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi on Tuesday rejected a US demand for extradition of Al-Qaeda members who are now in custody in Iran.
  • UN says: Iran reports to Security Council Committee on efforts to block Al-Qaeda, Taliban IRNA 28 Oct 2003 -- Iran has turned over a list of `suspicious persons` to a United Nations Security Council committee overseeing sanctions against Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and the Taliban, said a press release issued by the United Nations Information Center here on Tuesday.
  • CONGRESS / IRAN / SYRIA VOA 28 Oct 2003 -- U-S policy toward key countries in the Middle East against the backdrop of continuing challenges to the U-S military occupation of Iraq. With terrorist attacks in Iraq continuing, many lawmakers are concerned about the attitudes of Syria and Iran, and are debating how the United States should handle relations with Damascus and Teheran in the continuing war on terror.
  • CONGRESS / IRAN VOA 28 Oct 2003 -- A key U-S Senator says Iran continues to pose a threat to global security, despite its vow last week to open its nuclear program to international inspections.
  • Iran: Tehran Says It Will Not Hand Over Al-Qaeda Detainees RFE/RL 28 Oct 2003 -- Iran today rejected a U.S. demand to hand over senior Al-Qaeda operatives in its custody. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi called the U.S. demands unacceptable.
  • IAEA / IRAN VOA 28 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says its inspectors are spending this week in Iran, checking the accuracy of Tehran's account of its nuclear activities.
  • Russia, Iran to discuss protocol on return of spent nuclear fuel IRNA 28 Oct 2003 -- Russia and Iran are to discuss in Moscow on Wednesday a date and place of signing an additional protocol on Tehran`s returning spent nuclear fuel from reactor No. 1 of Iran`s nuclear power plant constructed in Bushehr, a spokesman for the Russian Nuclear Energy Ministry told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.
  • FM: Suspension of uranium enrichment involves a technical process IRNA 28 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here on Tuesday said that in order for Iran to suspend the uranium enrichment process, the required technical grounds should first be prepared.
  • U.S. to Support Freedom, Oppose Terrorism and WMD in Iran Washington File 28 Oct 2003 -- The United States intends to pursue a "flexible, dynamic and multifaceted" policy toward Iran in order to encourage the Iranian people's desire for greater freedom while countering negative policies of their government, such as pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and support for terrorism, said Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
  • Despite Dangers in Iraq, "We're Not Leaving," Bush Says Washington File 28 Oct 2003 -- President Bush said that while terrorists are trying to create conditions of "fear and retreat" in Iraq, it is necessary to keep in mind the overall improvement in conditions for the people in the country, and the flexible tactics that coalition forces are adopting to suppress the terrorist threat.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 43 27 Oct 2003 -- TEHRAN RELUCTANTLY CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL... / ...HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO... / ...AND PROMPTS FURTHER SKEPTICISM / IRAN EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION / ALGERIAN PRESIDENT VISITS IRAN, RENEWS LONG-BROKEN TIES / OIL AND GAS DOMINATE PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT / KHATAMI CONGRATULATES AZERBAIJANI COUNTERPART / SUPREME LEADER ADDRESSES PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES / LANDLORDS FACE NEW TAX RATES / IRAN CONFRONTS INCOME DISPARITIES AND INFLATION / IRANIAN PETROLEUM MINISTER TO FACE PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONING OVER NORWEGIAN DEAL
  • Iran: Tehran Backtracks On Pledge To End Uranium Enrichment RFE/RL 27 Oct 2003 -- Iran appears to be having second thoughts about its promise to the European Union to suspend its uranium-enrichment effort -- a central part of the international crisis over Iran's suspected nuclear-weapons program. The Foreign Ministry now says Tehran will have to consider the "modalities of a suspension" before taking action, while the arms-control community remains determined that Iran renounce its enrichment activities.
  • Transparency of Iran-Russia nuclear cooperation confirmed IRNA 27 Oct 2003 -- State Duma`s Security Committee Deputy Chairman Victor Ilyukhin here on Monday stressed the transparency of Iran-Russia nuclear cooperation.
  • Solana, ElBaradei discuss Iran`s nuclear program IRNA 27 Oct 2003 -- EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, the foreign ministers of Italy, France, the UK plus a representative of the German government met the head of the IAEA, Mohammad ElBaradei, in Brussels Monday.
  • Gov`t spokesman: Iran to suspend uranium enrichment process IRNA 27 Oct 2003 -- Government Spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh here on Monday referred to Iran`s suspension of its nuclear enrichment activities in accordance with the recently-issued four-party Tehran Statement and said that it has not yet been materialized.
  • Gov`t spokesman: Iran to suspend uranium enrichment process. IRNA 27 Oct 2003 -- Government Spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said here Monday that signing of Tehran Statement is in line with Iran`s detente policy and in view of President Mohammad Khatami`s pledge to the public, adding that the majority of the Iranian community approve the measure.
  • Iran has provided UN with names of 225 al Qaeda suspects: Asefi IRNA 26 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here on Sunday that Iran has provided the UN with the names of 225 people whom it had repatriated to their respective countries on suspicion of membership in the al-Qaeda terror network.
  • IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 26 Oct 2003 -- Iran says it has not yet stopped its program for enriching uranium, days after it promised three European nations it would do so. An Iranian Foreign Ministry official says Tehran is still looking into how it should proceed with dismantling the work that the United States says is aimed at making atomic weapons.
  • I-A-E-A/IRAN VOA 26 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says it sent a team of its inspectors to Tehran to check on the nuclear declaration that Iran gave to the agency this past week.
  • Iran says studying suspension of its nuclear enrichment plans IRNA 26 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here on Sunday Iran is studying the suspension of its uranium enrichment plans with a view to stopping them.
  • Foreign Ministry briefs ambassadors on Iran-EU nuclear talks IRNA 26 Oct 2003 -- Ambassadors and heads of foreign diplomatic missions in Tehran were invited on Sunday to the Foreign Ministry for a briefing on the recent negotiations between Iran and three European countries on Iran`s nuclear program.
  • Rowhani: Leader opposed to attempts to access nuclear weapons IRNA 25 Oct 2003 -- Secretary for the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani here on Saturday, said the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei considers attempts to access nuclear weapons as religiously illegal. On this basis, he added, production of such weapons has no place in Iran`s defense and military doctrine.
  • Russia hails Iran`s readiness to cooperate with IAEA - diplomat IRNA 25 Oct 2003 -- Russia welcomes Iran`s readiness to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak said.
  • Libya says nuclear deal a success for Iranian diplomacy IRNA 25 Oct 2003 -- Libyan Foreign Minister Abd El-Rahman Shalkam said in Tripoli Saturday that cooperation between Tehran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the deal on nuclear program signed with three European countries is a great success for Iranian diplomacy.
  • Senator Lugar Skeptical of Iran's Commitment to Nuclear Compliance Washington File 24 Oct 2003 -- This column by Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was published in the Los Angeles Times October 24 and is in the public domain.
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 24 Oct 2003 -- Iran's vice-president says parliament will soon ratify and implement a legal agreement to allow tougher international scrutiny of Tehran's nuclear program.
  • IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: A MAJOR DIPLOMATIC VICTORY, IF SUCCESSFUL US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign media Reaction October 24, 2003
  • Iran to hold session with Non-Aligned members of IAEA IRNA 24 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s representative in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran is to hold a joint session with the Non-Aligned IAEA members at the venue of the agency Friday afternoon on its own initiative.
  • IAEA starts to examine Iranian nuclear documents UN News Centre 23 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency today said he had received documentation on Iran's nuclear programme and would "embark on an intensive verification process."
  • I-A-E-A / IRAN VOA 23 Oct 2003 -- A week before deadline, Iran today (Thursday) delivered what it says is a complete declaration of its past nuclear activity to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  • Iran presents final documents on its nuclear program to IAEA IRNA 23 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi here on Thursday submitted the final documents on Iran`s nuclear activities to IAEA Director General Mohammad ElBaradei at his office in Vienna at noon as scheduled earlier.
  • FM: Iran not to overlook its right to access nuclear technology IRNA 23 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi in a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Anna Palacio here on Thursday stressed that Iran will not overlook its right to peaceful application of nuclear technology.
  • Iran`s report on Al-Qaeda, Taliban released in UN IRNA 23 Oct 2003 -- A report on Al-Qaeda and Taliban prepared and submitted by Iran to the United Nations Security Council was released here as an official document on Wednesday.
  • I-A-E-A / IRAN VOA 22 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says it expects a whole range of detailed documents related to Iran's past nuclear program to be submitted Thursday.
  • Solana: Iran has the right to nuclear plant for civilian use IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- The EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security policy, Javier Solana, Tuesday expressed his happiness over Iran`s decision to sign the Additional Protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) describing it as a "very positive development."
  • President Khatami: Iran never seeks nuclear weapons IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami stressed here Wednesday Iran`s peaceful nuclear activities and said Iran never seeks nuclear weapons.
  • Moscow ready to cooperate with Iran in nuclear sphere - FM IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- Moscow `is ready to cooperate with Tehran in future, including in the nuclear sphere provided international obligations are strictly observed`, said Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov on Wednesday in reply to a request to comment on the latest statements by Iran.
  • Iran says to sign protocol on return of nuclear fuel to Russia IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- Tehran and Moscow will soon sign a protocol to an agreement on Iran`s returning spent fuel from the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran`s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Akbar Salehi, said.
  • Supreme Leader: Nuclear arms never guarantee a country`s strength IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said here on Wednesday that nuclear weapons never guarantee the strength of any country, stressing that Iran`s strength relies on people`s "knowledge, perseverance and faith".
  • Khatami calls for IAEA`s impartial approach to Iran`s nuclear programs IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Wednesday, hoped that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will approach Iran`s peaceful nuclear programs without being impressed by political pressures and will rather consider the technical and legal aspects of the issue in making its judgment.
  • Mirdamadi says Iran`s decision to join NPT protocol is logical IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- Head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohsen Mirdamadi said here on Wednesday that Iran`s decision to accept the additional protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was logical and to-the-point. Mirdamadi told IRNA that all officials had had a role in the decision-making process.
  • Supreme Leader approves talks on NPT Additional Protocol IRNA 22 Oct 2003 -- Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh here on Wednesday said that all the negotiations on signing the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Additional Protocol were conducted in line with the views and approval of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
  • IRAN-IRAN: Interview with Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi IRIN 21 Oct 2003 -- Shirin Ebadi arrived back in Iran a week ago to a rapturous welcome after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and immediately called for the release of all political prisoners. The country's first female judge, she has campaigned for women's and children's rights for over 20 years and has been responsible for reform in family laws. In an interview with IRIN in Tehran, Ebadi said the prize belonged to all those working for peaceful change and that there is no contradiction between Islam and human rights.
  • Statement by the Iranian Government and visiting EU Foreign Ministers 21 Oct 2003 - The Iranian Government has decided to engage in full co-operation with the IAEA to address and resolve through full transparency all requirements and outstanding issues of the agency and clarify and correct any possible failures and deficiencies within the IAEA
  • White House Welcomes European Efforts on Iranian Non-Proliferation Washington File 21 Oct 2003 -- Asked to comment on Iran's announcement October 21 that it has agreed, after talks with European foreign ministers, to accept international demands concerning its nuclear programs, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said "[W]e very much welcome the efforts by the British, German and French foreign ministers to obtain a commitment of full compliance by Iran with its IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] and non-proliferation obligations.
  • BUSH IRAN VOA 21 Oct 2003 -- The White House is welcoming Iran's decision to agree to unannounced inspections by international nuclear regulators and suspend its uranium enrichment program.
  • IAEA/IRAN VOA 21 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is encouraged by the news that Iran intends to provide full details of its nuclear activities in order to prove that its program is purely peaceful.
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran has agreed to tougher on site inspections of its nuclear facilities and to halt uranium enrichment. The agreement comes after intense talks in Tehran between top Iranian officials and the foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Britain.
  • Annan, UN nuclear watchdog welcome Iran's agreement to allow inspectors VOA 21 Oct 2003 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed reports that Iran had told visiting European diplomats that it would allow UN inspectors unrestricted access to its nuclear facilities, and he urged the Iranian authorities to further cooperate to resolve all outstanding issues.
  • Iran: Tehran Agrees To Comply With Nuclear Demands RFE/RL 21 Oct 2003 -- The British, French, and German foreign ministers appear to have met with success in their talks with Iranian officials in Tehran today. The negotiations were aimed at convincing Iran to meet an 31 October deadline to prove to the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is not developing nuclear weapons.
  • IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready to agree to demands for the full transparency regarding its nuclear program that other nations are demanding. Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany are in Tehran for talks aimed at resolving international concerns that Iran is using the program to develop atomic weapons.
  • Iran: Tehran Agrees To Suspend Uranium-Enrichment Program RFE/RL 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran has agreed with visiting European Union diplomats to suspend its disputed uranium-enrichment program and sign an agreement allowing tougher UN inspections of its nuclear sites.
  • Iran, France, Germany, Britain discuss nuclear programs IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran, Germany, France and Britain discussed here Tuesday the aspects of cooperation and Iran`s peaceful nuclear activities and avenues for bolstering of cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
  • Iran`s doctrine not concentrated on nuclear weapons: Khatami IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Tuesday said the doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not concentrated on equipping the country with nuclear weapons.
  • Iran, EU ministers reach agreement on cooperation with IAEA IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said here Tuesday that the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain had reached agreement on continuation of cooperation between the Islamic Republic and International Atomic Energy Agency on monitoring Iran`s nuclear activities.
  • Iran determined to take measures for joining Additional Protocol: SNSC secretary IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran is determined to take necessary measures for joining the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani said here Tuesday.
  • British, French, German FMs issue joint statement IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministers of Britain Jack Straw, of Germany Joschka Fischer and of France Dominique de Villepin paid a visit to Tehran on Tuesday at the official invitation of the Iranian government.
  • EU: Path open for stronger relations with Iran IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- EU`s foreign and security policy chief Javier Solana Tuesday voiced his happiness in a first reaction to the news from Tehran that the Islamic Republic had decided to sign the additional protocol to the NPT.
  • Rowhani: Iran to sign up to NPT additional protocol before Nov 20 IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran will sign the additional protocol of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) before November 20, said Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hojatoleslam Hassan Rowhani here on Tuesday.
  • IAEA spokesman declares ElBaradei`s optimism about Iran`s cooperation IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Spokesman Mark Gwozdecky here on Tuesday said that IAEA Director-General Mohammad ElBaradei is quite optimist about Iran`s cooperation with IAEA.
  • Three visiting EU FMs express their view at a press conference IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- In a joint press conference with his British and German counterparts here on Tuesday, the French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin underlined the significance of this day for Germany, Britain and France as well as Iran and Europe.
  • Rowhani: Iran has been forerunner in signing disarmament treaties IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Hassan Rowhani said here on Tuesday that Iran has been a forerunner in signing disarmament treaties and considers the development of weapons of mass destruction as a factor that would weaken stability and security and provoke mistrust in the region and the world.
  • Iran, Russia to sign accord on return of spent nuclear fuel IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi here on Tuesday said that Tehran and Moscow will soon sign an agreement on return of the spent nuclear fuel to Russia.
  • Russia interested in cooperation with Iran under IAEA control IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Russia is interested in cooperation with Iran in the peaceful atom area and does not give it up, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told reporters on Monday. "We are interested in cooperation with Iran on peaceful atomic programs, of course under the IAEA control," the minister said.
  • Ebtekar: DoE monitors Iran`s nuclear activities IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Vice President and Head of Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar said here Tuesday that there is constructive cooperation between Iran`s Atomic Energy Agency with DoE on environmental issues.
  • Rowhani discusses EU foreign ministers trip, additional protocol IRNA 21 Oct 2003 -- Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) here on Tuesday elaborated on the process which led to the visit of three EU foreign ministers to Tehran.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 42 20 Oct 2003 -- TEHRAN REJECTS REPORT THAT IT SUPPORTS AL-QAEDA... / ...AND ACCUSATIONS OF SECRET NUCLEAR SITE / IAEA CALLS FOR IRANIAN TRANSPARENCY / COMPLETION OF BUSHEHR REACTOR POSSIBLY DELAYED / KHATAMI IN MALAYSIA FOR OIC SUMMIT / KHATAMI MEETS IRAQI LEADERS / KURDISH LEADER CRITICIZES TURKEY DURING TEHRAN / AGRICULTURAL JIHAD MINISTER VISITS KABUL BEARING GIFTS / SUDANESE OFFICIAL MAKES REPEATED TRIPS TO IRAN / PRAETORIANS PREPARE TO PLAY OVERT POLITICAL ROLE / REFORMIST PARTY HOLDS ANNUAL CONGRESS AMID QUESTIONS ABOUT COALITION'S FUTURE / TOUGH POLITICAL COMPETITION IN MAZANDARAN / EXECUTIVE BRANCH, REFORMISTS CONCERNED ABOUT PARALLEL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS / DEFENDANT IN CANADIAN JOURNALIST'S MURDER CASE ELIGIBLE FOR BAIL / AMERICAN IMPRISONED IN IRAN / THOUSANDS WELCOME IRANIAN NOBEL WINNER
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR UPDATE VOA 20 Oct 2003 -- Iranian President Mohamed Khatami suggests his country will give up enriched uranium in exchange for what he says is Iran's right to nuclear technology. Iran's talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to reports from Tehran, have led to an agreement by Iran to accept stricter inspections of the country's nuclear sites.
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 20 Oct 2003 -- Iranian President Mohamed Khatami suggests his country will give up enriched uranium in exchange for what he says is Iran's right to nuclear technology. Iran's talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to reports from Tehran, have led to an agreement by Iran to accept stricter inspections of the country's nuclear sites.
  • EUROPE / IRAN VOA 20 Oct 2003 -- The foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany plan to meet Iranian leaders Tuesday in Tehran to discuss Iran's controversial nuclear program.
  • I-A-E-A/IRAN VOA 20 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says a European initiative aimed at coaxing Iran into signing a nuclear deal could lead to improved relations between Tehran and the West.
  • Iran-IAEA are in final stages of nuclear discussions IRNA 20 Oct 2003 -- An informed source said here Monday the discussion between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials in Tehran have proceeded satisfactory in the past two days.
  • Official says Iran`s concerns regarding IAEA protocol mainly removed IRNA 20 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here on Monday that most of Iran`s concerns regarding the signing of IAEA`s additional protocol have been removed during recent talks with IAEA Chief Mohammad Elbaradei in Tehran.
  • IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 19 Oct 2003 -- Iran has invited the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany to Tehran to help settle the dispute over its nuclear program. The invitation coincides with talks in Tehran with the International Atomic Energy Agency on expanding the agency's inspection powers.
  • Iran invites EU ministers for talks on additional protocol IRNA 19 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here on Sunday that Iran has invited the German, French and British foreign ministers to Tehran for talks on Iran`s signing the additional protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
  • French, British and German FMs likely to visit Iran IRNA 18 Oct 2003 -- Spokesman for French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Herve Ladsous said here Friday that the foreign ministers of France, Britain and Germany are likely to visit Tehran.
  • France warns US against Iran action IRNA 18 Oct 2003 -- French foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin warned the US Saturday that any military action against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons would be "absolutely ridiculous".
  • Khatami says Russia judging Iran`s nuke plans on fair basis IRNA 18 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Saturday said Russia is trying to adopt a just and fair position toward Iran`s nuclear activities.
  • Iran, IAEA launch new round of talks on Tehran`s nuclear program IRNA 18 Oct 2003 -- Tehran and a three-man team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began their new round of talks here on Saturday on legal and technical aspects of Iran`s nuclear program and its eventual accession to the additional protocol of nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
  • Al-Qaeda terrorists committed crimes in Iran, president IRNA 17 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami said on Friday that Iran has never sheltered members of al-Qaeda on its territory and will never do so.
  • IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 17 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is sending a team of experts to Iran this weekend to work on what is expected to be the final details for a legal agreement on tougher nuclear inspections.
  • Khatami terms IAEA`s resolution as unfair IRNA 17 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Friday termed the International Atomic Energy Agency`s resolution against Iran`s nuclear activities as unfair.
  • UK confirms talks with Iran on nuclear dispute IRNA 17 Oct 2003 -- The British Foreign Office was unable to confirm Friday that Foreign Secretary Jack Straw would join his French and German counterparts in travelling to Tehran next week to negotiate a solution to the dispute over Iran`s nuclear programme.
  • Khatami: Iran accepts protocol with reservation on national sovereignty right IRNA 17 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami said on Friday that Iran has never rejected negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over the additional protocol to Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has only reservations about a single note that runs counter to national sovereignty.
  • Khatami terms unfair IAEA resolution on Iran IRNA 17 Oct 2003 -- President Khatami said on Friday that Iran sees the IAEA resolution on Iran as unfair and finds its content deficient in technical and legal terms.
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 16 Oct 2003 -- During a visit to Tehran Thursday, the head of the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said Iran has expressed some willingness to sign a key protocol to the Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty. But he says Iranian leaders still have concerns about the move.
  • IRAN / INDIA VOA 16 Oct 2003 -- Iran, faced with international pressure over its nuclear program, its human rights record and suspected links to terrorism is developing closer ties with regional powerhouses such as India as a way to break out of its international isolation.
  • Iran will speed up cooperation on nuclear issues, UN watchdog says UN News Centre 16 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has received word that Iran will accelerate its cooperation on nuclear issues, the agency said today.
  • IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 16 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, is meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran to press for full disclosure their nuclear program. The visit comes ahead of an October 31st deadline set by the International Atomic Energy Agency for Iran to prove it does not have a secret nuclear weapons program.
  • ElBaradei renews calls on Iran to be transparent on nuclear policy IRNA 16 Oct 2003 -- Visiting chief of UN nuclear supervisory body, Mohamed ElBaradei, here on Thursday renewed his call on Iran to adopt transparency toward its nuclear energy program, stressing that this would guarantee not only Iran`s interests but also those of the international community.
  • Iran`s envoy to IAEA terms ElBaradei`s Tehran visit promising IRNA 16 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi here Thursday described the Tehran visit of IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei as "promising".
  • U.S. Calls on Iran to Fully Disclose Nuclear Program Washington File 15 Oct 2003 -- U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher has called on Iran to fully disclose its nuclear program in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution of September. He also suggested the IAEA look at all credible sources of information on Iran's nuclear activities.
  • IAEA / IRAN VOA 15 Oct 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran will not get an extension of the October 31st deadline to clear up all questions regarding its nuclear ambitions.
  • Iran: IAEA Says Tehran Slow To Cooperate RFE/RL 15 Oct 2003 -- The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said today that Iran is slow in providing international inspectors the information they need to verify that Tehran is not working to produce nuclear weapons.
  • Army Ground Forces to hold 3 major maneuvers in border areas IRNA 15 Oct 2003 -- Commander of the Ground Forces of the Army Brigadier-General Nasser Mohammadifar said here on Wednesday that the forces will start three major maneuvers in border areas in northwest and southeast of the country on Thursday.
  • Chief of UN nuclear watchdog to visit Iran later this week UN News Centre 14 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has accepted an invitation from the Government of Iran to visit the country later this week and gather outstanding information about its safeguards under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), just days before an end of month deadline.
  • IRAN/EBADI VOA 14 Oct 2003 -- Iran's president has warned Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi to consider Iranian interests as she attracts increased international attention. Ms. Ebadi's is returning to Iran for the first time since the prize was announced last week.
  • Khatami terms IAEA resolution on Iran as "illegitimate, unjust" IRNA 14 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami termed here Tuesday the resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran as "illegitimate, unjust and politically-motivated".
  • EU: Foreign Ministers Meeting In Luxembourg To Talk Of Iraq, Iran RFE/RL 13 Oct 2003 -- European Union foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg today for their monthly talks will cover an extensive foreign policy agenda. EU officials say the centerpiece of the meeting will be Iraq and the upcoming donors conference in Madrid. Ties with Iran and the situation in the Middle East will also figure prominently, as will Russia, relations with the bloc's new neighbors and the compliance of the western Balkan countries with the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
  • CQ IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 13 Oct 2003 -- Iran is indicating it wants more time to comply with demands from the International Atomic Energy Agency, beyond the October 31st deadline the agency has set.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 41 13 Oct 2003 -- TEHRAN DENIES CONTACTS WITH WASHINGTON / ACTIVIST'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE BEFUDDLES TEHRAN / RUSSIA REFUSING TO SUPPLY IRAN WITH NUCLEAR FUEL / WHITHER THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AND FUEL ENRICHMENT? / IRAN WON'T PULL OUT OF NPT / MORE MOVEMENT IN THE CABINET / TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE IN TEHRAN / INTELLIGENCE MINISTER SAYS OPPOSITION UNDER SURVEILLANCE AND STUDENTS UNDER CONTROL / TRIAL OF CANADIAN JOURNALIST'S ALLEGED KILLER BEGINS / TEHRAN OPPOSES THIRD-COUNTRY SITE FOR ARGENTINIAN BOMBING TRIAL... / ...AS DEFENDANT'S NAME SURFACES IN ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH PRISONER-SWAP TALKS / LEBANESE HIZBALLAH SPEAKS OUT FOR IRAN / TEHRAN CONDEMNS ISRAELI AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA / TEHRAN DEBATES SCIRI'S ROLE IN IRAQ / TEHRAN BROADCASTING ACTIVE IN BAGHDAD / SURVEY FINDS HIGH RATE OF CORRUPTION IN IRAN / ANOTHER NORWAY-IRAN CORRUPTION CASE?
  • IRAN/NUCLEAR VOA 13 Oct 2003 -- Iran is indicating it wants more time to comply with demands from the International Atomic Energy Agency, beyond the October 31st deadline the agency has set.
  • Iran-IAEA talks to start next week IRNA 13 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s envoy is to start negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Additional Protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) next week.
  • Russia continues nuclear cooperation with Iran IRNA 13 Oct 2003 -- Spokesman of Russia Foreign Ministry Alexander Yakovenko said here Monday that Russia is determined to continue its nuclear cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  • Iran: Nobel Prize Winner Calls For End To Islamic Punishment RFE/RL 12 Oct 2003 -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi wants Iran to stop applying Islamic punishments for crimes, including stoning and amputation of limbs, and says the country needs radical reforms.
  • Iran, Russia review mutual, regional, international cooperation IRNA 11 Oct 2003 -- Visiting Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov conferred here Saturday with Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani on expansion of mutual cooperation.
  • Iran: Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Female Lawyer Ebadi RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2003.
  • NOBEL/EBADI VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate Shirin Ebadi, is urging the Iranian government to respect human rights and to release all political prisoners. Ms. Ebadi, who won the Nobel Prize for her work on behalf of women and children, said respect for human rights is not incompatible with Islam.
  • Iranian Lawyer Wins Nobel Peace Prize RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in defending human rights and promoting democracy.
  • Iran: World Praises Ebadi Award, Tehran Remains Silent RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Organizations, individuals, and nations praised the award today of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights advocate Shirin Ebadi (pictured), while Iran has yet to comment officially on the award.
  • NOBEL/PEACE VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi has won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for defending human rights in her country, especially those of women and children. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says the award is aimed at inspiring democratic reform, not only in Iran, but across the Muslim world.
  • Iranian, Chinese commanders of popular forces hold security talks IRNA 10 Oct 2003 -- Commander of the Basij (volunteer forces) of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi and Chinese Commander of popular forces Fan Shiao Guang here Friday held talks on the security matters.
  • US pressures Lufthansa over Iran Air`s engine service - report IRNA 09 Oct 2003 -- The United States has stepped up its pressure on Lufthansa over the German airliner`s maintenance and overhaul of Iran Air plane engines, the weekly Stern magazine said Thursday.
  • Khatami says Iran showing successful cooperation with IAEA IRNA 08 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami here on Wednesday said Iran was showing a successful cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), vowing again that Iran would never accept a protocol that could threaten its sovereignty.
  • Tehran to sign spent N-fuel protocol with Russia - ambassador IRNA 08 Oct 2003 -- Tehran will put its signature to the protocol on the return of spent nuclear fuel to Russia, Iran`s ambassador in Moscow, Gholam-Reza Shafei has told Tass in an interview.
  • Iran to declare attitude to IAEA protocol soon - ambassador IRNA 08 Oct 2003 -- Tehran will declare its position soon on the signing of a protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran`s ambassador in Moscow, Gholamreza Shafei told Tass in an interview.
  • Iran pledges to cooperate with IAEA IRNA 08 Oct 2003 -- Secretary of Iran`s Supreme National Security Council Hasan Rowhani said on Wednesday that Iran was ready to grant the International Atomic Energy Agency experts an opportunity to study its nuclear program.
  • President: IAEA Board of Governors anti-Iran statement, unjust IRNA 08 Oct 2003 -- President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday that the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) statement on Iran is unjust, oppressive and an example of aggression.
  • IRAN / URANIUM VOA 07 Oct 2003-- Iran says it plans to continue uranium enrichment, despite international pressure to stop the process. Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi says his country has a legitimate right to use nuclear technology
  • Iran has no plans to withdraw from NPT IRNA 07 Oct 2003 -- Tehran observes the provisions of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has no plans to withdraw from the Treaty, said Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi.
  • Rowhani regrets IAEA being abused by Washington IRNA 07 Oct 2003 -- Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) here on Tuesday deplored the abuse of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the United States.
  • Cooperation with IAEA on agenda, Salehi says IRNA 07 Oct 2003 -- Iranian Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi here on Tuesday said that cooperation with the UN agency is on the agenda.
  • RFE/RL Iran Report, Volume 6, Number 40 06 Oct 2003 -- EU, IAEA CALL FOR IRANIAN COOPERATION ON NUKE ISSUE / IRANIAN SPY SENTENCED IN GERMANY / IRANIAN IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED AT U.S. NUKE PLANT / REFORMISTS PLANNING ELECTION STRATEGY / STUDENT ASKS TO GO BEFORE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OVER JUNE ARREST / KHATAMI NOMINATES NEW SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER / TEHRAN HOSTS INTERNET CONFERENCE / IRAN CONTENDS WITH HIV/AIDS / SUPREME LEADER CLAIMS U.S. AGAINST ISLAM / AUTHORIZED IRANIAN PILGRIMS LEAVE FOR IRAQ / TEHRAN CULTIVATES TURKISH ALEVIS / NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIRES AGRICULTURAL INDEPENDENCE / PISTACHIOS REQUIRE BETTER PACKAGING AND MARKETING / IRAN'S PEANUTS GO TO MARKET / LOW PRODUCTIVITY HINDERS IRANIAN INDUSTRY / IRAN TO JOIN MIGA / TEHRAN LOOKS INTO STATOIL CASE.
  • Iran`s cooperation with IAEA favorable as before: IAEO spokesman IRNA 06 Oct 2003 -- Spokesman for Iran`s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Saber Zaimian said here Monday that Iran`s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is favorable as it was before.
  • Iran terms IAEA talks successful, says to continue cooperation IRNA 05 Oct 2003 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here on Sunday that Iran`s talks with the envoys of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have recorded a successful progress, stressing that the talks are continuing in a "very appropriate atmosphere".
  • Iran keen on cooperation with IAEA, mutual understating IRNA 05 Oct 2003 -- Iranian Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi here on Sunday said Iran`s criteria for mutual cooperation with the agency focused on mutual understanding and speed.
  • Salehi: Iran and IAEA delegation reach understanding on coop IRNA 04 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi here on Saturday said an understanding had been reached between Iran and the visiting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation on the mutual cooperation trend.
  • Iran will accept additional protocol on condition IRNA 04 Oct 2003 -- Information Minister Ali Younesi said here on Saturday that Iran will accept conditionally the additional protocol to non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 03 Oct 2003-- The Iranian government has laid out several conditions for its cooperation with the United Nations on the inspection of its nuclear facilities
  • Rafsanjani highlights Iran`s conditions for signing protocol IRNA 03 Oct 2003 -- Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here on Friday that Iran`s conditions for signing the additional protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) may be the same as those of the US.
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 02 Oct 2003-- U-N nuclear inspectors and senior Iranian officials have begun meetings in Tehran regarding Iran's nuclear program
  • IRAN / NUCLEAR VOA 01 Oct 2003-- Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are due to arrive Thursday in Tehran for what have been described as crucial talks regarding Iran's extensive nuclear program
  • IAEA Inspectors Leave for Iran Washington File 01 Oct 2003-- A team of senior inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to arrive in Tehran October 2 to begin an "active and intense period of talks and inspections" relating to Iran's nuclear enrichment program, the United Nations spokesman said October 1.
  • Kharrazi declares further cooperation with IAEA IRNA 01 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi stresse here Wednesday further cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), terming it as Iran`s official stance on signing the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • Salehi: Iran to continue cooperation with IAEA IRNA 01 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Akbar Salehi said here on Wednesday that he has submitted a report to President Mohammad Khatami on the outcome of what has so far been discussed on the additional protocol to Non-Proliferation Treaty by the IAEA Board of Governors.
  • Abtahi: Iran`s nuclear technology peaceful, transparent IRNA 01 Oct 2003 -- Iran`s nuclear technology has always been peaceful and transparent, said Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Mohammad-Ali Abtahi after the weekly cabinet session on Wednesday.



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