Iran News Roundup: August 8, 2012
Tensions Rise Over Iranian Hostages Iran Envoy Casts Syria as Part of Wider Conflict Regulators irate at NY action against Standard Chartered Storming British embassy in Iran was not right, says supreme leader Hush Now, Mitt: A Nuclear Iran Is Not the World’s Greatest Threat S.Korea to resume buying Iranian crude in Sept –sources Asia […]
Ahmadinejad on his way to NY
Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday that the Iranian President left Iran to attend a UN General Assembly meeting on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad left Tehran Tuesday morning (local time) to attend the 64th UN General Assembly meeting in New York. A number of high-ranking Iranian officials, including eight lawmakers, are accompanying Ahmadinejad on his 3-day visit […]
Iran nuke proposal “to be submitted next week”
According to Mehr News Agency, Saeed Jalili, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday that Iran will submit its updated nuclear proposal to the P5+1 next week. He also confirmed his previous note on Iran’s willingness to resume negotiations with the world powers on the nuclear issue. Jalili told Iran’s Arabic-language television network al-Alam on […]