Middle East
US Again Slams Iran Over Nuclear Aims
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu criticized Iran Monday for its nuclear activities, accusing the Islamic Republic of "denial, deceit and evasion.'' Iran has moved some of its uranium enrichment operations to an underground bunker. The West fears it is a first step in building a core for a nuclear warhead.
Iranian President Warns Against Arrest of Allies
Analysts Dispute Iran’s Uranium-Enrichment Claims
Iran Warns Against Interference in German Journalists’ Case
Iran has warned that foreign campaigns to free two German journalists detained while covering the case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning could backfire. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that pressure would have the opposite effect. He urged Germany to avoid politicizing the issue.