Thursday, July 16, 2009

Iran's Nuclear Program -- News Updates July 16, 2009

Iran Spurns Engagement on Nuclear Drive, Thwarting Obama Effort -- Bloomberg

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian leaders are turning inward and rejecting engagement with the West as they blame outsiders for street protests, even as President Barack Obama’s administration pushes for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.

The leadership has denounced foreign governments as “enemies” for encouraging demonstrations over last month’s presidential election and plans to put a British Embassy employee on trial for inciting the protests, which were violently suppressed. A French student also has been detained on spy charges.

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More News On The Iran Nuclear Program

Clinton: US Still Seeks Iran Dialogue Despite Election Repression -- Voice of America
Clinton warns Iran on engagement -- AP
EU urges Iran to resolve nuclear standoff -- AP
'EU faces difficult choices over Iran' -- Press TV
Iran's nuclear chief resigns – with links to Mousavi cited -- The Guardian
Iranian nuclear chief resigns -- The CBC
Iran Is Years Away from a Nuclear Weapon -- Spiegel Online
Report: Iran only "few months" from a nuclear weapon -- Daily Kos
Iran Opposition Leader Plans Public Appearance -- New York Times
Behind Iran's Silence -- The New Yorker
Iran Simmers, America Moves On -- Wall Street Journal opinion

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