Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/world/middle-east/iran world World - Iran en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:23:40 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/world/middle-east/iran http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear ap/20100210/iran_nuclear AP us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:23:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=t8au8bTlbT20_d996EGvrw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=t8au8bTlbT20_d996EGvrw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld afp/20100209/irannuclearpoliticsworld AFP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear nm/20100209/us_iran_nuclear Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran ap/20100209/ml_iran AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:51:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2402206939.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=p24M_Eip_G_4LE2tghNKSw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi hold red roses during protests in central Tehran in this December 7, 2009 file photo. Internet messages have been circulating about possible rallies on February 11, 2010, when Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. But the climate in the Islamic Republic is much harder than before last year's post-election protests. Picture taken December 7, 2009. REUTERS/via Your View" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran has convicted another opposition activist on charges related to the country's post-election turmoil and sentenced him to death, the judiciary said Tuesday, bringing to at least 10 the number of those facing the death penalty for the unrest following June's disputed presidential election.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2402206939.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=p24M_Eip_G_4LE2tghNKSw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi hold red roses during protests in central Tehran in this December 7, 2009 file photo. Internet messages have been circulating about possible rallies on February 11, 2010, when Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. But the climate in the Islamic Republic is much harder than before last year's post-election protests. Picture taken December 7, 2009. REUTERS/via Your View" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics afp/20100209/irannuclearpolitics AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265738695537-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=O_7ymlq.Jbt_oVF0yPkpBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3. Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers which suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/File/Rohollah Vahdati)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers who suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265738695537-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=O_7ymlq.Jbt_oVF0yPkpBw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3. Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers which suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/File/Rohollah Vahdati)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearusobamasanctions afp/20100209/irannuclearusobamasanctions AFP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:17:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearusobamasanctions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran started enriching uranium to a higher level.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearusobamasanctions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/iranpoliticsoppositiontrial afp/20100209/iranpoliticsoppositiontrial AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:05:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/iranpoliticsoppositiontrial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265742311255-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=suPLpEqmlY8ApUlfmSOjrw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Police motorcycles burn as Iranian opposition protesters throw stones at security forces during clashes in Tehran in December 2009. An Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the end of December, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday, bringing to 12 the total number sentenced to death for their role in the troubles.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the end of December, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday, bringing to 12 the total number sentenced to death for their role in the troubles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_mideast_afp/iranpoliticsoppositiontrial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265742311255-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=suPLpEqmlY8ApUlfmSOjrw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Police motorcycles burn as Iranian opposition protesters throw stones at security forces during clashes in Tehran in December 2009. An Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the end of December, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday, bringing to 12 the total number sentenced to death for their role in the troubles.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_apnewsalert ap/20100209/us_apnewsalert AP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:58:00 GMT AP - Obama says he wants health care forum with GOP to be substantive, not political theater. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_italy_attack nm/20100209/us_iran_italy_attack Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:21:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_italy_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2461167348.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=tD92DMNIonYKAy1WoBWawA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iranian demonstrators tear down a street sign named "Rome", during a demonstration outside the Italian embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Fars News/Meghdad Madadi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italy said dozens of members of Iran's hardline religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a student protest and did not mention any violence.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_italy_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2461167348.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=tD92DMNIonYKAy1WoBWawA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian demonstrators tear down a street sign named "Rome", during a demonstration outside the Italian embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Fars News/Meghdad Madadi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gates_iran ap/20100209/eu_gates_iran AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:04:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gates_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642748164-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=64psxwoLkJJvWf0GhZQuUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to see the United Nations slap sanctions on Iran in "weeks, not months."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_gates_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642748164-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=64psxwoLkJJvWf0GhZQuUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_iran ap/20100209/eu_italy_iran AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:19:38 GMT AP - About 100 Iranians protested Tuesday in front of the Italian embassy in Tehran, shouting "Death to Italy, Death to Berlusconi, " Italy's foreign minister said. Protests were also held outside the French and Dutch embassies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsus afp/20100209/irannuclearpoliticsus AFP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:42:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265719211381-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=Sn7NbJGOqG_QyYGWj_OV1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="An Iranian military helicopter flys over a nuclear power plant in Natanz, 270 kms south of Tehran. Defence Secretary Robert Gates is hoping for a new UN resolution on sanctions against Iran in "a matter of weeks", as world powers raise the heat on Tehran over its nuclear programme, a US defence spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Defence Secretary Robert Gates is hoping for a new UN resolution on sanctions against Iran in "a matter of weeks", as world powers raise the heat on Tehran over its nuclear programme, a US defence spokesman said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265719211381-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=Sn7NbJGOqG_QyYGWj_OV1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="An Iranian military helicopter flys over a nuclear power plant in Natanz, 270 kms south of Tehran. Defence Secretary Robert Gates is hoping for a new UN resolution on sanctions against Iran in "a matter of weeks", as world powers raise the heat on Tehran over its nuclear programme, a US defence spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_apnewsalert ap/20100209/ml_apnewsalert AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:46:27 GMT AP - Iran says the country has started higher uranium enrichment under UN supervision. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_revolution_internet nm/20100209/us_iran_revolution_internet Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:04:04 GMT Reuters - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_iran_nuclear ap/20100209/as_china_iran_nuclear AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:54:04 GMT AP - China has called for more talks in the wake of calls by other world powers for possible sanctions on Iran if it goes through with its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear_china nm/20100209/us_iran_nuclear_china Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:58:25 GMT Reuters - China on Tuesday urged all sides to work toward agreement on an internationally-backed nuclear fuel proposal for Iran, after Western powers urged broader sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100208/wl_mcclatchy/3421786 mcclatchy/20100208/3421786 McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:55:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100208/wl_mcclatchy/3421786"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-14-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=MUVysDJrgEPuFPqQAP.nlw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran said it has formally notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; Iran told the United Nations' nuclear watchdog Monday that it will begin producing purer uranium, a step that experts said could bring Tehran significantly closer to having the fuel for a nuclear weapon.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100208/wl_mcclatchy/3421786"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-14-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=MUVysDJrgEPuFPqQAP.nlw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran said it has formally notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus afp/20100208/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus AFP politics Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642748164-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=64psxwoLkJJvWf0GhZQuUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsfranceus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642748164-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=64psxwoLkJJvWf0GhZQuUA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_mideast_afp/iranrevolutionanniversarykhamenei afp/20100208/iranrevolutionanniversarykhamenei AFP world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:14:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_mideast_afp/iranrevolutionanniversarykhamenei"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265656417956-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=VkBx9jzta3WDt0Dn9V2d6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen here in January 2010, said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_mideast_afp/iranrevolutionanniversarykhamenei"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265656417956-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=VkBx9jzta3WDt0Dn9V2d6Q--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen here in January 2010, said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_uk_afp/irannuclearpoliticsbritain afp/20100208/irannuclearpoliticsbritain AFP world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:43:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_uk_afp/irannuclearpoliticsbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265650932577-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=LLHFokfwbqieMqXjsikKWg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's "contradictory rhetoric" after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed plans to produce higher enriched uranium, days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's "contradictory rhetoric" after Tehran confirmed plans to produce higher enriched uranium, days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_uk_afp/irannuclearpoliticsbritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265650932577-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=LLHFokfwbqieMqXjsikKWg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's "contradictory rhetoric" after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed plans to produce higher enriched uranium, days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)