Iran in the World Press 17 May 2010

Article relevance   Page 1   Brazilian president’s mission to Iran worries U.S. officials President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in Tehran on Sunday to meet with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mr. da Silva planned to discuss nuclear issues, while U.S. officials said they were skeptical. As President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil arrived in Tehran on Sunday to make what many Western diplomats consider a last-ditch attempt at persuading Iran to temper its nuclear ambitions, officials in Washington have expressed concern that the... BY ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO AND GINGER THOMPSON  Teacher returns from Iran Teacher accused of spying returns to Paris from Iran Paris denies that the release of Clotilde Reiss, a supposed ‘‘spy,’’ was part of a prisoner exchange deal. A young French teacher arrested in Iran in July on spying charges for photographing demonstrations there flew home Sunday, as French officials repeated their denials that the release of Clotilde Reiss, 24, was part of a prisoner-exchange deal with... BY STEVEN ERLANGER International Herald Tribune  |  17 May 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 10   Lula i Ahmadinejad o brazilskom posredovanju TEHERAN - Brazilski predsjednik Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva u nedjelju je doputovao u Teheran gdje je s iranskim èelnicima razgovarao o posredovanju kada je rijeè o nuklearnom pitanju, kao »posljednjoj šansi« prije novih sankcija što bi ih UN mogao...  Vjesnik  |  17 May 2010  |  Croatia Article relevance   Page 22   Um presente polêmico para Lula C O presidente Mahmoud Ahmadinejad valeu-se de um gesto político para tentar mostrar ao mundo que não é tão inflexível quanto parece. No sábado, dia da chegada de Lula ao Irã, Ahmadinejad autorizou a libertação da francesa Clotilde Reiss, detida por... O Globo  |  17 May 2010  |  Brazil  Article relevance   Page 9   Defiant love letters posted on Iranian wives’ blogs ‘‘I KNOW that there will be a day that you and I will hold hands again.’’ Only in today’s Iran, perhaps, could such words of love also be a call to defy repression. In blogs, women whose husbands are imprisoned for dissent have been posting dozens of...Nazila Fathi The Sydney Morning Herald  |  17 May 2010  |  Australia Article relevance   Page 4   Turkey, Brazil, Iran discuss nuclear fuel swap deal in Tehran A “tangible proposal” by Iran was reportedly pledged on Sunday during talks, seen as Iran’s “last chance” to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West, in Tehran between Iran and Brazil. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu also joined the Tehran... Today's Zaman  |  17 May 2010  |  Turkey  Article relevance   Page 6   Iranian women post their love and dissent been posting on blogs dozens of deeply personal letters to and from their spouses. The postings, many of which circulate virally in Iran, interweave passionate affection with vows to continue fighting the regime. The letters are an eye-catching tactic...BY NAZILA FATHI International Herald Tribune  |  17 May 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 14   A global campaign for Iranian rights Shortly after Iran announced that it had executed five Kurdish political activists on Sunday, I received an email from a human rights campaigner in Teheran who knew one of them, asking me to spread the word about the hangings. “We are truly helpless,”...• By ROXANA SABERI The writer was detained for 100 days in 2009 in Iran. Her book, Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran, published by Harper Collins, chronicles her experiences and the stories of her fellow political prisoners in Evin prison. Jerusalem Post  |  17 May 2010  |  Israel  Article relevance   Page 4   Lula’s last ditch effort to resolve nuclear deadlock TEHRAN: Iran and Brazil vowed to boost ties yesterday as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva began a visit the West says may be Tehran’s last chance to avoid new UN sanctions over its atomic programme. Talks yesterday morning between Lula... Times of Oman  |  17 May 2010  |  Oman

Article relevance   Page 3   Tehran frees Parisian held 10 months A French researcher held in Iran for 10 months returned home to Paris on Sunday just days after France defied Washington by refusing to extradite an alleged Iranian arms smuggler to the United States. Clotilde Reiss, a 24-yearold lecturer and student...Borzou Daragahi daragahi@latimes.com Los Angeles Times  |  17 May 2010  |  USA

Article relevance   Page 24   Brazil in Tehran talks to resolve nuclear deadlock Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held talks in Tehran with Iranian leaders yesterday, but the Islamic Republic played down the importance of the discussions in relation to its disputed nuclear programmes. President Lula, whose country is a non-permanent... The Independent  |  17 May 2010  |  UK

Article relevance   Page 16   Lula takes a ‘last big shot’ at Tehran Brazil’s charismatic president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, met Iran’s most-senior leaders yesterday to try to broker an 11th-hour compromise in the increasingly tense stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear programme. If Iran gives ground, any announcement is...Michael Theodoulou Foreign Correspondent The National - News  |  17 May 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 14   Brazil’s president seeks nuclear compromise with Iranian leaders TEHRAN, Iran (The Associated Press) — Brazil’s president met with Iranian leaders Sunday to try to broker a compromise in the international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the U.S. says new sanctions are the only way to force Iran’s... Moose Jaw Times Herald  |  17 May 2010  |  Canada

Article relevance   Page 7   Iran, Brazil in nuke talks TEHRAN — The presidents of Iran and Brazil held talks in Tehran Sunday, but Iran seemed to play down the West’s belief that the discussions were the Islamic Republic’s last chance to allay growing tension over its nuclear work. Brazilian President...PARISA HAFEZI and FERNANDO EXMAN The Daily Press (Timmins)  |  17 May 2010  |  Canada

Article relevance   Page 2   Un giro en la complicada relación con Al-Qaeda WASHINGTON.– Es uno de los grandes misterios de la guerra contra el terrorismo: ¿qué fue de los líderes y miembros de Al-Qaeda que huyeron a Irán después de los ataques del 11 de Septiembre y que permanecen detenidos allí desde hace años? El destino...ADAM GOLDMAN Y MATT APUZZO Traducción de Jaime Arrambide La Nacion  |  17 May 2010  |  Argentina

Article relevance   Page 1   Nucleair akkoord met Iran TEHERAN, 17 MEI. De presidenten van Iran en Brazilië, Ahmadinejad en Lula, en premier Erdogan van Turkije hebben vandaag in Teheran een nucleair akkoord ondertekend dat westerse zorgen over Irans atoomprogramma moet wegnemen en nieuwe sancties tegen... TEHERAN, 17 MEI. Als drie diplomatieke coupplegers staken de presidenten van Iran en Brazilië en de premier van Turkije vandaag lachend hun vuisten in de lucht, na het tekenen van een baanbrekend akkoord in Teheran. Wat machtige westerse landen...Door onze correspondent Door onze correspondent Thomas Erdbrink NRC Handelsblad  |  17 May 2010  |  Netherlands

Article relevance   Page 5   Brazil’s Lula in Teheran for nuclear talks TEHERAN: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was yesterday meeting Iranian leaders at the start of a visit the West says might be Teheran’s last chance to avoid new UN sanctions over its nuclear programme. Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign...FARHAD POULADI Bangkok Post  |  17 May 2010  |  Thailand

Article relevance   Page 16   Iran expansion A radical cleric is pushing for the creation of a ‘‘Greater Iran’’ that would rule over the entire Middle East and Central Asia. Ayatollah Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi says advocating creation of what he calls an Islamic United States is a central aim of... The Press  |  17 May 2010  |  New Zealand Article relevance   Page 18   France denies deal with Iran over released teacher France denied on Sunday cutting a deal with Iran to secure the release of a French teaching assistant, who was charged with spying after last year’s anti-government protests and detained in Tehran for 10 months. Clotilde Reiss, 24, flew home to Paris... DNA (Daily News & Analysis)  |  17 May 2010  |  India Article relevance   Page 2   Coming home French researcher back home after Iran trial ordeal French academic Clotilde Reiss flew home from Iran yesterday, 10 months after she was arrested and accused of spying, as France denied striking a secret deal with Tehran. French academic Clotilde Reiss flew home from Iran yesterday, 10 months after she was arrested and accused of spying, as France denied striking a secret deal with Tehran. A French government jet brought the 24-year-old researcher to an airbase outside... The Times, Malta  |  17 May 2010  |  Malta Article relevance   Page 15   Opposition websites: Iran activist arrested TEHRAN – Former Iranian parliament deputy and reformist activist Mohsen Armin was arrested yesterday, opposition websites reported. Security agents with a warrant first searched the house and then took him away, Armin’s daughter was quoted as...– Sapa-dpa The Citizen  |  17 May 2010  |  South Africa Article relevance   Page 30   Iran, Brazil vow to boost relations Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to boost ties in talks held at the start of Lula’s visit to Iran, official media reported. The West said the visit might be Tehran’s last chance to...TEHRAN Emirates Business 24 for 7  |  17 May 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 7   Brazil woos Iran Brazil will finance €1 billion ($NZ1.75b) of food exports to Iran over the next five years to make trade between the two countries less dependent on foreign banks, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says. Lula is in Tehran to help mediate in... The Nelson Mail  |  17 May 2010  |  New Zealand Article relevance   Page 1   Experts believe Turkey on right track in Iran diplomacy As Turkey, Brazil and Iran prepared to sit in Tehran on Sunday to seek a diplomatic solution as an alternative to looming harsh sanctions, the US warned Turkey last week of the danger posed by Iran's attempts to buy time. As Turkey, Brazil and Iran prepared to sit in Tehran on Sunday to seek a diplomatic solution as an alternative to looming harsh sanctions, the US warned Turkey last week of the danger posed by Iran’s attempts to buy time through discussing diplomatic... MAHİR ZEYNALOV ÝSTANBUL Today's Zaman  |  17 May 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 11   French academic leaves Iran after almost a year A young French academic arrested in Iran following last year’s disputed presidential elections has left the country and is on a plane returning home, France’s presidential palace said on Sunday. Clotilde Reiss, 25, was convicted of provoking unrest... Today's Zaman  |  17 May 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 18   Iran spy charges teacher returns home to France A French teaching assistant whom the Iranian regime accused of spying for the west said she was “very, very happy” to be back on home turf yesterday after a Tehran court commuted a prison sentence that had kept her in Iran for 10 months. Making a...Lizzy Davies The Guardian  |  17 May 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 12   IRAN AGREES ON FUEL SWAP DEAL: TURKEY Iran has agreed on a nuclear fuel swap deal, according to Turkey, which could help end Tehran’s stand-off with the West over its atomic program. Full details of the agreement were not immediately released by Turkish and Brazilian officials mediating in... The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario Edition)  |  17 May 2010  |  Canada

 

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