U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work (Reuters)

A suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, 156 km (97 miles) southwest of Tehran, is seen in this September 27, 2009 satellite photograph released by DigitalGlobe on September 28, 2009. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout/FilesReuters - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.



Lawyer: Iran woman could be stoned to death soon (AP)

FILE - This undated file image made available by Amnesty International in London on Thursday, July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran on charges of adultery. Ashtiani is now facing a new punishment of 99 lashes because a British newspaper ran a picture of an unveiled woman mistakenly identified as her, the woman's son said Monday. (AP Photo/Amnesty International, File)** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES**AP - The lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned on an adultery conviction said Monday that he and her children are worried the delayed execution could be carried out soon with the end of a moratorium on death sentences for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.



Iran stoning woman's son fears execution after Ramadan (AFP)

A demonstrator holds an image of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's portrait during a support rally in front of the Iranian Embassy in Rome on September 2. The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery said Monday that he fears she will be executed shortly after this week's end to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery said Monday that he fears she will be executed shortly after this week's end to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.



UN nuke agency warns monitoring of Iran hampered (AP)

A suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, 156 km (97 miles) southwest of Tehran, is seen in this September 27, 2009 satellite photograph released by DigitalGlobe on September 28, 2009. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout/FilesAP - The U.N. atomic agency expressed alarm Monday about Iran's decision to bar some of its inspectors, suggesting that its efforts to monitor the country's nuclear program were suffering as a result.



Iran hampering nuclear investigation: IAEA (AFP)

A general view shows the Iranian nuclear power plant of Natanz, 270 kms south of Tehran, in 2005. Iran is hampering a long-running investigation into its controversial nuclear drive by vetoing the nomination of certain United Nations inspectors, the UN atomic watchdog said Monday.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)AFP - Iran is hampering a long-running investigation into its controversial nuclear drive by vetoing the nomination of certain United Nations inspectors, the UN atomic watchdog said Monday.



Ahmadinejad voices doubts about 9/11 attacks (AFP)

One World Trade Center (L) rises next to 7 World Trade Center (R) on Ground Zero in New York. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has questioned the accepted narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, saying it was still not clear who was behind them.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has questioned the accepted narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, saying it was still not clear who was behind them.



Corrected: Attack on Iran would destroy Israel: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks during a news conference with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (not pictured) at the royal palace in Doha September 5, 2010. REUTERS/Fadi Al-AssaadReuters - Any attack on Iran would lead to the destruction of the state of Israel as a political entity, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar on Sunday.



Mubarak concerned over 'new dangers' in the Gulf (AFP)

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, pictured on September 1, said Sunday he was concerned about AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambitions concern numerous Arab countries.



Iran: Israeli attack would mean its own demise (AP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a joint press conference with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, unseen, at the royal palace in Doha on Sunday Sept.  5, 2010, declaring that any attack on the Islamic republic will result in the destruction of Israel. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)AP - Iran's president said Sunday that any Israeli attack against his nation would mean the destruction of the Jewish state.



Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal' (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his secretary Georg Gaenswein, right, blesses faithful during the Angelus prayer at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.



Hit on Iran would spell Israel's 'eradication': Ahmadinejad (AFP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a joint press conference with Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, at the royal palace in Doha. Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction.(AFP/Karim Jaafar)AFP - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction.



Iran's Ahmadinejad visits Qatar (AFP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves upon his arrival to take part in the the Jerusalem Day march in Tehran on September 3. Ahmadinejad arrived in Qatar on Sunday for a brief visit to its Gulf ally, QNA state news agency reported.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Qatar on Sunday for a brief visit to its Gulf ally, QNA state news agency reported.



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