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Iran's New Speaker May Pose Challenge to Ahmadinejad

Larijani, with ear of top ayatollah, seen as more pragmatic than president

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 28, 08 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian lawmakers seemingly made their displeasure with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad known today, selecting rival Ali Larijani as speaker of parliament. Larijani ran against Ahmadinejad in 2005, and the two have often clashed since, the Los Angeles Times reports. As Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Larijani was often frustrated by the president’s inflammatory rhetoric, underlining what analysts see as a clash in style rather than substance. More »

More about:  Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ali Larijani

Iran's Nuclear Negotiator Quits

Associated Press Associated Press Oct 20, 07 8:58 CDT
(Newser) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has resigned, the Iranian government said today, in a move seen as signaling a hardening of Tehran's nuclear stance. Ali Larijani  was said to be more committed to finding a diplomatic resolution to Iran's nuclear standoff with the West than Iranian President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was replaced by Saeed Jalili, a little-known foreign deputy, the AP reports. More »

More about:  Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear enrichment • Ali Larijani • Saeed Jalili

Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

Negotiator bound for EU talks puts enrichment off-limits

Reuters Reuters May 30, 07 11:51 CDT
(Newser) - Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no bearing on tomorrow's sit-down, Ali Larijani says. More »

More about:  Iran • European Union • nuclear program • uranium • sanctions • nuclear • uranium enrichment • Ali Larijani • Javier Solana

Iran Raises Nuclear Stakes

'Can Produce Uranium on Industrial Scale'

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Apr 10, 07 6:16 CDT
(Newser) - Iran claims to have scaled up its nuclear capability by enriching uranium "on an industrial scale, " the Guardian reports, in defiance of U.S. and U.N. pressure to dimantle the program. The announcement from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  is sure to heighten conflict with the White House and provide new ammunition for those advocating military action. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • uranium • nuclear proliferation • Ali Larijani

Brit Standoff Shows Deeply Divided Iran

Radicals and moderates fight it out, tacitly, over captured sailors

New York Times New York Times Apr 4, 07 7:26 CDT
(Newser) - An internal squabble between Iran's radical president and more moderate officials  is in evidence in the crisis over the captive British marines and sailors. President Ahmadinejad and his Revolutionary Guards are pushing for a trial. Cooler heads, including Ali Larijani, the diplomat who offered bilateral negotiations yesterday, are pushing back, writes Michael Slackman of the New York Times. More »

More about:  Iran • Great Britain • War on Terror • politics • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • hostage • Ali Larijani

Iranians, Brits Move Toward Talks

Top diplomat lays out roadmap for brokering sailors' release

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Apr 3, 07 6:56 CDT
(Newser) - Iran is ready to negotiate freeing its 15 British captives, according to the country's top diplomat. In a cryptic TV interview, Ali Larijani suggested the marines and sailors could be released if the Brits apologized and stopped putting international pressure on Tehran. "We are not interested in the issue getting more complicated," he said. More »

More about:  Iran • Great Britain • War on Terror • hostage • Ali Larijani • John Bolton • British Foreign Office

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