29 September 2004 -- The United States today slapped sanctions on firms from Belarus, North Korea, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, China, and on two Indian men for selling weapons to Iran.
Russia says no to UN Security Council involvement 29 September 2004 -- Moscow opposes referring Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council, saying the issue should be handled by the UN's nuclear agency.
Demonstrations against perceived U.S. injustices are nothing new in Iran. The demonstration that took place on 9 September in front of the U.S. interests section of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, however, was different. This time, relatives of Iranian oppositionists who are based in Iraq were demanding help from the United States and the International Committee of the Red Cross in getting information about their family members, Reuters reported. The oppositionists -- members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO or MEK) -- are located at Camp Ashraf, which is some 100 kilometers north of Baghdad.
27 September 2004 -- A rare pro-democracy protest has taken place in the Iranian capital Tehran.
26 September 2004-- Iran says it is not planning to negotiate with the United States over its nuclear program, choosing instead to invite Europe to the discussion table.
25 September 2004 -- The Iranian defense minister announced today that the country has successfully test-fired a strategic, long-range missile and delivered the weapon to its armed forces.
(file photo) 24 September 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin today urged Iran to meet the demands of the UN nuclear watchdog and stop uranium enrichment activities.
President Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khatami marked the 22 September beginning of the Iranian academic year with a speech in which he said his administration has done everything within its power to improve the state of the education sector, state radio reported. Yet recent reports about the activities of a foreign university's Iranian branch reflect several problems that have not been resolved. First, this reflects the hope that a university education will make it easier to get a job in a country with double-digit unemployment. Second, this reflects the tremendous demand for a limited number of university places -- young Iranians surveyed recently described their greatest problem after employment as the university entrance exam, the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported on 1 May. Third, it reflects a corrupt system in which state officials use fake academic credentials to receive higher salaries.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi (file photo) 22 September 2004 -- Israel and Iran have criticized each other, saying the other country is threatening peace in the Middle East.
21 September 2004 -- Iranian President Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khatami said today Iran will continue with its controversial nuclear-weapons program even if it means halting supervision by the UN atomic watchdog.
IAEA Director-General el-Baradei (file photo) 20 September 2004 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said yesterday that Iran's nuclear program does not present an "imminent threat" but emphasized that the Islamic republic must take measures to reassure the international community about its nuclear intentions.
IAEA head Muhammad el-Baradei (file photo) Tehran, 19 September 2004 -- Iran's top nuclear official today rejected the UN nuclear agency's demand that Iran freeze its uranium-enrichment programs.
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