Monday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 8.8.2005:

Iran Nuclear Plant Restarts Processing Uranium

Jenny Booth, The Times UK:

Iran today began processing uranium again at its nuclear plant near Isfahan, defying warnings from Europe and the United States that it was risking UN sanctions. Work resumed at Isfahan promptly after inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog finished installing surveillance equipment there. READ MORE

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Amir Taheri, The NY Post reported that the row over Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions is not the cause of the current tension in relations between Iran and the major Western powers. The real cause is that Iran intends to reshape the Middle East.
• Eli Lake, The NY Sun reported on Ganji's transformation from revolutionary to dissident.
• Islamic Republic News Agency reported that Ali Larijani is to become the new Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary.
• KurdishMedia reported on the escalating crisis in Iran’s north-west Kurdish regions that has left at least 20 dead and numerous wounded and imprisoned.
• Dow Jones Newswires reported that Germany urged Iran to consider carefully European Union proposals and to avoid "miscalculations" of its interests.
• The Washington Times in an editorial, discussed The Washington Post's dubious slant on Iran.
• ReleaseGanji.net published Ganji's wife statements after her house was stormed by Iranian security forces.
• Gooya News reported that the infamous Judge Mortezavi was threatened with death.
• And finally, Roozonline published a cartoon on situation of journalists in Iran today.