Iran's Nuclear Program -- News Updates October 2, 2009

An Iranian long-range Shahab-3 missile is fired in desert terrain at an unspecified location in Iran on September 28, 2009 Photo: AFP/GETTY

Iran, World Powers Plan Second Round Of Nuclear Talks -- L.A. Times

As world powers meet in Geneva, representatives of Iran and the U.S. hold a rare one-on-one meeting and discuss Iran's nuclear program and human rights. U.S. officials are cautiously upbeat.

Reporting from Los Angeles and Geneva - Iran and the major powers will hold another round of negotiations on the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program, officials said today after completing talks in Geneva, where representatives of Washington and Tehran held a rare one-on-one meeting.

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More News on Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran engages on nuclear issue, concedes little -- Reuters
World Powers and Iran Agree to More Talks on Nuclear Issues -- Voice of America
Iran, Major Powers Reach Agreement On Series of Points -- Washington Post
Iran's nuclear deal prompts doubt -- The Australian
Obama: Iran Must Give Inspectors Complete Access To Nuclear Plant -- Voice of America
Iran Agrees to Send Enriched Uranium to Russia -- New York Times
Iran Agrees to Transfer Uranium Abroad -- Wall Street Journal
IAEA's Mohammed ElBaradei due in Tehran as Iran prepares to open nuclear plant -- The Telegraph
Israel Tones Down Warnings of Strike on Iran as Diplomatic Efforts Intensify -- Voice of America
Israel's Doubts On Talks Allayed -- Washington Post

Commentaries And Analysis

Analysis: Iran to escape nuclear sanctions until 2010 -- The Telegraph
The Power, and Threat, of Iran -- Alastair Crooke, Los Angeles Times opinion
Q+A: What's behind Geneva agreement on Iran's enriched uranium? -- Reuters
What about Bushehr? A Little Realism about the Iran Deal, Please. -- Newsweek
Obama's French Lesson -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post opinion
Leaving Israel With No Choice? -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post opinion.
Springtime for Mullahs -- Wall Street Journal editorial
This Year in Geneva -- Washington Post editorial