US warns Iran on the deadline of its nuclear program; Massive clashes on the streets in Tehran between the opposition and the police
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    • The United States warned Iran that December is the “real deadline” for its nuclear program. In this regard, US and France have repeatedly urged Tehran to accept a UN nuclear watchdog-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel by the end of the year or face further sanctions. White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs stated that the so-called P5+1 have agreed with the deadline. Gibbs also noted “I think that the international community is united in this. This is not (just) something that the (US) president has said... This is something that the members of the P5+1 have said.” Ahmadinejad rejected the deadline by speaking against western pressure over Tehran’s refusal to suspend enrichment or agree to full inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).1

    Sources from the opposition camp stated that at least four protesters were shot dead in violent clashes between the anti-government protesters and the police. The police, however, denied such that there was any casualty. Opposition parties urged people to take to the streets on occasion of Ashura, a Shia Muslim festival. People shouted "This is the month of blood", calling for the downfall of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At the same time, supporters of the government marched on Enghelab Street to express solidarity with Ayatollah Khamenei. In a related development, the nephew of the former presidential candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi was among the dead as noted by a reformist website, Parlemannews.2

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