Iran Times

Iran has postponed a visit to Tehran by Euro MPs who were going to meet Iranian opposition activists and Majlis (parliament) members this week.

A Tehran visit by a European Parliament delegation planned for this week was postponed Monday, Iranian officials said.

A delegation of EU legislators canceled a planned trip to Iran after US congressmen sent a letter of protest to Jerzy Buzek, president of the European Parliament, EU Parliament spokesman Thomas Dudrap confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

The European Union must press Iran to respect human rights but without burning all bridges with the country, Italy’s foreign minister said Saturday, stressing Tehran’s role in negotiating world conflicts.

European leaders will support new sanctions against Iran Friday, warning that Tehran’s refusal to negotiate over its nuclear programme must be met with a “clear response”.
In a draft statement in Brussels, the leaders of the 27 European Union nations announce their readiness to back moves by the United States, Britain and France for fresh measures [...]

The EU has warned that it will accompany the UN Security Council in punitive action should Iran fail to provide a ’clear response’ over its nuclear work.
In a draft statement at a summit in Brussels Friday, the leaders of the 27-member bloc said that they would stand behind the UNSC if Iran failed to meet [...]