MAIL ON SUNDAY: The West could face a harder line with Iran over its atomic ambitions following the resignation of the country's chief nuclear negotiator.
Saturday's announcement of Ali Larijani stepping down exposed a rift over tactics with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who accepted the resignation and has taken an uncompromising approach in the nuclear stand-off.
Analysts say Saeed Jalili, the senior foreign ministry official replacing Larijani, is close to the president and his appointment showed that those determined to defy the West were gaining a greater influence in decision-making. Fears Iran may harden its nuclear stance after chief negotiator resigns (more)
BBC:
Iran’s hard-line nuclear reshuffle
Mark Alexander
