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Bolton: U.S. following flawed Iran plan 
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Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton says the United States may not be able to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons because the Bush administration is following a flawed diplomatic strategy.US says its has proof Iran is interfering in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 4:35 PM
The United States said it had proof of Iran's interference in Iraq, promising soon to publish details of Iranian networks in its strife-torn neighboring country.Arab League's Moussa warns U.S. on Iran attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:33 PM
There is a 50/50 chance the United States will attack Iran and any such strike would risk spreading sectarian violence through the Middle East, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Wednesday.Olmert calls for action against Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 2:53 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic Iran saying Israel will respond to a nuclear threat "with all the means at our disposal."Rice dismisses report North Korea helping Iran prepare nuke test AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 2:34 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought to play down a report in a British newspaper that North Korea was helping Iran prepare an eventual nuclear test explosion.Israeli PM warns of 'severe steps' against Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 11:54 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that if the world's diplomatic efforts to stop Iran's nuclear programme fail, then "much more severe steps" should be taken.Iran vows to crush any threat as US steps up rhetoric AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 9:55 AM
Iran vowed it was ready to crush any military strike or threat as the United States and its allies turned up the rhetoric over Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its growing clout in the region.Olmert calls for action against Iran, declares Israel's readiness to respond USA Today - Jan 24 11:42 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday called for concerted international action against Iran, warning that Israel is prepared to deal with its nuclear threats. Addressing an annual security conference, Olmert denounced calls by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad for Israel's destruction.Britain accuses Iran, Syria of spitting in West's eye AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 10:08 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has accused Iran and Syria of spitting in the eye of the West, but vowed to continue trying to engage with them due to their regional importance.Saudi, Iran working on deal to end Lebanon crisis Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 10:08 AM
Saudi Arabia and Iran, backers of the main rivals in Lebanon's political crisis, are negotiating a deal to end the standoff, Lebanese political sources said.Beckett accuses Iran, Syria of spitting in West's eye AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 8:24 AM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has accused Iran and Syria of spitting in the eye of the West, but vowed to continue trying to engage with them due to their regional importance.Iran supreme leader has bad bout of flu AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 7:17 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is suffering from a severe bout of flu, a news agency has said, denying persistent rumours about his illness and even reports that he had died.Terror Watch: Tracking Iran s Role in Iraq Attacks Newsweek - Jan 24 5:24 PM
Is Iran providing devices that help insurgents detonate IEDs in Iraq? Lebanese PM blames Iran, Syria for deadly protest AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 5:26 AM
Lebanon's embattled premier has pinned the blame on Iran and Syria for a Hezbollah-backed nationwide opposition strike during which three people died, in remarks published in Japan.Jordan king urges Iran to avoid 'rattling' stability in region AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 5:06 AM
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on Iran to avoid "rattling stability" in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.Iran vows to crush any threat AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:53 AM
Iran's defence minister has vowed that the country's armed forces would "crush" any military strike or threat, the latest broadside in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions.US envoy says Iran's power boosted by turmoil in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 4:10 AM
The turmoil in Iraq is boosting Iran's clout in the region, US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has said.Arab League's Moussa warns U.S. against Iran attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:53 AM
The threat of a U.S. attack on Iran is very serious and would risk spreading sectarian violence throughout the Middle East, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Wednesday.Iran hangs four for oil city bomb BBC News - Jan 24 9:21 AM
Iran hangs four men convicted of involvement in 2006 bombings in Ahwaz that killed eight people and injured 45.Iran a source of tension in Afghanistan's western Herat AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 11:28 PM
The influence of Iran is a source of tension between Shiites and Sunnis that recently exploded into deadly violence in Afghanistan's western city of Herat, residents say.Arianna Huffington: Davos Notes: Gergen on Bush's Handling of Iran: "This is Nuts!" HuffingtonPost - Jan 24 10:47 AM
"This is nuts! It's just crazy to me." That was David Gergen's assessment of the Bush administration's failure to use diplomacy to confront the looming Iran nuclear crisis (he is clearly far more unplugged in Davos than he is on CNN). We were wrapping up our early morning panel, taking a look ahead at the key economic and political issues on America's horizon. Our fellow panelists were ...Olmert calls for action against Iran NDTV - 41 minutes ago
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called for concerted international action against Iran, warning that Israel is prepared to deal with its nuclear threats.Iran Receives Russian Defense Missiles Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 57 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian officials said Wednesday that they have taken delivery of advanced Russian air defense missile systems _ weapons intended, according to one Russian news agency, to defend Tehran's major nuclear facilities.Former CIA chief expects force with Iran UPI - 11 minutes ago
HERZLIYA, Israel, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A former head of the CIA, speaking in Israel, said that he expects diplomacy alone will not force Iran to stop developing nuclear weapons.Ex-US Envoy To UN Bolton Says US's Iran Strategy Flawed Nasdaq - Jan 24 4:39 PM
WASHINGTON (AP)--Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton says the U.S. may not be able to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons because it is following a flawed diplomatic strategy.US pushes Europe on Iran sanctions Financial Times - Jan 24 6:26 PM
The US government put more pressure on Europe this week to extend financial sanctions to punish Iran for stepping up its nuclear programme - but it is meeting European resistance.Iran receives advanced Russian air defence missiles CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 24 3:18 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian officials said Wednesday they have taken delivery of advanced Russian air defence missile systems - weapons intended, a Russian news agency said, to defend Iran's major nuclear facilities.Iran hangs four Iranian Arab separatists NDTV - Jan 24 6:33 PM
Iranian authorities on Wednesday hanged four Arab separatists convicted of bombings, which killed dozens of civilians in southern Iran.Olmert calls for action against Iran, declares Israel's readiness to respond CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 24 3:14 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic - Iran - saying Israel will respond to a nuclear threat "with all the means at our disposal."Israel raises nuclear stakes with Iran Independent - Jan 24 4:25 PM
The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, dramatically raised the stakes in the international showdown with Iran last night, with a clear warning that his country was prepared to use military force to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.The American hostility towards Iran BBC News - Jan 24 2:09 AM
The BBC's Paul Reynolds considers the US hostility towards Iran following President Bush's State of the Union speech.US says its has proof Iran is interfering in Iraq Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The United States Wednesday said it had proof of Iran s interference in Iraq, promising soon to publish details of Iranian networks in its strife-torn neighboring country.U.S. warns Iran to back down AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 4:37 PM
A second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group now steaming toward the Middle East is Washington's way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said here Tuesday.U.S. claims it has evidence of Iran's interference in Iraq People's Daily - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
The United States claimed on Wednesday that it has evidence that Iran is interfering in Iraqi issue and will soon publish details concerning Iran's network established in Iraq.Iran's Supreme Leader has bad bout of flu IranMania.com - 14 minutes ago
LONDON, January 25 (IranMania) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is suffering from a severe bout of flu, a news agency has said, denying persistent rumours about his illness and even reports that he had died, AFP reported.Iran testing short-range missiles in exercise World Tribune - Jan 24 1:44 PM
NICOSIA Iran has launched another major military exercise. Iranian state television said a three-day exercise by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps began on Sunday.Israel's Goal in Iran Affair is to Prevent Second Holocaust, Olmert Says Crosswalk.com - Jan 24 1:02 PM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israel is not spearheading the international struggle against Iran's nuclear program, but it is leading the charge to have the issue placed at the top of the world's agenda, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday.US, Iran mutually suspicious: Poll NDTV - Jan 24 6:24 PM
People in Iran and the United States are suspicious of and unfriendly towards one another but not that far apart on nuclear policy, combatting terrorism and other major issues, polling in the two countries found.Arab league warns US on Iran attack Stuff - Jan 24 5:08 PM
DAVOS: There is a 50/50 chance the United States will attack Iran and any such strike would risk spreading sectarian violence through the Middle East, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said today.Iran Receives Advanced Missile Systems From Russia Nasdaq - Jan 24 12:07 PM
(RTTNews) - Iranian Defense minister said on Wednesday that Iran has taken delivery of advanced Russian air defense missile systems.Kucinich: Speech shows Bush is preparing attack on Iran The Hill - Jan 24 12:00 PM
Even though Iran did not receive the attention in this year's State of the Union address that it did a few years ago as part of the Axis of Evil, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) said Tuesday that President Bush is preparing an attack on Iran.Iran to transfer laser therapy technology to Tajikistan Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 2:53 PM
Iran - Tajikistan - Laser Therapy Iranian laser therapists in a meeting with Tajik Health Minister here Wednesday announced our country's readiness to transfer that technology and their experience to Tajikistan.Out to check Iran n-work, Israel lobby in US meets PM Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 12:12 PM
Seeking to build a bridge with New Delhi, a delegation of the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group at the Capitol Hill met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last evening. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee's current agenda is to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, isolate the Hamas-led Palestinian government and seek greater security for Israel. Led by former AIPAC president Amy ...Belarus Vows To Increase Military Cooperation With Iran Nasdaq - Jan 24 11:53 AM
MINSK (AP)--Belarus pledged to increase military ties and cooperation with Iran on Wednesday, in a rebuff to United Nations sanctions passed last month.Iran: Repsol Eyes $4.3b Gas Deal Zawya - 12 minutes ago
24 January 2007 MADRID - Repsol YPF SA, the Spanish oil company struggling to find new reserves, plans to sign a $4.3 billion agreement in Iran this week to help develop the world's biggest natural gas field.The U.S. Seeks Leverage on Iran Time Magazine - Jan 23 2:14 PM
Amid falling oil prices, capital shortages and growing U.S. military presence in the Gulf, President Ahmadinejad is under fire at home. U.S. officials are hoping the furor pushes Iran back to the negotiating table Rafsanjani: Iran committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 2:48 PM
Iran - Nuclear - Rafsanjani Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here on Wednesday that Iran is committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy.Iran receives advanced Russian air defence missiles CNews - Jan 24 3:00 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian officials said Wednesday they have taken delivery of advanced Russian air defence missile systems weapons intended, a Russian news agency said, to defend Iran s major nuclear facilities.Ahmadinejad says U.S. incapable of hurting Iran Deseret Morning News - Jan 24 9:42 AM
The United States is incapable of inflicting "serious damage" on Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, as a second U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed toward the Gulf as a warning from Washington for Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region.Arab League warns US against Iran attack The Peninsula - Jan 24 3:34 PM
Davos The threat of a US attack on Iran is very serious and would risk spreading sectarian violence throughout the Middle East, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said yesterday.Iran receives Russian air defense missiles, defense minister says Boston Herald - Jan 24 8:57 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian officials said Wednesday that they have taken delivery of advanced Russian air defense missile systems - weapons intended, according to one Russian news agency, to defend Tehran's...Official hails Iran's effective role in drugs campaign Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 2:50 PM
Iran - Drugs - Maleki An Iranian official in charge of drugs campaign on Wednesday praised Iran's crucial role in the campaign against narcotic drugs.N. Koreans help Iran with N-test The West Australian - Jan 24 2:51 PM
North Korea is helping Iran to prepare an underground nuclear test similar to the one Pyongyang carried out last year, according to a senior European defence official.France welcomes amendments to Iran's economic policies: Khamoushi Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 2:49 PM
Iran - France - Investment Iran's Head of Chamber of Commerce Ali-Naqi Khamoushi evaluated the joint meeting with French investors and businessmen here Wednesday 'positive'.U.S. ships headed to Mideast called a warning to Iran Los Angeles Times - Jan 24 12:15 AM
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES A second U.S. aircraft carrier group steaming toward the Middle East is Washington's way of warning Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region, a top U.S. diplomat said Tuesday. German MP: No doubt in Iran's right to access nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 2:47 PM
Germany - Iran - MP Head of Green Party Faction in German parliament Fritz Kuhan in a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister in Europe and America Affairs Saeid Jalili stressed that there is no doubt about Iran's right to access to peaceful nuclear energy.Iran, SArabia stress just solution to Lebanese crisis Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 2:48 PM
Iran - SArabia - Lebanon Iran and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday underlined the need to find a just and mutually-consented solution to the Lebanese crisis through consultations.Report: N. Korea giving Iran nuclear info The Washington Times - Jan 24 9:42 AM
European defense officials say North Korea is sharing its nuclear data on last year's test explosion with Iran, London's Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.Iran says "wise" Americans will bar any attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 1:14 PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday he did not expect a U.S. attack on Iran because there were plenty of "wise people" in the United States who would not let it happen.Iran observes no limits to expansion of ties with Turkey - MP Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 12:47 PM
Iran - Turkey - Ties Head of Parliament's Energy Commission said here Wednesday Iran observes no limits to expansion of ties with its brother neighbor, Turkey.Iran denies it is vulnerable to U.S. The Buffalo News - Jan 24 6:08 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - The United States is incapable of inflicting "serious damage" on Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, as a second U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed toward the Persian Gulf as a warning from Washington for Iran to back down in its attempts to dominate the region.Iran attack would cause market chaos thebusinessonline.com - Jan 24 2:51 PM
THE DOLLAR, sovereign bond yields, stock markets and industrial raw materials would plunge while oil, the euro and gold prices would benefit if America or Israel attacks Iran in coming months, according to a detailed analysis by a leading investment bank.Iran remains defiant on nuclear, flexes military muscles AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 9:33 AM
Iran remained defiant on its nuclear programme, dismissing UN sanctions as ineffective as it fired off short-range missiles in a new round of military exercises.India, Iran call for expansion of cooperatives ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 11:34 AM
Cooperatives - Iran - India India and Iran today expressed the need for expansion in bilateral agricultural ties, particularly in the field of cooperatives.Arab League's Moussa warns US on Iran attack SABC News - Jan 24 11:20 AM
There is a 50/50 chance the United States will attack Iran and any such strike will risk spreading sectarian violence through the Middle East, Amr Moussa, the Arab League Secretary General, said today. "It is a 50/50 proposition, and we hope that it will not happen.China, Iran, NKorea under fire at UN disarmament conference Khaleej Times - Jan 24 11:32 AM
GENEVA - China s recent firing of an anti-satellite weapon in space was criticised by the European Union at a meeting of the United Nation disarmament conference here on Wednesday, with the nuclear plans of North Korea and Iran also sparking concern among delegates.Envoy calls for expansion of ties between Iran, Saudi Arabia Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 12:02 PM
Iran - Saudi Arabia - Ambassador Iran's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Seyed Mohammad Hosseini in a meeting with Speaker of Saudi Assembly and senior member of the Saudi Ulema Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Hamad here Wednesday underlined expansion of bilateral relations.Opinion polls in U-S, Iran find mutual suspicion but agreement on vital issues KHQ Spokane - Jan 24 11:04 AM
WASHINGTON People in Iran and the United States are suspicious of and unfriendly toward one another. But polling in the two countries suggests they're not that far apart on...Opinion polls in U-S, Iran find mutual suspicion but agreement on vital issues WSTM-TV NBC 3 - Jan 24 3:35 PM
WASHINGTON People in Iran and the United States are suspicious of and unfriendly toward one another. But polling in the two countries suggests they're not that far apart on nuclear policy, combating terrorism and other major issues.Iran says still heeding IAEA despite curbs Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 8:47 AM
Iran said on Tuesday it was still cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency despite announcing a day earlier that it had banned 38 of the U.N. watchdog's inspectors from working in the country.IRAN DEVELOPS MINI-UAV Middle East Newsline - Jan 24 11:05 AM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has reported the development of its first miniature unmanned aerial vehicles. Officials said Iran's state-owned industry has produced a family of mini-UAVs for tactical missions. They said the UAVs could be launched by a sole operator and conduct surveillance missions.Iran, UN ink agreement on border control Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 7:08 AM
Iran - Drug - UN Head of Iran's Anti-Drug Campaign Headquarters Fada Hossein Maleki said here Wednesday that a border control agreement has been signed by representatives of Iran and the United Nations.India, Iran, Pakistan hold talks on gas pipeline Outlook India - Jan 24 10:21 AM
India, Iran and Pakistan today held talks on the pricing of gas to be supplied through a multi- billion dollar pipeline, the official Iran News Agency said.Hizballah Protests Meant to Weaken Western Resolve Against Iran, Expert Says Crosswalk.com - Jan 24 4:47 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Iran and Syria are funding Hizballah's "urban intimidation" campaign in Lebanon to crush the emerging democracy and weaken Western resolve to stop Iran's nuclear program, a U.S.-based expert said on Wednesday.Iran dismisses nuclear sanctions as ineffective AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 8:09 AM
Iran has dismissed UN sanctions imposed on its nuclear programme as ineffective, and vowed to continue its controversial nuclear work.Belarus s military contacts with Iran comply with int l law -- DM. Itar-Tass - Jan 24 10:45 AM
MINSK, January 24 (Itar-Tass) -- Belarus maintains military contacts with Iran in strict compliance with the norms of international law, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.Iran says still cooperating with IAEA Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 6:57 AM
Iran said on Tuesday it was still cooperating with the IAEA, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, despite announcing a day earlier that it was barring 38 inspectors from working in the country.The Sculptor of Iran: Master Abolhassan Khan Sadighi (1894-1995 Payvand Iran News - Jan 24 7:56 AM
The prominent Iranian painter and sculptor Master Abolhassan Khan Sadighi was born in the Odlaydjan area of Tehran in 1894. At the age of seven he went to the Aghdassieh school which was established by Sa'id al-Olamai Laridjani, one of the founders of the modern schools in Iran. Influenced by his family's encouragement, he entered the Alliance school after finishing his primary education.Hezbollah driven by Iran and Syria, Lebanese Premier claims Times Online - Jan 24 4:38 AM
The Lebanese Prime Minister has blamed Iran and Syria for organising a general strike in Beirut that led to rioting and the deaths of at least three people Fouad Siniora, the pro-Western Lebanese premier whose Government was being targeted...UN nuclear watchdog discusses with Iran its request for withdrawal of some inspectors Payvand Iran News - Jan 24 7:55 AM
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is discussing with officials from Iran the country's request for withdrawing some of its inspectors, but it still has a sufficient number to continue its efforts seeking to determine whether Tehran's nuclear programme is solely for the peaceful purpose of producing energy and not for making weapons. -UN NewsMP: Ahmadinejad's remark shows Iran's will to solve nuclear issue peacefully Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 8:32 AM
Iran - Nuclear - MP Member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh referred to the recent remark of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a sign of Iran's attempt to solve its nuclear issue peacefully.Iran, Belarus to expand defense ties based on international laws: Defense Minister Payvand Iran News - Jan 24 7:54 AM
Belarus Defense Minister Leonid Maltsev declared in Moscow on Wednesday that expansion of Iran-Belarus relations in military fields are in line with the national interests of his country and that it takes place according to international criteria and laws. -IRNAIran plays down leader's illness The Scotsman - Jan 24 4:57 PM
IRAN'S supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has a severe cold, but rumours of serious illness are untrue, said the country's Fars News Agency.Iran test-fires home-made missiles - Al Jazeera - Jan 24 8:07 AM
After launching a new series of war games, the first to be launched since the United Nations Security Council, under pressure from the U.S., imposed sanctions against Tehran for refusing to stop its nuclear program, Iran announced Tuesday having successfully test-fired two types of home-made missiles during a five-day military maneuver, amid rising tension with the U.S. and its Western allies ...Iran test-fires home-made missiles, warns of clash with U.S. Al Jazeera - Jan 24 7:52 AM
After launching a new series of war games, the first to be launched since the United Nations Security Council, under pressure from the U.S. imposed sanctions against Tehran for refusing to stop its nuclear program, Iran announced Tuesday having successfully test-fired two types of home-made missiles during a five-day military maneuver, amid rising tension with the U.S. and its Western allies over ...Rice dismisses report North Korea helping Iran prepare nuke test Eu Business - Jan 24 2:16 PM
(PARIS ) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought to play down a report in a British newspaper Wednesday that North Korea was helping Iran prepare an eventual nuclear test explosion.Iran's Ahmadinejad under fire again AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 6:40 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come under fire from Iran's top dissident cleric over his handling of foreign and domestic policies including Tehran's disputed nuclear drive.Opinion polls in U.S., Iran find mutual suspicion but agreement on vital issues ABC 15 Phoenix - Jan 24 6:48 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- People in Iran and the United States are suspicious of and unfriendly toward one another but not that far apart on nuclear policy, combating terrorism and other major issues, polling in the two countries found.US, China Discuss Stronger North Korean and Iran Sanctions Payvand Iran News - Jan 24 7:55 AM
U.S. and Chinese officials have discussed speeding up U.N. sanctions against North Korea, and expanding those against Iran. -VOAIran Remains Defiant On Nuclear As Missile Testing Continues Space War - Jan 23 8:49 PM
by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Jan 23, 2007 Iran remained defiant on its nuclear programme on Tuesday, dismissing UN sanctions as ineffective as it fired off short-range missiles in a new round of military exercises.Iran hangs four convicted of bomb attacks Khaleej Times - Jan 24 8:35 AM
TEHERAN - Iran publicly executed four men found guilty of taking part in a series of deadly bombings in the southwest oil city of Ahvaz in 2005, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.Saeedi: Part of Iran-IAEA technical cooperation to be decided by Board of Governors Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 7:17 AM
Iran - Saeedi - Nuclear Deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) for international affairs Mohammad Saeedi, said here Wednesday that the Board of Governors will decide about 10 percent of Iran-IAEA technical and security cooperation in its February session.Iran, Belarus to expand defense ties based on int'l laws Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 7:02 AM
Iran - Defense - Belarus Belarus Defense Minister Leonid Maltsev declared here Wednesday that expansion of Iran-Belarus relations in military fields are in line with the national interests of his country and that it takes place according to international criteria and laws.Iran's nuclear negotiator phones UN watchdog chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 6:15 AM
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has phoned UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei a day after inspectors were blocked from entering the country.Kyrgyz vice speaker supports Iran's peaceful nuclear program Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 7:17 AM
Iran - Kyrgyzstan - Nuclear Iran's Ambassador to Bishkek Mohammad-Reza Sabouri conferred on Wednesday with the Vice Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament Erkinbek Alymbekov on issues of mutual interests.Belarus, Iran sign memorandum of understanding on defense Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jan 24 10:05 AM
MINSK, January 24 (RIA Novosti) - A memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation was signed between Belarus and Iran during a visit by the ex-Soviet nation's defense minister to the Islamic Republic, the Belarusian ministry's press service said Wednesday.Iran dismisses nuclear sanctions as ineffective Space War - Jan 23 8:46 PM
Tehran, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23 - Iran dismissed UN sanctions imposed on its nuclear programme as ineffective on Tuesday, and vowed to continue its controversial nuclear work.Iran, forerunner in Syria investment among non-Arab states Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 6:49 AM
Syria - Investment - Iran The investment office affiliated to the Syrian government announced in a statistical report that among non-Arab countries, Iran was the top investor in Syria in 2006.Ex-Israeli prime minister urges state to divest from Iran North Adams Transcript - Jan 24 9:12 AM
BOSTON Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an impromptu visit Tuesday to Boston, pressing state pension officials to give up any investments the state has with companies that do business with Iran.Iran Builds Hand-Launched Drones by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Jan 23, 2007 Space War - Jan 23 8:47 PM
Iran said Tuesday it has developed its own hand-launched drones in a breakthrough for the Islamic republic's aeronautics industry.