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Iran ready to launch satellite, raising arms alarm: report 
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Iran is poised to launch a satellite into space, a step that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology has said. on its website.UN nuclear agency asks Iran to back off on rejection of 38 inspectors AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
The UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has sharply answered Iran, asking it to reverse its ban on 38 IAEA inspectors from working in the country, a spokeswoman told AFP.Iran ready to launch a satellite into space: report AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Iran is on the verge of launching a satellite into space that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology has said on its website.Iran nearing satellite launch, U.S. magazine says Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Iran has converted a 30-ton ballistic missile into a satellite launch vehicle that will be used to send a satellite into space soon, a move that could have wider security implications, Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine reported on its Web site on Thursday.Iran calls for summit with Iraq, Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 3:35 PM
Iran has invited the Iraqi and Syrian presidents to Tehran for a weekend summit with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to hash out ways to cooperate in curbing the runaway violence that has taken Iraq to the verge of civil war and threatens to spread through the region, four key lawmakers told The Associated Press on Monday.IAEA chief says attack on Iran would be catastrophe Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 2:23 PM
An attack on Iran would be catastrophic and encourage it to develop a nuclear bomb, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Thursday.UN nuclear agency asks Iran to back off on rejection of 38 inspectors AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 11:32 AM
The UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Iran to reverse its ban on 38 IAEA inspectors from working in the country, a spokeswoman told AFP.Rivals Iran-Saudi hold talks on Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 11:18 AM
Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have intensified efforts to broker a solution to Lebanon's crippling political crisis, Iranian media reported.U.S. urges Europe to follow sanctions on Iran bank Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 7:04 AM
The United States urged the European Union this week to join it in banning business with Iran's Bank Sepah, which it accuses of funding efforts to secure the atom bomb, a U.S. official said on Thursday.Iran deems risk of US attack 'very weak' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 6:08 AM
Iran's top national security official, Ali Larijani, has assessed as "very weak" the possibility of a pre-emptive US strike on his country's nuclear facilities.U.N. nuke chief warns against Iran strike MSNBC - Jan 25 2:26 PM
Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Thursday a military strike on Iran s nuclear facilities would have catastrophic consequences and only strengthen Tehran s resolve to make atomic arms.UN nuclear agency asks Iran to back off on rejection of 38 inspectors Space War - Jan 25 6:03 PM
Vienna (AFP) Jan 25 - The UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Iran to reverse its ban on 38 IAEA inspectors from working in the country, a spokeswoman told AFP on Thursday. The IAEA "requested Iranian authorities to reconsider their decision," spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said.ElBaradei Says Iran Is at Least 5 Years Away From Nuclear Arms Bloomberg.com - Jan 25 12:49 PM
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Iran is at least five to 10 years away from developing nuclear weapons, and any military attack on the country would only speed up its program, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog organization said today.Netanyahu urges trial for Iran leader, fearing new Holocaust AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 2:18 AM
Former Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has called for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be put on trial to prevent what he warned could be a new Holocaust by a nuclear-armed Iran.Iran may be developing ICBM The Washington Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Iran plans to launch a satellite soon using a ballistic missile converted into a launch vehicle, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports.Iran ready to launch satellite, raising arms alarm: report Channel NewsAsia - 58 minutes ago
WASHINGTON: Iran is poised to launch a satellite into space, a step that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology said on Thursday on its website.UN nuclear agency asks Iran to reverse ban on inspectors ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
VIENNA - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sharply answered Iran, asking it to reverse its ban on 38 IAEA inspectors from working in the country, a spokeswoman told AFP.Nuclear watchdog urges Iran to drop ban on inspectors Stuff - Jan 25 4:43 PM
VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency has urged Iran to drop a ban on 38 international inspectors imposed after it was slapped with sanctions, a spokesman for the UN nuclear watchdog said today.Attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be catastrophic, IAEA chief warns San Diego Union-Tribune - Jan 25 4:08 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland, 12:39 p.m. Jan. 25 (AP): The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, in an indirect warning to the United States and Israel, said Thursday a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would have catastrophic consequences and only strengthen Tehran's resolve to make atomic arms.Iran ready to launch a satellite into space: report Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Iran is on the verge of launching a satellite into space that could herald a new dimension in Teheran s strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology said on Thursday on its website.Iran attack possible, says Cameron Daily Telegraph - Jan 25 6:38 PM
A pre-emptive military strike against Iran involving British troops could be launched under a Conservative government after David Cameron yesterday refused to rule out the use of force against the Gulf state.American hostility towards Iran BBC News - Jan 25 3:54 AM
The BBC's Paul Reynolds considers the US hostility towards Iran following President Bush's State of the Union speech.Iran Withdraws Import Duty Concessions For Pakistan Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 25 3:52 PM
The Iranian Consul General has said that his country has neither increased import duty nor restricted the legal entry of Pakistani rice containers into Iran.IRAN WITHDRAWS IMPORT DUTY CONCESSIONS FOR PAKISTAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jan 25 3:52 PM
Trade / foreign investment The Iranian Consul General has said that his country has neither increased import duty nor restricted the legal entry of Pakistani rice containers into Iran.ElBaradei leads call against military solution to Iran's nuclear issue People's Daily - 30 minutes ago
Military action is no solution to Iran's nuclear issue, Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.Iran ready to launch a satellite into space: report TODAYonline - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Iran launches a Shahab-3 long-range ballistic missile in the desert near Qom in November 2006. Iran is on the verge of launching a satellite into space that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology has said on its website.Iran on verge of satellite launch - report News Interactive - Jan 25 5:24 PM
IRAN is on the verge of launching a satellite into space that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology says on its website.IAEA heads wants no attack on Iran's nuclear facilities KRON 4 Bay Area - Jan 25 6:27 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland The U-N's top nuclear expert is warning the U-S and Israel indirectly against any military strike on Iran. Mohamed ElBaradei (ehl-BEHR'-uh-day) of the International Atomic Energy Agency says a raid on Iran's nuclear facilities would be "catastrophic."IAEA heads wants no attack on Iran's nuclear facilities WBAY Green Bay - Jan 25 6:20 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland The U-N's top nuclear expert is warning the U-S and Israel indirectly against any military strike on Iran. Mohamed ElBaradei...Iran ready to launch a satellite into space The Times of India - 30 minutes ago
Iran is on the verge of launching a satellite into space that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities.Iran won't be second Iraq: Former UN chief weapons inspector People's Daily - Jan 25 5:44 PM
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix ruled out on Thursday that the possibility of a U.S. military action against Iran, saying the Iraq scenario won't recur in the case of Iran because of the U.S. public's anti-war sentiment.Bolton: U.S. following flawed Iran plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 4:26 PM
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.Military action against Iran counter-productive: ElBaradei People's Daily - Jan 25 5:29 PM
Using force against Iran over its nuclear issue could be counter-productive, Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday.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.IAEA heads wants no attack on Iran's nuclear facilities WNCT Greenville - 32 minutes ago
(AP) - The UN's top nuclear expert is warning the US and Israel indirectly against any military strike on Iran. Mohamed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency says a raid on Iran's nuclear facilities would be "catastrophic."Iran 'Peace' Pipeline Talks Fail To Agree On Price Formula Nasdaq - Jan 25 10:22 AM
TEHRAN -(Dow Jones)- Officials of Iran, Pakistan and India failed Thursday to resolve differences in the IPI gas pipeline project over the contentious issue of a price formula on Iran's natural gas to be exported to the two countries.Sen Rockefeller Assails President Over Iran Stance Scoop.co.nz - Jan 25 3:55 PM
Washington - The new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday sharply criticized the Bush administration's increasingly combative stance toward Iran, saying that White House efforts to portray it as a growing threat are uncomfortably reminiscent of rhetoric about Iraq before the American invasion of 2003.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."Americans Divided on How Bush Handles Iran Angus Reid - 19 minutes ago
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in the United States are split in their assessment of how their federal government has dealt with Iran, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News.IAEA's ElBaradei - Diplomacy only way forward on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 25 10:44 AM
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuter) - The only way to tackle the conflict with Iran over its nuclear programme is to use diplomacy, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday.DAVOS:Attack On Iran Nuclear Units Would Be Disastrous-UN Nasdaq - Jan 25 10:39 AM
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP)--The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, in an indirect warning to the U.S. and Israel, said Thursday that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would have "catastrophic" consequences and only strengthen resolve in Tehran to make atomic arms.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.IAEA chief says attack on Iran would be catastrophe AlertNet - Jan 25 10:36 AM
Source: Reuters (Updates with new quotes and background) By Stella Dawson DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 25 (Reuters) - An attack on Iran would be catastrophic and encourage it to develop a nuclear bomb, Mohamed ... Israeli Campaign for Economic Boycott against Iran Israel National News - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu's week-long campaign in the United States and Britain urging economic isolation of Iran are part of an Israeli campaign to prepare the international community for a military strike against Tehran, the British Guardian reported.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.India, Russia back diplomatic efforts on Iran IANS via Yahoo! India News - Jan 25 7:41 AM
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) As the US searches for more allies to back sanctions against a defiant Iran, India and Russia Thursday supported Tehran's peaceful use of nuclear energy and agreed to cooperate to find 'an effective solution' to the Iranian nuclear standoff through 'political and diplomatic efforts.'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.Military action on Iran would be 'catastrophic': El Baradei Business Recorder - Jan 25 3:55 PM
DAVOS: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed El Baradei on Thursday urged an end to talk of a military solution to the Iran nuclear crisis, saying any strike against Tehran would be 'catastrophic'.'I hope we will stop talking about military action,' E ....India, Pakistan, Iran narrow down differences on gas price The Hindu - Jan 25 11:39 AM
DUBAI: : After two days of hectic parleys, representatives from India, Pakistan and Iran have narrowed down differences on the price of natural gas that Iran plans to sell to the two countries across a 2,700-km pipeline. "There has been ...Iran receives Russian air defence missiles The Hindu - Jan 25 11:41 AM
DUBAI: Iran has received sophisticated Russian air defence missiles to protect its key nuclear facilities. Officials disclosed the import of Tor-M1 missile during Iran's three-day military exercises. These weapons are likely to deployed to ...Saudi denies working with Iran on Lebanon plan AlertNet - Jan 25 9:36 AM
Source: Reuters PARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is not negotiating with Iran to try to broker an end to the political crisis in Lebanon, but the two countries have exchanged messages about Muslim cooperation, ... 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.DAVOS-Pakistan PM: Attacking Iran would be catastrophic AlertNet - Jan 25 9:23 AM
Source: Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 25 (Reuter) - Attacking Iran to halt its nuclear programme would be "catastrophic" for the region and the world, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on ... DAVOS-IAEA's ElBaradei: Diplomacy only way forward on Iran AlertNet - Jan 25 9:21 AM
Source: Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The only way to tackle the dispute with Iran over its nuclear programme is to use diplomacy, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic ... Iran says it now has Russian missiles The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jan 25 12:13 AM
Iranian officials said yesterday that they had taken delivery of advanced Russian air-defense missile systems - weapons intended, according to a Russian news agency, to defend Iran's major nuclear facilities.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.Rafsanjani: Iran committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy Payvand Iran News - Jan 25 8:25 AM
Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that Iran is committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy. "Iran is not after any nuclear ambition and expects others not to do so," said Rafsanjani in a meeting with the UK ambassador to Tehran Jeffrey Adams on Wednesday. -IRNANetanyahu to British: Stand Up to Iran Israel National News - Jan 25 4:23 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the British Parliament Thursday and called on them to stand up to Iran like they stood up to the Nazis during World War II.Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Releases Report: "A Faith Denied: The Persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran" Payvand Iran News - Jan 25 8:25 AM
The Bahá'í faith has been effectively criminalized by the Islamic Republic of Iran and persecution of Bahá'ís is rising, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) documents in a new report released today.Iran's L90 is a mediocre car: industries minister Payvand Iran News - Jan 25 8:24 AM
Iran's Minister of Mines and Industries Alireza Tahmasbi maintained that the Iranian version of French budget car, Logan (L90) is a mediocre automobile. -MNAU.S. urges Europe to follow sanctions on Iran bank AlertNet - Jan 25 7:21 AM
Source: Reuters By Mark John BRUSSELS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The United States urged the European Union this week to join it in banning business with Iran's Bank Sepah, which it accuses of funding efforts to secure ... 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.India, Pakistan still disagree with Iran gas price Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Jan 25 4:35 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - India and Pakistan still differ with Iran over what price they should pay for gas that would be delivered via a proposed $7-billion pipeline from the Islamic Republic, an Iranian gas official said on Thursday.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.Column - Wrestling in Iran unnerving for McCann in 1978 Kearney Hub - Jan 25 11:09 AM
Kearney High wrestling coach Tom McCann knew something wasn t right during his trip to Iran in 1978.Iran deems risk of US attack very weak Khaleej Times - Jan 25 7:28 AM
TEHERAN - Iran s top national security official, Ali Larijani, assessed as very weak on Thursday the possibility of a pre-emptive US strike on his country s nuclear facilities.Iran, Tajikistan keen on cooperation in educational fields Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 7:47 AM
Iran - Tajikistan - Education Visiting Iranian Education Minister Mahmoud Farshidi here Thursday conferred with Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov in the capital of Dushanbe on matters of mutual concern.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.Larijani: Iran entitled to accept or reject any IAEA inspector Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 6:32 AM
Iran - Larijani - Nuclear Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said here Thursday that according to the Safeguard Agreement, Iran is naturally entitled either to accept or reject some of the UN nuclear watchdog's inspectors.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.India, Russia favour diplomatic solution to Iran's N-programme Outlook India - Jan 25 8:40 AM
Favouring adoption of political and diplomatic means to resolve Iran's nuclear issue, India and Russia today said implementation of the UN Security Council resolution should facilitate resumption of talks for a long-term comprehensive agreement.Iran says it received missiles from Russia Miami Herald - Jan 25 12:12 AM
TEHRAN, Iran -- (AP) -- Iran has received a Russian air defense missile system, the Iranian defense minister said Wednesday.Saudi security official supports Iran's nuclear right Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 6:02 AM
Iran - Saudi - Nuclear Secretary of Saudi Arabian National Security Council Bandar bin Sultan said here Thursday that his country supports Iran's right to access nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Saudi Arabia: Support For Iran's Nuclear Program India Daily - Jan 25 8:15 AM
Saudi Arabia supports Iran's right to a peaceful nuclear energy program, Saudi National Security Council Secretary-General Prince Bandar bin Sultan said Jan. 25 before leaving Iran. Bin Sultan discussed regional instability with his Iranian counterparts while visiting Tehran.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.Larijani terms rumor on US attack on Iran as psychological warfare Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 5:32 AM
Iran - Larijani - US Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said here Thursday that rumors about the possibility of US military attack on Iran is a type of psychological warfare.Iran, Pakistan, India agree on gas price ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 24 11:20 PM
Islamabad, Jan 25 (ANI): Foregoing the US' pressure, all the three partners to the IPI gas pipeline project namely - Iran, Pakistan and India - have reportedly reached an agreement on gas price. "Representatives of the oil ministries of Iran, Pakistan, and India reached agreement on price," The Nation quoted Director of International Affairs of the National Iranian Oil Company Hojjatollah ...India, Russia back diplomatic efforts on Iran EARTHtimes.org - Jan 25 8:26 AM
New Delhi, Jan 25 As the US searches for more allies to back sanctions against a defiant Iran, India and Russia Thursday supported Tehran's peaceful use of nuclear energy and agreed to cooperate to find 'an effective solution' to the Iranian nuclear standoff throArab 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.Russia completes missile deliveries to Iran Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Jan 25 2:36 AM
TEHRAN, Iran Iranian officials said Wednesday 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.PR ready to enhance railway links with Iran, Afghanistan The Pakistan Link - Jan 25 7:07 AM
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways (PR) is ready to enhance railway-links with neighboring countries of Iran and Afghanistan by connecting Chaman with Spin Boldak and Quetta with Taftan, Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said here Thursday.Iran and the US are at loggerheads over Iran's nuclear programme [AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 24 11:44 PM
Amr Moussa, the Arab League secretary-general, has said a US strike on Iran would risk spreading sectarian violence through the Middle East.Iran, Syria discuss joint investment Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 3:04 AM
Syria - Investment - Iran Amiran Company Managing Director Hassan Akhondi and Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri, in a meeting here Wednesday, discussed mutual investment opportunities in their service, tourism and industrial sectors.Iran, Syria call for closer ties between their political parties Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 2:47 AM
Syria - Iran - Bashar Iran and Syria here on Thursday underscored the importance of closer ties between their political parties.Attack against Iran "Counterproductive" ERT.gr - Jan 25 4:30 AM
There is a 50% chance the US will attack Iran and any such action would risk spreading of sectarian violence through the ME said Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa at the .USA may impose sanctions against Russia for selling 29 Tor-M1 complexes to Iran Pravda - Jan 25 2:17 AM
The US administration may introduce sanctions against Russia for the recent delivery of Tor-M1 missile system to Iran. State Department Sean McCormack said Wednesday that such measures were likely to follow because the Bush s administration harshly criticized Russia s defense contract with Iran and urged the Kremlin to terminate it.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.Iran, Syria discuss issues of mutual interest Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 24 10:23 PM
Syria - Iran - Meet A delegation from Iran's House of Political Parties, headed by it's chairman, Ayatollah Hossein Moussavi Tabrizi, here Wednesday evening met and conferred with Syrian Minister of Religious Endowments Ziyad al-Ayubi.Russia Should Be Sanctioned for Selling Arms to Iran U.S. Official Mosnews - Jan 25 3:47 AM
The U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Wednesday, Jan. 24, that a recent delivery of Russian Tor-M1 missile system to Iran may cause the United States to impose new sanctions against Russia.Iran says it has Russian air-defense gear Arizona Daily Star - Jan 24 11:13 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iranian officials said Wednesday that they had taken delivery of advanced Russian air-defense missile systems weapons intended, according to one Russian news agency, to defend Tehran's major nuclear facilities.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 ...PM: Israel will act vs. Iran 'with all our means' Arizona Daily Star - Jan 24 11:14 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert devoted one of his most important policy speeches of the year Wednesday to a single topic Iran saying Israel would respond to a nuclear threat "with all the means at our disposal."Israel's Olmert calls for action against Iran Southeast Missourian - Jan 24 10:38 PM
HERZLIYA, Israel -- 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...Iran gets Russian missiles Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Jan 25 1:54 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian officials said yesterday 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.Olmert calls for action against Iran NDTV - Jan 24 9:03 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called for concerted international action against Iran, warning that Israel is prepared to deal with its nuclear threats.