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Bush: Iran is source of deadly weapons 
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Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill American soldiers in Iraq. But he backed away from claims the top echelon of Iran's government was responsible.Bush defends policies on Iraq, Iran, North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News - 36 minutes ago
US President George W. Bush has defended his much-criticized policies toward Iraq, Iran and North Korea, even as Congress moved toward a vote assailing his Iraq troop increase.Why Accuse Iran of Meddling Now? U.S. Officials Explain New York Times - 24 minutes ago
American officials are trying to address skeptics? questions about the timing of the Bush administration?s assertions about Iran?s meddling in Iraq.Clinton to Bush: no attack on Iran without Congress approval AFP via Yahoo! News - 56 minutes ago
US Senator Hillary Clinton has warned President George W. Bush against going to war against Iran without the approval of Congress.Bush insists that Iran provides weapons for Iraq USA Today - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
President Bush on Wednesday stood by his charge that Iran is providing weapons used against U.S. troops in Iraq but denied that his aggressive stance toward Tehran is a "pretext for war."Bush Declares Iran?s Arms Role in Iraq Is Certain New York Times - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
President Bush said he did not know whether Iran?s highest officials had directed attacks on American troops with deadly roadside bombs.Mahdi Army leadership lying low in Iran: report AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Senior commanders in the Mahdi Army militia, led by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, have moved to neighbouring Iran to avoid being targeted by the new American security sweep in Baghdad, The Guardian has reported.Ex-aide says Rice misled Congress on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 6:31 PM
Controversy over a possible missed U.S. opportunity for rapprochement with Iran grew on Wednesday as former aide accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of misleading Congress on the issue.Iran envoy Larijani visits Saudi for nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:19 PM
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani visited Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks expected to cover Iran's nuclear energy program, which is opposed by the West and Saudi Arabia, Iranian media said.Clinton warns Bush about action in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 6:27 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush on Wednesday not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.Iran's former leader says talks possible AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 3:45 PM
A powerful leading rival of Iran's hard-line president said Wednesday that Tehran will "remove obstacles" blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will. President Bush dismissed the possibility of talks.Militant's supporters deny U.S. claims he's in Iran USA Today - Feb 14 4:50 PM
Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr insisted the Shiite militia leader was still in Iraq on Wednesday, denying U.S. claims that he is in Iran. The new Iraqi-U.S. security plan launched this month focuses on disarming al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.US liaises with Russia, China over pressuring Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 2:24 PM
The United States said it was working closely with Russia and China on ratcheting up pressure on Iran if it did not suspend its sensitive nuclear program by next week as mandated by the United Nations.Senator Clinton Cautions Bush on Iran New York Times - Feb 14 1:50 PM
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush today that he cannot take military action against Iran without first receiving Congressional authorization.Bush says confident Iran provided weapons in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:31 PM
President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was convinced a unit of Iran's military gave explosive devices to Iraqi militants but he could not prove Iran's leaders ordered the move.Bush backs off key charge against Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:29 PM
US President George W. Bush said he was unsure whether Iran's leaders were behind shipments of arms being used to kill US soldiers in Iraq, undercutting a US charge levelled days earlier.Iran ex-leader: Tehran seeks 'good will' AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:07 PM
Iran will "remove obstacles" blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will, former President Hashemi Rafsanjani said Wednesday.Is the Bush Administration Lying About Iran? The Nation via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:55 AM
The Nation -- Did the Bush Administration miss a major opportunity in the spring of 2003 to engage Iran and stabilize the Middle East? Two high-ranking former Administration officials contend it did.Bush: Iran Is Supplying Weapons in Iraq Washington Post - Feb 14 11:09 AM
President stresses that he does not know whether the top leadership in Iran ordered the activity.Bush backs away from claim on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:39 AM
President George W. Bush on Wednesday backed away from a U.S. claim that Iran's leaders directed an effort to give bomb devices to Iraqi militants and said he was not using the charges as a pretext for a war with Iran.Iran official hints at halting atomic work: paper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:09 AM
An adviser to Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suggested in remarks published on Wednesday that Tehran might consider suspending sensitive atomic work.U.S. insists radical cleric in Iran despite denials CNN.com - Feb 14 10:26 AM
The United States insists a radical Shiite cleric is in Iran despite denials from Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters.Bush sees progress toward peaceful Iran solution Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:02 AM
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he believed progress was being made in the effort to peacefully resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program and direct talks between Washington and Tehran were unlikely to help.Iran eyeing North Korean model Los Angeles Times - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran is quietly accelerating efforts to negotiate a deal on its nuclear program, using this week's agreement to freeze North Korea's program as a model. U.S. backs away from linking Iran govt to Iraq chaos Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 8:44 AM
The United States backed away on Wednesday from a U.S. official's comments implicating Iran's government in arming Iraqi militants and said it was not trying to "hype" evidence of Iranian weapons being used in Iraq.Bomb kills 11 Revolutionary Guards in Iran USA Today - Feb 14 9:00 AM
A car loaded with explosives blew up Wednesday near a bus carrying members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, killing 11 of them and wounding 31. An al-Qaeda-linked Sunni militant group reportedly claimed responsibility.Bomb kills 11 on military bus in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 8:48 AM
A car loaded with explosives blew up Wednesday near a bus carrying members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, killing 11 of them and wounding 31. An al-Qaida-linked Sunni militant group reportedly claimed responsibility.U.S. backpedals accusations against Iran Los Angeles Times - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials from President Bush to a top general in Iraq said Wednesday that there was no solid evidence that top officials in Iran had ordered deadly weapons to be sent to Iraq for use against American soldiers, backing away from claims made at a Baghdad presentation by military and intelligence officials earlier this week. Unclear if Iran leaders ordered weapons to Iraq: Bush Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 8:40 AM
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he did not know if the leaders of Iran ordered members of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards to provide improvised explosive devices to militias in Iraq.Bush Insists Iran Sending Arms To Iraq CBS News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
President Bush said he's certain the Iranian government is supplying deadly weapons used by fighters in Iraq against U.S. troops. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton warned Bush not to take any military action against Iran without congressional approval.Iran's elite Quds Force remains an enigma Los Angeles Times - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Among the myriad military and intelligence agencies that make up Iran's security forces, none has the skill and reach of the Quds Force, an elite unit nominally within the command structure of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Dave Johnson: If Iran And Islamofascists Are A Threat: What Bush Must Do HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
News story: Bush: 'Preposterous' to suggest intelligence on Iran is wrong . President Bush says that the United States faces a threat from Iran, and has repeatedly said that we are in a war for our very existence against what he calls "Islamofascists." Perhaps he is right. But there is a problem. President Bush previously said that Iraq was threatening us with weapons of mass destruction. ...Russia expects U.S. flexibility on Iran as on N.Korea Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 9:22 AM
Russia expects the United States to show the same flexibility in resolving the problem of Iran's nuclear program as it did with North Korea, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying on Wednesday.Bush defends buildup of pressure on Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 14 12:41 PM
Under pressure to explain the buildup of American military and economic pressure on Iran, President George W. Bush said Wednesday that highly lethal explosives smuggled into Iraq had certainly come from an arm of the Iranian government.Bus bombed in southeast Iran killing at least 11 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 7:34 AM
A booby-trapped car blew up a bus owned by the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, in a border city in southeastern Iran where security forces and drug smugglers often clash, state media reported.China, Russia, Backers of North Korea Deal, Fight U.S. on Iran Bloomberg.com - Feb 14 6:00 PM
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia are fighting U.S. efforts at the United Nations to prevent Iran from building nuclear bombs while working to strip North Korea of the same weapons.Iraqi Militia Leader Sadr in Iran, Say U.S. Officials Washington Post - Feb 14 7:14 AM
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 -- U.S. officials believe that Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the fiercely anti-American leader of the Mahdi Army militia, has traveled to Iran, Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV told reporters at a briefing Wednesday. 11 dead in Iran bomb attack on elite force AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 6:55 AM
Eleven members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed when a car bomb ripped through a bus carrying them to a base in a sensitive southeastern border province.Report: Bomb Kills 18 Revolutionary Guardsmen in Iran Washington Post - Feb 14 7:30 AM
TEHRAN, Iran -- A bomb explosion killed at least 18 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, the state-run news agency reported Wednesday. Clinton Warns Bush On Attacking Iran CBS News - Feb 14 5:00 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.Officials: Anti-American cleric flees Iraq for Iran USA Today - Feb 14 6:20 AM
The chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Wednesday that Muqtada al-Sadr has left the country and is believed to be in Iran, despite denials from the radical Shiite cleric's supporters.Making the Case for Iran's Involvement in Iraq NPR - Feb 14 4:56 PM
All Things Considered , February 14, 2007 · President Bush said today that regardless of where their orders come from, he is certain that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or Quds Force is supplying deadly weapons to militias in Iraq. Michele Norris talks with Karim Sadjadpour, who recently authored a report on the influence of Iran in Iraq. Sadjadpour is an Iran analyst for the International ...Fissures emerge on Iran's role in Iraq attacks International Herald Tribune - Feb 14 8:39 AM
Intelligence analysts are divided on whether senior leaders in Iran's government are involved.Iran blast points to ethnic tensions BBC News - Feb 14 1:18 PM
A bus bombing in Iran, claimed by a shadowy Sunni group, is the latest violence in regions inhabited by Iran's minorities.U.S. military says cleric Sadr in Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:14 AM
Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has left Iraq and is in Iran, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, after the cleric's aides denied earlier reports he had departed to avoid an offensive against militants.Iran's Larijani in Saudi again AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 4:43 AM
Iran's top national security official Ali Larijani has been holding talks with Saudi officials in Riyadh, his second such trip within a month.Sadr leaves Iraq for Iran, U.S. says International Herald Tribune - Feb 14 9:45 AM
The powerful Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr has left Iraq and has been living in Iran for the last several weeks, senior Bush administration officials say.Taylor Marsh: Clinton Challenges Bush on Iran HuffingtonPost - Feb 14 3:41 PM
Watch the video , and Crooks & Liars offers some of Clinton's statement, too. It would be a mistake of historical proportion if the administration thought that the 2002 resolution authorizing force against Iraq was a blank check for the use of force against Iran without further Congressional authorization. Nor should the president think that the 2002 resolution authorizing force ...Bush's Mixed Messages on Iran Newsweek - Feb 14 3:56 PM
Bush seems to be intentionally sending mixed messages on Iran. Iran Ex-Leader: Tehran Seeks 'Good Will' ABC News - Feb 14 2:00 PM
Iran's Ex-President: Tehran Will 'Remove Obstacles' to Talks With U.S. if It Shows Good WillBus bombed in Iran, agency says 18 dead Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 3:29 AM
A booby-trapped car blew up a bus owned by the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, killing 18 people in a border city in southeast Iran where security forces and drug smugglers often clash, Iran's IRNA news agency said.U.S. admiral decries talk of war on Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 2:49 AM
The Navy admiral tapped to take command of U.S. forces in the Middle East said any speculation of war with Iran is "unhelpful" and only serves to "up the ante of fear and uncertainty."Bomb kills 18 on military bus in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 3:30 AM
A car loaded with explosives blew up near a bus carrying members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, killing 18 of them, the state-run news agency reported Wednesday.The Risks Of War With Iran by Shireen T. Hunter UPI Outside View Commentator Washington (UPI) Feb 15, 2007 Space War - Feb 14 5:00 PM
The crisis between Iran and the West has escalated to an alarming degree.The Blueprint of Blame: Provoking War with Iran The Globalist - 37 minutes ago
The United States recent blaming of Iran for the strife in Iraq has many speculating that the two countries will soon come to blows.Putin Denies Passing Missile Technology To Iran by Staff Writers Munich (RIA Novosti) Feb 15, 2007 Space War - Feb 14 5:01 PM
Russia has not passed missile technology to Iran, but other countries, including European, did, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.Iran To Remove Obstacles On Talks If US Shows Good Will Nasdaq - 8 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Iran has said that it was ready to remove the current obstacles to talks with the United States if it shows good will to Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.Bush: Iran Involved in Sending Weapons to Iraq ABC News - Feb 14 12:11 PM
Bush Addresses Iraq, Iran and Congressional Debate in First Press Conference of the YearUS aim in prodding Iran: negotiation? The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:00 AM
The US may be trying to achieve a difficult balance regarding Iran: pushing the Iranians hard enough so they will negotiate over their nuclear program, yet not so hard as to increase tensions in a part of the world that's already aflame.Russian FM Calls On US To Be Flexible With Iran Space War - Feb 14 5:01 PM
Moscow (AFP) Feb 15 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the United States to be as "flexible" with Iran on its nuclear programme as it had been with North Korea, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.Eleven dead in Iran bomb blast AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:37 AM
Eleven people have been killed and 31 wounded when a booby-trapped car exploded in front of a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards forces in southeastern Iran, a Guards commander said, lowering an earlier toll.Iran Leader: Nation will not give up enrichment The Record - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Sunday that Iran would not give up uranium enrichment but he otherwise refrained from making fiery statements during celebrations on the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.Eleven dead in Iran bomb attack on elite force AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:21 AM
Eleven people have been killed when a car bomb targeting a bus carrying members of the elite Revolutionary Guards exploded in southeastern Iran, official media reported.18 dead in Iran bomb attack on elite force AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:11 AM
Eighteen people have been killed when a car bomb targeting a bus carrying members of the elite Revolutionary Guards exploded in southeastern Iran, official media reported.Anti-American cleric flees Iraq for Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:20 AM
Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fled Iraq for Iran ahead of a security crackdown in Baghdad and the arrival of 21,500 U.S. troops sent by President Bush to quell sectarian violence, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.Bush: We will deal with Iran Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday accused Iran of contributing to U.S. deaths in Iraq and said, "I intend to do something about it." But he cautioned that he isn't looking at military action. Bush also acknowledged that he doesn't know whether Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or other top officials have authorized the shipment of roadside bombs to Iraq. The sophisticated munitions, ...Bush takes tough stand on Iran Newsday - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
President George W. Bush Wednesday blamed the Iranian government for sending potent new explosives into Iraq to kill American troops, but denied that a recent drumbeat of U.S. charges against Iran was laying the groundwork for an attack.Bus bombed in Iran, report says 18 dead Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:25 PM
Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb exploded next to a bus owned by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in southeast Iran, where security forces and armed groups often clash, Iran's IRNA news agency said.Sadr bloc denies he's fled to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 11:29 PM
Aides to radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have denied reported allegations by US intelligence officials that the Shiite leader has fled to Iran.Sadr has left Iraq for Iran: U.S. officials Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:27 PM
The U.S. military believes anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has left Iraq and is now in Iran, two senior U.S. officials said, amid an accelerating offensive against militants in Baghdad.Explosion kills 11 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards San Diego Union-Tribune - Feb 14 4:37 PM
TEHRAN, Iran, 3:36 p.m. Feb. 14 (AP): A car bomb killed 11 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday in the deadliest attack in years near the Pakistani border, and Iran accused the United States of backing militants to destabilize the country.Iran Car Bomb Targets Revolutionary Guards; 11 Die (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Feb 14 8:41 AM
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Eleven employees of Iran's Revolutionary Guards died in a bombing in Sunni Muslim-dominated Sistan-Baluchistan province, where attacks on the Shiite Muslim- led central government have escalated in the past year.Bush defends policies on Iraq, Iran, N. Korea ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush defended Wednesday his much-criticized policies toward Iraq, Iran and North Korea, even as Congress moved toward a vote assailing his Iraq troop increase.Bomb kills 18 on bus in Iran CNN.com - Feb 13 9:46 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Eighteen people were killed Wednesday when a bomb exploded next to a bus in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, the official IRNA news agency reported.Iran's smuggling The Patriot-News - 34 minutes ago
The Bush bunch is at it again. This time it is firm evidence that Iran is smuggling high-tech weapons into Iraq. Wasn't it Colin Powell who initially told this country that we had conclusive intelligence on the existence of WMDs in Iraq? This new story sounds familiar.U.S. should isolate Iran, German ex-minister says The Trenton Times - 19 minutes ago
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- A former German minister of foreign affairs called on the world to isolate Iran and urged the United States to avoid a military confrontation with Tehran during a lecture at Princeton University on Monday evening.Iran's Former Leader Says Talks Possible AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 14 3:45 PM
A powerful leading rival of Iran's hard-line president said Wednesday that Tehran will "remove obstacles" blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will.Explosion kills 18 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, state-run news agency says KTRE-TV East Texas - 38 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran Eighteen members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are dead after a car exploded near their bus in southeastern Iran. That's according to an Iranian state news agency.Top US general doubts Iran proof BBC News - Feb 14 4:50 AM
The most senior US military officer says Iran's government may not be directly involved in arming Shias in Iraq.Anti-Iran rhetoric spawns resolution Connecticut Post - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The Bush administration's saber rattling against Iran is raising concerns among Connecticut Democrats. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, introduced a non-binding resolution Wednesday suggestingIraq to close borders with Iran, Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:28 PM
The commander of the Baghdad security crackdown said Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and announced other measures Thursday as word emerged that anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had fled the country ahead of the pacification drive.Bush plans to 'do something' about Iran ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 14 4:00 PM
President Bush has accused Iran of providing the weapons that are killing US troops and says he will do something about it.Export of Iran's Revolution Spawns Violence NPR - Feb 14 5:45 AM
Iran's Shiite revolutionaries encountered resistance from the Arab states led by Sunnis, Islam's majority branch, when they tried to export ideology. This resistance spawned unforeseen conflicts throughout the Middle East.Officials: al-Sadr Fled Iraq for Iran Time Magazine - Feb 13 7:48 PM
Anti-American Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has left Iraq for Iran ahead of a security crackdown in Baghdad, a U.S. officials said Tuesday Bomb kills 11 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Seattle Times - Feb 14 10:09 AM
A car loaded with explosives blew up today near a bus carrying members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, killing 11 of them and wounding 31.Bomb Kills 11 on Military Bus in Iran ABC News - Feb 14 6:02 AM
Explosion Kills 11 Members of Iran's Elite Revolutionary Guards, State-Run News Agency SaysSen. Clinton on Iran Washington Post - Feb 14 1:11 PM
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) went to the Senate floor early this afternoon to deliver a strong statement about any future U.S. military action against Iran. Clinton said that if President Bush wants to pursue any sort of military action...Pentagon denies politics behind claims Iran supplying weapons USA Today - Feb 13 6:16 PM
The U.S. military said Tuesday that its decision to go public with allegations that Iran is providing militants in Iraq with weapons was not politically motivated or orchestrated by the White House.U.S.: Radical cleric al-Sadr in Iran CNN.com - Feb 13 6:37 PM
Iraq plans to close its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours in an attempt to secure the capital, the Iraqi commander in charge of Baghdad's security plan announced Tuesday.CORRECTED:Sadr has left Iraq and now in Iran - US officials Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:56 PM
Corrects name of country in second paragraph to read Iran instead of IraqSadr has left Iraq and now in Iran: U.S. officials Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 7:00 PM
The U.S. military believes radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, one of Iraq's most powerful figures, has left the country and is now in Iran, two senior American officials said on Tuesday.Israeli PM heads to Turkey for talks on Palestinians, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 7:01 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is heading to Turkey, Israel's closest Muslim ally, for a two-day visit set to focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.Iran official hints at halting atomic work: paper IranMania.com - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
LONDON, February 15 (IranMania) - An adviser to Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suggested in remarks published that Tehran might consider suspending sensitive atomic work, Reuters reported.Iran ex-leader: Tehran seeks 'good will' IranMania.com - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
LONDON, February 15 (IranMania) - Iran will "remove obstacles" blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will, former President Hashemi Rafsanjani said, The Associated Press reported."Germany ready to expand Iran trade ties" IranMania.com - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
LONDON, February 15 (IranMania) - Germany is ready to expand its economic ties with Iran despite American pressure, Iran's Deputy FM for Economic Affairs said in a joint interview with IRNA and IRIB in Berlin.Iran A-Bomb Seen Inevitable: Report Jewish Week - Feb 14 6:37 PM
(JTA) The European Union reportedly has concluded that Iran cannot be prevented from attaining nuclear weapons capability.Mahdi army commanders withdraw to Iran to lie low during security crackdown Guardian Unlimited - Feb 14 4:07 PM
Senior commanders of the Mahdi army, the militia loyal to the radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, have been spirited away to Iran to avoid being targeted in the new security push in Baghdad, a high-level Iraqi official told the Guardian yesterday.US insists radical cleric in Iran despite denials IranMania.com - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
LONDON, February 15 (IranMania) - The United States insists a radical Shiite cleric is in Iran despite denials from Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters, CNN reported.US admiral decries talk of war on Iran IranMania.com - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
LONDON, February 15 (IranMania) - The Navy admiral tapped to take command of US forces in the Middle East said any speculation of war with Iran is "unhelpful" and only serves to "up the ante of fear and uncertainty," The Associated Press reported.Bush 'certain' that Iran supplied weapons to Shia Independent - Feb 14 4:18 PM
President Bush has again accused Iran of supplying lethal weaponry to Shia fighters in Iraq but stepped back from claims made by US military officials that the shipments had been approved "at the highest levels" in Tehran.