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Police, insurgents clash after Iran bomb 
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 4:48 PM
Police and insurgents clashed after a bombing in southeastern Iran late Friday near the site where an explosion killed 11 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards this week, Iranian news agencies reported.Bomb explodes in Iran near last blast AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 3:36 PM
A bomb exploded in southeastern Iran late Friday, near the site where an explosion this week killed 11 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, and clashes broke out afterward between Iranian police and insurgents, Iranian news agencies reported.Iran police clash with armed group after bomb Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 3:31 PM
Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.U.S. denies intent to attack Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 16 2:37 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that the United States has no intention of attacking Iran and that any U.S. military efforts against it would be confined to Iraq to disrupt the smuggling of bomb-making materials over the border.US applauds Japan, EU steps in sanctions on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 2:46 PM
The United States applauded Japan and the EU for taking steps to conform with UN sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program and indicated it could seek a second UN resolution.Bomb blast in Iran, police clash with gunmen Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 12:47 PM
Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.Bomb blast in southeast Iran: official news agency Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 12:11 PM
A bomb exploded in southeastern Iran on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported without giving details.Iran arrests bomb suspects, police say U.S. link Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 9:17 AM
Iran has arrested some 65 men suspected of being behind a deadly bombing that killed members of the elite Revolutionary Guards in a southeastern border province, the student news agency ISNA said on Friday.OIC supports Iran's quest to go nuclear AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 9:46 AM
Lawmakers from member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference backed Iran's nuclear programme, at a meeting in the Malaysian capital.Iran arrests dozens suspected of deadly bombing role Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 9:08 AM
Iran has arrested some 65 men suspected of being behind a deadly bombing that killed members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards in a southeastern border province, the student news agency ISNA said on Friday.Treasury names Iran firms weapons proliferators Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 8:14 AM
Stepping up the Bush administration's financial pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. Treasury Department labeled three Iranian companies on Friday as proliferators of weapons of mass destruction, banning U.S. transactions with them.U.S., developing nations accept Iran aid cut plan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 6:37 AM
Western and developing nations broadly accept a U.N. nuclear agency plan to cut almost half its aid projects in Iran, diplomats say, easing fears of a row over how strictly to apply U.N. sanctions against Tehran.Walter C. Uhler: Israel's Bomb, Iran's Pursuit of the Bomb and U.S. War Preparations (Part Three) HuffingtonPost - Feb 16 3:47 PM
Four years after the Bush administration duped Americans into believing that Saddam Hussein was somehow involved in the al Qaeda terrorist attacks that rocked the United States on 9/11, Bush administration officials - prodded by Israel - are now asking Americans to believe that Iran either has the bomb or is vigorously pursuing it. As former weapons inspector, Scott Ritter, put it in his ...Police, Insurgents Clash After Iran Bomb CBS News - Feb 16 4:09 PM
Police and insurgents clashed after a bombing in southeastern Iran late Friday near the site where an explosion killed 11 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards this week, Iranian news agencies reported. "Minutes ago, the sound of a bomb explosion was heard in one of Zahedan's streets," the state-run news agency IRNA said, without giving more details. The semiofficial Fars news agency said ...Pelosi: Bush lacks power to invade Iran USA Today - Feb 16 5:51 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress. It was a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.30k Austrian Guns to Be Exported to Iran AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16 12:54 PM
Austrian authorities have approved the export of 30,000 handguns to Iran, local media reported Friday, days after a report surfaced that sophisticated Austrian rifles were finding their way into the hands of Iraqi insurgents.Iran Limits Uranium Work to Avoid Provocation, Diplomats Say Bloomberg.com - Feb 16 9:16 AM
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Iran is limiting uranium enrichment in a signal to the U.S. and its European allies that the Islamic Republic wants to avoid escalating the dispute over its nuclear program, two Western diplomats said.Japan freezes assets related to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 10:25 PM
The Japanese government has decided to freeze the assets of 10 groups and 12 individuals related to Iran's nuclear and missile programmes, under a UN sanction resolution approved in December.U.S. defense chief again says U.S. will not wage war with Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 16 1:37 AM
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said any American military efforts against Iran would be confined to Iraq to disrupt the smuggling of bomb-making materials over the border.Mark Weisbrot and Robert Naiman: If 2003 was a Missed Opportunity, It's a Mistake to Refuse to Talk to Iran Now HuffingtonPost - Feb 16 7:48 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen, I rise in defense of Condoleezza Rice. It's great that the Bush Administration's failure to respond to Iran's peace offer of 2003 is again in the news, thanks to the Leverett affair and Glenn Kessler's reporting in the Washington Post . But 99% of the press, expert opinion, blogging, and commenting on this that I have seen has missed the essential point. The ...Defense Chief Again Says U.S. Will Not Wage War With Iran New York Times - Feb 15 7:41 PM
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that any American military efforts against Iran would be confined to disrupting the smuggling of bomb-making materials over the border.Stay out of Iran, Pelosi warns Bush Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, led a two-pronged assault on President George W Bush yesterday, declaring that he possessed no legal authority to attack Iran and championing a vote against his Iraq policy.Japan Approves U.N. Sanctions on Iran AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 16 7:19 AM
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program under U.N. Security Council guidelines, increasing international pressure on the Islamic country for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.U.S. 'likely' to seek second Iran resolution: Rice Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:53 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was likely Washington will seek another U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on Iran because of its nuclear program, but no decision had been made.Security Council condemns Iran bombing AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:23 PM
At Iran's request, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned the deadliest terrorist attack in the country in years and extended "sincere condolences" to the Iranian people but not to their government, at U.S. insistence.Total, Iran LNG decision AME Info - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
French energy group Total will decide in the next few months regarding a possible investment in Iran's first liquefied natural gas export terminal, reported Reuters.US not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran: Gates AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:10 PM
The United States is not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said, seeking to dispel suspicions aroused by US charges of Iranian meddling in Iraq.US applauds Japan, EU steps in sanctions on Iran TODAYonline - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testifies before a House committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The United States applauded Japan and the EU for taking steps to conform with UN sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program and indicated it could seek a second UN resolution.Comment: It's time to redraw the red line on Iran's nukes New Straits Times - Feb 16 4:31 PM
NO one should be surprised at the European Union s internal assessment, leaked this week, that little can now be done to stop Iran from acquiring the capacity to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.Bomb blast hit Iran, clashes erupt AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 16 2:47 PM
Clashes have broken out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran, a news agency report says.Zarif: Iran does not have a military nuke program IranMania.com - 14 minutes ago
LONDON, February 17 (IranMania) - Iran does not have a military nuclear program, said Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Javad Zarif, IRNA reported.U.S. applauds Japan for trade sanctions on Iran Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 16 2:39 PM
_ The United States on Friday praised Japanese action to implement a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution over Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and encouraged other countries to take similar measures.Military action no option against Iran: US envoy in IAEA Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Feb 16 1:17 PM
Days before the IAEA Director General submits his report on the Iranian nuclear programme to the UN Security Council, US envoy in IAEA Gregory Schulte today said military action was not an option and there was still time before Iran can have nuclear weapons. However, he pointed out that it was equally urgent to push for a diplomatic settlement of the issue so as to prevent this from happening. ...1st Iran-Russia trade council meeting in Moscow IranMania.com - 14 minutes ago
LONDON, February 17 (IranMania) - The first Iran-Russia trade council meeting was held at Russia's Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Moscow, IRNA reported.Call for Iran-Zimbabwe economic agreements IranMania.com - 13 minutes ago
LONDON, February 17 (IranMania) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with the outgoing Zimbabwean Ambassador to Tehran Stephan Chiketa called for implementation of Iran-Zimbabwe economic agreements, IRNA reported.Bomb explodes in southeastern Iran near site of previous blast Fox21 - Feb 16 6:06 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran's state news agency says a bomb has exploded in southeastern Iran near the site where an explosion earlier this week killed eleven members of the elite Revolutionary Guards.US applauds Japan, EU steps in sanctions on Iran Channel NewsAsia - Feb 16 3:49 PM
WASHINGTON : The United States Friday applauded Japan and the EU for taking steps to conform with UN sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme and indicated it could seek a second UN resolution.Iran police clash with armed group after bomb AlertNet - Feb 16 2:51 PM
Source: Reuters (refiles with country in headline) By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi- ... Iran: US Has Many Options Arab News - Feb 16 4:24 PM
Has war between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran become inevitable? These days, the question is at the center of discussions in diplomatic circles across the globe.Bomb Explodes in Iran Near Site of Previous Deadly Blast FOX 5 Atlanta - Feb 16 3:41 PM
A bomb exploded in southeastern Iran late Friday, near the site where an earlier explosion this week killed 11 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards , the state-run news agency IRNA reported.Gates says U.S. not looking for excuse for Iran war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 3:22 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the United States was not looking for an excuse to attack Iran and backed off a U.S. official's recent comments implicating Tehran in arming Iraqi insurgents.Blast sparks gunfight in Iran Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 16 2:41 PM
Clashes have broken out between police and an armed group following a bombing in south-east Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reports.Ayotollah denies Iran aiding Iraq The Washington Times - Feb 16 11:38 AM
Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, leading Friday prayers in Tehran, vigorously denied Iranian involvement in the Iraq war. Kashani said accusations that Iran supplied Iraq with weapons that killed U.S. forces constituted "a lie."Delegation to meet Iran s Ahmadinejad Catholic Times - Feb 16 3:59 PM
Pax Christi USA has said it is positive that a religious delegation to Iran can find a way forward to ease tensions between the hard line Muslim state and the United States.EU foreign policy chief condemns terrorist attack in Iran People's Daily - Feb 16 4:59 PM
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has condemned the latest terrorist attack in Iran which killed at least 11 people, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday.Blast, clashes in southern Iran News Interactive - Feb 16 1:39 PM
CLASHES broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran overnight, the Fars news agency has reported.We Are Not Planning a War With Iran: Gates Arab News - Feb 16 4:24 PM
WASHINGTON, 17 February 2007 On the same day Defense Secretary Robert Gates told journalists that the US had no intention to attack Iran, the outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker, told senators that the increase of 17,500 Army combat troops in Iraq represents the tip of the iceberg and will erode the army s readiness to respond to other world contingencies.US Democrats warn Bush on Iran BBC News - Feb 15 10:51 PM
Top Democrats in the US warn President Bush he does not have the authority to go to war with IranU.N. Security Council condemns bus bombing in Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:50 PM
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned a deadly bus bombing in Iran, granting a request made by Tehran amid a dispute with the council over its nuclear program.Bomb blast in SE Iran, police clash with gunmen AlertNet - Feb 16 12:21 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds clashes, details) TEHRAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi-official Fars news agency ... OIC supports Iran s quest to go nuclear The Peninsula - Feb 16 2:20 PM
Kuala lumpur Lawmakers from member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday backed Iran s nuclear programme, at a meeting in the Malaysian capital.Bomb explodes in southeastern Iran near site of previous blast NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Feb 16 1:22 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran's state news agency says a bomb has exploded in southeastern Iran near the site where an explosion earlier this week killed eleven members of the elite...Iran n-plant has links with A Q Khan: US The Times of India - Feb 16 1:24 PM
Iran's contentious nuclear facility at Natanz, has "unexplained ties with the A Q Khan network.Bomb blast in southeast Iran - official news agency AlertNet - Feb 16 12:06 PM
Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in southeastern Iran on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported without giving details. "Some minutes ago the sound of a bomb explosion was ... Security Council slams 'terrorist' bus attack in Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:33 PM
The Security Council joined UN chief Ban Ki-moon in condemning the "terrorist attack" that killed at least 11 elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran.'US, Iran should resolve dispute outside Iraq' The Times of India - Feb 16 1:32 PM
WASHINGTON: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said he would not allow his country to become a battleground for the US and Iran.Iraq adviser: Al-Sadr in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 11:45 AM
An adviser to Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown. Sami al-Askari said al-Sadr traveled to Iran by land "a few days ago," but gave no further details on how long he would stay. A member of al-Sadr's bloc in parliament, who spoke on condition of anonymity because ...China Advises 'Serious Response' by Iran to U.N. Sanctions Washington Post - Feb 15 11:30 AM
BEIJING, Jan. 5 -- China told Iran's top nuclear negotiator Friday that Tehran should abandon its defiance of U.N. sanctions and work for a swift return to talks to resolve the standoff over its nuclear program.Clashes erupt after blast in Iran Dawn - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Feb 16: Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.Bush has no plans to invade Iran The Times of India - Feb 16 1:17 PM
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said Iran's people would face deprivation over their leaders' nuclear ambitions and firmly warned Tehran against sowing discord and harm in Iraq.Murtha seeks to restrain action in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:15 PM
A leading Iraq war opponent threatened Thursday to try prohibiting any U.S. military action against Iran without congressional sanction as House Republicans used military veterans within their ranks to oppose a resolution renouncing President Bush's Iraq troop buildup.A warning to Bush on Iran action The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 16 3:04 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that President Bush lacked the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to Bush on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.US Treasury names Iran firms weapons proliferators AlertNet - Feb 16 9:06 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds details on Treasury accusations, background) By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Stepping up U.S. financial pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, the ... Iran arrests bomb suspects, police say U.S. link AlertNet - Feb 16 9:06 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds information) TEHRAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested some 65 men suspected of being behind a deadly bombing that killed members of the elite Revolutionary Guards in a southeastern border ... Broad agreement to cut aid projects in Iran Gulf News - Feb 16 3:18 PM
Vienna: Western and developing countries broadly accept a UN nuclear agency plan to cut almost half its aid projects in Iran, diplomats say, easing fears of a row over how strictly to apply UN sanctions against Tehran.'Congress vote must on Iran' Gulf News - Feb 16 3:14 PM
Washington: The leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said that President George W. Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.Iran n-plant has links with A Q Khan: US The Times of India - Feb 16 11:32 AM
NEW DELHI: Iran's contentious nuclear facility at Natanz, which is at the heart of the present nuclear controversy, has "unexplained ties with the A Q Khan network," said the US ambassador to IAEA, Gregory Schulte.Iran N-plant has links with A Q Khan: US The Times of India - Feb 16 11:24 AM
The US ambassador to IAEA said Iran's nuclear facility at Natanz had "unexplained ties with the A Q Khan network".Bush challenged on Iran The Buffalo News - Feb 16 6:06 AM
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote opposing his troop buildup in Iraq.Iran s Oil Problems Foreign Relations - Feb 16 8:59 AM
Iran s energy sector is slowly collapsing under the weight of subsidized gas prices and poor development of its aging oil fields, according to a number of Western economists. Despite boasting the world s second-largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia, Iran has resorted to rationing its gasoline.US preparations for invading Iran are complete: Report The Times of India - Feb 16 11:02 AM
LONDON: American preparations for invading Iran are complete and a major conventional war with Teheran could begin any day, according to a chilling new report that coincides with leading US Democrat Congressmen's warning to President Bush that he does not have the authority to go to war with Iran.Iran arrests dozens suspected of deadly bombing role AlertNet - Feb 16 9:06 AM
Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested some 65 men suspected of being behind a deadly bombing that killed members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards in a southeastern border province, ... It's not too late to stop Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 15 8:46 AM
What matters is not whether Iran has full enrichment capability, but whether it has nuclear weapons.US Treasury names Iran firms weapons proliferators Khaleej Times - Feb 16 10:02 AM
WASHINGTON - Stepping up US financial pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, the Treasury Department labelled three Iranian companies on Friday as proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and banned Americans from transactions with them.You gotta get Congress OK on Iran, Pelosi tells Bush New York Daily News - Feb 16 1:33 AM
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.OIC supports Iran's quest to go nuclear ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 16 8:04 AM
KUALA LUMPUR - Lawmakers from member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Friday backed Iran's nuclear program, at a meeting in the Malaysian capital.US Treasury names Iran firms weapons proliferators AlertNet - Feb 16 8:06 AM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Stepping up the Bush administration's financial pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. Treasury Department labeled three Iranian companies on Friday as ... Japan Imposes Sanctions on Iran for Nuclear Program (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Feb 15 7:59 PM
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan said it will impose sanctions on Iran for its refusal to abandon its nuclear program in line with measures taken by the United Nations in December.New commander's goal: Engage Iran constructively The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 16 12:09 AM
The Navy admiral poised to take command of U.S. forces in the Middle East says "there's little doubt" that support for insurgents and militias killing American troops in Iraq is "coming from or through Iran" - and has to stop.Anti-U.S. cleric just visiting Iran, aide says The Record - Feb 16 4:28 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An adviser to Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown.Iran: Officials Lay Out Ongoing Antidrug Measures Payvand Iran News - Feb 16 8:10 AM
The head of Iran's Antidrug Headquarters warned on February 11 that Iranian youngsters are increasingly using recreational drugs in the form of pills. Fada Hussein Maleki urged officials to work together and explore new avenues to fight drug use in Iran. -RFEUS accuses Iran of meddling in Iraq The Times of India - Feb 16 10:02 AM
BAGHDAD: The US accused five Iranians it arrested in Iraq of running arms and money to Iraqi militants as Iraq joined Iran in calling for the men's release. Washington also told Arab allies it would do more to contain Iran.America-Iran Cold War in Iraq News From Bangladesh - Feb 16 10:32 AM
There is great tension between Iran, that wants to continue its nuclear enrichment programme & America that wants to abandon it. As far as United Nations Organisation is concerned, it has also imposed sanctions against Iran in December 2006, for not stopping its nuclear enrichment programme.Iran arrests bomb suspects, see US link Nyngan Observer - Feb 16 11:17 AM
Iran has arrested about 65 men suspected of being behind a deadly bombing that killed members of the elite Revolutionary Guards in a south-eastern border province, the student news agency ISNA said.Radical Shiite cleric is now in Iran, Iraqi follower says The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 16 4:20 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) An adviser to Iraq s prime minister said yesterday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran but denied that he fled because he feared arrest during an escalating security crackdown.Clinton to Bush: Congress must OK any strike on Iran CNN.com - Feb 15 7:09 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.US suggests security plan drove Sadr to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:25 AM
The White House implied -- then retracted -- that radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, currently in Iran, had fled Iraq in response to the new US-led security crackdown in Baghdad.Lithographic Shahnameh published in Iran Payvand Iran News - Feb 16 8:10 AM
A collection of lithographic illustrations of "Shahnameh", a masterpiece by prominent Iranian epic poet Ferdowsi, hit the market in Iran. The work has been compiled by German scholar Ulrich Marzolph and came out by the Chista Publications. -MNACommander urges end to Iran war talk Albuquerque Tribune - Feb 16 6:48 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."IRAN'S EVIL SNEAKS GO FAR & WIDE New York Post - Feb 16 2:24 AM
CAIRO, Egypt - Iran's secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi terrorists with deadly bomb-making material, has built up an extensive network in the war-torn country, recruiting Iraqis and supporting not only Shiite...Iran s Quds Force enmeshed in Iraq MSNBC - Feb 15 4:41 PM
Iran s secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi militants with deadly bomb-making material, has built an extensive recruiting network in Iraq. Still unclear is how closely Iran s top leadership is directing its operations. Ask the experts: Iran and the EU Financial Times - Feb 16 3:24 AM
Do the Europeans really want to prevent a war between the US or Israel and Iran? If they had to choose between curtailing trade with the Islamic republic, or seeing either America or Israel preventatively strike Iran s nuclear facilities, which would London, Paris and Berlin prefer?OIC supports Iran s quest to go nuclear Khaleej Times - Feb 16 8:02 AM
KUALA LUMPUR - Lawmakers from member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Friday backed Iran s nuclear programme, at a meeting in the Malaysian capital.UNSC condemns terrorist act in Iran's Zahedan Payvand Iran News - Feb 16 8:09 AM
Fifteen members of the UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously condemned terrorist bombing in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan. -IRNAFormer NSC Official Contradicts Rice on Iran Peace Offer Kansas City InfoZine - Feb 16 6:12 AM
Reuters reports yesterday -- in a piece headlined "Ex-aide says Rice misled Congress on Iran" -- that "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.Bush defends policies on Iraq, Iran, North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:14 AM
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.Iran chosen as deputy head of IIPU Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 16 7:32 AM
Iran - Parliamentary Union Iran was chosen as deputy head of the 10th Islamic Interparliamentary Union (IIPU) here on Friday. IIPU member states unanimously elected Iran at their 9th meeting in Kuala Lumpur.Bush insists that Iran provides weapons for Iraq USA Today - Feb 15 6:12 AM
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."Iran expecting Indonesia's support at UNSC - Speaker Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 16 7:17 AM
Iran - Indonesia - Nuclear Iran's Majlis expects Indonesia, temporary UNSC member, to support its stands in its peaceful nuclear stand, said Iranian Majlis speaker in a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart here Friday.US 'likely' to seek second Iran resolution - Rice Central Chronicle - Feb 16 9:58 AM
Washington, Feb 16: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was likely Washington will seek another U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on Iran because of its nuclear program, but no decision had been made.