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Iran Says Sunnis, Using Pakistan as Base, Planned Fatal Bombing 
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Iran has accused the United States and Britain of provoking the Sunni insurgents who claimed responsibility for last week?s attack. A senior security official said 65 people hadEdwards urges direct talks with Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 5:40 PM
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards criticized the Bush administration on Sunday for failing to engage directly with Iran to resolve problems with the Iraq war and Iran's effort to develop nuclear weapons.Iran Ties Sunni Insurgents to Base in Pakistan New York Times - Feb 18 3:21 PM
Sunni insurgents from Iran used Pakistan as a base to plan a bombing that killed 11 people, the Iranian Foreign Ministry charged.Iran and Syria stress ties amid rumors AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 1:43 PM
Syria's President Bashar Assad accused the "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord, Iranian state television's Web site reported Sunday after the Syrian leader ended his visit to Iran.Where is al-Sadr? Not in Iran, official says CNN.com - Feb 18 2:00 PM
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman denied Sunday that Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Iraqi Shiite cleric who opposes the U.S. presence in Iraq, is in Iran.Iran bars Greenpeace ship from entering waters AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 12:46 PM
Iran withdrew permission at the last minute for the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior to enter the port of Bushehr where its first nuclear reactor is under construction, the campaign group said.Iran flap exposes public skepticism of US intelligence, intentions AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 10:13 AM
Unfounded intelligence claims that paved the way for war in Iraq blew back like a ghost last week to haunt US charges that Iran is arming Iraqi extremists.Iran says will not halt uranium enrichment Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 6:34 AM
Iran will not agree to suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the U.N. Security Council, which has given Tehran until February 21 to halt sensitive atomic work, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.Iran to launch more military exercises AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 6:43 AM
Iran's elite ideological army, the Revolutionary Guards, will launch three days of military manoeuvres across the country amid mounting tension over Tehran's nuclear programme.Edwards raps lack of direct talks with Iran MSNBC - Feb 18 4:39 PM
Calling it a huge strategic mistake not to be dealing directly with Iran, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards criticized the Bush administration on Sunday for failing to engage directly with Tehran in order to resolve problems. Iran's elite guards to hold war games AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 3:46 AM
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards will launch their second war games in a month on Monday, just days ahead of a U.N. deadline regarding Iran's nuclear program.Iran, Syria urge Muslims to stay united against US AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 3:56 AM
The presidents of Iran and Syria, both accused by the United States of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq, have urged the region's Muslims to stay united in the face of US attempts to divide them.Iran: Radical Shiite cleric is not here AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 2:41 AM
Iran's Foreign Ministry denied Sunday that radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was in Iran, calling statements by U.S. and Iraqi officials saying he had traveled to Iran "psychological warfare."Syria, Iran vow unity as Assad visits AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 2:48 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is winding up his latest trip to Iran as the two allies, accused by Washington of stirring trouble in the Middle East, pledged to work even more closely.Vince Beiser: Iran's a Threat- Even Though Bush Says So HuffingtonPost - Feb 18 1:55 PM
Anyone with a marginally functional brain is of course skeptical of the Bush administration's claims that Iran is directly fomenting anti-American violence in Iraq. It's a transparently trumped-up charge that looks a whole lot like the trumped-up charges that got us into this misbegotten war. But what's worse, it's a stupid distraction from a very real issue, which is that Iran really IS ...Iran rules out nuclear suspension ahead of deadline AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 1:58 AM
Iran reaffirmed it has no intention of suspending sensitive uranium enrichment despite a looming UN deadline, saying there were other ways to end the nuclear standoff with the West.Britain's Dark Shadow Over Iran The Globalist - 37 minutes ago
The international discussion about Iran's stunted political development is usually limited to the CIA-inspired overthrow of the Mossadeq government in 1954. However, the Council on Foreign Relations Ray Takeyh argues that this is only half the equation as the other nation that threw a dark shadow over Iran's budding democracy half a century ago was the United Kingdom.Iran summons Pakistan envoy over bomb blasts AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 2:14 AM
Iran said it had summoned the Pakistani ambassador following two bomb blasts in its southeastern border city of Zahedan, one of which killed 11 elite Revolutionary Guards.Iran denies Sadr is in country AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 18 12:56 AM
Iran for the first time formally denied claims by Iraqi and US officials that radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is in the Islamic republic, the ISNA news agency reported.News Analysis: U.S. troubles in Iraq create an opening for regional gains by Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 18 4:39 AM
In recent weeks, President George W. Bush and U.S. military officials have increasingly accused Iran of meddling in Iraq's affairs.Syrian President in Iran to Discuss Regional Development Voice of America - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Iran Saturday to meet with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and top officials. Iran's state-owned media report the leaders are expected to discuss instability in Iraq, the crisis in Lebanon and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.Iran dashes hopes of nuclear compromise Financial Times - Feb 18 6:27 PM
Iran's foreign ministry yesterday dismissed talk of immediate suspension of uranium enrichment ahead of this week's UN Security Council deadline despite a recent flurry of Iranian diplomacy that had raised hopes of a compromise.John Edwards Urges Direct Talks With Iran WCBS-TV New York - 43 minutes ago
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards criticized the Bush administration on Sunday for failing to engage directly with Iran to resolve problems with the Iraq war and Iran's effort to develop nuclear weapons. CBS News Interactive: 2008 Democratic Hopefuls Presidents of Iran, Syria emphasize co-operation in face of rumours of a rift CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 18 3:06 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Syria's President Bashar Assad accused the "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord, Iranian state television's website reported Sunday after the Syrian leader ended his visit to Iran.Agreement on Iran gas pipeline close, Pakistan says NDTV Profit - 42 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is close to signing a pricing formula with India and Iran on building a much-delayed $7 billion pipeline to bring gas from Iran to South Asia, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday.Syrian president in Iran to discuss Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 7:46 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Iran Saturday to discuss Iraq and other Middle East issues with President Mahmoud Ahmadinajed, state-run television reported.Iran says Sadr not here UPI - Feb 18 5:25 AM
An official in Tehran is denying reports that Iraqi rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr is in Iran. "He is not in Iran," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman ...Iran says it won't stop nuclear program UPI - Feb 18 6:10 AM
As a United Nations deadline for Iran to stop enriching uranium neared, an official in Tehran Sunday said the country would not end its nuclear ...Iran?s Chance: U.S. Troubles in Iraq Create Opening for Regional Shift New York Times - Feb 17 4:35 PM
While American officials have increasingly accused Iran of interfering in Iraq, from Iran?s perspective it is the United States that is meddling in its backyard.Iran, Syria must defuse U.S. plots - Khamenei Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 1:48 PM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's highest authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran and Damascus should work closely to defuse U.S. "plots" in the Middle East, state television reported on Sunday.Bush Administration Says No Plans to Attack Iran Voice of America - Feb 18 12:33 PM
The Bush administration is reiterating that it has no plans to go to war with Iran, despite concerns over Iranian weapons filtering into neighboring Iraq as well as the country's continued nuclear program in defiance of the United Nations. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports.Al-Assad (left) has visited Iran five times since taking office in 2000 [Reuters] Aljazeera - Feb 18 3:14 PM
Syria s president has denied rumours of a rift between Damascus and Iran during a visit to Tehran, accusing "enemies" of Islamic countries of trying to sow discord.Iran: U.S. Will Lose In The Middle East CBS 2 Los Angeles - Feb 18 4:25 PM
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday the United States will not achieve its goals in the region, state television reported. CBS News Interactive: About Iran Kyl Tours Baghdad, Convinced Iran Helps Militants FOX 10 Phoenix - Feb 18 6:10 PM
PHOENIX -- PHOENIX (AP) -- U-S Senator Jon Kyl says he's certain that Iran is helping militants stir up violence in Iraq. Kyl spoke to The Associated Press after he toured the region this weekend.Iran: Radical Shiite Cleric Is Not Here ABC News - Feb 18 3:15 AM
Foreign Ministry Denies Report That Radical Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Is in IranUNSC cool on Iran nuclear IAEA report Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - The Security Council is expected to adopt a wait-and-see attitude after the UN watchdog agency releases a report next Friday on Iran s compliance with demands that it halt sensitive nuclear fuel work, diplomats here say.Edwards calls lack of direct talks with Iran a mistake The Globe Gazette - Feb 18 5:12 PM
DUBUQUE (AP) Democrat John Edwards criticized the Bush administration on Sunday for failing to engage directly with Iran to resolve problems with the Iraq war and Iran's effort to develop nuclear weapons.Top official: Iran needs nuclear fuel AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 3:08 PM
Iran's top leader said Saturday the country's oil and gas reserves will eventually dry up and defended the drive to produce nuclear fuel, claiming it was the only way to avoid dependence on the West for energy.Edwards Calls No Direct Talks With Iran Mistake KCCI 8 Des Moines - Feb 18 5:14 PM
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards says the Bush administration should be talking directly with Iran.Iran Holds Refining Conference Hoping To Attract $15 Billion Invest Nasdaq - Feb 18 10:51 AM
TEHRAN (Dow Jones)-Iran held a two-day refining conference, ending on Sunday, with the intention of attracting some $15 billion in private and foreign investments to modernize its aging industry.Iran Denies Sadr Is in the Country Arab News - Feb 18 4:19 PM
TEHRAN, 19 February 2007 Iran s Foreign Ministry denied yesterday that Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr was in Iran, calling statements by US and Iraqi officials saying he had traveled to Iran psychological warfare. Edwards calls lack of direct talks with Iran a mistake WOI-TV Des Moines - Feb 18 4:59 PM
DUBUQUE, Iowa Democrat John Edwards says the the Bush administration should be talking directly with Iran.Iran sees no OPEC cut at next meeting AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 4:33 PM
Iran's oil minister has predicted OPEC would not need to make a further cut in crude oil production at the cartel's next meeting in March, as long as the price of crude remains stable.Iran's top leader: Oil, gas reserves will dry up, Tehran needs to produce nuclear fuel USA Today - Feb 17 1:50 PM
Iran's top leader said Saturday the country's oil and gas reserves will eventually dry up and defended the drive to produce nuclear fuel, claiming it was the only way to avoid depending on the West for energy.Kyl tours Baghdad; convinced Iran helps militants ABC 15 Phoenix - Feb 18 4:10 PM
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl said Sunday he's certain that Iran is helping militants stir up violence in Iraq after he toured the region this weekend.Iran will not stop uraniam enrichment TVNZ - Feb 18 12:17 PM
Iran will not agree to suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the UN Security Council, which has given Tehran until February 21 to halt sensitive atomic work, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.Kyl tours Baghdad; convinced Iran helps militants KTVK Phoenix - Feb 18 3:37 PM
PHOENIX (AP) -- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl says he's certain that Iran is helping militants stir up violence in Iraq. Kyl spoke to The Associated Press after he toured the region this weekend.Iran will not halt uranium enrichment The New Zealand Herald - Feb 18 11:20 AM
TEHRAN - Iran will not agree to suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the UN Security Council, the Foreign Ministry said today. The United Nations slapped sanctions on Iran in December, barring the transfer of sensitive materials and know-how to the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.Iran says nuclear fuel is for future Los Angeles Times - Feb 18 12:13 AM
TEHRAN Iran's top leader said Saturday that the country's oil and gas reserves eventually will dry up and defended the drive to produce nuclear fuel, asserting that it was the only way to avoid dependence on the West for energy. United States denies any plan to attack Iran, says diplomacy is the key New Kerala - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Washington, Feb 18: Denying that the US is getting ready to attack Iran, the White House today maintained it will continue to use diplomacy with Tehran and said the problems like Iranians "sending materials to kill American forces in Iraq" can be handled inside Iraq.Syria, Iran vow to defeat 'enemies' sowing discord The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 18 1:42 PM
Syria on Sunday denied any rift between Damascus and Tehran during a visit to Iran by President Bashar Assad, who accused the "enemies" of the Islamic countries of trying to sow discord. Assad's visit comes at a time when some Arab diplomats have said Syria feels betrayed by Iran because of a joint Iranian-Saudi Arabian effort.Greenpeace ship barred from entering Iran The Peninsula - Feb 18 3:04 PM
Dubai Iran withdrew permission at the last minute for the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior to enter the port of Bushehr where its first nuclear reactor is under construction, the campaign group said yesterday.Leaders of Iran, Syria criticize US presence in Middle East WNCT Greenville - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
(AP) - The supreme leader of Iran says the US won't achieve its goals in the Middle East. During a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US will be the "principal loser" in the region, according to Iranian state media.Edwards calls lack of direct talks with Iran a mistake WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Feb 18 2:14 PM
DUBUQUE, Iowa Democrat John Edwards says the the Bush administration should be talking directly with Iran. Edwards, who was campaiging in Dubuque today, says the Bush...Indian officials to visit Islamabad for Iran pipeline talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 1:43 PM
Indian oil ministry officials will travel to Islamabad next week to discuss constructing a long-awaited multi-billion dollar gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan, an official said.Iran bans Greenpeace ship from its waters Independent Online - Feb 18 4:25 PM
Iran has withdrawn permission for the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior to enter the port of Bushehr, where its first nuclear reactor is under construction.Syria's Assad holds talks in Iran over Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:03 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of a two-day visit to Iran on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency said.Iran-U.S. talks not a taboo: envoy Payvand Iran News - Feb 18 11:17 AM
Iran's Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani has said that holding talks between Iran and the United States should not be considered as a "taboo." However, he said holding talks depends on the U.S. behavior. -MNAIran summons Pakistan envoy over bomb blasts Dawn - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Feb 18: Iran on Sunday said it had summoned the Pakistani ambassador following two bomb blasts in its southeastern border city of Zahedan, one of which killed 11 Revolutionary Guards.Iran, Syria call for unity among Muslims Dawn - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Feb 18: The presidents of Iran and Syria, both accused by the United States of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq, on Sunday urged the region's Muslims to stay united in the face of US attempts to divide them.Iran dashes hopes of nuclear compromise Financial Times - Feb 18 9:31 AM
Iran s foreign ministry on Sunday dismissed talk of immediate suspension of uranium enrichment ahead of this week s UN Security Council deadline despite a recent flurry of Iranian diplomacy that had raised hopes of a compromise.Syria, Iran vow unity as Assad visits IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:33 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is winding up his latest trip to Iran as the two allies, accused by Washington of stirring trouble in the Middle East, pledged to work even more closely, AFP reported.Supreme Leader Says No Concession Over Iran's Nuclear Rights Payvand Iran News - Feb 18 11:16 AM
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that Iran's disputed nuclear program is its "future and destiny." State television said Khamenei lashed out at critics who say the nuclear drive could cost Iran too much, saying the country's huge oil and gas reserves "would not last forever." -RFEIran: Radical Shiite cleric is not here IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:18 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - According to an AP report, Iran's Foreign Ministry denied that radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was in Iran, calling statements by US and Iraqi officials saying he had traveled to Iran "psychological warfare."Iran and Syria in joint anti-US front, says Assad IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 7:33 AM
Tehran, Feb 18 (DPA) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, speaking Sunday at the end of a two-day Iran-Syria summit in Tehran, vowed to continue with Iran their joint front against the US.Iran bars Greenpeace ship from entering waters IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:32 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Iran withdrew permission at the last minute for the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior to enter the port of Bushehr where its first nuclear reactor is under construction, the campaign group said, AFP reported.Iran in talks with Caspian Sea neighbors on gas swap to Europe: minister Payvand Iran News - Feb 18 11:16 AM
Iran is negotiating with its Caspian Sea neighbors over swapping gas to Europe, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said in Tehran on Sunday. -MNAIran rules out N-suspension ahead of deadline IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:17 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Iran reaffirmed it has no intention of suspending sensitive uranium enrichment despite a looming UN deadline, saying there were other ways to end the nuclear standoff with the West, AFP reported.Al-Sadr not in Iran, says FM spokesman Payvand Iran News - Feb 18 11:15 AM
"He is not in Iran," stressed the spokesman at his weekly press conference. "This claim is unfounded and part of the US psychological warfare against Iran," he said. -IRNAIran to launch more military exercises IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:32 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Iran's elite ideological army, the Revolutionary Guards, will launch three days of military manoeuvres across the country amid mounting tension over Tehran's nuclear programme, AFP reported.Iran: Radical Shiite cleric is not here Boston Herald - Feb 18 5:03 AM
TEHRAN, Iran -Iran's Foreign Ministry denied Sunday that radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was in Iran, calling statements by U.S. and Iraqi officials saying he had traveled to Iran "psychological...Iran's first AIDS Film Festival: February 20-22 in Tehran Payvand Iran News - Feb 18 11:17 AM
The English-language daily 'Iran Daily' in its Sunday issue quoted secretary of the festival, Shahram Rafiefar, as saying that the aim of the festival is to help prevent the disease and support those suffering from AIDS. -IRNAIran not to halt uranium enrichment: official IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 18 5:40 AM
Tehran, Feb 18 (Xinhua) Despite a demand from the UN Security Council, Iran will not suspend its uranium enrichment, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday.Iran in talks with Caspian Sea neighbors on gas IranMania.com - Feb 18 1:33 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Iran is negotiating with its Caspian Sea neighbors over swapping gas to Europe, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said, MNA reported.Syria's president in Iran to discuss Iraq KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - Feb 18 3:02 PM
TEHRAN, Iran The presidents of Syria and Iraq are holding a summit to discuss a number of Middle East issues, including Iraq.Iran Revolutionary Guards To Hold War Games Monday - Report Nasdaq - Feb 18 5:06 AM
TEHRAN (AP)--Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards launch Monday their second war games in a month, just days ahead of a U.N. deadline regarding Iran's nuclear program.Counterpoint: Nuclear Iran poses a serious threat Eagle-Tribune Online - Feb 18 9:14 AM
The present leadership of Iran represents a real and serious threat to its neighbors, Israel, the moderate Arab world, Europe and the United States. This threat plays out on a number of fronts, clearly the most serious being Iran's apparent attempt to gain nuclear weapons.Iran, Indonesia mulling construction of refinery IranMania.com - Feb 18 1:33 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Indonesia is mulling over setting up a home refinery which is planned to be fed by Iran?s southern Sorush and Noruz crude oil, an Indonesian official said, MNA reported.Iran summons Pakistan envoy over bomb blasts IranMania.com - Feb 18 2:18 PM
LONDON, February 19 (IranMania) - Iran said it had summoned the Pakistani ambassador following two bomb blasts in its southeastern border city of Zahedan, one of which killed 11 elite Revolutionary Guards, AFP reported.Energy options needed, Iran says The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 18 4:38 AM
TEHRAN, Iran The top religious leader in Iran defended its drive to produce nuclear fuel, saying yesterday that it is the only way to avoid depending on the West for energy when his country s oil and gas reserves dry up.Iran and Syria must defuse US plots, says Khamenei Gulf News - Feb 18 1:10 PM
Tehran: Iran's highest authority Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran and Damascus should work closely to defuse US 'plots' in the Middle East, state television reported yesterday.Syrian President in Iran to Discuss Iraq ABC News - Feb 17 8:15 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad Arrives in Iran to Discuss Iraq, Other Mideast IssuesIran and Syria in joint anti-US front, says Assad Calcutta News - Feb 18 10:23 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, speaking Sunday at the end of a two-day Iran-Syria summit in Tehran, vowed to continue with Iran their joint front against the US.Iran refuses to meet nuclear deadline Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 18 6:56 AM
Iran says it will not agree to suspend uranium enrichment, as demanded by the United Nations Security Council.Point: Bush repeating old mistakes with Iran Eagle-Tribune Online - Feb 18 9:14 AM
Iraq has fallen deeper into chaos since the November election and the Bush administration has been desperately casting about for someone new to blame for the situation. Next on President Bush's list to blame is Iran.Iran's Guards in new war games The Scotsman - Feb 18 5:04 PM
IRAN'S elite Revolutionary Guards launch their second war games in a month today, just days ahead of a UN deadline regarding Iran's nuclear programme.Iran's nuclear issue politicized under US pressure: MP Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 8:06 AM
Iran - Nuclear - US First Vice Speaker of Majlis Mohammad-Reza Bahonar said here Sunday that Iran's nuclear issue is fully scientific and technical by nature, but under US pressure it has become political.America-Iran Cold War in Iraq News From Bangladesh - Feb 18 10:30 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.Syrian daily: Iran prevents US influence in Middle East Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 7:36 AM
Syria - US - Iran The Syrian daily, al-Vatan, said in an article on Sunday that Washington is well aware that Iran's Islamic democratic government is a real threat to US influence in the Middle East and that there is the apprehension that this might be repeated in other regional states.Iran, Syria urge Muslims to stay united against US Middle East Times - Feb 18 5:34 AM
CLOSE ALLIES: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) walks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al Assad (L) after a news conference in Tehran Sunday.Iran summons Pakistan envoy over bomb blasts Middle East Times - Feb 18 6:19 AM
TEHRAN -- Iran said Sunday it had summoned the Pakistani ambassador following two bomb blasts in its southeastern border city of Zahedan, one of which killed 11 elite Revolutionary Guards.Hill concerned Bush may attack Iran Louisville Courier-Journal - Feb 18 2:41 AM
U.S. Rep. Baron Hill, D-9th District, said yesterday afternoon that he is concerned President Bush might order military action against Iran. The Bush administration has been making the case that Iran is involved in some of the violence dogging U.S. troops in Iraq.Order restored after blast at girls school in Iran CNN.com - Feb 17 7:28 AM
Militants detonated a percussion bomb at a girls school in southeastern Iran and opened fire on an electricity plant before fleeing and hiding in a nearby house in Zahedan, according to a Iranian news agency's report.US will lose in the Middle East: Iran NDTV - Feb 18 5:43 AM
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday said the United States will not achieve its goals in the region.Iran's Supreme Leader Says U.S. Efforts In Region Will Fail Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Feb 18 7:39 AM
February 18, 2007 -- Iran's supreme leader has said that the United States' efforts in the region will not succeed.Khamenei: Iran needs nuclear energy St. Petersburg Times - Feb 18 12:35 AM
Country's top leader says Iran wants to be ready when oil and gas reserves run out.Syria's Assad in Iran for talks on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 5:34 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Iran on Saturday to discuss instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon, the official IRNA news agency reported.National Day of Iran celebrated Daily News - Feb 18 12:33 PM
COLOMBO : The National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran was celebrated recently at Galadari Hotel.Nuclear energy Iran's 'future and destiny': Khamenei AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 5:21 AM
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has given his unequivocal backing to Iran's nuclear programme, saying it was the "future and destiny" for a country whose fossil fuels would one day run out.Iran, Syria strategically linked: Leader mehrnews.com - Feb 18 11:21 AM
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said here on Sunday that Iran and Syria are strategic allies.