<< Back
U.S. to sit down with Syria, Iran for regional conference on Iraq 
USA Today - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Envoys from the West and Islamic nations including Iran, Syria and the United States are expected to attend a conference next month on efforts to stabilize Iraq, a diplomatic adviser said Tuesday.ACTION IN IRAN WOULD TEST MILITARY'S BURDEN Georgie Anne Geyer via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 3:23 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- We're getting close to a moral and strategic "high noon" for the reputation of America's brave but bureaucratic military leaders. The sun is shining ever more strongly -- and dangerously -- over Iran.Top spy: Iran training Iraqis to use explosives Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 2:43 PM
Iran is training anti-American Iraqi Shi'ites at sites inside Iran and Lebanon in the use of armor-piercing munitions blamed for the deaths of 170 U.S. troops in Iraq, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.Iraqi extremists trained in Iran: US intelligence AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 4:30 PM
The United States has evidence that Iraqi extremists are being trained inside Iran in the use of armor-piercing explosives, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said Tuesday.US strategy change sees Iran, Syria in Iraq talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 3:32 PM
In a potential policy shift, the United States said Tuesday it would join a conference with Iraq's neighbors which could see senior US officials hold direct talks with foes Iran and Syria.U.S., Iran and Syria may talk face to face about Iraq CNN.com - Feb 27 3:28 PM
The United States and its adversaries in Iran and Syria may for the first time since the Iraq war began meet face to face at a conference next month to discuss the situation in Iraq.U.S. Will Join Talks With Iran And Syria Washington Post - Feb 27 1:54 PM
The United States agreed yesterday to join high-level talks with Iran and Syria on the future of Iraq, an abrupt shift in policy that opens the door to diplomatic dealings the White House had shunned in recent months despite mounting criticism.Netanyahu tells US pension funds to shun Iran FT.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 1:55 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's right-wing opposition leader, on Tuesday urged multibillion dollar US state pension funds to pull their assets out of companies doing business with Iran in order to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons programme.US sees growing threats from Al-Qaeda, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 1:09 PM
The United States faces growing threats on multiple fronts with Al-Qaeda still the top danger, but Iran on the rise and on course to produce nuclear weapons early in the next decade, US intelligence chiefs said Tuesday.US military chief "categorically" denies plans for Iran air strikes AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 1:07 PM
The head of the US military declared "categorically" Tuesday that the United States is not planning air strikes against Iran.Iran training Iraqis in Iran, Lebanon: top U.S. spy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 10:26 AM
Iran is training Iraqi Shi'ites to use armor-piercing munitions inside Iran and at camps in Lebanon run by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.Iran defiant on nuclear work as more sanctions loom AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 10:23 AM
Iran vowed on Tuesday never to yield to the West's key demand of a freeze on sensitive nuclear work after world powers agreed to work on a new resolution that could prepare more UN sanctions against Tehran.Hezbollah warns U.S. against Iran attack AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 11:14 AM
The deputy chief of Hezbollah warned Tuesday that any "military adventure" by the United States and Israel against Iran would have dangerous consequences across the Mideast.US, Iran and Syria to join ministerial conference on Iraq: Rice AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 11:14 AM
The United States will attend a ministerial level meeting of Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, as well as other world powers to discuss Iraq's future, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated Tuesday.US, Iran and Syria to join conference on Iraq: US official AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 10:17 AM
US officials will take part alongside Syria, Iran and other regional states in a planned March meeting in Baghdad on Iraq's future, a senior US official said Tuesday.Rice: U.S., Iraq to invite Iran and Syria to 'neighbors meeting' USA Today - Feb 27 10:50 AM
The United States and the Iraqi government are launching a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a "neighbors meeting" on stabilizing Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.US intelligence chief warns on Iran, Russia, Venezuela AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 8:43 AM
Iran is determined to develop nuclear weapons and could produce one by early to mid next decade, the head of US intelligence said Tuesday, calling it a "very dangerous situation."U.S. to join Iraq, Iran, Syria in 'neighbors' conference' Chicago Tribune - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
In a significant diplomatic shift, the Bush administration announced Tuesday that it will join Iran and Syria at the table during a "neighbors' conference" in Iraq to discuss how to stabilize the security situation there. Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 5:58 AM
Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that his country will never again suspend uranium enrichment, dismissing the threat of further United Nations sanctions.Iran Won't Halt Uranium Program Time Magazine - Feb 27 5:59 AM
Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that his country would never again suspend uranium enrichment, a move the United States says is essential for Washington-Tehran negotiations Iran, Syria and U.S. to attend Baghdad talks: Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 7:02 AM
Officials from regional states including Iran and Syria will join U.S. and British envoys at a meeting in Baghdad next month to seek ways to stabilize Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister said on Tuesday.Iran won't halt atomic work, snubs big powers Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 5:14 AM
Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.Iraq And U.S. Invite Syria, Iran To Meet CBS News - Feb 27 5:00 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. and the Iraqi government are launching a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a "neighbors meeting" on stabilizing Iraq. The move reflects a change of approach by the White House.U.S. to Attend Iraq Meeting Where Iran, Syria Invited (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Feb 27 3:34 PM
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. diplomats will attend a conference on Iraq to which envoys from Iran and Syria are invited, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said at a Senate hearing today.U.S., Saudi Policies Diverge On Iran Forbes - Feb 27 3:23 AM
Both want to limit Iran's influence, but Saudi Arabia is committed to avoiding open confrontation.Iran says it will never suspend uranium enrichment but ready for unconditional talks USA Today - Feb 27 2:33 AM
Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that his country would never again suspend uranium enrichment, a move that the United States insists on for any negotiations with Tehran.Oil prices rise as Iran rhetoric heats up AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 3:57 AM
Oil prices are on the increase as the United States and its allies maintain pressure for tougher sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear programme, dealers said Tuesday.US and allies want speedy Iran sanctions resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 2:52 AM
The United States and its allies has maintained pressure Tuesday for tougher sanctions against Iran's refusal to halt uranium enrichment.U.S. to Attend Iraq Meeting Where Iran, Syria Invited (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Feb 27 2:04 PM
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. diplomats will attend a conference on Iraq to which envoys from Iran and Syria are invited, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said at a Senate budget hearing today.U.S. Will Talk with Iran, Syria About Iraqi Stability NPR - Feb 27 3:58 PM
The Iraqi government is inviting ambassadors from Iran and Syria to discuss security in Iraq, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The surprise announcement came as Rice spoke on Capitol Hill with Defense Secretary Robert Gates about new funds for U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Beware of US 'wounded tiger', Rafsanjani tells Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 2:24 AM
Influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has warned Iran to be wary of provoking the United States, comparing the Islamic republic's arch foe to a "wounded tiger".McConnell fears Iran nukes by 2015 The Washington Times - 28 minutes ago
Iran's development of nuclear arms is "very dangerous," and Tehran could deploy the weapons within the next several years, the nation's most senior intelligence official told the Senate yesterday.Iran Keen To Expand Economic Exchanges With Latin America Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - 59 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Feb 28 Asia Pulse Deputy Foreign Minister for economic affairs Ali-Reza Sheikh Attar said here Monday that Iran's foreign policy gives priority to development of economic activities in Latin American countries. The remark was made at a conference on trade and investment opportunities between Iran and Latin America in Tehran. Addressing Iranian tradesmen and managers of Iranian companies, ...Iran's pursuit of nuclear power raises alarms The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 12:00 AM
Iran's mantralike insistence that its pursuit of nuclear technology is an internationally guaranteed right that it will never curtail has countries as diverse as the United States and China worried it is seeking a nuclear weapon.US keeps up pressure on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 27 12:50 AM
Washington kept up pressure for new sanctions on Iran Monday after talks in London in the wake of Tehran's refusal to bow to UN demands to halt its nuclear fuel processing.US Spy Chief Warns Of Threat From Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Iran And N Korea Nasdaq - 7 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - US Director of National Intelligence Vice Adm. John McConnell has singled out Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Iran and North Korea to represent the most serious threat to US interests.Iran Keen to Expand Economic Exchanges With Latin America Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Feb 28 Asia Pulse Deputy Foreign Minister for economic affairs Ali-Reza Sheikh Attar said here Monday that Iran's foreign policy gives priority to development of economic activities in Latin American countries.Barry Lando: A Secret War Against Iran? We've Done It Once-Why Not Again? HuffingtonPost - Feb 27 11:33 AM
Clandestine American military attacks against Iran would be nothing new. Almost twenty years ago Washington was waging war against Iran, via its de facto ally of the time, Saddam Hussein, as well by way secret operations, never authorized by Congress. What happened back then should serve as a warning about the kind of clandestine games that Washington and its allies in the region could be ...U.S. to Attend Iraq Meeting Where Iran, Syria Invited (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Feb 27 12:19 PM
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. diplomats will attend a conference on Iraq to which envoys from Iran and Syria are invited, according to remarks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver to a Senate hearing today.McConnell warns of threat posed by Iran UPI - Feb 27 11:53 AM
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Vice Adm. John McConnell has singled out Iran as one of the biggest threats to the United States. "Iran is of ...Bush in reversal, OKs Iran, Syria talks Boston Herald - 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The United States and the Iraqi government are launching a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a "neighbors meeting" on stabilizing Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza...Iran says will never suspend atomic work: agency Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 11:40 PM
Iran will never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution over Tehran's atomic plans.U.S. Will Attend Iraq Conference With Iran and Syria, Rice Says Bloomberg.com - Feb 27 11:34 AM
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. diplomats will attend a conference on Iraq alongside envoys from Iran and Syria, according to remarks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver to a Senate hearing today.U.S., Iraq Inviting Iran, Syria to Limited Talks Fox News - Feb 27 10:55 AM
The State Department says the United States will join the Iraqi government in a new diplomatic offensive that includes inviting Iran and Syria to a "neighbors meeting" on stabilizing Iraq.U.S. to attend Iraq meetings; Iran, Syria invited Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it will attend regional conferences on stabilizing Iraq to which Iran and Syria have also been invited, opening the way to a diplomatic dialogue that critics have long demanded.US will join Iraq talks that may include Iran, Syria IANS via Yahoo! India News - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
Washington, Feb 28 (DPA) The US will take part in a regional conference hosted by the Iraqi government that could include dialogue with Syria and Iran, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.World powers to continue discussions on UN resolution on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 10:29 PM
Six key world powers pledged to reconvene on Thursday to continue work on a new, tougher UN Security Council resolution on how to tackle Iran's defiant nuclear programme.Brent Budowsky: Will Generals Resign In Protest If Bush Attacks Iran? HuffingtonPost - Feb 27 11:02 AM
There have been reports in the media that up to five generals could resign in protest if the President initiates an attack against Iran. There should be major Congressional hearings in which the Joint Chief of Staff and major U.S. commanders are called to testify. They should address, publicly and clearly, the risks and dangers of another American war in the Middle East. If they are ...Arab League chief blasts Iran policy UPI - Feb 27 9:37 AM
Chief of the 22-member Arab League has sharply criticized Western policy on Iran's nuclear program, vowing the Arabs would not help in any military strike.Webb not satisfied with Iraq/Iran answers The Hill - Feb 27 6:32 PM
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) said yesterday that he is not satisfied with the Bush administration s response to his inquiries on whether the White House believes its signing statement accompanying the 2002 Iraq war authorization gives the president authority to attack Iran.Rice: U.S. to invite Iran, Syria to discuss stabilizing Iraq Houston Chronicle - Feb 27 12:39 PM
The move reflects a change of approach by the Bush administration, which previously resisted calls by members of Congress and by a bipartisan Iraq review group to include Iran and Syria in diplomatic talks on stabilizing Iraq. Diplomats to Begin Drafting New U.N. Sanctions on Iran New York Times - Feb 26 8:56 PM
The Security Council agreed to begin working on a new resolution after reports last week that Iran was expanding its efforts to enrich uranium, in continuing defiance of the United Nations.U.S. to join talks with Iran, Syria Knoxville News Sentinel - 5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - In a diplomatic turnabout, the Bush administration will join an Iraq-sponsored "neighbors meeting" with Iran and Syria, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.Tougher Iran sanctions on agenda of London meeting USA Today - Feb 26 6:56 PM
Restrictions on trade and arms for Iran were likely to be considered by the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany, as the world powers on Monday sought new ways to pressure the country to suspend parts of its nuclear program.US sets sights on Iran's financial underbelly Financial Times - Feb 27 6:20 PM
Encouraged by what it sees as the success of financial sanctions imposed on North Korea, the Bush administration is embarking on an aggressive policy of raising the cost to Iran of its alleged nuclear and terrorist activities by targeting non-US private sector ties to Tehran.Bush to talk with Iran on future of Iraq Daily Telegraph - Feb 27 6:44 PM
President George Bush signalled a dramatic shift in his Middle East policy last night by agreeing to discuss the future of Iraq with Iran and Syria.Iran Will Not Suspend Uranium Enrichment ABC News - Feb 27 5:34 AM
Iran Says It Will Never Suspend Uranium Enrichment but Is Ready for Unconditional TalksIran: No Stopping Uranium Enrichment CBS News - Feb 27 5:30 AM
Iran's foreign minister has repeated his government's refusal to halt uranium enrichment, a key U.S. demand, but he says Tehran is ready to discuss its nuclear program with the West, "without any preconditions."Iran says it will never suspend uranium enrichment but is ready for unconditional talks Fox21 - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran Iran says it's prepared to enter nuclear talks "without any preconditions." But it won't suspend uranium enrichment. Iran's foreign minister reiterated the country's position during a news conference in Tehran.US strategy change sees Iran, Syria in Iraq talks Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - In a potential policy shift, the United States said on Tuesday it would join a conference with Iraq s neighbours, which could see senior US officials hold direct talks with foes Iran and Syria.Iran sanctions talks set for Thursday UPI - Feb 27 5:39 AM
Iran's foreign minister vowed Tuesday the country will never suspend uranium enrichment as talks on U.N. sanctions were set for Thursday.'Iran ready to allow private firms acquire stakes' IranMania.com - 44 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran, in efforts to build the international community's confidence in its nuclear program, was was even ready to give governments of other states or their private companies ownership of its nuclear fields, IRNA reported.US invites Iran and Syria to talks on Iraq in reversal of Bush policy Guardian Unlimited - Feb 27 4:19 PM
The Bush administration gave up one of the central tenets of its Middle East strategy yesterday, reversing its much criticised effort to isolate Iran and Syria by inviting both states to negotiations on stabilising Iraq."Iran ready to help resolve Lebanese crisis" IranMania.com - 43 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - Majlis Speaker Gholamali Haddad Adel said that Iran is ready to hold consultations with the Saudi and Syrian governments to help resolve the Lebanese crisis, IRNA reported.Iran trains Iraqis to use explosives - US top spy The New Zealand Herald - Feb 27 3:36 PM
WASHINGTON - Iran is training anti-American Iraqi Shi'ites at sites inside Iran and Lebanon in the use of armor-piercing munitions blamed for the deaths of 170 US troops in Iraq, the top US intelligence official said today.U.S. Displays Bomb Parts Said to Be Made in Iran New York Times - Feb 26 7:13 PM
The American military laid out a display of hundreds of components for assembling deadly roadside bombs, some said to have been provided by Iran.Envoy: Iran-Pakistan common border is open IranMania.com - 43 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri said that Iran-Pakistan common border is open, IRNA reported.Diplomats Seek Way to 'Reengage' Iran Washington Post - Feb 26 6:02 PM
LONDON, Feb. 26 -- Representatives of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany said after meeting in London on Monday that they were committed to seeking a negotiated solution with Iran, which has defied a U.N. order to halt its uranium enrichment program.Al-Qaeda, Iran 'top US threats' News 24 South Africa - 13 minutes ago
The US faces growing terrorism threats on multiple fronts, with al-Qaeda still the top danger, but Iran is also a growing threat, intelligence chiefs say.Work begins on new Iran resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 26 4:41 PM
Six key world powers began work Monday at a meeting in London on a new United Nations Security Council resolution designed to curb defiant Iran's nuclear ambitions, the chair of the talks said.Anti-Iran sanction aiming to resume talks: Daily IranMania.com - 43 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - An Italian daily said that anti-Iran sanction aims to make the Iranians resume talks after suspension of their uranium enrichment process, IRNA reported.Iran 'giving arms training to Iraqis' The Scotsman - Feb 27 4:27 PM
IRAN is training Iraqi Shiites to use armour-piercing munitions, the top US intelligence official said yesterday.Syria and Iran to attend Iraq meeting Financial Times - Feb 27 2:03 PM
The US and Britain will sit down with officials from Syria and Iran and other western and regional powers in Baghdad next month, Iraq foreign ministry officials said on Tuesday.Iran's gas exports to Turkey at normal pressure IranMania.com - 44 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - Turkey is receiving 17 to 18 mln cubic meters of gas from Iran per day, and the pressure of the gas is at the normal level, Hushang Mehrdadfar said, MNA reported.Iran exports industrial goods to 30 states IranMania.com - 42 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali-Reza Tahmasbi said that Iran exports industrial commodities to more than 30 countries, IRNA reported.Powers to work on Iran resolution CNN.com - Feb 26 3:54 PM
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- World powers agreed on Monday to work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear program but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.British Foreign Secretary Urges Iran For Negotiations Nasdaq - Feb 27 12:38 PM
(RTTNews) - British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Tuesday urged Iran to resume the suspended international negotiations on its controversial nuclear program. She said that the international community prefers to enter into negotiations with Iran rather than implementing sanctions on it.Russia to prevent use of force on Iran: FM People's Daily - Feb 27 6:14 PM
Russia will try to prevent the possible use of force by the United States against Iran in the dispute over its nuclear program, the foreign minister said on Tuesday.Prof.: Muslim FMs against US anti-Iran threats IranMania.com - 43 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - A Pakistani professor said that the Islamabad meeting proved Muslim foreign ministers' opposition to the US threats against Iran, IRNA reported.U.S. & Iraq to invite Iran & Syria to 'neighbors meeting' USA Today - Feb 27 10:29 AM
The United States and the Iraqi government are launching a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a neighbors meeting on stabilizing Iraq, the Associated Press reports. We hope these governments seize this opportunity to improve their relations...U.S., Iran, Syria to attend meeting on Iraq People's Daily - Feb 27 5:59 PM
The United States, Iran and Syria will attend a neighbors meeting on how to stabilize Iraq in March, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday.US displays bomb parts said to be made in Iran IranMania.com - 45 minutes ago
LONDON, February 28 (IranMania) - In a dusty field near the Baghdad airport, the American military laid out a display of hundreds of components for assembling deadly roadside bombs, its latest effort to embarrass the country it contends is supplying the material to armed Shiite groups here: Iran, The New York Times reported.Nations Work on Iran Nuclear Resolution KiplingerForecasts.com - Feb 27 6:47 AM
The five permanent Security Council members and Germany began work Monday on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Iran to suspend parts of its nuclear program, but said they were still committed to seeking a diplomatic solution.Blair Warns Iran Over Uranium Enrichment Program Nasdaq - Feb 27 12:08 PM
(RTTNews) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday warned Iran over its defiance to halt its controversial uranium enrichment program and said that the Iranians are making a big miscalculation" in refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.U.S., Iran and Syria to attend ministerial talks on Iraq Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 27 12:31 PM
_ The United States will take part in a ministerial meeting of Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria, and other world powers in April to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq, Secretary of States Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.World oil prices rise above $62 on Iran worries INQ7 Business - Feb 27 2:50 PM
LONDON -- World oil prices extended gains Tuesday as the United States and its allies maintained pressure for tougher sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear program, dealers said.UPDATE 2-Oil slides 1 pct on global rout; Iran limits loss The Forex Market - 35 minutes ago
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Oil fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, catching up with a global market rout triggered by a sharp sell-off in China's main equity exchange, but confidence in the economy and fears over Iran limited the slide.UPDATE:Iran Making Big Miscalculation On Nuclear Stance-UK PM Nasdaq - Feb 27 10:23 AM
(Updates an item at 1319 GMT with further comments by Blair; U.K.'s U.N. ambassador.) LONDON (AP)--Iran is making a "big miscalculation" by refusing to suspend its nuclear enrichment program, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday.Iran's top leader extends Rafsanjani's chairmanship of expediency council People's Daily - Feb 27 5:00 PM
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday extended former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's chairmanship of the Expediency Council for the next five-year term, the official IRNA news agency reported.Iran launches production of first domestically built car engine People's Daily - Feb 27 4:43 PM
Iran on Tuesday launched the production line of its first domestically built car engine, the state television reported on its website.US firm on no plan for Iran strikes News Interactive - Feb 27 1:54 PM
THE head of the US military declared "categorically" today that the United States was not planning air strikes against Iran.US, Iran and Syria to attend Iraq security meet The Peninsula - Feb 27 4:05 PM
baghdad Iraq said yesterday that it is hosting a high-level meeting on its security next month that could provide a rare opportunity for direct contact between the United States and its archfoes Iran and Syria.UPDATE 1-Oil dives $1 on global stock rout; Iran limits loss The Forex Market - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1 on Wednesday, catching up with a global market rout triggered by a sharp sell-off in China's main equity exchange, but confidence in the economy and fears over Iran limited losses.US firm on no plan for Iran strikes The Australian - Feb 27 1:33 PM
"It is not true," said General Peter Pace, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, when asked during an appearance in Congress about suggestions that the US military was preparing to launch air strikes on Iran.Hezbollah warns US against Iran attack The Peninsula - Feb 27 4:05 PM
beirut/tehran The deputy chief of Hezbollah warned yesterday that any military adventure by the United States and Israel against Iran would have dangerous consequences across the Mideast.Bush Faces Opposition on Iran Attack consortiumnews.com - Feb 27 1:16 PM
A number of U.S. military leaders, reportedly including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have waged an extraordinary behind-the-scenes resistance to what they fear is a secret plan by George W. Bush to wage war against Iran.New threats and overtures on Iran's nuclear program Los Angeles Times - Feb 27 12:15 AM
U.S. and others weigh tougher sanctions; Tehran again offers to talk. No imminent end to the impasse is seen. LONDON U.S. and other leading diplomats prepared Monday to consider possible new sanctions in the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, even as Iran's top nuclear negotiator again signaled that Tehran would be willing to engage in "constructive and logical" negotiations with ...Army says new Iraqi arms cache shows link to Iran Los Angeles Times - Feb 27 12:15 AM
Plastic and other explosives were made in the Islamic Republic, expert says. BAGHDAD In the latest attempt to link the deadliest form of roadside bombs in Iraq to components manufactured in Iran, U.S. Army officers Monday displayed plastic explosives they said were made in Iran and uncovered during a raid Saturday in violence-racked Diyala province. Syria, Iran May Talk With Iraq, U.S. Local 10 Miami - Feb 27 2:38 PM
Syria, Iran and the U.S. will attend a "neighbors meeting" being hosted by Iraq.Thaw Seen: Syria, Iran, U.S. Will Talk WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Feb 27 2:38 PM
Iraq will host a "neighbors meeting" and Syria, Iran and the U.S. will attend.