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  • Iran's economic conditions deteriorate Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
    U.S. and Western pressure on Iran is squeezing its economy, feeding the inflation and joblessness that have swelled under its controversial president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Trade figures and other data have begun to reflect deepening economic isolation.
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  • Blair urges Iran to change its ways Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 6:29 PM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair told lawmakers Tuesday that no military action is planned against Iran, but that international opinion is hardening against Tehran's nuclear ambitions and what he described as its interference in conflicts across the Middle East.
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  • "Ball in Iran's court" in nuclear dispute Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 3:05 PM
    Iran would be "very unwise" to step up its uranium enrichment capacity but the United States still hopes diplomacy can resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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  • Olmert says still time to curb Iran nuclear plans Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:20 PM
    Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday Iran's nuclear plans were not as advanced as Tehran claimed, and it was still possible to exert economic pressure to halt the program without resorting to violence.
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  • Merkel says talks with Iran still possible Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 11:57 AM
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the door remains open for negotiations between Iran and the international community over its contested nuclear programme.
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  • Defying U.N., Iran Installs Centrifuges Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Feb 06 7:29 AM
    VIENNA, Feb. 5 -- Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex, diplomats and officials said Monday.
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  • Iran to prepare 'shadow budget' for emergencies Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 6:09 AM
    Iran has said it was drafting a parallel budget for next year, which would come into force in the event of an "extraordinary incident" affecting its heavily oil-dependent economy.
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  • As U.S. confronts Iran, Cold War offers lessons Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 4:01 AM
    As U.S. confronts Iran, Cold War offers lessons
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  • Time to act on Iran is now Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 4:01 AM
    Time to act on Iran is now
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  • No plans for military action on Iran, says Blair Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 4:41 AM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said there were no plans for military action against Iran, but there is growing alarm at Tehran's defiance of the international community.
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  • Experts Warn West Against Attacking Iran by Staff Writers London (AFP) Feb 05, 2007 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Feb 06 6:33 PM
    Military action against Iran to shut down its nuclear programme would be "highly dangerous" and "counter-productive", a group of leading think-tanks and other experts warned Monday.
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  • Iran Threat Behind Polish Interest In Missile Defense Open this result in new window
    Space War - Feb 06 6:32 PM
    by Staff Writers Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 07, 2007 Poland may agree to the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system on its territory because it perceives a threat from Iran, not Russia or Belarus, Polish military attache Andrzej Lewandowski said Tuesday.
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  • No Plans For Military Action On Iran Says Blair by Staff Writers London (AFP) Feb 06, 2007 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Feb 06 6:32 PM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday there were no plans for military action against Iran, but there is growing alarm at Tehran's defiance of the international community.
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  • Iran confirms diplomat kidnapped in Iraq: ISNA Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 2:11 AM
    Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad was kidnapped on Sunday and said it held U.S. forces responsible for his safety, Iran's students news agency ISNA reported.
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  • Iran's weakened hard-liners crave a US attack Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:00 AM
    From the rhetoric of President Bush to his dispatch of Patriot air-defense systems and a second carrier battle group to the Persian Gulf, there are growing signs that the Bush administration is showing its willingness to solve the Iranian nuclear crisis with a preemptive military attack. The already tense US-Iran relationship is now a tinderbox.
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  • Q&A: Irans Ambassador on Iraq Violence Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - Feb 06 4:35 PM
    Irans ambassador to Baghdad responds to charges that Tehran is fostering sectarian violence and helping insurgents in Iraq.
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  • US eases tone on Iran's role in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 12:00 AM
    In an atmosphere of sharp skepticism about intelligence and heightened sensitivity to saber rattling since the Iraq invasion, the Bush administration is signaling a more cautious tone toward Iran.
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  • U.S. behind kidnapping of diplomat, Iran claims Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - 41 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD - Iran is blaming the United States for the abduction Sunday of an Iranian diplomat by men wearing Iraqi Army uniforms. The kidnapping of Jalal Sharafi threatens to escalate the tense standoff...
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  • US To Cut Most VOA English Radio Programs, Step Up Campaign To N Korea, Iran And Cuba Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - 53 minutes ago
    (RTTNews) - The United States government is to boost its broadcasting campaigns in North Korea, Iran and Cuba under President Bush's new budget plans and would eliminate most Voice of America English broadcasts, as well as radio programs in 12 other languages.
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  • Iran Builds Underground Centrifuges Open this result in new window
    Time Magazine - Feb 05 8:18 PM
    Officials say Iran has assembled two small uranium-enriching units underground
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  • Iran blames US for kidnap of embassy official in Baghdad Open this result in new window
    Independent - Feb 06 4:33 PM
    The kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad by gunmen dressed in Iraqi security force uniforms has ignited new tensions between Iran and Washington, as the Islamic regime said it was holding the US directly responsible for his release and safe return.
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  • No plans to attack Iran - Blair Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Feb 06 3:50 AM
    UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says "nobody is talking about or planning military intervention" against Iran.
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  • US eases tone on Iran's role in Iraq Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 56 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - In an atmosphere of sharp skepticism about intelligence and heightened sensitivity to saber rattling since the Iraq invasion, the Bush administration is signaling a more cautious tone toward Iran, The Christian Science reported.
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  • Senior Iraqi urges Iran to hold talks with US Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 53 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - A senior Iraqi Shiite leader said at a news conference in Tehran that his country was urging Iran to hold talks with the United States and that such talks are important for the security of the region.
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  • 'Military force can't resolve Iran issue'  Open this result in new window
    Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Feb 06 2:01 PM
    New Delhi today opposed any use of military force to resolve Iran's nuclear issue, saying the matter should be settled through talks without escalating tensions in the region. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who arrived here today to impart "greater substance and strategic content" to bilateral ties, said Tehran should at the same time "keep in view" the opinion of the ...
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  • Blair accuses Iran of causing trouble Open this result in new window
    Mail and Guardian - 24 minutes ago
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Iran on Tuesday of trying to whip up the "maximum trouble" possible but said no one was contemplating military action against Tehran.
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  • Iran detains two suspected al-Qaeda men Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 54 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Iran has detained two suspected al-Qaeda operatives who illegally crossed the border from Iraq, Iran's state television reports.
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  • Olmert says still time to curb Iran nuclear plans Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 57 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Iran's nuclear plans were not as advanced as Tehran claimed, and it was still possible to exert economic pressure to halt the program without resorting to violence, Reuters reported.
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  • Iran envoy 'seized in Baghdad' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Feb 06 2:14 AM
    Iran says one of its diplomats has been kidnapped by gunmen in Iraq, accusing the US of involvement.
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  • Iran, Turkey discuss stronger economic ties Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 50 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Iran and Turkey held a joint commercial conference to discuss ways to promote economic and commercial ties between the two countries, IRNA reported.
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  • Iran to prepare 'shadow budget' for emergencies Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 54 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Iran has said it was drafting a parallel budget for next year, which would come into force in the event of an "extraordinary incident" affecting its heavily oil-dependent economy, AFP reported.
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  • Kuwait Warily Watching U.S. on Iraq, Iran Open this result in new window
    NPR - Feb 06 6:00 AM
    Wars in Iraq have had a major influence on its neighbor, Kuwait. Although Kuwait backs the current U.S. involvement in Iraq, it has mixed feelings about a plan to boost U.S. troop strength. And the U.S. approach to Iran is worrisome to many Kuwaitis.
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  • Iran confirms diplomat kidnapped in Iraq: ISNA Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 53 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed that an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad was kidnapped on Sunday and said it held US forces responsible for his safety, Iran's students news agency ISNA reported.
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  • Merkel says talks with Iran still possible Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 56 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the door remains open for negotiations between Iran and the international community over its contested nuclear programme, AFP reported.
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  • Iran to test new uranium enrichment plant soon: diplomats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 3:54 PM
    Iran has set up over 300 centrifuges in an underground nuclear plant and will test them soon as it moves towards industrial-level enrichment of uranium in defiance of UN demands, diplomats told AFP.
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  • Senior Iraqi Urges Iran to Hold Talks With U.S. Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Feb 05 3:36 PM
    TEHRAN, Feb. 5A senior Iraqi Shiite leader said Monday at a news conference in Tehran that his country was urging Iran to hold talks with the United States and that such talks are important for the security of the region.
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  • Iran's FM rejects secret talks with US over nukes Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 55 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki dismissed the idea of holding secret talks between Tehran and Washington to settle their differences over Iran's peaceful nuclear activities, IRNA reported.
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  • Iran announces "Book of the Year" winners Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 51 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - The winners of the 24th edition of the Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran competition were honored during a ceremony at Tehrans Vahdat Hall, MNA reported.
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  • IDB agrees to grant Iran $1.3 bln Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 51 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to grant Iran $1bln and 300 mln in loans for the development of a number of the projects in the country, Tahmasb Mazaheri, Irans representative in the IDB, said, MNA reported.
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  • IAEA to release report on cooperation with Iran Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 49 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - According to a diplomat, the secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will possibly release a report on technical cooperation between Iran and IAEA on Wednesday, IRNA reported.
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  • No plans for military action on Iran, says Blair Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 56 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said there were no plans for military action against Iran, but there is growing alarm at Tehran's defiance of the international community, AFP reported.
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  • Iran detains two suspected al-Qaeda men Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 06 11:21 AM
    Iran has detained two suspected al-Qaeda operatives who illegally crossed the border from Iraq, state television reports.
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  • US to step up broadcasts into Korea, Iran,Cuba Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 53 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - The United States is to step up its government-backed broadcasting campaigns in North Korea, Iran and Cuba, under President George W Bush's new budget plans unveiled, AFP reported.
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  • Merkel says talks with Iran still possible Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Feb 06 5:56 PM
    KUWAIT CITY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the door remains open for negotiations between Iran and the international community over its contested nuclear programme.
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  • Musharraf: Iran an important country in region Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 50 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf said that Iran is an important country in the region and the world of Islam and plays a significant role in regional developments, IRNA reported.
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  • Iran says diplomat in Iraq abducted under U.S. supervision Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Feb 06 4:45 PM
    Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini Tuesday condemned the kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat in Iraq, saying it was operated under the supervision of U.S. forces there, the state media reported.
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  • US to step up broadcasts into North Korea, Iran, Cuba Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 4:33 PM
    The United States is to step up its government-backed broadcasting campaigns in North Korea, Iran and Cuba, under President George W. Bush's new budget plans unveiled.
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  • England to host reps. of Iran cinema Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 51 minutes ago
    LONDON, February 7 (IranMania) - Four Iranian films will represent Iran in England to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian cultural attaché said, MNA reported.
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  • American Majority Predicts War with Iran Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - 19 minutes ago
    (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States believe their country will enter a conflict against Iran, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports.
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  • WEST 'LACKS IMAGINATION' ON IRAN: FRENCH PM Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Feb 06 2:27 PM
    LONDON, Feb 6, 2007 (AFP) - The international community is "lacking imagination" in terms of its negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview Tuesday.
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  • Raymond J. Learsy: Our Strategic Petroleum Reserve -- Iran's WMD Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Feb 06 1:35 AM
    Iran's Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Our SPR. How so? Let me try to explain. First, let me state categorically that in this unstable world having a Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a decided plus. But filling the reserve blindly without considering the ramifications it signals to markets and policy makers echoes the one dimensional thinking that is inherent to so much of this administration's ...
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  • Iran to test uranium enrichment soon: diplomats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 1:19 PM
    Iran has set up centrifuges in two underground nuclear plants and will test them soon as it moves towards the industrial-level enrichment of uranium in defiance of UN demands, diplomats told AFP.
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  • Against pre-emptive holocaust in Iran Open this result in new window
    Cleveland Jewish News - Feb 06 6:08 PM
    Almost imperceptibly, the debate in Israel over what to do about Irans nuclear development has gone over the edge. The unthinkable is now not only thinkable, its speakable, writeable, doable.
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  • Oil prices advance as traders eye Iran Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Feb 06 1:08 PM
    NEW YORK : World oil prices climbed on Tuesday, supported by tensions over Iran, lower OPEC output and forecasts for more freezing weather in the United States, dealers said.
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  • Iran pipeline talks on track Open this result in new window
    The Telegraph - Feb 06 1:49 PM
    New Delhi, Feb. 6: Talks on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline have made headway with Iran agreeing to scale down the price of natural gas to be supplied through the pipeline.
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  • Iran blames U-S for abduction of diplomat Open this result in new window
    WKBT La Crosse - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Iran is blaming the U-S for the abduction of one of its diplomats in Iraq. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms seized the diplomat as he drove through central Baghdad on Sunday.
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  • Rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia now talking Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 11:50 AM
    Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are bumpy at the best of times, but violence between Shiites and Sunnis in Lebanon and Iraq is prompting the two Mideast heavyweights to engage in new talks seeking to head off a regional crisis.
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  • Iran sets up 328 centrifuges at big atom site: sources Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 11:44 AM
    Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.
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  • Iran said to have set up centrifuges Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Feb 06 12:23 AM
    VIENNA Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its Natanz nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale uranium enrichment, European diplomats said Monday.
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  • Officials: Iran has assembled two small uranium-enriching units underground Open this result in new window
    WSTM-TV NBC 3 - Feb 06 6:15 PM
    VIENNA, Austria Iran is said to be upping the ante with its nuclear program.
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  • Iran To Hold War Games In Persian Gulf, Sea Of Oman -Report Open this result in new window
    Nasdaq - Feb 06 9:51 AM
    NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Iran plans Wednesday to begin air and naval war games in parts of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman, an official Iranian news agency reported on its Web site Tuesday.
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  • World oil prices advance as traders eye Iran Open this result in new window
    INQ7 Business - Feb 06 12:17 PM
    LONDON -- World oil prices climbed Tuesday, supported by geopolitical concerns in key crude producer Iran, lower OPEC output and forecasts for more freezing weather in the United States, dealers said.
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  • Still the U.S. and Iran Refuse to Give In Open this result in new window
    Ohmynews - Feb 06 6:31 PM
    Iran's hesitancy to give international observers full access to its nuclear sites isn't helping matters. Indeed, it may ultimately be what pushes the Bush administration into launching a military strike...
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  • Kuwait Warily Watching U.S on Iraq, Iran Open this result in new window
    NPR - Feb 06 5:50 AM
    Morning Edition , February 6, 2007 · Wars in Iraq have had a major influence on its neighbor, Kuwait. Although Kuwait backs the current U.S. involvement in Iraq, it has mixed feelings about a plan to boost U.S. troop strength. And the U.S. approach to Iran is worrisome to many Kuwaitis.
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  • Experts warn West against attacking Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 12:38 PM
    Military action against Iran to shut down its nuclear programme would be "highly dangerous" and "counter-productive", a group of leading think-tanks and other experts warned.
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  • US to step up media campaign to North Korea, Iran, Cuba Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 1:00 PM
    The United States government is to step up its broadcasting campaigns in North Korea, Iran and Cuba under President George W. Bush's new budget plans.
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  • Iran has rights to pursue its peaceful nuclear programme: Pranab Mukherjee Open this result in new window
    ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 06 7:52 AM
    Tehran, Feb. 6 (ANI): Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday that Iran was well within its rights to pursue a peaceful nuclear programme, and advised th international community, particularly the United States, to avoid the option of using military action to get Tehran to bend to its diktat. Mukherjee, who arrived here today on a two-day visit aimed at giving ...
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  • Blair accuses Iran of whipping up trouble Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 06 7:16 AM
    Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Iran on Tuesday of trying to whip up the "maximum trouble" possible but said no one was contemplating military action against Tehran.
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  • Iran angry at Iraq, U.S. over abduction Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Feb 06 8:09 AM
    Iran's Foreign Ministry Tuesday rebuked Iraq and the United States over the abduction of one of its diplomats in Baghdad.
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  • Iran reportedly has unseen uranium units Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Feb 05 10:29 AM
    Technicians have assembled two small uranium enrichment units at Iran's underground Natanz complex, diplomats and officials said Monday. The move underscored Tehran's defiance of a U.N. Security Council ban on the program, which can be used to create nuclear arms.
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  • British groups say not to attack Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 10:11 AM
    Foreign policy experts warned Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday that military action against Iran could worsen violence across the Middle East and urged him to persuade the United States to hold talks with Tehran.
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  • Iran has set up 328 centrifuges, diplomats say Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Feb 06 12:58 AM
    VIENNA -- Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said yesterday.
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  • US wants nuclear aid to Iran cut sharply: diplomats Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 9:03 AM
    The United States and other Western nations want considerable cuts in the UN nuclear agency's aid to Iran but face stiff opposition from non-aligned states, diplomats told AFP.
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  • Iran: Politicians Support Establishment Of Natural-Gas Cartel Open this result in new window
    Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Feb 06 10:09 AM
    February 6, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Iranian politicians are welcoming proposals to form an international natural-gas producers' organization -- similar to oil's OPEC -- allowing members to exercise greater control over natural-gas prices. Several politicians believe such an organization would improve and stabilize the price of gas as well as enhance Iran's political power through greater finances and ...
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  • No plans to attack Iran - Blair Open this result in new window
    News 24 South Africa - Feb 06 1:54 PM
    No-one is planning an attack on Iran but Tehran's strategy is causing increasing alarm, says British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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  • Tony Blair today insisted that the option of military action against Iran should not be taken 'off the table' - but he ... Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Feb 06 5:43 AM
    Tony Blair insists that the option of military action against Iran should not be taken 'off the table'.
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  • Realpolitik: Ending Iran's defiance Open this result in new window
    UPI - Feb 06 8:23 AM
    NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- That Iran stands today able to challenge or even defy the United States in every sphere of American influence in the Middle East attests to the dismal failure of the Bush administration's policy toward it during the last six years.
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  • Blair is warned about an attack on Iran Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Feb 06 12:58 AM
    LONDON -- Foreign policy specialists warned Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday that military action against Iran could worsen violence across the Middle East and urged him to persuade the United States to hold talks with Tehran.
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  • Iran Blames U.S. For Abduction Of Diplomat Open this result in new window
    WCSH 6 Portland - Feb 06 10:27 AM
    Iran is blaming the U.S. for the abduction of one of its diplomats in Iraq. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms seized the diplomat as he drove through central Baghdad on Sunday.
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  • U.S. may seek sanctions against Iran Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 9:46 AM
    The United States will push for more U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran if Tehran continues to ignore council demands for suspension of the country's uranium enrichment program, the State Department said Monday.
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  • About Iran, we can do nothing Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 06 12:07 PM
    President Bush is getting hammered not just for what were doing in Iraq, but also for what were not doing in Iran. The main thing were not doing concerning Iran is invading the place.
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  • Attacking Iran would be a disaster: report Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 7:00 AM
    Military action against Iran would have disastrous consequences, according to a report released on Monday by a coalition of British-based think-tanks, faith groups and others who urge a new diplomatic push to avert conflict.
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  • Oil prices advance as traders eye Iran Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Feb 06 10:12 AM
    Geopolitical concerns in Iran, lower OPEC output, forecasts for more freezing weather in US drive oil prices higher.
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  • Iran 'Prepared to Teach a Lesson to Possible Aggressors ... to Make Them Repent Forever' Open this result in new window
    FOX 5 Atlanta - Feb 06 8:47 AM
    Iran's defense minister reportedly warned the U.S. that if it attacks, Tehran is ready to teach Americans a lesson that will make them "repent forever."
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  • Iran: Pakistani President Seeks Support To Curb Mideast Conflict Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Feb 06 7:55 AM
    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is in Iran today for talks with President Mahmud Ahmedinjad and other Iranian leaders on how to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East region. -RFE
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  • Iran, Turkey discuss stronger economic ties Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 06 8:28 AM
    Iran - Turkey - Trade Iran and Turkey held a joint commercial conference on Tuesday to discuss ways to promote economic and commercial ties between the two countries.
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  • British Groups Appeal To Blair To Defuse Tensions with Iran Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Feb 06 7:56 AM
    coalition of civil-society groups in the United Kingdom has urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to do all he can to prevent any possible U.S.-led military strike on Iran. -RFE
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  • Iran, Pak agree on gas pricing Open this result in new window
    Deccan Herald - Feb 06 12:30 PM
    Iran and Pakistan reached an agreement on the final sale price of the gas to be transferred through Peace Pipeline, even as India sought a months time to give its final decision, said Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh.
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  • U.S. General Warns Iran Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Feb 06 3:19 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) U.S. General Wesley Clark told Iran Monday to take Americas warnings to end its nuclear activities very, very seriously.
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  • Iran links Iraqi Defense Ministry to Iranian diplomat's abduction Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Feb 06 7:57 AM
    Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Tuesday linked the abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad to the Iraqi Defense Ministry, which works under the control of US forces in the country. -IRNA
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  • "No-one planning an attack on Iran" Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Feb 06 6:31 AM
    LONDON (Reuters) - No-one is planning an attack on Iran but Tehran's strategy is causing increasing alarm, Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday.
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  • U.S. denies hand in Iran envoy's capture Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 2:26 PM
    It was just past sunset when a car carrying an Iranian diplomat was cruising through the streets of a leafy Shiite neighborhood. Suddenly, two cars filled with uniformed men blocked the way, forced him into a vehicle and sped off.
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  • Iran installs 328 centrifuges at atomic site: sources Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 05 6:00 AM
    Iran has installed two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.
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  • Iran, Qatar, Russia to assess gas OPEC in early March: Oil Minister Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Feb 06 7:57 AM
    Iran's Oil Minister on Monday said that Iran, Qatar, and Russia will assess the formation of a natural gas exporting group, similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on March 6. -MNA
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  • PM plays down chance of Iran action Open this result in new window
    ePolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 06 4:16 AM
    Tony Blair has played down the prospect of military action against Iran, while not ruling it out.
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  • US: Iran diplomat kidnapping case in Iraqi hands Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 06 3:20 PM
    The White House said that Iraqi authorities were investigating the kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, and reiterated support of treaties protecting foreign emissaries.
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  • ROUNDUP: Iran summons Iraqi, Swiss envoys over diplomat kidnapping Open this result in new window
    EARTHtimes.org - Feb 06 12:20 PM
    Tehran - Iran on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of Iraq and Switzerland to the foreign ministry and protested against the kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, the news network Khabar reported.
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  • Iran's software firms face bankruptcy due to new government policies Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Feb 06 7:56 AM
    Telecom Research Center of Iran (TRCI), affiliated to ICT Ministry, did not allocate the $5.3 million budget that was planned for current (Iranian) year (1385 - ending on March 20th, 2006) for activities of private IT firms. -Taliya News
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  • Iran Blames US For Diplomat Kidnap Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 06 3:22 AM
    Iran has said it holds the US directly responsible for the safety of one of its diplomats kidnapped in Iraq. Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms abducted Jalal Sharafi as he drove through central Baghdad.
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  • Iran announces "Book of the Year" winners Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Feb 06 7:57 AM
    The winners of the 24th edition of the Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran competition were honored during a ceremony on Monday at Tehran's Vahdat Hall. -MNA
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