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Nations seek to complete Iran sanctions 
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
The major powers sought to overcome final differences on a proposed new package of sanctions against Iran on Tuesday amid optimism that they were moving closer to agreement on measures to pressure Iran to suspend uranium enrichment.Major powers to brief UN council on new Iran sanctions Wednesday AFP via Yahoo! News - 52 minutes ago
Six major powers scrambled Tuesday to put the finishing touches on a draft resolution tightening UN sanctions on Iran that they hope to present to the Security Council Wednesday.Iran says Israel, U.S. threaten Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 11:48 AM
Iran's foreign minister accused Israel and the United States of posing the main threats to the security of the Middle East. The U.S. and Israeli delegations walked out during the speech Tuesday.Pelosi's Disastrous Misstep on Iran The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 10:49 AM
The Nation -- When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her allies in the chamber's Democratic leadership initially accepted that spending legislation designed to outline an Iraq exit strategy should also include a provision barring the president from attacking Iran without congressional approval, they opened up a monumental discussion about presidential war powers.Dems sack language limiting Iran action AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 11:31 AM
Democratic leaders are stripping from a military spending bill for the war in Iraq a requirement that President Bush gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.Iran sees talks ending Russian atomic plant row Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 10:09 AM
Iran said on Tuesday it could negotiate a solution to its dispute with Russia about building the Islamic Republic's first nuclear power plant, and Moscow promised to keep the project alive despite scarce financing.Western powers hopeful of deal on new UN Iran sanctions AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 10:25 AM
Envoys of six major powers resumed bargaining here Tuesday amid some optimism that they could nail down agreement on a package of new sanctions against Iran that could be presented to the full UN Security Council.Iran sees talks ending Russian atomic plant row Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 9:30 AM
Iran said on Tuesday it could negotiate a solution to its dispute with Russia about building the Islamic Republic's first nuclear power plant, after Moscow announced an indefinite delay in the project.Petraeus Says Iran Arming Militants Time Magazine - Mar 13 9:59 AM
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in an interview released Monday that it's "indisputable" Iran is training and arming militants to fight against U.S.-led troops LG begans making mobile phones in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 10:18 AM
LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has started producing handsets in Iran with a local partner.Iran shrugs off threat of more UN sanctions AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 8:32 AM
Iran shrugged off Tuesday the threat of further UN sanctions over its nuclear programme, saying more punitive action would hurt neither the controversial atomic drive nor the country's economy.Iran calls Hollywood blockbuster cultural "warfare" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 9:46 AM
Iran denounced Hollywood's latest blockbuster film, depicting the 480 B.C. battle between the Persian army and a band of Greeks, as "hostile behavior which is the result of cultural and psychological warfare."Iran ready to offer guarantees on nuclear programme: FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 7:47 AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday said Iran was prepared to offer "necessary" guarantees on its nuclear programme if the issue is withdrawn from the UN Security Council.Analysis: Iran, U.S. avoiding confrontation MSNBC - Mar 13 5:29 PM
The confrontation between the United States and Iran is cooling and entering a new diplomatic phase, lessening the chances of a military conflict even as sharp rhetorical attacks persist.Iran rebukes Russia for nuclear plant delay AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 7:42 AM
Iran lashed out at Russia on Tuesday for delays in completing the country's first nuclear power station, saying the situation underlined the need to produce nuclear fuel at home.Nations Close on Iran Sanctions Time Magazine - Mar 13 5:59 AM
The United States and three European nations moved closer to agreement with Russia and China on another package of sanctions against Iran that is much less harsh than Washington and its allies would have liked Iran Moves Out of the Isolation Booth Time Magazine - Mar 13 5:14 AM
Last weekend's Baghdad talks brought the U.S. and Iran together in the same room. Now Washington must realize that even its moderate Arab allies want to engage Tehran Oil Rises From One-Month Low on U.S. Gasoline Demand, Iran Risk Bloomberg.com - Mar 13 5:36 PM
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rebounded from a one-month low in New York on speculation rising U.S. gasoline demand and tension with Iran may support prices.Iran gives '300' thumbs down UPI - Mar 13 5:54 PM
The movie "300" is an insult to the people of Iran, a government spokesman said Tuesday at his weekly press briefing.Bank note with nuclear image stirs controversy in Iran Los Angeles Times - Mar 13 5:30 PM
A new 50,000-rial note going into circulation this week was meant to showcase Iran's technological ambitions and boost national pride just before the Persian New Year next week. Israel says hundreds of Hamas men trained in Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 6:12 AM
Hundreds of members of the radical Palestinian Hamas movement receive military training in Iran every year, the head of Israel's internal security service was quoted as saying on Tuesday.Russia warns Iran of 'irreversible consequences': report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 5:19 AM
Russia warned Iran on Tuesday of "irreversible consequences" for the Bushehr nuclear power station project should Tehran fail to resolve a financing dispute, state-run RIA Novosti reported.Nations closer to deal on Iran sanctions AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 3:55 AM
The United States and three European nations moved closer to agreement with Russia and China on another package of sanctions against Iran that are not nearly as harsh as Washington and its allies would have liked.The possibility of easing tension between the US and Iran The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 13 3:13 PM
Weekend talks between the US and Iran show Bush's shift to engagement. U.N. close to Iran sanctions agreement UPI - Mar 13 2:24 PM
The United Nations says substantial progress is being made on an agreement imposing Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. ...Iran not worried about sanctions UPI - Mar 13 1:24 PM
Iran says it has no intention of suspending uranium enrichment, despite the threat of further U.N. Security Council sanctions. Government spokesman ...Iran port bustles in shadow of war The Washington Times - 35 minutes ago
THE WASHINGTON TIMES BANDAR ABBAS, Iran Evening crowds stroll around the fringes of traffic-filled Yadbod Square, renamed Martyrs' Square after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, in central Bandar Abbas.Russia Threatens to Stop Work on Iran Nuclear Reactor (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Mar 13 11:36 AM
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Russia's builder of nuclear plants threatened to halt work on Iran's first atomic reactor because of delays in getting paid.Major powers closer to Iran sanctions AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 10:34 PM
The major powers moved closer to agreement Monday night on a modest package of new sanctions against Iran likely to include an embargo on arms exports and an asset freeze on more individuals and companies linked to Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.'Substantial progress' on UN Iran sanctions - British envoy AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 11:07 PM
Six major powers moved closer Monday toward a draft resolution tightening sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear program, Britain's UN ambassador said.LG Begins Making Mobile Phones in Iran AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 13 10:20 AM
LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has started producing handsets in Iran with a local partner. Production started this month, and the facility can make 1 million phones a year, LG spokeswoman Judy Pae said.Dispute Halts Delivery Of Atomic Fuel to Iran Washington Post - Mar 12 10:00 PM
MOSCOW, March 12 -- Russian officials said Monday that nuclear fuel will not be delivered to Iran this month as planned and that the September completion of a Russian-built nuclear power plant will be postponed because of an escalating dispute between the two countries. Russia nuclear delay angers Iran BBC News - Mar 13 7:06 AM
Iran criticises Russia for holding up shipping nuclear fuel, delaying completion of its first nuclear power station.Robert Naiman: Round to AIPAC on Iran Provision - But the Fat Lady Is Just Warming Up HuffingtonPost - Mar 13 9:47 AM
The House Democratic leadership last night acceded to pressure from conservative Democrats and Members of Congress close to the Israel lobby and agreed to drop a provision from the supplemental appropriation that would have barred a U.S. attack on Iran without Congressional authorization. Here's the AP story . This is, of course, very disappointing. It's a simple proposition: under the ...Petraeus: Iran training, arming militants AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 9:36 PM
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in an interview released Monday that it's "indisputable" Iran is training and arming militants to fight against U.S.-led troops in Iraq.Iran calls 300 film cultural "warfare" Stuff - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
TEHRAN: Iran denounced Hollywood's latest blockbuster film, depicting the 480 BC battle between the Persian army and a band of Greeks, as "hostile behaviour which is the result of cultural and psychological warfare".Iran Releases German Arrested on 2005 Fishing Trip (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Mar 13 7:54 AM
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Iran released a German citizen who was jailed after straying into Iranian waters during a fishing trip in 2005, resolving an issue that German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier said had strained bilateral relations.Russians: Iran nuke plant to be delayed AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 7:32 PM
The state-run Russian company building Iran's first nuclear power plant said Monday that the reactor's launch will be postponed because of Iranian payment delays.Russia scraps Iran nuke deals UPI - Mar 13 8:08 AM
Russia has delayed completion of a nuclear plant in Iran due to a monetary dispute between the countries. Russian officials said the country will not ...Major powers to brief UN council on new Iran sanctions Wednesday TODAYonline - 22 minutes ago
Wang Guangya, China's Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the press in 2006. Six major powers scrambled Tuesday to put the finishing touches on a draft resolution tightening UN sanctions on Iran that they hope to present to the Security Council Wednesday.NJ moves to ban investments in companies doing business with Iran phillyburbs.com - Mar 13 4:06 PM
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey on Monday will consider whether to become the first state to ban investing state pension funds in companies doing business in Iran.Iran sees red over bloody Hollywood film The Scotsman - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
IRAN has denounced Hollywood's latest blockbuster film, depicting the 480BC battle between the Persian army and a band of Greeks.Democrats Won't Press Bush On Iran CBS News - Mar 13 7:30 AM
House Democratic leaders are narrowing the focus of a likely confrontation with President Bush over the Iraq war by dropping their demand that he get approval from Congress before moving against Iran.Iran Lashes Out Under Pressure CBS News - Mar 13 7:00 AM
Iran's foreign minister said in a speech at a disarmament meeting that the U.S. and Israel are the real threats to Mideast peace, prompting the American and Israeli delegates to walk out. The U.N. is getting close to more sanctions against Tehran.Iran denounces 'hostile' film Daily Telegraph - Mar 13 6:29 PM
A Hollywood film depicting a battle between the Persian empire and a Greek army was denounced by Iran yesterday as "hostile" and an example of "cultural and psychological warfare".Iran: Intransigence of West has fixes the nuclear position ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad will defend Iran's nuclear rights late March, wrote Italian daily La Republica in its Tuesday edition. The daily wrote, "There is no doubt that Ahmadi-Nejad would attend the UN meeting to defend Iranian nuclear rights."OPEC Unlikely to Cut Supplies Over Iran-U.S. Tensions (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Mar 13 5:46 AM
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- OPEC, the producer of 41 percent of the world's oil, probably won't cut output at a meeting this week as mounting tensions between the U.S. and Iran bolster prices.Draft text on Iran resolution close to completion Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Mar 13 2:22 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Major powers negotiating sanctions on Iran for its nuclear programme intend to deliver a draft resolution to the full 15-member Security Council on Wednesday in hopes of a vote within a week, the council's president said.Saeedi: Iran-IAEA stop cooperation on regional projects ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Deputy Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Mohammad Saeedi said on Sunday that Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will stop cooperation mainly on regional and extraregional projects.Iraqi VP blames foreign intervention for enmity with Iran ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
Iran's Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said today that ""We should not welcome disputes mainly between Shiites and Sunni Muslims which the enemies need such a conflict," in remarks with his meeting with the Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashimi.U.N. envoys draw closer on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 5:49 PM
Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions said on Monday they were closer to a deal but needed more time to produce a Security Council resolution.Iran gas pipeline to further cement ties: Pakistani PM ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that his country is committed to the multi-billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline.Iran not worried about sanctions The Washington Times - Mar 13 1:26 PM
Iran says it has no intention of suspending uranium enrichment, despite the threat of further U.N. Security Council sanctions.Hibs deal for Iran youngster Haji Tribalfootball.com - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Iran youngster Shana Haji has won a short-term deal with Scotland's Hibs. Hibs boss John Collins said of the 18 year-old: "For his age he is well-developed, powerfully-built, very quick and skilful. He looks promising for 18 and he can play wide right or left.Talks on sanctions against Iran continue People's Daily - Mar 13 6:29 PM
Consultations among six major nations on the new Security Council draft resolution against Iran are still going on Tuesday with looming prospect of a text to be distributed soon.UN Security Council to discuss possible Iran sanctions Wednesday People's Daily - Mar 13 6:29 PM
The 15-member UN Security Council will have consultations on Wednesday afternoon to discuss possible sanctions against Iran as key council members came closer on Tuesday to agree on major points of a draft resolution. "On 5 p.m. tomorrow afternoon (GMT 2200), the P5 (the five permanent members - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States) will brief us and give us whatever draft they ...Iran slams at Russia for delay of nuclear fuel delivery People's Daily - Mar 13 5:00 PM
Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani lashed out Tuesday at Russia for its delay to provide nuclear fuel to Iran's first nuclear power plant, saying the Russian side should "keep their promise," the official IRNA news agency reported.Democrats Back Off on Iran Language AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 4:21 PM
Top House Democrats retreated Monday from an attempt to limit President Bush's authority for taking military action against Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation with the White House over the Iraq war.US blockbuster cultural "warfare": Iran AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 13 12:40 PM
Iran has denounced Hollywood's latest blockbuster film, depicting the 480 B.C. battle between the Persian army and a band of Greeks, as "hostile behaviour.Iran sees end to Russian atomic plant row Daily Telegraph - Mar 13 11:01 AM
IRAN said overnight it could negotiate a solution to its dispute with Russia about building the Islamic Republic's first nuclear power plant, after Moscow announced an indefinite delay in the project.Russia says committed to diplomatic solution to Iran nuclear dispute People's Daily - Mar 13 5:30 PM
Russia remains committed to seeking a diplomatic resolution to the dispute over Iran's nuclear program, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.US lobby seeks Iran investment boycott FT.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 2:35 PM
The most influential pro-Israel lobby group in the US on Monday warned state pension funds that they would face a campaign to sell billions of dollars invested in companies with ties to Iran.UN 'progress' over Iran sanctions BBC News - Mar 12 11:51 PM
Diplomats at the UN make "substantial progress" towards fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear activities.Cenk Uygur: Who Killed the Iran Provision? HuffingtonPost - Mar 13 2:02 AM
I want names. Which so-called conservative Democrats and Israeli-lobby suck-ups killed the provision to stop war with Iran? Will they be cowards and hide or are they proud of their handy work? We worked so hard to get one provision in a bill that says that President Bush must get Congressional approval before he launches an attack against Iran. And they killed it in secret -- within the ...China Asks For Clarification On UN Package Of Iran Sanctions Nasdaq - Mar 13 10:08 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--China said Tuesday it wants clarification on a few points in a proposed new package of sanctions against Iran amid optimism that the major powers were moving closer to agreement.Iran deplores Russia's decision not to ship nuclear fuel on time CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 13 9:29 AM
BUSHEHR, Iran (AP) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator on Tuesday deplored Russia's decision not to ship nuclear fuel to Iran as agreed, a move that delays the start of Iran's first nuclear power plant.Iran not worried about sanctions .:. NewKerala.Com, India News Channel New Kerala - 10 minutes ago
TEHRAN, March 13: Iran says it has no intention of suspending uranium enrichment, despite the threat of further U.N. Security Council sanctions.Iran gives '300' thumbs down Moldova.org - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
The movie 300 is an insult to the people of Iran, a government spokesman said Tuesday at his weekly press briefing.Gholam Hossein said that the government considers the release of the movie a hostile move, the Fars News Agency reported.The movie, based on a graphic novel, is an account of the stand at the narrow pass of Thermopylae in northern Greece by 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas. While ...Russia Urges Iran To Fulfill UN Demands To Freeze Enrichment Nasdaq - Mar 13 9:54 AM
MOSCOW (AP)--Russia has urged Iran to fulfill the U.N. demand to freeze its uranium enrichment program and to cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog, officials said Tuesday.Russia losing patience with Iran over its nuclear stance Los Angeles Times - Mar 13 12:30 AM
Moscow will delay the start-up of a reactor it's building for Tehran. Money is just one issue. MOSCOW Russia signaled sharp dissatisfaction Monday with Iran's defiant stance on nuclear issues, saying the start-up of a Russian-built nuclear reactor will be delayed and warning that Moscow will not join Tehran "in anti-American games." Iran's foreign minister: Israel, U.S. pose main threats to Mideast security KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
GENEVA Iran's foreign minister says the U-S and Israel are the main threats to security in the Middle East.OPEC Unlikely to Cut Supplies on Iran-U.S. Tensions (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Mar 13 12:35 AM
March 13 (Bloomberg) -- OPEC, the producer of 41 percent of the world's oil, will probably refrain from lowering output at a meeting this week as mounting tensions between the U.S. and Iran bolster prices.Iran Will Discuss Enrichment Suspension But Under Terms -Min Nasdaq - Mar 13 8:37 AM
GENEVA (AP)--Iran is prepared to discuss the suspension of uranium enrichment activities -if the U.N. Security Council closes its file on Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday.Upset Russia delays nuclear reactor start-up in Iran San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 13 4:50 AM
Russia signaled sharp dissatisfaction Monday with Iran's defiant stance on nuclear issues, declaring that the start-up of a Russian-built nuclear reactor will be delayed and warning that Moscow will not join Tehran "in anti-American games." Atomstroy... Iran frees German whose boat strayed AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 1:32 PM
A German tourist who was arrested with a Frenchman after their boat allegedly strayed into Iranian waters has been freed from prison in Iran's capital, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday.Iran Shrugs Off Threat Of More UN Sanctions by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Mar 13, 2007 Space War - Mar 13 4:03 AM
Iran on Tuesday shrugged off the threat of further UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear programme, saying more punitive action would not affect the controversial atomic drive or its economy.Big powers near deal on new sanctions to punish Iran for nuclear program The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 13 2:08 PM
Envoys of six major powers resumed bargaining at the United Nations on Tuesday amid some optimism that they could nail down agreement on a package of new sanctions against Iran that could be presented to the full UN Security Council. One day after British Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry reported "substantial progress" in the negotiations.In speech to U.N., Sharon sounds alarm about Iran, stresses peace JTA - Mar 13 10:22 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 15. He didn t mention Iran by name, but Ariel Sharon told the United Nations that anyone who wanted peace in the Middle East must work to prevent the Islamic republic from achieving nuclear weapons.Iran issues new bank note with nuclear symbol, amid standoff with the West WLUC TV 6 - Mar 13 4:59 PM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is putting a nuclear symbol on its money. The new bank note is seen as an assertion of national will to resist international pressure to stop enriching uranium.Iran insists that the uranium is used only for producing electricity.A Tense Quiet on the Iraq-Iran Border Time Magazine - Mar 13 5:45 AM
Iranians visit the Iran-Iraq border. Maj. Wafaa Kareem has gotten used to the taunts from the Iranian border guards who watch his outpost opposite theirs.Felicity Arbuthnot: Iran - Upping the Ante UN Observer - Mar 13 3:59 PM
2007-03-13 | Can the United States and British governments really be at it again? Can they really expect the public to believe a mirror image of their barrage of lies on Iraq, now applying to Iran? Well, it is all there. Iran is sponsoring terrorism .Russia signals dissatisfaction with Iran's nuclear stance Boston Globe - Mar 13 2:12 AM
MOSCOW -- Russia signaled sharp dissatisfaction yesterday with Iran's defiant stance on nuclear issues, declaring that the start-up of a Russian-built nuclear reactor will be delayed and warning that Moscow will not join Tehran "in anti-American games."Russia scraps Iran nuke deals The Washington Times - Mar 13 8:08 AM
Russia has delayed completion of a nuclear plant in Iran due to a monetary dispute between the countries.Merkel welcomes release of national detained in Iran The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 13 2:07 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she was delighted that a German citizen had been freed after spending over a year in jail in Iran. Donald Klein, 53, was released Monday after serving most of his 18-month sentence for straying into Iranian territorial waters during a fishing expedition.Petraeus: Iran Training, Arming Militants ABC News - Mar 12 10:03 PM
Gen. David Petraeus, the Top U.S. Commander in Iraq, Says Iran Is Training, Arming MilitantsRussia warning pressures Iran over nuclear plant AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 10:11 AM
Russia warned Iran Monday to expect delays in launching the country's first atomic power station, adding to mounting pressure on Tehran to compromise with the international community over its controversial nuclear programme.Waivers for India cited: Iran raps US, Israel Deccan Herald - Mar 13 3:54 PM
Iran intensified its hardline stance against the United States and Israel on Tuesday, saying the two countries pose a grave threat to the international security and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.Despite friendly words, Olmert visit to Russia highlights Iran differences JTA - Mar 13 8:37 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, center, attends a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Oct. 18. Russia and Israel may be on better footing than in decades past, but differences over Iran s nuclear program still surfaced during Ehud Olmert s visit to Moscow.Fear, loathing and respect in Mideast: Arab countries mixed feelings on Iran JTA - Mar 13 8:07 AM
Iran's nuclear programs, including this nuclear site at Bushehr in the Iranian desert, are under international scrutiny. Iran s refusal to suspend uranium enrichment activities that could be used to produce atomic weapons is prompting both admiration and concern in the Arab world.Iran issues bank note with nuke symbol USA Today - Mar 12 10:35 AM
Iran on Monday issued a bank note with a nuclear symbol in a move seen as an assertion of its national will in the face of international sanctions over its insistence on enriching uranium.Russia steps up pressure on Iran The Hindu - Mar 13 12:52 PM
MOSCOW: Russia has stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with U.N. Security Council demands to suspend uranium enrichment. An "informed" Kremlin source accused Tehran of "abusing" Russia's diplomatic support and trying to use Moscow for its ...Democrats back off on Iran language WLUC TV 6 - Mar 13 4:57 PM
CAPITOL HILL House Democratic leaders are narrowing the focus of a likely confrontation with President Bush over the Iraq war by backing off from their demand that they approve any action against Iran.West faces resistance on scope of Iran sanctions Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 10:31 AM
Western nations seeking tighter U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program have offered some compromises to try to overcome Chinese and Russian objections but will still face resistance when talks resume later on Monday, diplomats said.Iran, Russia row over nuclear fuel Gulf News - Mar 13 2:29 PM
Bushehr: Iran's leadership was furious yesterday over Russia's refusal to ship fuel for its first nuclear power plant, signalling a possible break in a longtime alliance that has helped protect Tehran from tough UN sanctions.Democrats halt attempt to limit acts against Iran Baltimore Sun - Mar 13 6:54 AM
House Democrats retreated yesterday from an attempt to limit President Bush's authority for taking military action against Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation over the Iraq war. Iran's late payments delay reactor work, Russia says The Columbus Dispatch - Mar 13 5:06 AM
MOSCOW The state-run Russian company building Iran s first nuclear power plant said yesterday that the reactor s launch will be postponed because Iran is behind on payments.Russia's patience wearing thin with ally Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 9:38 AM
Iran's isolation over its nuclear ambitions deepened on Monday as Russia, its closest big power ally, announced indefinite delays to a joint nuclear power project and accused Tehran of abusing its goodwill.LG Begins Making Mobile Phones in Iran The Herald-Sun - Mar 13 10:37 AM
LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has started producing handsets in Iran with a local partner. Production started this month, and the facility can make 1 million phones a year, LG spokeswoman Judy Pae said. Pae said she could not identify the Iranian partner or provide other details of the production arrangement or even the facility's location in Iran.House Democrats Drop Effort to Limit Bush on Iran Fox News - Mar 12 8:55 PM
Top House Democrats retreated from an attempt to limit President George W. Bush's authority for taking military action against Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation with the White House over the Iraq war.Iran releases German tourist UPI - Mar 13 6:52 AM
Germany has welcomed the release of a German tourist who was imprisoned in Iran in 2005 for illegally entering the country's waters during a fishing trip.