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Iran sanctions concern China, Russia 
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Russia raised concerns Friday about proposals to extend U.N. sanctions against Iran to its elite Revolutionary Guards, while China warned that reducing credit to the Islamic country could punish the Iranian people for their government's nuclear defiance.U.S., Iran have history of contact since cutting ties Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
When U.S. and Iranian officials sit down at a regional meeting in Baghdad on Saturday it will be far from the first time they have been in the same room since the United States severed ties with Iran in 1980.China balks at proposed financial bans on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:07 PM
China, backed by Russia, balked on Friday at financial sanctions against Iran during talks among six powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would penalize Tehran for its nuclear program.Iraq summit offers U.S., Iran icebreaker AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:49 PM
Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's leading Western analysts.China, Russia voice new reservations about tighter UN sanctions on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:38 PM
Russia and China expressed fresh reservations on Friday about a UN draft resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear fuel work.Russia, China balk at financial bans on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:06 PM
China and Russia balked on Friday at financial sanctions against Iran during negotiations among six powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would penalize Iran for its nuclear program.US hints at willingness to talk bilaterally with Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 3:13 PM
Outgoing US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday suggested the United States could be willing to hold bilateral talks with Iran.U.S. and Iran: Will eye contact help? International Herald Tribune - Mar 09 12:19 PM
A crucial meeting about Iraq will be the first time in years that Iran and the U.S. sit at the same table.Bush hopes Iran, Syria agree to help Iraq at talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:31 PM
US President George W. Bush said Friday he hopes Iran and Syria will support the Iraqi government and warned them against stirring unrest in Iraq ahead of regional talks in Baghdad.Six major powers resume bid to craft new Iran sanctions resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 11:08 AM
Six major powers sought anew Friday to to narrow differences on how to tighten sanctions against Iran, seeking to craft a draft resolution they hope to present to the full UN Security Council next week.Iraqi summit may help U.S, Iran MSNBC - 40 minutes ago
An international gathering in Baghdad Saturday to help steer Iraq s future appears as a prime opportunity for some icebreaking overtures between Iran and the United States. Iraq will urge U.S., Iran not to use it as pawn Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 9:06 AM
Iraq wants action not words from a regional conference in Baghdad on Saturday and will urge Iran and the United States not to use it as a playing field to settle their scores, Iraq's foreign minister said on Friday.No deal on UN sanctions for Iran BBC News - Mar 09 6:13 PM
China and Russia express concern about further sanctions on Iran proposed by the UN Security Council.Iran Sanctions Concern China, Russia ABC News - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
China, Russia Concerned About Proposed Sanctions Against Iran's Elite GuardsIran offers Russia cash to unblock nuclear plant Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 6:47 AM
Russia warned Iran on Friday that the Bushehr nuclear plant could face further delays unless Tehran moved to resolve a payment row after days of talks ended with no resolution to the dispute.Iraq summit offers U.S., Iran icebreaker Houston Chronicle - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's top analysts of the West. Iran official criticizes IAEA move AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 1:58 AM
Iran's foreign minister warned on Friday that the latest punitive move by the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency the suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear aid programs could affect Tehran's cooperation with the agency.Iran urges Russia to complete nuclear station on time AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:54 AM
Iran urged Russia on Friday to meet its contractual obligations on building and fuelling a nuclear power station at Bushehr, as the two sides tried to resolve financial disagreements in Moscow, a news agency reported.Iraq Summit Offers U.S., Iran Icebreaker ABC News - Mar 09 11:15 AM
Baghdad Meeting Offers an Icebreaker for Possible Iran-U.S. OverturesIraq Summit Offers U.S., Iran Icebreaker CBS News - Mar 09 10:16 AM
Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's leading Western analysts. Combine that with a flexible agenda and a matchmaking Iraqi host _ and the international gathering Saturday to help steer Iraq's future also appears as a prime opportunity for some icebreaking overtures between Iran and the United States.U.S. Open to Talking About Iraq With Iran and Syria Washington Post - Mar 08 11:12 PM
The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq. Netanyahu urges tough sanctions on Iran over nuclear issue AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 10:53 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of Israel's right-wing opposition, urged in a US television interview that Iran must be placed under "massive" economic pressure over its disputed nuclear program.Russia, China balk at many proposed bans on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 10:25 PM
Major powers are considering proposals for sanctions on Iran's nuclear ambitions that include penalties against Tehran's Revolutionary Guards as well as the Tehran's state-owned Bank Sepah.China, Russia voice reservations on elements in new Iran resolution Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 09 5:44 PM
_ Ambassadors from the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany met Friday but failed to iron out differences on a second sanctions resolution against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, envoys said.Iran shrugs off U.N. pressure over nukes AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 8:43 PM
Iran on Thursday shrugged off the latest punitive U.N. action suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear aid programs and showed no signs it was cowed by the possibility of even tougher penalties in the form of new Security Council sanctions.Arrests fail to halt Iran protest Guardian Unlimited - Mar 09 6:01 PM
Police in Iran arrest trade unionists in an unsuccessful attempt to stop thousands of teachers protesting.Iran, Russia Nuclear Talks Founder ABC News - Mar 09 8:00 AM
Talks Founder Between Iran and Russia Over Uranium Fuel Payment DisputeRussia, China Balk At Tighter Iran Nuclear Sanctions Voice of America - Mar 09 4:48 PM
Russia and China have expressed deep concern about Western proposals for tough financial penalties against Iran for its controversial nuclear program. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports negotiations on a Security Council sanctions resolution are still in a preliminary stage.Former UN weapons inspector says Bush is on warpath to Iran Boston Globe - Mar 09 12:12 PM
Though the Bush administration denies it, the former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations believes there is an 80 percent chance the United States will go to war with Iran by June.No Decision On Bilateral US-Iran Talks At Mtg On Iraq - Envoy Nasdaq - Mar 09 4:06 PM
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- No decision has been made yet on whether the U.S. and Iran will hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of a conference of Iraq's neighbors scheduled to be held Saturday in Baghdad, according to the outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, who is to attend the meeting.U.S. and Iran May Steal the Show at Iraq?s Security Meeting New York Times - Mar 08 7:05 PM
Will the U.S. and Iran finally end more than a quarter century of communicating only through emissaries, and talk directly to each other?Summit will tell Iran to 'stop Iraq interference' Daily Telegraph - Mar 09 6:16 PM
The British ambassador to Iraq yesterday said a groundbreaking international summit in Baghdad today would deliver a clear message to Iran and Syria that they must halt interference in the country.Iraq not Iran battlefield, minister tells US The Scotsman - Mar 09 5:11 PM
IRAQ wants action not words from a regional conference in Baghdad today and will urge Iran and the US not to use it as a battlefield to settle their scores, the Iraqi foreign minister said yesterday.U.S. may discuss Iraq with Iran, Syria UPI - Mar 09 6:40 AM
U.S. officials say they are willing to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq with Iran and Syria during an upcoming regional conference in Baghdad.U.S. and Iran may steal the show at Iraq's security meeting International Herald Tribune - Mar 08 10:59 PM
Will the U.S. and Iran end more than a quarter century of communicating through emissaries, and talk directly?Iran frees most women held after protest AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 6:08 PM
Iran has released all but three of 31 jailed women's rights activists, ordering them not to attend a protest to mark International Women's Day in front of the Iranian parliament, one of the women's lawyers said Thursday.Iran raises the price of gasoline UPI - Mar 09 6:25 AM
Iran's parliament has decided to ration gasoline and raise prices May 22 as part of an effort to lower demand.US hints at willingness to talk bilaterally with Iran Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The United States says it could be willing to hold groundbreaking bilateral talks with Iran, as it calls on Teheran and Damascus to help Iraq hours ahead of a regional security conference in Baghdad.Russia, Iran fail to reach agreement on Bushehr payments dispute Deccan Herald - 16 minutes ago
Russia and Iran have failed to reach agreement at their negotiations on the payment row surrounding the construction of Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear power plant, Russian state-owned firm Atomstroiexport s President Sergei Shmatko said.Russia, China, oppose proposals for tougher Iran sanctions Calcutta News - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Russia and China have expressed deep concern about Western proposals for tough financial penalties against Iran for its controversial nuclear program.Russia and China balk at financial bans on Iran Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News - Mar 09 1:26 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and Russia balked on Friday at financial sanctions against Iranian during negotiations among six powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would penalise Iran for its nuclear programme.Outside View: Why India will sit out Iran UPI - Mar 09 3:40 AM
Iran's ongoing effort to master uranium enrichment technology, despite its denials, is likely to lead to a series of surgical U.S. air and missile strikes ...U.S. officials contradict over dialogue with Iran People's Daily - Mar 09 6:44 PM
There is a deep split within the Bush administration about whether to talk to Iran, the New York Times reported Friday.Russia, China, object to tough sanctions on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 5:02 PM
Russia and China have raised objections to nearly every Western proposal for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions except a ban on arms exports, according to a working paper.China, Russia voice new reservations about tighter UN sanctions on Iran AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 09 12:07 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Russia and China expressed new reservations on Friday about a UN draft resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear fuel work.Iraq gears up for regional conference, Iran, Syria, attending Calcutta News - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
A conference later Saturday in Baghdad will bring diplomats from Iraq and its neighbors, including Syria and Iran, into discussions with the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China.Flurry of diplomatic activity but no deal on new UN sanctions on Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:59 PM
Ambassadors of six major powers held another exploratory meeting Thursday to narrow differences on proposed new sanctions aimed at reining in Iran' nuclear ambitions.Iran Official Criticizes IAEA Move ABC News - Mar 09 2:30 AM
Iran's Foreign Minister Says Punitive Move by IAEA Could Affect Tehran's Cooperation With ItFormer UN weapons inspector says Bush is on warpath to Iran Boston Herald - Mar 09 12:30 PM
DURHAM, N.H. -- Though the Bush administration denies it, the former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations believes there is an 80 percent chance the United States will go to war with Iran by...Some in U.S. hope for Iran dialogue UPI - Mar 09 4:10 AM
Some U.S. officials have expressed hope that the United States and Iran could forge diplomatic ties over common goals of regional security and resources.Russia and China balk at financial bans on Iran Reuters.co.uk - Mar 09 2:16 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and Russia balked on Friday at financial sanctions against Iran during negotiations among six powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would penalise Iran for its nuclear programme.Baghdad Mtg Sat Offers Room For Possible Iran-US Overtures Nasdaq - Mar 09 10:21 AM
BAGHDAD (AP)--Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a U.K.-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's leading Western analysts.U.S., Allies Agree to Drop Proposed Iran Travel Ban Washington Post - 20 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, March 9 -- U.S., British, French and German diplomats agreed in a closed-door meeting Friday to drop a proposal to impose a mandatory travel ban on Iranian officials linked to the country's most sensitive nuclear activities, Security Council diplomats said.Flurry of diplomatic consultations as Iran sanctions talks falter AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 3:01 PM
Major power diplomats held a flurry of telephone consultations Thursday as disagreements snagged negotiations on a new UN sanctions resolution to curb Iran's nuclear program, US officials said.U.S. and Iran have been talking, quietly Los Angeles Times - Mar 09 12:14 AM
Despite little public dialogue, the foes share a sliver of common ground: an interest in Mideast security and resources. UNITED NATIONS The White House insists that the United States won't talk directly with Iran until Tehran suspends its nuclear program. But U.S. officials have been discreetly meeting their Iranian counterparts one-on-one for more than a decade, often under the auspices of ...Iran for expansion of defence ties with Islamic world - Minister Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 09 3:06 PM
Iran - Syria Minister of Defence Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said Friday Iran regards expansion of ties with Islamic and Arab countries within its defense diplomacy.U.S. will not rebuff Iran, Syria on talks about Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 1:32 PM
The United States on Thursday sent its clearest signal yet it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria by saying it will not rebuff them if they wish to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a regional meeting this weekend.Nations already bickering before sit-down on Iraq / But there's still hope U.S., Iran and Iraq's neighbors will talk San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 09 3:53 AM
The international conference in Baghdad that takes place Saturday was originally seen as an unprecedented gathering of Iraq's neighbors and an equally important breaking-of-the-ice between the United States and Iran, all intended to bring stability to the war-... Putting Iran under the microscope Gulf News - Mar 09 3:13 PM
Undoubtedly, one of the key changes on the Middle East political arena is the shift in nuclear politics with Iran being the main player in the region. Today, Iranian policy is driven by the fundamental opinion that the country needs to maintain "security isolation" and "strategic distance".Timeline: U.S.-Iran Contacts Foreign Relations - Mar 09 11:46 AM
U.S.-Iranian relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution have been sporadic and marred by mutual distrust and debacles like the Iran-Contra affair.U.N. turns up heat on Iran, trimming nuclear aid programs / Monitoring agency pushes for a halt to uranium enrichment San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 09 3:53 AM
The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency curtailed nearly two dozen nuclear technical aid programs to Iran on Thursday as part of an international effort to pressure the country to halt its uranium enrichment program. Members of the International Atomic... U.N. Nuclear Agency Curtails Technical Assistance to Iran Washington Post - Mar 08 12:09 PM
PARIS, March 8 -- The United Nations' atomic monitoring agency on Thursday curtailed nearly two dozen nuclear technical aid programs to Iran as part of an international effort to pressure the country to halt its uranium enrichment program.US will challenge Iran, Syria at Baghdad meeting: official AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 12:34 PM
The United States will confront Syria and Iran directly at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend with charges they are actively fomenting the violence tearing their neighbor apart, a senior US official said Thursday.U.S. says it's willing to talk with Iran, Syria at Iraq meeting CNN.com - Mar 08 12:05 PM
The United States is open to bilateral talks with Iran or Syria at a conference in Baghdad this weekend if either country approaches U.S. officials to discuss stabilizing Iraq, a top State Department official said Thursday.IAEA freezes assistance programs to Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 10:46 AM
Delegates to a 35-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday approved the suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear technical aid programs to Iran as part of U.N. sanctions imposed because its nuclear defiance.China, Russia voice new reservations about tighter UN sanctions on Iran TODAYonline - Mar 09 12:19 PM
Wang Guangya, China's Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the press in 2006. Russia and China expressed new reservations on Friday about a UN draft resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear fuel work.Commentary: Why India will sit out the Iran crisis Middle East Times - Mar 09 9:20 AM
MANIPAL, India -- Iran's ongoing effort to master uranium enrichment technology may lead to US air and missile strikes designed to cripple its reprocessing capacity.Don t dismiss Iran conference as harmless fringe elements JTA - Mar 09 8:27 AM
Everyone must directly and vocally repudiate the Holocaust denial conference in Iran, Menachem Rosensaft writes. Before you continue...Russia and China balk at proposed ban on Iran Gulf News - Mar 09 3:12 PM
United Nations: Major powers are considering proposals for sanctions on Iran's nuclear ambitions that include penalties against Tehran's Revolutionary Guards as well as the Tehran's state-owned Bank Sepah.Robert Naiman: Now, With a Veto Threat, There's No Reason Not to Bar an Attack on Iran HuffingtonPost - Mar 08 9:25 PM
Yesterday, I wrote that if Members of Congress are serious about barring the President from attacking Iran without Congressional authorization, they should agree to Senator Webb's proposal to attach language barring such an attack to the supplemental appropriation being considered. Such language, I argued, will be next to impossible to pass as a freestanding bill, because it would have to ...U.S. has met discreetly with Iran over years Baltimore Sun - Mar 09 5:38 AM
The White House insists that the United States won't talk directly with Iran until Tehran suspends its nuclear program. But U.S. officials have been discreetly meeting their Iranian counterparts one-on-one for more than a decade, often under the auspices of the United Nations. U.S. military too stretched to attack Iran - Saeedi Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Mar 09 6:31 AM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States is in no position to launch a military strike on Iran because its armed forces are tied up in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.Russia is building the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southwest Iran [EPA] Aljazeera - Mar 09 8:29 AM
Russia has warned Iran that the Bushehr nuclear plant could face further delays unless Tehran resolves a row over payments for building the facility. A Russian nuclear official told Reuters news agency on Friday that the two sides were yet to find a solution despite three days of talks.UN nuclear agency cuts aid to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 8:55 AM
The UN atomic watchdog on Thursday approved major cuts in aid to Iran as part of UN sanctions over suspicions that Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb.Iraq exit strategy cannot ignore neighboring countries, talks with Iran necessary Flyer News - Mar 09 2:54 PM
Open dialogue with Iran has become a strategically imperative course of action that must be seriously considered if we wish to achieve any semblance of stability the Middle East. The unilateral foreign policy of the United States, (we don t deal with terrorists) is far too simplistic for the complex realities of the situation we currently find ourselves in.Russia-Iran Talks Fail To Resolve Bushehr Dispute Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 09 10:54 AM
March 9, 2007 -- Three days of talks in Moscow between Russia and Iran have failed to resolve a dispute over delays in the construction of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.INTERVIEW-Iraq will urge U.S., Iran not to use it as pawn AlertNet - Mar 09 8:32 AM
Source: Reuters By Mariam Karouny BAGHDAD, March 9 (Reuters) - Iraq will urge Iran and the United States not to use Iraq as a playing field to settle their scores when the three countries meet at a regional ... Analysis: Will U.S., Iran eat dessert together? CNN.com - Mar 09 2:58 PM
This weekend in Baghdad, Iraq's neighbors and members of the U.N. Security Council will meet to discuss how the international community can help the Iraqi government stop violence, build its economy and create a political process that can reverse its free-fall into civil war.U.S., Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:10 PM
U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.US Coercion of India against Iran at IAEA Payvand Iran News - Mar 09 8:17 AM
In two crucial votes at the Governors' Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in 2005 and 2006, India voted against Iran. The first time to condemn Iran for not meeting its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the second time to report Iran's file to the UN Security Council. -Siddharth Varadarajan interviewed by Abbas EdalatU.N. suspends nuclear aid programs to Iran The Philadelphia Inquirer - Mar 09 12:49 AM
Iran yesterday shrugged off the latest punitive U.N. action - suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear aid programs - and showed no signs it was cowed by the possibility of even tougher penalties in the form of new Security Council sanctions.Iran Economy News: New Refineries, Untapped Export Potentials, Oil Revenue Payvand Iran News - Mar 09 8:16 AM
According to Petroleum Ministry officials, Iran is expected to earn around $52 billion in oil revenues during the current Iranian year, ending March. Iran's average crude oil price for the year is expected to stand around $56 per barrel. -Iran Investment MonthlyIn nuclear dispute with Iran UN atomic watchdog suspends 22 technical aid projects Payvand Iran News - Mar 09 8:16 AM
The Board of Governors of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today suspended 22 technical aid projects in Iran in conformity with sanctions imposed by the Security Council over a programme that Tehran says is for producing energy but which critics maintain is for making nuclear weapons.Iran releases all but 3 detained women AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 8:49 AM
Iran has released all but three of 31 women detained during a peaceful protest in Tehran earlier this week, a lawyer said Thursday.Iran criticises IAEA over technical aid cut IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 09 4:39 AM
Tehran, March 9 (DPA) Iran criticised the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Friday for partially or completely freezing 22 out of 55 technical cooperation projects with the Islamic state and accused the nuclear watchdog of following political motivations.Iran big winner in Iraq so far UPI - Mar 08 7:10 PM
Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis agree on one thing -- the big winner so far in the bitter sectarian strife in their country is Iran.Russia-Iran talks on Bushehr funding fruitless - source (Part 2) Interfax - Mar 09 6:46 AM
MOSCOW. March 9 (Interfax) - The three-day Russian-Iranian talks on the financing of the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant have ended in failure, with Iran admitting there are problems with funding but refusing to endorse any specific solution, a Russian source told Interfax.Iran Under Fire for Crackdown on Women Activists Payvand Iran News - Mar 09 8:17 AM
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are accusing Iran of increasing persecution and legal prosecution of women's rights activists. As VOA's Stephanie Ho reports, the two groups held a joint news conference in Washington Thursday to mark International Women's Day. -VOAUS Military Presents Evidence That Iran Is Arming Insurgents In Iraq News 25 Evansville - Mar 09 1:23 PM
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - In Baghdad Sunday, the US military carefully laid out evidence top officials say proves Iran is helping arm some of the insurgents attacking and killing American forces in Iraq. Even more troubling is the sophisticated weapons, they say, can be tied to the highest levels of the Iranian government.Watchdog launched to monitor media bias against Iran Payvand Iran News - Mar 09 8:16 AM
A new media monitoring body was launched today aimed exclusively at highlighting and challenging distorted or misleading reporting on Iran. Launched in the House of Commons the group, part of the Westminster Committee on Iran, will monitor the news media and use a system of "rapid rebuttal" to confront political bias where ever it occurs.U.S. will not walk away from talks with Iran on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 8:38 AM
The United States sent on Thursday its clearest signal to date that it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria, saying it will not "walk away" if either approaches to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a neighbors conference this weekend.U.N. agency cuts Iran nuclear aid Contra Costa Times - Mar 09 3:32 AM
The United Nations' atomic monitoring agency curtailed nearly two dozen nuclear technical aid programs to Iran on Thursday as part of an international effort to pressure the country to halt its uranium enrichment program.IRAN COULD BUILD FIRST NUKE DEVICE IN 6 MONTHS Middle East Newsline - Mar 09 9:10 AM
LONDON [MENL] -- Iran could assemble its first nuclear bomb within six months, a report said.Ex-weapons boss: Iran war on way Portsmouth Herald - Mar 09 7:44 AM
DURHAM -- The United States is going to war with Iran, according to Scott Ritter, former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations. "He says all options are on the table," said Ritter, "but the president has already made up his mind."Ohio urged to divest from Iran The Cincinnati Enquirer - Mar 09 2:42 AM
Ohio's pension funds invest billions in companies doing business in Iran prompting a call for a ban of such investments by all state agencies.Iran, U.S., Syria set to meet at Baghdad conference Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:57 PM
Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.Israel urges US to intensify economic pressure on Iran IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 09 3:16 AM
Jerusalem, March 9 (Xinhua) Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz has sought more US financial pressure on Iran.Iran insists on timely nuclear fuel supplies to Bushehr - official Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 09 8:48 AM
TEHRAN/MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti) - The problem surrounding construction of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant will stop being purely technical if Russia fails to supply nuclear fuel to Iran in March, an Iranian nuclear official said Friday.Russian experts to continue talks on Bushehr in Iran RosBusinessConsulting - Mar 09 8:11 AM
RBC, 09.03.2007, Moscow 18:08:35. A group of Russian experts will go to Iran next week to continue talks on the construction of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Atomstroyexport (ASE) told RBC today.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-03-09 19:08 GMT: Russia, China cool on Iran sanctions talks Interactive Investor - Mar 09 11:40 AM
NEW YORK (AFX) - Russia and China expressed new reservations about a UN resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear research. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/har