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Six world powers to discuss Iran in Paris Saturday (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:44:44 GMT
Representatives of six world powers trying to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions will meet in Paris on Saturday, British foreign office minister Kim Howells said in parliament on Wednesday.
Iran minister to release details in espionage case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:41:08 GMT
Iran's intelligence minister said on Wednesday he was ready to publish details about the case of a former nuclear negotiator whose espionage charges were dropped but who the ministry has said is guilty, a news agency reported.

Iran blasts U.S.-brokered peace talks (USA Today)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:11:06 GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that the U.S.-brokered Mideast peace conference was a "failure" and that Israel is doomed to "collapse," lashing out at the Annapolis gathering that many saw as aimed at isolating Iran.

Sri Lanka secures 1.5 bln dlrs in aid from Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:21:56 GMT
Sri Lanka's president secured 1.5 billion dollars worth of financial aid from Iran for infrastructure projects while on a three-day visit to the country, his office said on Wednesday.

Iran: New Long-Range Missile (New York Times)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:23:06 GMT
The defense minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, said Iran had built a new long-range missile. In comments reported by the Fars news agency, he said the missile had range of 1,200 miles. He did not say how the missile, called Ashoura, differed from the Shahab-3, also with a range of 1,200 miles, or if it had been test fired.

Iran to look again at journalist's death (UPI)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:36:14 GMT
A new investigation into the death of an imprisoned Canadian news photographer in 2003 has been ordered by Iran's Supreme Court.

Israel to raise Iran in U.S. peace talks (UPI)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:06:14 GMT
The issue of Iran's influence in the Middle East was on Israel's agenda in Israeli-Palestinian peace discussions in Washington Wednesday.

Iran claims another long-range missile (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:47:12 GMT
Iran's military said Tuesday it has manufactured a new missile with a range of 1,200 miles capable of reaching Israel and U.S. bases across the Mideast, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Iran builds new longer-range missile (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:00:49 GMT
Iran announced on Tuesday that it has built a new missile with a range sufficient to put Israel and US bases in the Middle East within easy reach, amid rising tensions over Tehran's contested nuclear drive.

Iran acquits ex-nuclear negotiator (Los Angeles Times)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:13:54 GMT
Court rules Hossein Mousavian, an ally of a rival of President Ahmadinejad, did not divulge state secrets. But he is convicted on a security charge. Iran's judiciary acquitted a moderate former government official of espionage charges Tuesday, prompting vehement criticism by supporters of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and escalating the infighting within Iran's leadership.