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Defense Chief Again Says U.S. Will Not Wage War With Iran 
New York Times - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that any American military efforts against Iran would be confined to disrupting the smuggling of bomb-making materials over the border.Japan freezes assets related to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
The Japanese government has decided to freeze the assets of 10 groups and 12 individuals related to Iran's nuclear and missile programmes, under a UN sanction resolution approved in December.Pelosi: Bush lacks power to invade Iran AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.Security Council condemns Iran bombing AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:23 PM
At Iran's request, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned the deadliest terrorist attack in the country in years and extended "sincere condolences" to the Iranian people but not to their government, at U.S. insistence.U.S. 'likely' to seek second Iran resolution: Rice Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was likely Washington will seek another U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on Iran because of its nuclear program, but no decision had been made.US not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran: Gates AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
The United States is not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said, seeking to dispel suspicions aroused by US charges of Iranian meddling in Iraq.Japan approves U.N. sanctions on Iran AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program under U.N. Security Council guidelines, increasing international pressure on the Islamic country for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.Gates says U.S. not looking for excuse for Iran war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 3:22 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the United States was not looking for an excuse to attack Iran and backed off a U.S. official's recent comments implicating Tehran in arming Iraqi insurgents.U.N. Security Council condemns bus bombing in Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:50 PM
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned a deadly bus bombing in Iran, granting a request made by Tehran amid a dispute with the council over its nuclear program.China Advises 'Serious Response' by Iran to U.N. Sanctions Washington Post - Feb 15 12:26 PM
BEIJING, Jan. 5 -- China told Iran's top nuclear negotiator Friday that Tehran should abandon its defiance of U.N. sanctions and work for a swift return to talks to resolve the standoff over its nuclear program.Security Council slams 'terrorist' bus attack in Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:33 PM
The Security Council joined UN chief Ban Ki-moon in condemning the "terrorist attack" that killed at least 11 elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran.Iraq adviser: Al-Sadr in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 11:45 AM
An adviser to Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown. Sami al-Askari said al-Sadr traveled to Iran by land "a few days ago," but gave no further details on how long he would stay. A member of al-Sadr's bloc in parliament, who spoke on condition of anonymity because ...Murtha seeks to restrain action in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:15 PM
A leading Iraq war opponent threatened Thursday to try prohibiting any U.S. military action against Iran without congressional sanction as House Republicans used military veterans within their ranks to oppose a resolution renouncing President Bush's Iraq troop buildup.It's not too late to stop Iran International Herald Tribune - Feb 15 8:39 AM
What matters is not whether Iran has full enrichment capability, but whether it has nuclear weapons.Japan Imposes Sanctions on Iran for Nuclear Program (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan said it will impose sanctions on Iran for its refusal to abandon its nuclear program in line with measures taken by the United Nations in December.Clinton to Bush: Congress must OK any strike on Iran CNN.com - Feb 15 7:09 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.US suggests security plan drove Sadr to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 7:25 AM
The White House implied -- then retracted -- that radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, currently in Iran, had fled Iraq in response to the new US-led security crackdown in Baghdad.Iran s Quds Force enmeshed in Iraq MSNBC - Feb 15 4:34 PM
Iran s secretive Quds Force, accused by the United States of arming Iraqi militants with deadly bomb-making material, has built an extensive recruiting network in Iraq. Still unclear is how closely Iran s top leadership is directing its operations. Bush defends policies on Iraq, Iran, North Korea AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 6:14 AM
US President George W. Bush has defended his much-criticized policies toward Iraq, Iran and North Korea, even as Congress moved toward a vote assailing his Iraq troop increase.Bush insists that Iran provides weapons for Iraq USA Today - Feb 15 6:12 AM
President Bush on Wednesday stood by his charge that Iran is providing weapons used against U.S. troops in Iraq but denied that his aggressive stance toward Tehran is a "pretext for war."Pelosi: Congress Must OK Iran Invasion CBS News - Feb 15 4:30 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress. Meanwhile, Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will hold another test vote on the Iraq resolution on Saturday.Iran arrests Sunni militants for bomb attack AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 5:05 AM
Iran has arrested scores of people over a deadly bomb attack on a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards, alleging links to US and British intelligence.Iraq plays down Sadr's 'short visit' to Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 4:55 AM
Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is on a short trip to Iran, an Iraqi official has said, denying that the anti-US firebrand had fled a crackdown on militias such as his feared Mahdi Army.Bush: Iran is source of deadly weapons AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 3:31 AM
Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill American soldiers in Iraq. But he backed away from claims the top echelon of Iran's government was responsible.Israeli PM meets Turkish leaders on Mideast peace, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 4:02 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has begun talks in Turkey, his country's closest Muslim ally, that are expected to focus on a wide range of issues from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.Charles Karel Bouley: No George, No Iran HuffingtonPost - Feb 15 12:26 PM
In the remote chance that George W. Bush or his cronies actually may read this somewhere here are some words of advice: Do not proceed with your build up to war with Iran. Let me repeat: we've seen you do this before, we're on to you, so stop it, bad George, bad! Do not go to war with Iran. All week long, well, actually, for months, Bush and his war mongers have been making Iranian rumblings, ...Iraq shuts borders with Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 2:04 AM
Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping foreign fighters and weapons entering the country, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said on Thursday.Democrats challenge Bush on Iraq and Iran Orange County Register - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
House speaker questions the president's authority to invade Iran as Senate leader vows Saturday vote on Iraq buildup.Sadr 'on short visit to Iran': aide to Iraqi PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:59 AM
Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is in Iran but will be back in Iraq soon, an aide to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said, confirming a disputed claim by the US military.Skepticism Over Iraq Haunts U.S. Iran Policy Washington Post - Feb 15 12:08 AM
The specter of the war in Iraq -- a war the Bush administration denied it was planning, supported by evidence that turned out to be false -- looms large over administration policy toward Iran.Japan OKs trade sanctions on Iran amid nuke standoff Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
_ Japan's Cabinet approved on Friday a set of measures to implement a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution that bans trading with Iran in items that could contribute to the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, Japanese officials said.Mahdi Army leadership lying low in Iran: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 12:03 AM
Senior commanders in the Mahdi Army militia, led by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, have moved to neighbouring Iran to avoid being targeted by the new American security sweep in Baghdad, The Guardian has reported.US 'likely' to seek second Iran resolution Stuff - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was likely Washington will seek another UN Security Council sanctions resolution on Iran because of its nuclear programme, but no decision had been made.Japan imposes nuclear trade sanctions on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan decided to impose sanctions on Iran on Friday including freezing some financial assets in an effort to block the Islamic state's nuclear development programme, Tokyo's top government spokesman said.Conflict with Iran Heats Up Spin - Feb 15 12:34 PM
Bush claims evidence is confirmed on Iran's munitions support of Iraqi Shiite militias. Why Accuse Iran of Meddling Now? U.S. Officials Explain New York Times - Feb 14 9:20 PM
American officials are trying to address skeptics? questions about the timing of the Bush administration?s assertions about Iran?s meddling in Iraq.Clinton to Bush: no attack on Iran without Congress approval AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 8:48 PM
US Senator Hillary Clinton has warned President George W. Bush against going to war against Iran without the approval of Congress.POLITICS Japan OKs trade sanctions on Iran amid nuke standoff Japan Today - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
TOKYO The cCabinet approved on Friday a set of measures to implement a U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution that bans trading with Iran in items that could contribute to the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, Japanese officials said.Japan Cabinet Approves Sanctions Against Iran Nuclear Program Nasdaq - Feb 15 5:51 PM
TOKYO (AP)--Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved sanctions against Iran's nuclear program under U.N. Security Council guidelines, a government spokesman said.Olmert urges Iran sanctions in Turkey The Washington Times - Feb 15 5:08 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked Turkish officials to adopt economic sanctions against Iran as he began a two-day visit to Turkey. Olmert told the Turkish newspaper Milliyet that sanctions would make Iran reconsider its nuclear program, Haaretz reported.Japan freezes assets related to Iran ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
TOKYO - The Japanese government on Friday decided to freeze the assets of 10 groups and 12 individuals related to Iran's nuclear and missile programs, under a United Nations (UN) sanction approved in December of last year.U.S. Notes Irony' as Iran Requests Sympathy The New York Sun - 11 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS It was a "rich irony" for Iran to ask the U.N. Security Council for sympathy while it is defying a council demand to suspend its nuclear program, the acting American envoy at the United Nations, Alejandro Wolff, said. The council yesterday condemned a bus bombing Wednesday that killed 18 people in Zehedan, Iran, saying, "no cause can justify the use of terrorist violence." Mr. ...Gates says U.S. not looking for excuse for Iran war Reuters.co.uk - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the United States was not looking for an excuse to attack Iran and backed off a U.S. official's recent comments implicating Tehran in arming Iraqi insurgents.Iran's Former Leader Says Talks Possible The Herald-Sun - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
A powerful leading rival of Iran's hard-line president said Wednesday that Tehran will "remove obstacles" blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will. President Bush dismissed the possibility of talks.Bush Declares Iran?s Arms Role in Iraq Is Certain New York Times - Feb 14 7:07 PM
President Bush said he did not know whether Iran?s highest officials had directed attacks on American troops with deadly roadside bombs.Bush declares Iran's arms role in Iraq is certain International Herald Tribune - Feb 14 11:39 PM
But President George W. Bush said he did not know whether Iran's highest officials had directed attacks on U.S. troops.US seeking a war with Iran? iafrica.com - 4 minutes ago
The United States is not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday, seeking to dispel suspicions aroused by US charges of Iranian meddling in Iraq.UN Extends Condolences To Iran's People On Wednesday Bombing Nasdaq - Feb 15 3:36 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--The U.N. Security Council responded to a request from Iran Thursday and condemned the deadliest terrorist attack in the country in years, extending "sincere condolences" to the Iranian people - but not to the government, at U.S. insistence.US denies looking for Iran attack excuse AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 15 3:37 PM
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US isn't looking for an excuse to attack Iran.Iraq aide says radical Shiite cleric is in Iran Daily Bulletin - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
AGHDAD, Iraq An adviser to Iraq s prime minister said today that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown.North Korea deal shows the way on Iran Stuff - Feb 15 3:34 PM
DUBLIN: The pact to halt North Korea's nuclear arms programme shows the United States must engage with Iran to settle the dispute over its atomic ambitions, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.North Korea's Nuclear Deal Seen As Unlikely Model For Iran Nasdaq - Feb 15 2:51 PM
VIENNA (AP)--Saddam's Iraq was invaded and North Korea cajoled into a deal. But how to get Iran - the third member of President George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil" - to abandon its suspected nuclear arms program is befuddling the international community.No plans of war with Iran: Gates NDTV - Feb 15 6:29 PM
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has tried to dampen speculation that the country was considering military action against Iran. Pentagon officials have continued to insist that Iran is providing Shiite militants in Iraq with armour-piercing roadside bombs.Ex-aide says Rice misled Congress on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 6:31 PM
Controversy over a possible missed U.S. opportunity for rapprochement with Iran grew on Wednesday as former aide accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of misleading Congress on the issue.Iran envoy Larijani visits Saudi for nuclear talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 5:19 PM
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani visited Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks expected to cover Iran's nuclear energy program, which is opposed by the West and Saudi Arabia, Iranian media said.US 'not looking for war with Iran' Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 15 5:35 PM
The United States is "not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran," US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.Clinton warns Bush about action in Iran AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 6:27 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush on Wednesday not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.Olmert Urges Economic Sanctions for Iran ABC News - Feb 15 5:15 AM
Israel's Olmert Urges Economic Sanctions to Force Iran to Review Nuclear ProgramChina, Russia, Backers of North Korea Deal, Fight U.S. on Iran Bloomberg.com - Feb 15 4:32 AM
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia are fighting U.S. efforts at the United Nations to prevent Iran from building nuclear bombs while working to strip North Korea of the same weapons.UN condemns bus bombing in Iran Stuff - Feb 15 1:34 PM
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council condemned a deadly bus bombing in Iran, granting a request made by Tehran amid a dispute with the council over its nuclear programme.US not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran: Gates AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 15 2:28 PM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is "not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran," US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.Pelosi says Bush would need congressional approval to invade Iran WRIC 8 News Richmond - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
CAPITOL HILL House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Bush has no authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress. The speaker's remarks come as a fresh...Pelosi says Bush would need congressional approval to invade Iran KOIN News 6 Portland - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
CAPITOL HILL House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Bush has no authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress.Gates says US not looking for excuse for Iran war AlertNet - Feb 15 3:17 PM
Source: Reuters By Andrew Gray WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the United States was not looking for an excuse to attack Iran and backed off a U.S. official' ... Radical Shia cleric 'is in Iran' BBC News - Feb 15 2:14 AM
An adviser to the Iraqi PM says radical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is in Iran, but his aides deny the claim.Bush s mixed messages on Iran MSNBC - Feb 15 4:09 AM
Bush seems to be intentionally sending mixed messages on Iran.Conservatives in Iran retain grip Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News - Feb 15 12:46 PM
The politics and life of contemporary Iran have been shaped by the Islamic revolution and the 1980-88 war with Iraq. The clergy elbowed aside the centrists and leftists in the 1980s and have given the country a government system, which arguably rivals the authority of any communist government, says Mehdi Karimi (name changed), a Tehran sociologist.US not looking for war with Iran - Gates News Interactive - Feb 15 3:15 PM
THE US was "not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran", US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said today.US not looking for war with Iran - Gates The Australian - Feb 15 3:03 PM
"We are not, you know, for the umpteenth time, we are not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran. We are not planning a war with Iran," he said in Washington.Tougher Sanctions Would Force Iran To Review Its Disputed Nuclear Program, Says Olmert Nasdaq - Feb 15 12:06 PM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday said that the imposing of tougher UN economic sanctions on Iran would force the Islamic country to "review" its disputed nuclear program, reported AP.Militant's supporters deny U.S. claims he's in Iran USA Today - Feb 14 4:50 PM
Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr insisted the Shiite militia leader was still in Iraq on Wednesday, denying U.S. claims that he is in Iran. The new Iraqi-U.S. security plan launched this month focuses on disarming al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.U.S. not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran: Gates Japan Today - Feb 15 2:53 PM
WASHINGTON The United States is "not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran," U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "We are not, you know, for the umpteenth time, we are not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran. We are not planning a war with Iran," he told reporters.Bush lacks power to invade Iran: Pelosi Sify News - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.Iraqi official says al-Sadr in Iran MSNBC - Feb 15 2:19 AM
An adviser to Iraq s prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown. ANALYSIS - N.Korea pact may show Iran bargaining power of bomb Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 15 10:30 AM
VIENNA (Reuters) - A six-power pact to halt North Korea's atom bomb programme might spur Iran to a deal on its disputed nuclear activity but maybe only after it produces the makings of warheads to maximise bargaining power, analysts say.Iran arrests more suspects for bomb attack in Zahedan People's Daily - Feb 15 4:29 PM
More suspects have been arrested over the deadly bomb attack against members of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.US not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran: Gates The Nation - Feb 15 2:12 PM
WASHINGTON - Washington is "not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran," US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "We are not, you know, for the umpteenth time, we are not looking for an excuse to go to war with Iran. We are not planning a war with Iran," he told reporters here.China calls for peaceful settlement of Iran nuclear issue People's Daily - Feb 15 4:12 PM
China holds that relevant UN Security Council resolution should be conducive to peaceful settlement of the Iran nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Thursday.US liaises with Russia, China over pressuring Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 2:24 PM
The United States said it was working closely with Russia and China on ratcheting up pressure on Iran if it did not suspend its sensitive nuclear program by next week as mandated by the United Nations.Senator Clinton Cautions Bush on Iran New York Times - Feb 14 1:50 PM
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush today that he cannot take military action against Iran without first receiving Congressional authorization.Attack on Iran Will Destabilize the Region: Aziz Arab News - Feb 15 4:21 PM
ISLAMABAD, 16 February 2007 Pakistan s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz warned yesterday that an attack on Iran would destabilize the entire region and compound the Middle East problem.SC Condemns Iran Terrorist Bus Attack Scoop.co.nz - Feb 15 4:05 PM
Condemning yesterday s terrorist bus attack in Iran which killed at least 18 people, the United Nations Security Council today called for those responsible for the deadly incident to be brought to justice.Clinton warns Bush not to attack Iran without congressional OK Seattle Times - Feb 15 10:09 AM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bush not to take any military action against Iran without getting congressional approval first.Syrian president to visit Iran on Saturday People's Daily - Feb 15 4:15 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is scheduled to visit Iran on Saturday, during which he will meet with Iranian leaders in Tehran, Iranian state television reported Thursday on its website.Iraq Adviser: Al-Sadr Is Now In Iran St. Petersburg Times - Feb 15 1:20 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq An adviser to Iraq s prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown.Bush says confident Iran provided weapons in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:31 PM
President George W. Bush on Wednesday said he was convinced a unit of Iran's military gave explosive devices to Iraqi militants but he could not prove Iran's leaders ordered the move.Bush backs off key charge against Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:29 PM
US President George W. Bush said he was unsure whether Iran's leaders were behind shipments of arms being used to kill US soldiers in Iraq, undercutting a US charge levelled days earlier.China for peaceful settlement of Iran nuclear issue New Kerala - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Beijing, Feb 15: China today reaffirmed that any UN Security Council resolution on Iran's nuclear policy should be conducive for the peaceful and diplomatic solution of the vexed issue.Art Levine: Read the Iran Hawks' Favorite Pro-War Website HuffingtonPost - Feb 14 11:26 PM
Michael Ledeen and other neo-cons who helped beat the drums for the Iraq war have a favorite Iran war website: regimechangeiniran.com . If you want to know what they're thinking, check out the website for a mix of right-wing punditry and legitimate news stories on rising tensions over Iran. Yet the site seems to play down the backpedaling going on now in the administration over charges that ...Analysts in Tehran call Korea pact a model for Iran San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 15 3:53 AM
Iran is quietly accelerating efforts to negotiate a deal on its nuclear program, using this week's agreement to freeze North Korea's program as a model. In this week's pact, the Bush administration signed a deal that provides significant incentives to... Iran ex-leader: Tehran seeks 'good will' AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 12:07 PM
Iran will "remove obstacles" blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will, former President Hashemi Rafsanjani said Wednesday.Bush and His Iran Credibility Gap (5 Letters) New York Times - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
To the Editor:.Extent of Iraq-Iran link 'unknown' CNN.com - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
It is not known whether senior Iranian political leaders are aware of the military Quds force's involvement in providing armor-piercing explosives to militants in Iraq, two top U.S. defense officials have said.Iraq Adviser: Al-Sadr In Iran CBS News - Feb 15 12:08 AM
An adviser to Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest.Is the Bush Administration Lying About Iran? The Nation via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:55 AM
The Nation -- Did the Bush Administration miss a major opportunity in the spring of 2003 to engage Iran and stabilize the Middle East? Two high-ranking former Administration officials contend it did.Olmert urges Iran sanctions in Turkey EARTHtimes.org - Feb 15 5:10 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked Turkish officials to adopt economic sanctions against Iran as he began a two-day visit to Turkey.Adventure against Iran will be disastrous: Aziz calls for dialogue Dawn - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday a `military adventure against Iran would be disastrous for the region, counselling restraint and dialogue to resolve the controversy over Tehran's nuclear programme.British Forces Seal Iran-Iraq Border, Erects Check Points Around Basra Nasdaq - Feb 15 8:21 AM
(RTTNews) - British forces have closed two border points with Iran in southern Iraq and has intensified coastal patrols to monitor maritime traffic along the Shatt al-Arab waterway in southern Iraq, a military statement said on Thursday.Iran's ex prez says Tehran will 'remove obstacles' blocking dialogue with US Fox21 - Feb 15 11:36 AM
TEHRAN, Iran Iran's former president says if the U-S shows goodwill in its dealings with Iran, Tehran will "remove obstacles" blocking talks.Bush backs away from claim on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:39 AM
President George W. Bush on Wednesday backed away from a U.S. claim that Iran's leaders directed an effort to give bomb devices to Iraqi militants and said he was not using the charges as a pretext for a war with Iran.