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Iran: U.S. 'intelligence failure' led to botched Iraq mission 
CNN.com - Mar 10 3:25 PM
U.S. officials have made mistakes in Iraq because they are "suffering from intelligence failure" and are only fanning the violence by keeping troops there, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Saturday.Iran risks isolation over nuke programme: French FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:07 PM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy warned Saturday that Iran risks being isolated under new proposed UN sanctions if it does not halt sensitive nuclear activities.US, Iran square off at Baghdad meet: Khalilzad AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:21 PM
The United States challenged Iran directly over its activities in Iraq, and Tehran rejected the accusations in the first high-level meeting between the two sides in years Saturday, US ambassador to Baghdad Zalmay Khalilzad said.Merkel confident world powers will agree on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:08 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was confident world powers would agree on further steps against Iran, which has repeatedly defied international calls to suspend its nuclear fuel program.Iran sees no obstacles to Russian nuclear fuel delivery AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 7:56 AM
Tehran said on Saturday that there are no obstacles to Russia delivering fuel for Iran's first nuclear power plant, although the Russian contractor signalled likely delays to the project.Iran blames US for Iraq violence AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 7:58 AM
Iran's envoy to regional peace talks in Baghdad rebuffed allegations that his country was fomenting violence in Iraq and instead blamed the fighting on the presence of US forces.U.N. Iran Sanctions Likely to Include Arms Sales US News & World Report - Mar 10 4:12 PM
A draft U.N. Security Council resolution increasing sanctions on Iran could be ready for formal consideration by late next week, though more time may be needed, says a senior State Department official. After discussions among political directors of the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany and then more talks among their ambassadors at the United Nations, "they've basically ...No direct talks between US, Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:24 AM
Delegates from the United States, Iran and Syria shook hands at a conference on the crisis in Iraq but have yet to hold any private meetings, an Iraqi spokesman said Saturday.Iran, U.S. Blame Each Other for Iraq's Conflict at Conference Bloomberg.com - Mar 10 1:50 PM
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Delegates from Iran and the U.S. today blamed each other for the conflict in Iraq at a conference in Baghdad aimed at forging international cooperation on steps to end the killings and attacks in the country.U.S., Iran Trade Barbs in Direct Talks ABC News - Mar 10 2:48 PM
U.S., Iran Exchange Harsh Words in Direct Talks; Baghdad Calls for Help to End ChaosIraq summit offers U.S., Iran icebreaker AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:49 PM
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. 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.SM Goh in Iran for official visit Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 10 6:17 PM
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will make an official visit to Iran from Sunday to Wednesday at the invitation of the Tehran government.U.S. and Iran Hold Rare Direct Talks ABC News - Mar 10 9:18 AM
U.S., Iran Hold Rare Direct Talks in Iraq, Opening Limited but Potentially Significant ContactIran sanctions concern China, Russia AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 7:37 PM
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.Defector spied on Iran for years Times Online - Mar 10 5:07 PM
AN Iranian general who defected to the West last month had been spying on Iran since 2003 when he was recruited on an overseas business trip, according to Iranian sources.An historic 8 March in Iran Scoop.co.nz - 53 minutes ago
People in Iran welcomed 8th March this year by organising many events well ahead of the actual day in different cities all over the country. It culminated in major gatherings on Thursday, international women's day.U.S., Iran have history of contact since cutting ties Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 7:26 PM
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.Concern at Iran sanctions AME Info - 6 minutes ago
China and Russia have expressed their concerns at an expansion of financial sanctions against Iran for its ongoing nuclear programme, reported Reuters.Expert View: Iran's talk is full of fire but its economy is burning Independent - Mar 10 4:42 PM
In the nuclear stand-off between the US and Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks a good game. But his bellicose words hide a weakness - the meltdown of the Iranian economy. As the situation becomes ever more desperate, so does Mr Ahmadinejad's rhetoric.US, Iran, Syria in businesslike talks on Iraq Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - A US meeting Saturday with Iran and Syria marked a dramatic shift in long-standing US policy toward the two US foes in talks the US ambassador to Baghdad called businesslike.Merkel urges Iran to cooperate Deutsche Welle - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told a German-Israeli forum in Berlin that world powers remained insistent that Iran suspend its nuclear fuel enrichment programme. The door to negotiations with Iran remained opened, she said, but not at any price.French Foreign Min: Unanimity Needed On New Sanctions On Iran Nasdaq - Mar 10 1:38 PM
KUWAIT CITY (AP)--Iran will face isolation if it doesn't suspend uranium enrichment and unanimity is needed on the new Security Council resolution to expand sanctions against it, the French foreign minister said Saturday.Iran renews offer of nuclear tours for foreigners People's Daily - Mar 10 6:29 PM
Iran has renewed its offer of opening the gates of its nuclear facilities for foreign tourists to show the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.Iran-Syria Defence Ministers talks in Damascus IranMania.com - 27 minutes ago
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - The first round of talks between Iran and Syria Defence Ministers started, IRNA reported.Merkel confident of agreement on Iran AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 10 12:43 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is confident world powers would agree on further steps to take against Iran.SM Goh in Iran for official visit Channel NewsAsia - Mar 10 5:53 PM
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will make an official visit to Iran from Sunday to Wednesday at the invitation of the Tehran government. The visit from 11-14 March will be Mr Goh's second visit to Iran.Tehran to hold Iran's New Year festival IranMania.com - 28 minutes ago
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - The Melal Cultural Center in northern Tehran will play host to Iran?s New Year festival, MNA reported. The six-day event is to open on March 11, shortly before New Year celebrations called Noruz, March 21 to April 1.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.European Union and Jewish officials remain at odds over Hamas and Iran JTA - Mar 10 1:53 PM
The European Union's external relations commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner. Tensions between the European Jewish Congress and European Union resurfaced at the congress conference, with discussions about Hamas and Iran turning into stalemates.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.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.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.As North Korea tests nuke, Israel worries about precedent for Iran JTA - Mar 10 11:38 AM
Pak Gil Yon, North Korea s U.N. representative, addresses the Security Council on July 15. In Israel, many see North Korea s nuclear brinkmanship and the West s response to it as a dress rehearsal for a threat far closer to home from Iran.Merkel confident world powers will agree on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 10 10:16 AM
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was confident world powers would agree on further steps to take against Iran, which has repeatedly defied international calls to suspend its nuclear fuel programme.U.S., Iran trade barbs in direct talks AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
In their first direct talks since the Iraq war began, U.S. and Iranian envoys traded harsh words and blamed each other for the country's crisis Saturday at a one-day international conference that some hoped would help end their 27-year diplomatic freeze.U.S. and Iran: Will eye contact help? International Herald Tribune - Mar 09 12:17 PM
A crucial meeting about Iraq will be the first time in years that Iran and the U.S. sit at the same table.Atomic inspectors report on Iran lays groundwork for united action JTA - Mar 10 10:09 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 15, 2005. A new International Atomic Energy Agency report erases any last vestige of doubt that Iran might accede to international demands to stop enriching uranium. So the next step is... what exactly?U.S. calls Iran, Syria talks cordial AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
The first direct, high-level contact in years among U.S., Iranian and Syrian representatives included "frank and sometimes jovial exchanges," Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, said Saturday.Iraq summit raises hopes of U.S.-Iran thaw Los Angeles Times - Mar 10 12:31 AM
Delegates meet in Baghdad for regional conference, paving way for direct talks on the side. BAGHDAD Like a frustrated in-law trying to reconcile a feuding couple, Iraq is hoping for a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations when representatives of the countries meet in Baghdad today. 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.Iran ready for 'constructive dialogue' with Argentina on AMIA case Payvand Iran News - Mar 10 11:24 AM
Iran's charge d'affaires in Buenos Aires said Iran is ready to have 'constructive dialogue with good will' with Argentinian government on AMIA dossier. -IRNAIran: 'Pressure Groups' Maintain Role In Politics Payvand Iran News - Mar 10 11:25 AM
There are recent indications in Iran of a resurgence of what some politicians have ominously dubbed the "pressure group." It is a reference to an ill-defined set of people with radical political ideas and intransigent religious beliefs who have in the past exerted their "pressure" by beating people or disrupting meetings. -RFERussia, China Balk at Tighter Iran Nuclear Sanctions Payvand Iran News - Mar 10 11:25 AM
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.Iraq calls on Iran, Syria for help Daily Telegraph - Mar 10 7:42 AM
IRAQ has used overnight peace talks in Baghdad to urge its neighbours, including Iran and Syria, to halt their alleged support for violent extremists, as insurgent attacks slaughtered dozens more Iraqis.Iran to offer Russia new financial proposal on Bushehr nuclear plant Payvand Iran News - Mar 10 11:24 AM
Tehran will offer Russia a new proposal to resolve the financial problems over the transfer of nuclear fuel for the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Deputy Director Mohammad Saeedi said in Tehran on Saturday. -MNAThe quiet dialogue between US and Iran Gulf News - Mar 10 2:04 PM
The White House insists that the United States will not talk directly with Iran until Tehran suspends its nuclear programme. But US officials have been discreetly meeting their Iranian counterparts one-on-one for more than a decade, often under the auspices of the United Nations.Iran sees meeting as test for U.S. policy in Iraq The Star Online - Mar 10 7:59 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sees a regional meeting in Baghdad as a "test" of whether the United States is serious in trying to solve Iraq's problems, the head of Tehran's delegation was quoted as saying ahead of Saturday's conference.Iran, U.S. Delegates Engage at Iraq Conference FOX 35 Orlando - Mar 10 8:45 AM
U.S. and Iranian delegations directly enganged during talks on stability in Iraq Saturday, the country's foreign minister said. "Iraqi has become a front-line battlefield," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told delegates at a groundbreaking conference that brought together Islamic nations including Iran and Western representatives led by the United States.No deal on UN sanctions for Iran BBC News - Mar 09 6:21 PM
China and Russia express concern about further sanctions on Iran proposed by the UN Security Council.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.Iraq summit offers U.S., Iran icebreaker Boston Globe - Mar 09 11:52 PM
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. 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 ...U.S., Iran trade barbed words at Baghdad talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 4:06 PM
U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke to each other directly at a regional meeting in Baghdad on Saturday but their exchanges dealt only with problems in Iraq and not with nuclear diplomacy.Iran Concludes Talks With Russian Company On Bushehr Atomic Power Plant Nasdaq - Mar 10 4:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Media Reports stated that the ongoing negotiations between the Deputy Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization or IAEO, Mohammad Saeedi and the Chief Executive Officer of Russia's Atomstroiexport, Sergei Shmatko relating to the completion of Iran's Bushehr Atomic Power Plant, has concluded.Iran Sanctions Concern China, Russia ABC News - Mar 09 7:03 PM
China, Russia Concerned About Proposed Sanctions Against Iran's Elite GuardsIran, Turkmenistan to reinforce economic ties mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:33 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) Iran-Turkmenistan annual trade exchange is $1.2 billion and the bilateral trade, agro and industrial ties are to be reinforced, Murad Nazarov, Turkmenistan ambassador to Tehran, said here on Thursday.Iran hikes minimum wage by 18.3 percent IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 4:22 AM
Tehran, March 10 (Xinhua) Iran has raised its minimum wage by 18.3 percent for the next Iranian calendar year beginning March 21, the state television reported Saturday.*Iran, Russia Wrap Up Negotiations On Completion Of Bushehr Atomic Power Plant Nasdaq - Mar 10 4:38 AM
(RTTNews) - Iran, Russia Wrap Up Negotiations On Completion Of Bushehr Atomic Power Plant.Iran ready to transmit power to Pakistan: envoy mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:35 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) Ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri on Thursday voiced Iran s readiness to transmit power to and invest in the neighboring state s industry.Iran 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.Iran to offer Russia new financial proposal on Bushehr nuclear plant mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:34 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) Tehran will offer Russia a new proposal to resolve the financial problems over the transfer of nuclear fuel for the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Deputy Director Mohammad Saeedi said here on Saturday.UN aid cut not to affect Iran s enrichment program: Soltanieh mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:34 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) -- The decision by the IAEA to limit technical nuclear aid to Iran will have no effect on Tehran s nuclear enrichment program, Iran s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh said on Thursday.U.S. and Iran hold rare direct talks AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:32 PM
U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke directly to each other about how to end Iraq's violence, meeting at an international conference in Baghdad and opening limited but potentially significant contacts that could ease their nearly 28-year diplomatic freeze.Iran inflation rate up 13.1% mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:34 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) Inflation rate has had a 13.1 percent increase from Feb. 30, 2006 to Feb. 30, 2007, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) reported here Saturday.Iran calls for troops pullout Gulf Daily News - Mar 10 3:02 PM
BAGHDAD: Iran yesterday said US troops were fuelling "a cycle of violence in Iraq" and called for pullout of American soldiers from the country. And Iraq urged regional rivals to stop using Iraq as a battlefield to fight out their proxy wars.Iran insists on timely nuclear fuel supply by Russia IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 2:01 AM
Tehran/Moscow, March 10 (RIA Novosti) The problem surrounding construction of Iran s Bushehr nuclear power plant will stop if Russia fails to supply nuclear fuel to Iran in March."Iran ready for dialogue with Argentina" IranMania.com - Mar 10 10:01 AM
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - Iran's charge d'affaires in Buenos Aires said Iran is ready to have 'constructive dialogue with good will' with Argentinian government on AMIA dossier, IRNA reported.Iran capable of producing 4.2m barrels of oil, 300m cu. m. of gas per day: official mehrnews.com - Mar 10 2:33 PM
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) -- Iran has the potential to produce 4.2 million barrels of oil and 300 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, a report on Saturday quoted the deputy oil minister as saying.International conference starts in Baghdad; Iran, Syria attending IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 3:40 AM
Baghdad, March 10 (DPA) An international high-level conference in Baghdad started Saturday with Syria, Iran and the US participating.Defence ministers of Syria and Iran meet for talks in Damascus IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 3:42 AM
Damascus, March 10 (DPA) The defence ministers of Syria and Iran, Hassan Turkmany and Mustafa Mohammad Najjar, Saturday met to discuss the latest developments in the region, Syria s official News Agency Sana said.U.S. and Iran Hold Rare Direct Talks Time Magazine - Mar 10 12:14 PM
Iran sees meeting as test for U.S. policy in Iraq AlertNet - Mar 10 4:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, background) TEHRAN, March 10 (Reuters) - Iran sees a regional meeting in Baghdad as a "test" of whether the United States is serious in trying to solve Iraq's problems, the ... Iran sees no obstacles to Russian nuclear fuel delivery Khaleej Times - Mar 10 6:58 AM
TEHERAN - Teheran said on Saturday there were no obstacles to Russia delivering fuel for Iran s first nuclear power plant, although the Russian contractor signalled likely delays to the project.Iran blames US for violence News 24 South Africa - Mar 10 12:46 PM
Iran's envoy to regional peace talks in Baghdad has blamed the fighting in Iraq on the presence of US forces."IAEA technical aid to Iran cut only in 10 cases" IranMania.com - Mar 10 9:45 AM
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - Deputy Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) in International Affairs Mohammad Saeedi said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical aid to Iran has been cut only in 10 cases, IRNA reported.Zebari hails Iran's constructive role in Iraq IranMania.com - Mar 10 10:01 AM
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari paid tribute to Iran's positive role in supporting settlement of his country's issues, IRNA reported.Saeedi: IAEA technical aid to Iran cut only in 10 cases Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 10 6:47 AM
Iran - IAEA - Saeedi Deputy Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) in International Affairs Mohammad Saeedi said here Saturday International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical aid to Iran has been cut only in 10 cases.'No Obstacles' To Fuel Delivery For Iran Plant Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 10 7:24 AM
TEHRAN, March 10, 2007 -- Mohammad Saidi, the deputy head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, says Iran sees no obstacles to Russia delivering fuel for its first nuclear power plant by the end of March, as agreed.Iraq hopes for U.S.-Iran thaw as talks begin Pioneer Press - Mar 10 1:19 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Like a frustrated in-law trying to unite a feuding couple, Iraq is hoping for a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations when representatives of the countries meet today in Baghdad for their first public encounter in more than two years.Iraq summit offers U.S., Iran icebreaker Houston Chronicle - Mar 09 7:22 PM
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. *US Officials Meet Envoys From Iran, Syria In Baghdad To Discuss Iraq Situation Nasdaq - Mar 10 1:38 AM
(RTTNews) - US Officials Meet Envoys From Iran, Syria In Baghdad To Discuss Iraq Situation.Iran ready for 'constructive dialogue' with Argentina on AMIA case Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 10 4:47 AM
Iran - Argentina - AMIA Iran's charge d'affaires in Buenos Aires said Iran is ready to have 'constructive dialogue with good will' with Argentinian government on AMIA dossier.US-Iran: Raid on nuclear fuel market Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel - Mar 10 7:22 AM
March 2, 2007 In the background of the political joust about Iran, a few countries are reshaping the world. They are taking possession of the global nuclear fuel market. New International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations should keep newcomers away.U.S., Iran still worlds apart at summit Los Angeles Times - 44 minutes ago
The first crashing sound came just after lunch, when mortars slammed into the street outside the building where U.S., Iranian and other officials were meeting here Saturday to discuss ways of ending Iraq's violence. Iran s defence minister holds talks with Syria Khaleej Times - Mar 10 5:13 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Defence ministers from Iran and Syria on Saturday discussed strengthening cooperation between the two Middle East allies and their armies, Syria s official news agency, SANA, reported.Iran offers sightseeing tours of nuclear facilities: official Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 10 1:38 AM
Germany - Iran - Tourism The Islamic Republic of Iran is opening the gates of its nuclear facilities for tourists in a bid to show the peaceful nature of its nuclear programs, an Iranian tourist official announced in Berlin on Friday.US in talks with Iran and Syria ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 10 12:30 AM
The US has started ground-breaking talks with Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq.Iran sees meeting as test for U.S. policy in Iraq AlertNet - Mar 10 2:35 AM
Source: Reuters TEHRAN, March 10 (Reuters) - Iran sees a regional meeting in Baghdad as a "test" of whether the United States is serious in trying to solve Iraq's problems, the head of Tehran's delegation ... 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.In Shift, U.S., Iran Meet On Iraq Washington Post - Mar 10 10:12 AM
BAGHDAD, March 10 -- After months of trading accusations, U.S. and Iranian officials sat in the same room Saturday at a much-anticipated regional conference on finding ways to end Iraq's sectarian violence and prevent a wider conflict. US And Iran Give New Hope For Iraq Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 09 10:15 PM
Groundbreaking meetings set to take place between officials from the US, Iran and Syria in Iraq have raised hopes for a breakthrough to end the country's bloody insurgency.Iran hikes transport expenditure AME Info - Mar 10 4:39 AM
Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Transportation Sadeq Afshar has announced that the budget allocated to improving the country's transport infrastructure and for building roads in the next Iranian calendar year, which starts on March 21, will lift by around 20%, reported the IRNA. He revealed that a sum of $107m has been set aside for road construction.Iran says no one-to-one talks with U.S. in Baghdad Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 9:45 AM
The top Iranian official attending a regional conference on Iraq said on Saturday he had no one-to-one talks with U.S. officials but he did call for a withdrawal of U.S. forces and rejected charges of interference.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 10 8:29 AM
Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush said last Tuesday it was prepared to sit down with Iran and Syria as part of a regional conference to stabilise Iraq.Russia, China Resist Proposed New Sanctions On Iran Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 10 4:09 AM
UNITED NATIONS, March 10, 2007 -- Russia and China are expressing reservations about proposals put forward by Western powers to expand United Nations sanctions on Iran to punish the country for its defiance over its nuclear program.Israel can face Iran nuclear threat alone: Lieberman AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 8:48 AM
Israel would be able to face any Iranian nuclear threat alone if international sanctions failed to yield results, Minister for Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said Saturday.US in talks with Iran and Syria ITV.com - Mar 10 12:41 AM
The US has started ground-breaking talks with Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq. The conference brings together officials from 16 different countries, including Iraq's neighbours, the UN security council and Arab countries.US hints at willingness to talk bilaterally with Iran Channel NewsAsia - Mar 10 12:04 AM
WASHINGTON : The United States indicated it could be willing to hold groundbreaking bilateral talks with Iran ahead of a crucial regional security conference on Iraq on Saturday.