Wall Street Journal: China announced that President Hu Jintao will visit the United States in mid-April to discuss nuclear security, pointing to a potential thaw in one of the worst stretches of U.S.-China relations in recent memory. China visit suggests thaw over Iran, Yuan
Wall Street Journal: China announced that President Hu Jintao will visit the United States in mid-April to discuss nuclear security, pointing to a potential thaw in one of the worst stretches of U.S.-China relations in recent memory. Obama, China’s Hu talk Iran, trade in hour call
Reuters: Chinese President Hu Jintao told U.S. President Barack Obama their two nations should defuse economic strains through negotiations, but neither leader touched on the yuan dispute in remarks published on Friday. U.S. official says intel suggests Iran plans to ship arms to Taliban
CNN: New U.S. military intelligence suggests Iran plans to smuggle new shipments of weapons into Afghanistan in the coming weeks as part of an increased effort to interfere with coalition operations, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said. UK, Germany give strong backing to Iran sanctions
Reuters: The leaders of Britain and Germany gave strong backing to sanctions against Iran in talks on Thursday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said. Merkel, Brown back new sanctions against Iran
AP: The leaders of Britain and Germany on Thursday backed plans to push for tighter sanctions against Iran, which the United States hopes can be agreed by the end of the month. West eyes Iran sanctions talks in NY next week: envoys
Reuters: The United States and three European powers expect to meet with Russia and China in New York next week to begin drafting a new round of U.N. sanctions against Iran, diplomats said on Thursday. Iran sees sanctions talk as empty threat
AFP: Iran said on Thursday the talk of sanctions by world powers against the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme is just an empty threat that has been ineffective against Tehran for the past 30 years. White House welcomes China move on Iran
Reuters: The White House said on Thursday China's agreement to take part in serious negotiations with Western powers over new sanctions on Iran was an "important step" and it expected the international community would be able to put pressure on Iran this spring. Iran envoy in China as sanctions push builds
Reuters: China has agreed to serious negotiations with Western powers about sanctions on Iran, while Tehran's top nuclear negotiator was in Beijing on Thursday to discuss the diplomatic showdown. Defection of Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri ‘a CIA coup’
The Times: An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared while on pilgrimage to Mecca last year has defected to the United States and is living and working there for the CIA, it was reported yesterday. 