AP: Missile defense will be at the center of a new set of security talks between Washington and Moscow and could become "a positive political tool" rather than an impediment to better U.S.-Russian relations, a leading Senate Democrat said Monday. Levin: US and Russia should unite against Iran
AP: Missile defense will be at the center of a new set of security talks between Washington and Moscow and could become "a positive political tool" rather than an impediment to better U.S.-Russian relations, a leading Senate Democrat said Monday. Clinton to attend Afghan meeting, no word on Iran
Reuters: The State Department announced Monday that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would attend a conference on Afghanistan next week but did not say whether she would meet Iranian officials there. Death to bloggers
Washington Times – Editorial: Iranian blogger Omidreza Mirsayafi died March 18 under mysterious circumstances in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. The official word is suicide, but close observers strongly suspect foul play.
Wife of founder of Iran’s Islamic republic dies
AP: The wife of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, has died at the age of 93. Iran’s Supreme Leader rebuffs Obama
Washington Post: Iran's supreme leader on Saturday called President Obama's promise of better ties a "slogan" but said that if the United States changed its "attitude," Iran would do the same. Chavez to visit Qatar, Iran and Japan
AFP: President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he will visit the Middle East, including Iran, and possibly Japan after he attends the summit of Arab and South American countries in Doha on March 31. U.S. Senator McCain faults Russia on Iran, Georgia peace accord
Bloomberg: Russia isn’t helping international efforts to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions and has reneged on promises in Georgia, U.S. Senator John McCain said after a foreign policy speech in Brussels. Iran’s supreme leader dismisses Obama overtures
AP: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed overtures from President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying Tehran does not see any change in U.S. policy under its new administration. Iran’s axis of nuclear evil
Wall Street Journal: While President Obama's unanticipated Nowruz holiday greeting to Iran generated considerable press attention, his video wasn't really this week's big news related to the Islamic Republic.
U.S. Navy vessels collide near Iran
CNN: A submerged U.S. submarine hit a Navy warship early Friday in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, damaging both vessels and causing minor injuries, Navy officials said. 