AFP: The Egyptian Football Association said on Friday that a friendly match with Iran had been cancelled due to tensions over an Iranian film on the assassination of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. Egypt cancels football match with Iran over Sadat film
AFP: The Egyptian Football Association said on Friday that a friendly match with Iran had been cancelled due to tensions over an Iranian film on the assassination of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. Iran calls nuclear talks positive
AP: Iran's Foreign Minister said Friday that forthcoming nuclear talks in Geneva and the participation of a U.S. diplomat for the first time look positive and he expects progress. Sanctions fail to cripple Iran’s oil industry
Wall Street Journal: As Iran prepares to hold nuclear talks this weekend with Europe and the U.S., economic sanctions are crimping Tehran's oil industry — but they haven't broken it. U.S. Senate panel approves new Iran sanctions
Reuters: The U.S. Senate Banking Committee overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday that would expand trade and economic sanctions in another attempt to prod Iran to step back from suspected nuclear weapons production and alleged support for terrorist activities. Senior U.S. deal-maker is new Iran envoy
Reuters: He helped steer talks with Libya that led to a resumption of U.S. ties with Tripoli after nearly a quarter century and now senior diplomat William Burns is Washington's main interlocutor with Iran. U.S. considers opening a diplomatic post in Iran
New York Times: The Bush administration is considering establishing an American diplomatic presence in Iran for the first time since relations were severed during the 444-day occupation of the American Embassy in Tehran nearly three decades ago, European and American officials said on Thursday. Rice to receive briefing on Iran talks in UAE
AFP: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be briefed on a US-Iran meeting on the nuclear standoff when she stops in the United Arab Emirates on her way to Asia next week, her spokesman said Thursday. Iran-linked attacks subside in Iraq
USA TODAY: The number of deadly armor-piercing roadside bombs, which the U.S. government has linked to Iran, has dropped by nearly 70% in the past three months, the U.S. military says.
Iran briefs ally Syria on standoff with West
AP: Iran's foreign minister briefed Syria's president Thursday on the international standoff over his country's nuclear program. Sweetening the pot for Tehran
Washington Post: President Bush's decision to shift a long-held stance and allow a top U.S. diplomat to attend nuclear talks with Iran follows a less-noticed but critical policy change last month.
