AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Thursday that he would not hold talks with Taliban militia in Afghanistan, Hamas in the Palestinian territories nor Iran's president. Sarkozy vows no talks with Taliban, Hamas, Iran
AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Thursday that he would not hold talks with Taliban militia in Afghanistan, Hamas in the Palestinian territories nor Iran's president. Iran begins run-off parliamentary vote: radio
Reuters: Polls opened on Friday for Iran's run-off parliamentary vote which is likely to have no impact on the firm control of conservatives after the disqualification of many reformists in the first round. Irans Ahmadinejad expected in Pakistan next week
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 24 – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Pakistan next week to hold talks with senior officials on Tehran-Islamabad bilateral ties, state media reported on Thursday.
Iran nuclear ambitions are major Gulf threat: NATO
Reuters: NATO's secretary-general told Gulf Arab states on Thursday that Iran's nuclear ambitions were a major threat to regional stability. 5 hanged in Iran’s Evin Prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 24 – Iranian authorities have hanged five men in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, state media reported on Thursday.
5 hanged in Iran’s Evin Prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 24 – Iranian authorities have hanged five men in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, state media reported on Thursday.
New jobs set for 2 generals with Iraq role
New York Times: Under a plan announced at the Pentagon on Wednesday, the two commanders most closely associated with President Bush’s current strategy in Iraq would be elevated into new posts with responsibilities extending into the next administration over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Irans Ahmadinejad expected in Pakistan next week
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 24 – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Pakistan next week to hold talks with senior officials on Tehran-Islamabad bilateral ties, state media reported on Thursday.
Martyrdom would solve Iran’s economic woes: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the country's economic woes can be solved by the "culture of martyrdom, the Mehr news agency reported. Groups with Irans backing blamed for Baghdad attacks
New York Times: Nearly three-quarters of the attacks that kill or wound American soldiers in Baghdad are carried out by Iranian-backed Shiite groups, the United States military said Wednesday. 

