AFP: US President George W. Bush thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for Moscow’s efforts to help ease international worries about Iran’s nuclear program.Bush cites Putin ‘leadership’ on Iran nuclear program
AFP: US President George W. Bush thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for Moscow’s efforts to help ease international worries about Iran’s nuclear program.Iran keeps mum on Sadr
AFP: Iran on Saturday declined to confirm reports that Iraqi Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr had taken refuge in the Islamic republic. Iran vows to continue expanding nuclear programme
Scotland on Sunday: Iran said yesterday that it would press ahead with plans to expand its nuclear programme, after diplomats in Vienna said Tehran was installing advanced centrifuges at its key uranium enrichment plant. Pentagon caught between exhausted US military, security in Iraq
AFP: The Pentagon is caught between the fragile security gains made in Iraq over the past few months and the need to give US soldiers weary of combat duty time to rest. Iran joined militias in battle for Basra
Sunday Times: Iranian forces were involved in the recent battle for Basra, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, is expected to tell Congress this week. Britons seized in Iraq may now be held in Iran
Sunday Times: Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq last year may be being held in Tehran, the Iranian capital, according to intelligence reports received by the Foreign Office. Gates says U.S. wants diplomacy to solve Iran disputes
Reuters: Defense Secretary Robert Gates reaffirmed to the leader of Oman on Saturday that Washington wanted to resolve its disputes with Iran diplomatically, a senior U.S. defense official said. Iran rejects nuclear incentives
AP: Iran rejected recent European overtures to halt its uranium enrichment program in return for incentives and vowed Saturday to continue to expand its nuclear program. Iran refuses to halt nuclear work for incentives
VOA: Iran says it will not halt work on its nuclear activities in exchange for incentives offered by the West. Iran denies rumors finance minister to quit
Reuters: Iran’s government denied on Saturday speculation the finance minister would be replaced, three weeks after an election brought in a parliament that is expected to be more critical of the country’s economic policies. 