Reuters: The Bush administration issued a new warning to U.S. banks on Thursday that Iran’s state banks are using deceptive practices to disguise Tehran’s involvement in nuclear proliferation and terrorist activities. U.S. Treasury issues new warnings on Iranian banks
Reuters: The Bush administration issued a new warning to U.S. banks on Thursday that Iran’s state banks are using deceptive practices to disguise Tehran’s involvement in nuclear proliferation and terrorist activities. Bush calls on Iran to stop enriching uranium
VOA: President Bush says Iran has the right to have civilian nuclear power as long fuel for its reactors is provided by an outside source. Otherwise, Mr. Bush said he does not trust the Iranian government to develop nuclear power solely for peaceful purposes. Mr. Bush’s comments came during an interview Tuesday with VOA’s Persian News Network. Millions marking spring festival
BBC: Tens of millions of people are celebrating Nowruz, a spring festival believed to have originated thousands of years ago in ancient Persia. Democrats jump on McCain’s Iran-Qaeda gaffe
AFP: Republican presidential candidate John McCain touts his foreign policy expertise at every turn, but he has given Democrats ammunition against his experience by wrongly saying Iran trains Al-Qaeda members. US launches legal review of Swiss-Iran gas deal
AFP: The United States on Wednesday warned that it was launching a legal review of a gas deal signed earlier this week between Iran and Switzerland to see whether it violates terms of US sanctions. Iranian overtures to Latin America spark US concern
VOA: Iranian moves to solidify ties with Venezuela, Bolivia and other leftist governments in Latin America have sparked increasing concern in the United States. From Miami, VOA’s Brian Wagner reports the growing Iranian ties reflect shared political and economic goals and anti-American sentiment. U.S. commander: Iran still meddles in Iraq
CNN: The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said Iran continues to support Iraqi insurgents and Syria is allowing foreign fighters passage into Iraq.Iranian reformists request Tehran vote recount
Reuters: Reformist opponents of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad requested a recount on Wednesday of votes cast in Tehran in last week’s election after conservatives swept to victory, a news agency reported. Cheney to discuss Iran with Oman sultan
AFP: US Vice President Dick Cheney and Oman’s Sultan Qaboos on Wednesday were to break bread and hold talks expected to focus on US efforts to contain Iran’s influence and curb its nuclear programme.Study: Iran indoctrinating children in Islamic supremacism
New York Sun: A new Freedom House study of Iranian textbooks finds that the Islamic Republic is teaching its children to embrace Islamic supremacism, preparing them to enter a political system that discriminates against women and non-Muslims. 