Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 05 Irans hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic would only negotiate with the United Nations nuclear watchdog over its controversial nuclear activities. Iran says will only negotiate with IAEA in nuclear standoff
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 05 Irans hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic would only negotiate with the United Nations nuclear watchdog over its controversial nuclear activities. Iran may be biggest threat to Iraq – U.S. general
Reuters: Iran may pose the greatest long-term threat to Iraq’s stability, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, the day after Iran’s president wrapped up a visit to Baghdad. Democrats urge sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank
Wall Street Journal: On the heels of new United Nations sanctions against Iran, more than half the Democrats in the Senate are planning to ask the Bush administration to unilaterally impose sanctions on the country’s central bank. Military: Iran supporting Iraq militias
AP: Military officials accused Iran on Tuesday of continuing to train and arm insurgents in Iraq, while U.S. lawmakers said they were disappointed that Baghdad opened up its doors to the Islamic Republic’s top leader. US urges West to follow through on Iran sanctions
AFP: The White House on Tuesday urged the international community to implement the tough new sanctions against Iran approved one day earlier by the United Nations Security Council. Odierno: Iran supporting Iraq militias
AP: Iran is still training, funding and arming insurgents in Iraq, the former No. 2 U.S. military commander in Iraq said Tuesday. Iran still backing extremists in Iraq: US general
AFP: The former number two US commander in Iraq charged on Tuesday that Iran is still training, funding and arming Shiite extremists in Iraq.Iran dismisses ‘worthless’ UN resolution
AFP: Iran on Tuesday dismissed the latest UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear programme as “worthless”, vowing to press on with the contested drive which the West fears could be used to make weapons. Russia, China block IAEA resolution on Iran
AP: Russia and China on Tuesday scuttled a Western attempt to introduce a resolution on Iran’s nuclear defiance at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said. Activist says barred from leaving Iran to get award
Reuters: An Iranian women’s rights campaigner said police prevented her from flying out of Tehran on Monday to pick up a $75,000 human rights award in Sweden. 