AP: The Persian Gulf confrontation between U.S. and Iranian forces ended without a shot being fired. But it handed the Bush administration new ammunition in its battle to convince allies that the Tehran government is a threat even without nuclear weapons. New ammunition for Bush against Tehran
AP: The Persian Gulf confrontation between U.S. and Iranian forces ended without a shot being fired. But it handed the Bush administration new ammunition in its battle to convince allies that the Tehran government is a threat even without nuclear weapons. Iran a threat to world peace: Bush
AFP: Iran poses a threat to world peace, US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday adding that the international community must work together to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons. U.S. targets Iranian general in new sanctions
Reuters: Raising pressure on Tehran, the United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a general from the country’s elite Qods force and three Iraqis living in exile in Syria and Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq. Treasury targets Iraqi insurgents’ money
AP: The Bush administration moved Wednesday to financially clamp down on a general in Iran’s powerful military wing, a Syrian TV station and three other individuals accused of helping insurgents in Iraq. White House warns Iran over naval incident
AFP: The White House warned Iran on Wednesday over a weekend confrontation between Iranian speedboats and US warships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Video: Iran gunboats threaten U.S. warships in Gulf
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 The United States Department of Defence released on Tuesday an audiotape and video footage of Iranian gunboats displaying hostile behaviour towards three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Video: Iran gunboats threaten U.S. warships in Gulf
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 09 The United States Department of Defence released on Tuesday an audiotape and video footage of Iranian gunboats displaying hostile behaviour towards three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, IAEA close new chapter in nuclear talks: report
AFP: Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have wrapped up the latest chapter in ongoing talks aimed at resolving ambiguities over the contested Iranian nuclear programme, the ISNA news agency reported Wednesday. Iran elects new chief to defuse FIFA row
Reuters: The Iranian Football Federation (FFI) on Wednesday elected a new president in a move aimed at ending a row with FIFA over political meddling in Iranian football affairs, local media reported.France says Iran’s behaviour very dangerous
Reuters: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Wednesday Iran’s behaviour in the sensitive Strait of Hormuz waterway was very dangerous and warned against any future acts of “provocation”.