Protesters pelt UK embassy as Iran row worsens
Reuters: Iranian protesters hurled stones and big firecrackers at Britain’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday in a worsening crisis over 15 detained British naval personnel.
Ahmadinejad vows news soon on atomic work
Reuters: Iran’s president promised on Sunday Iranians would soon hear more news about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, which the West believes is a covert effort to build atomic bombs despite Tehran’s denials. The bottom line for Iran
Sunday Times – Leading Article: There is growing evidence that the kidnapping of 15 British sailors nine days ago was a premeditated act of aggression by Iran. It is almost certainly no coincidence that the hijacking in Iraqi waters occurred the day before the United Nations security council voted to tighten sanctions on Iran over its nuclear weapons programme. Iran army chief warns of Israeli ‘suicide attack’
AFP: A top Iranian army official warned Arab states neighbouring Israel against a “Zionist suicide attack” in the summer, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday. Protest gathering in front of British embassy in Tehran
DPA: Hundreds of Iranian protestors gathered in front of the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday in protest against London’s stance in the row between Iran and Britain over the seizure of 15 British sailors. Bush calls for Iran to free U.K. sailors
AP: President Bush on Saturday called for the release of 15 British sailors and marines being held by Iran, calling their capture by Tehran “inexcusable behavior.” If the Iranians hate us, let them also fear us
Daily Telegraph – Leaders: It is one thing to be disliked; quite another to be despised. Iran would not have kidnapped our Servicemen without having considered our rules of engagement, our diplomatic isolation and our likely military response, and made a rough calculation of how likely they were to get away with their piracy. Waite offers to go to Iran for captives
Reuters: Negotiator Terry Waite, who survived almost five years as a hostage, offered to travel to Iran on Saturday to help free the 15 British naval personnel being held in Tehran.
Iran has plans to stop oil sales in dollars: TV
Reuters: Iran’s central bank governor said Tehran had plans to end the sale of its oil in dollars completely, state television reported on Friday, part of a move to protect the Islamic Republic from mounting U.S. pressure.
Iran says Britain mishandling captives’ issue
Reuters: London has mishandled the aftermath of the detention of British naval personnel in the Gulf, Iran’s president said on Saturday after Britain expressed concern at Iranian “sabre-rattling”. 