Los Angeles Times: The radioactive question of Iran’s nuclear program has now landed in the lap of the United Nations Security Council. Which is downright odd because, according to many learned observers, the Security Council’s authority all but vanished when the United States and Britain bypassed it to invade Iraq in 2003. Who will challenge Iran?
Los Angeles Times: The radioactive question of Iran’s nuclear program has now landed in the lap of the United Nations Security Council. Which is downright odd because, according to many learned observers, the Security Council’s authority all but vanished when the United States and Britain bypassed it to invade Iraq in 2003. UN Council deadlocked on Iran statement
Reuters: The U.N. Security Council ran into new obstacles on Tuesday in trying to issue a statement on reining in Iran’s nuclear ambitions after Russia insisted on deleting key parts of the text. Man tried to sell explosives components to Iran: US Customs
AFP: US authorities have charged a man with trying to illegally export sensors that could allegedly be used to make bombs to Iran in violation of a US trade embargo, officials said. Bush: Talks with Iran to show US concerns on Iraq
Reuters: The United States wants to make clear in talks with Iran that it won’t accept attempts to spread sectarian violence in Iraq, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday. EU warns Iran it may face diplomatic reprisals over nukes
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 21 The European Union has warned Iran that it may face diplomatic reprisals if it continues to defy the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its nuclear pursuit. EU warns Iran it may face diplomatic reprisals over nukes
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 21 The European Union has warned Iran that it may face diplomatic reprisals if it continues to defy the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its nuclear pursuit. Why Iraq’s police are a deadly problem
TIME: Interior Minister Bayan Jabr has turned the U.S.-trained force into violent Shi’ite shock troops, critics say.The bodies began to show up early last week. On Monday, 34 corpses were found. In the darkness of Tuesday morning, 15 more men, between the ages of 22 and 40 were found in the back of a pickup truck in the al-Khadra district of western Baghdad. They had been hanged.
Some U.S. officials fear Iran is helping Al Qaeda
Los Angeles Times: U.S. intelligence officials, already focused on Iran’s potential for building nuclear weapons, are struggling to solve a more immediate mystery: the murky relationship between the new Tehran leadership and the contingent of Al Qaeda leaders residing in the country.Russia said to still object to UN Iran statement
Reuters: Russia, backed by China, blocked agreement on Monday on a U.N. Security Council statement aimed at quashing Iran’s nuclear ambitions despite a ministerial meeting on Tehran’s atomic programs, diplomats said.Iranian president wants West to apologize
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday said the West should apologize to Iran for accusing it of trying to develop a nuclear weapons program and said his country would continue to resist international pressure to halt its nuclear energy program. 