AP: As the Bush administration pushes to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, many members of Congress are advocating get-tough approaches and say military force should remain an option to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Many in Congress advocate stance on Iran
AP: As the Bush administration pushes to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, many members of Congress are advocating get-tough approaches and say military force should remain an option to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. 6 powers to meet in London to seek a common policy on Iran
New York Times: The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet in London on Monday in an effort to resolve their differences on how best to punish Iran for its nuclear activities, three diplomats said Tuesday. Brits crack down on Basra’s police
AP: British troops launched a crackdown Tuesday on Basra’s troubled police, arresting several officers in a force long believed infiltrated by extremist Shiite militiamen with ties to neighboring Iran. Iran accuses foreigners of masterminding bombings
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 Iran accused foreigners on Tuesday of masterminding dual bombings in the southern oil-rich city of Ahwaz that left at least eight people dead and dozens injured. Iran accuses foreigners of masterminding bombings
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 Iran accused foreigners on Tuesday of masterminding dual bombings in the southern oil-rich city of Ahwaz that left at least eight people dead and dozens injured. Iran heading ‘in the wrong direction’ in nuclear row: EU presidency
AFP: Iran is “marching off in the wrong direction” in its nuclear standoff with the West, the European Union’s Austrian presidency said on Tuesday. Iran blocks BBC Persian website
BBC: The Iranian authorities have started to block the BBC’s Persian language internet site, for the first time. EU energy chief: Iran unlikely to use oil as weapon
Reuters: Iran is unlikely to use oil as a weapon in the dispute over its nuclear activities, but the world community has measures to deal with a disruption if one occurred, the European Union’s energy chief said on Tuesday. Iran jails German, French tourists
AFP: An Iranian court has sentenced a French skipper and his German client who were arrested after straying into Iran’s Gulf waters to 18 months behind bars, a lawyer for one of the accused told AFP Tuesday.UK to change envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 24 The British Foreign Office announced on Tuesday that it was changing its ambassador to Iran later on in the year. 