New York Times: Iran’s supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attacked the United States on Wednesday for making what he called “atomic threats” against his country, while the army announced a large-scale military drill in the Persian Gulf to display its strength.
Decrying U.S. threats, Iran to launch war games
Mideast peace would thwart Iran ambitions: Obama aide
Reuters: President Barack Obama's administration said on Wednesday that progress toward Middle East peace would help thwart Iran's ambitions by preventing it from "cynically" using the conflict to divert attention from its nuclear program.
Iran’s Quds force in Venezuela, Latin America: Pentagon
AFP: Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has stepped up its presence in Latin America, especially in Venezuela, according to a Pentagon report to Congress.
US official: Iran military strike ‘off the table’
AP: The U.S. has ruled out a military strike against Iran's nuclear program any time soon, hoping instead negotiations and United Nations sanctions will prevent the Middle East nation from developing nuclear weapons, a top U.S. defense department official said Wednesday.
US could be in Iran missile range by 2015: US official
AFP: Iran could develop a ballistic missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, a senior US official told lawmakers.
New uranium sites yet to be finalised: Iran atom chief
AFP: Iran's atomic chief said Wednesday the sites for building new uranium enrichment plants have yet to be finalised, denying reports that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has already approved the locations.
North Korea’s Yong-Nam to visit Iran: report
AFP: Kim Yong-Nam, president of North Korea's Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), will visit Iran in the summer, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran to hold war games in Gulf, Hormuz strait-report
Reuters: Iran's Revolutionary Guards will start three days of manoeuvres in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday.
We will not allow US to dominate Iran: Khamenei
AFP: Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Tehran will not allow the United States to dominate the Islamic republic, taking another swipe at US President Barack Obama's "nuclear threat."
Three Iran revolutionary guards killed: agency
Reuters: Three members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were killed in clashes this week with unidentified "counter-revolutionary forces," an Iranian news agency said on Wednesday.
