Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she did not see Iran's latest statements about its nuclear program as a rebuff to U.S. overtures to engage Tehran.
U.S. does not see Iran’s nuclear claims as rebuff
Iran declares major breakthroughs in nuclear drive
AFP: Iran Thursday declared major advances in its controversial nuclear drive as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened an atomic fuel plant and announced the testing of two high capacity centrifuges.
Iranian interference in Iraq
Asharq al-Awsat – By Lord Corbett: The UK is not the only one contemplating the future of Iraq now that our troops have handed over formal responsibility for Basra last week. Next door, Shiite Iran is busy working out its next move.
Moscow open to ‘more severe’ punishment for Iran over nuclear program
FOX News: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev admits to President Obama that American intelligence estimates about the pace of Iran's nuclear progress have been more accurate than Russia's.
US calls Iran’s charge against journalist baseless
AP: The United States is calling Iranian charges of espionage against an American journalist "baseless" and "without foundation."
China encourages Iran to pursue nuclear negotiations
Reuters: China wants Iran and other powers to pursue contacts aimed at eventually defusing a long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear activities, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.
US dealings with Iran remain on slippery path
AP: Efforts by the Obama administration to re-engage with Iran advanced a step and skidded backward all in the same day, underscoring the difficulties the new president faces as he tries to improve U.S. relations with its longtime foe.
Iran must show world its desire for peace: Russia
AFP: Iran must convince the international community that its nuclear programme has exclusively peaceful purposes, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
Morgenthau vs. Tehran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: There's good news, and some really bad news, about Iran's efforts to evade U.S. sanctions and infiltrate the U.S. financial system.
Iran might be deterred by U.S. nuclear umbrella, Gulf ally says
Bloomberg: The Obama administration should consider countering an Iranian threat by offering Middle East allies protection under a “nuclear umbrella,” a United Arab Emirates official said, as the U.S. announced plans to join international talks with Iran.
