Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 30 – Iran's Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari will head out to Damascus later tonight to meet senior Syrian officials throughout the week.
Iran’s Oil Minister in Syria for talks
Tiny island surrounded by tension in the Gulf
New York Times: This small desert kingdom in the Persian Gulf has become a flashpoint in the escalating conflict for regional dominance between Iran and Arab leaders aligned with the United States, after an Iranian official said Bahrain was historically a province of Iran.
Obama’s grand illusions
Washington Times: President Obama is setting the stage for a possible war in the Middle East. During last week's press conference, he said his administration will be "persistent" in courting Iran's mullahs.
Clinton urges Iran help on Afghanistan
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday she hoped Iran would pledge help on border security and fighting drugs traffic at a conference on Afghanistan, but had no plans to meet Tehran's delegates.
US envoy: Don’t expect warmer relations with Iran
AP: A top American diplomat is not getting his hopes up for a breakthrough with Iran during an upcoming international conference.
Iran nuke a ‘a couple of years’ away: Petraeus
AFP: Iran is still "a couple of years" away from having enough highly enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon, the commander of US forces in the Middle East said Sunday.
Gates prefers sanctions to diplomacy for Iran
AFP: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that Iran was more likely to heed sanctions than diplomacy in US efforts to dismantle its nuclear drive.
Israeli drones destroy rocket-smuggling convoys in Sudan
Sunday Times: Israel used unmanned drones to attack secret Iranian convoys in Sudan that were trying to smuggle rockets into Gaza. The missiles have the range to strike Tel Aviv and Israel’s nuclear reactor at Dimona, defence sources said.
Iran’s April March gasoline imports up 9 pct-trade
Reuters: Iran's April gasoline imports will rise 9 percent versus March, countering market expectations that the Islamic Republic would buy less after filling storage tanks in recent months, industry sources said on Sunday.
Iranian missile experts in NKorea: report
AFP: A group of Iranian missile experts is in North Korea to help Pyongyang prepare for a rocket launch, Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported on Sunday.
