Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday a final decision on deployment of a missile shield in eastern and central Europe hinged in part on Iran's willingness to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Clinton says missile shield hinges in part on Iran
Cyprus: Detained ship broke Iran arms export ban
AP: A ship detained off Cyprus has breached a U.N. ban on Iranian arms exports, Cyprus' foreign minister said Tuesday.
Iran FM visits Baghdad
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki flew in to Baghdad on Wednesday for talks with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari on boosting links between their two states, a foreign ministry official said.
Iran space shot ‘rudimentary’: US general
AFP: Iran displayed a "rudimentary" space launch capability when it put a satellite into orbit last week, but is now on a path to having a long-range missile, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.
Iraq far from peace and wracked by sectarianism: Allawi
AFP: Former prime minister Iyad Allawi told AFP on Monday Western nations should not delude themselves that Iraq is on the brink of peace, warning them a "fireball" could engulf planned general elections.
Iranian Revolution: Telegraph correspondent relives 1979
Daily Telegraph: They danced on the rooftops and they danced in the streets when back in 1979 national radio announced that the Shah of Iran had left the country.
US looking for Iran talks ‘in coming months’: Obama
AFP: US President Barack Obama renewed his call for direct US dialogue with Iran, saying he hoped to create the conditions to "start sitting across the table, face to face" in the coming months.
UN chief encourages Obama to talk to Iran soon
AP: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is "very optimistic" about President Barack Obama's swift engagement on key international issues and encouraged the United States to start talking to Iran to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program as soon as possible.
U.S. says Iran still supporting Iraq militants
Reuters: Iranians are still supporting Shi'ite militants in Iraq with weapons and training, despite a reduction in violence in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said in a television interview on Monday.
Obama signals break with Bush on economy, Iran
Reuters: President Barack Obama insisted on Monday that only government can jolt the economy out of deep recession and offered an olive branch to longtime foe Iran, scrapping years of past U.S. policies.
