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Israel fears US will dither while Iran goes nuclear

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ImageSunday Times: Mounting fears that the United States will do nothing to prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power will be outlined by Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, when he meets President George W Bush in Washington tomorrow.

Iran raises profile in Latin America

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ImageAP: The foremen bark out instructions in broken Spanish, saying "aqui" and "mas" as they direct crews to lay water pipes and smooth out cement. But on their lunch break, they switch into Farsi — the language of Iran.

Iran hangs Iranian convicted of spying for Israel

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ImageReuters: Iran has executed an Iranian businessman convicted of spying on the military for the Islamic Republic's arch foe Israel, the judiciary said on Saturday.

Iraq: Iranian detained by US has been released

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ImageAP: An Iranian detained by U.S. forces at the Baghdad airport has been released, the Iraqi government said Saturday.

Bush, Medvedev discuss Georgia, Iran

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ImageAFP: US President George W. Bush and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Saturday on the need for their countries to keep cooperating on Iran after Barack Obama takes office, the White House said.

Iran fails to halt U.N. assembly rights resolution

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ImageReuters: Western nations claimed a success on Friday when a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran passed through a key committee more easily than in the past.

Man charged with spying for Israel hanged in Iran

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ImageAP: An Iranian judiciary spokesman says a man convicted of spying for Israel has been hanged.

Solana ‘worried’ by Iran’s lack of cooperation on nuclear issue

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ImageAFP: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Friday he was "worried" by an international watchdog's report that Iran is not cooperating with calls to stop its sensitive nuclear work.

Britain’s Miliband calls Iran world threat

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ImageAP: Britain's foreign policy chief said Friday that Iran continues to pose the most serious threat to the world, warning that Tehran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons risks an arms race across the Middle East.

France says concern mounting on Iran nuclear work

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ImageReuters: France said on Friday the latest U.N. report on Iran's nuclear programme reinforced concerns that it was trying to develop weaponry, and urged it to halt sensitive nuclear work.