AFP: The Bush administration is still considering setting up a diplomatic mission in Iran to improve contacts between the Iranian and American peoples, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
US still considering diplomatic presence in Iran
Britons accused over roadside bomb network
Sunday Times: Two Iranian-born British men are accused of being part of a network supplying components for the roadside bombs which are killing coalition soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
EU-backed gas pipeline needs Iranian fuel, minister Nozari says
Bloomberg: Iran's gas is an unavoidable source for the Nabucco pipeline project, that will supply fuel from the Caspian Sea region to Europe, Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said.
Iran: We will not suspend uranium enrichment
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 – Iran denied on Saturday that it would be willing to halt uranium enrichment for guaranteed nuclear fuel import.
Iran: We will not suspend uranium enrichment
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 – Iran denied on Saturday that it would be willing to halt uranium enrichment for guaranteed nuclear fuel import.
Iran says oil under 100 dollars is ‘unsuitable’
AFP: Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossiein Nozari said on Saturday that a price of under 100 dollars for a barrel of crude oil is "unsuitable."
AP Exclusive: US won’t put diplomats in Iran
AP: The Bush administration has shelved plans to set up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, in part over fears it could affect the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling, The Associated Press has learned.
Tehran rejects Bahrain FM’s call to bring Israel in from cold
AFP: Iran rejected the Bahrain foreign minister's call for a new regional grouping which would include Israel as well as Arab states, Iran and Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported on Friday.
Iran’s nuclear waltz
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: At its annual Vienna powwow this week, the world's nuclear watchdog is taking Iran for a few spins over its atomic ambitions. But the mullahs in Tehran know this diplomatic waltz well, and they can rest assured the dance merely frees up more time and space for them to get their bomb.
Iran asks for $7B for fuel imports
UPI: Iran is looking to bolster ties with regional energy-producing nations while seeking a $7 billion supplemental to cover gas imports, officials said.
