USA TODAY: The number of deadly armor-piercing roadside bombs, which the U.S. government has linked to Iran, has dropped by nearly 70% in the past three months, the U.S. military says.
Iran-linked attacks subside in Iraq
Iran briefs ally Syria on standoff with West
AP: Iran's foreign minister briefed Syria's president Thursday on the international standoff over his country's nuclear program.
Sweetening the pot for Tehran
Washington Post: President Bush's decision to shift a long-held stance and allow a top U.S. diplomat to attend nuclear talks with Iran follows a less-noticed but critical policy change last month.
Rice says unclear if Iran will respond positively
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she did not know if Iran would respond positively this weekend to an offer made by major powers to suspend sensitive nuclear work in exchange for incentives.
French deputies back Iranian opposition group
AFP: French deputies presented exiled Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi with a declaration calling for democratic change in Iran in a ceremony at France's National Assembly Wednesday.
Iran’s FM in Syria
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 – Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Damascus on Thursday to hold talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Iran’s FM in Syria
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 – Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Damascus on Thursday to hold talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
Russia charges man with smuggling to Iran
AP: The founder of a Russian company involved in trade with Iran has been charged with trying to smuggle a metal that can be used for weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems to the Islamic republic, prosecutors said Thursday.
China urges give-and-take in Iran nuclear talks
Reuters: China said on Thursday it welcomed Washington's decision to send a senior diplomat to nuclear talks with Iran, urging the attending nations to show greater "flexibility" to ease the standoff.
US plans to station diplomats in Iran for first time since 1979
The Guardian: The US plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years as part of a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush.
