Reuters: U.S. and British naval forces wrapped up their military exercises in the Gulf on Tuesday and dismissed that they were related to tensions with Iran.
US, UK forces end Gulf exercise amid Iran threat
Putin, Ahmadinejad discuss nuclear plant progress: PM’s office
AFP: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday discussed progress on a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, a statement from Putin's office said.
EU’s Solana to visit Iran for nuclear talks: France
Reuters: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will travel to Iran to hold talks over its nuclear program, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan.
Iranian fighter jet crashes in southwest Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – An Iranian fighter jet has crashed in south-west Iran, state television reported on Monday.
Iranian fighter jet crashes in southwest Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – An Iranian fighter jet has crashed in south-west Iran, state television reported on Monday.
US shrugs off Iranian threat to strike Israel, US navy
AFP: Washington shrugged off Tuesday Iran's threat to "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over the Islamic republic's nuclear program.
Iran says would strike Israel, US navy if attacked
AFP: Iran would "set on fire" Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over its nuclear programme, an aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says G8 “on road to precipice”
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at the Group of Eight wealthy nations in a letter to a newspaper on Tuesday, saying their policies would "accelerate them along the road to a precipice," and reiterated he would not accept demands to halt uranium enrichment.
Oil prices fall heavily as Iran tensions ease
AFP: Oil prices fell sharply Monday in a move some traders attributed to an ease in geopolitical tensions related to Iran's nuclear program and a strengthening US dollar.
Egypt summons Iranian diplomat over Sadat film
Reuters: Egypt summoned a senior Iranian diplomat in Cairo on Monday over an Iranian film on the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, an Egyptian foreign ministry official and state media said.
