Reuters: Iran said on Wednesday it was ready to consider a U.S. diplomatic presence in Tehran and called for direct flights between the two countries, nearly three decades after Washington severed ties with Iran.
Iran open to U.S. office, wants direct U.S. flights
Russia’s Medvedev: EU sanctions on Iran not helpful
Reuters: The European Union's decision to impose new sanctions on Iran could exacerbate tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Thursday.
Softer tone from Iran has experts guessing
New York Times: Iranian officials on Tuesday continued their long history of befuddling Western diplomats, as two top officials sounded conciliatory notes about the prospects of eventually breaching the impasse between the West and Tehran over the country’s nuclear ambitions.
Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
AP: Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.
25 people killed in Iran bus crash
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – At least 25 people were killed on Tuesday when a bus veered off a bridge in central Iran.
25 people killed in Iran bus crash
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – At least 25 people were killed on Tuesday when a bus veered off a bridge in central Iran.
U.S. marks 40 years of atom treaty with swipe at Iran
Reuters: The United States, marking the 40th anniversary of the fraying nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), said on Tuesday it was concerned that countries like Iran had "violated" the pact.
Iran MPs threaten reprisals for any new sanctions
AFP: Iran's conservative-controlled parliament warned on Tuesday it would reduce nuclear cooperation if any new sanctions were imposed over the country's atomic drive, the Fars news agency reported.
Iran orders paper director’s arrest for ‘insulting’ president
AFP: Iran's judiciary on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the director of a leading reformist newspaper over an article attacking President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his remarks on the Shiites' "hidden imam."
U.S. dismisses report Israel likely to attack Iran
Bloomberg: The U.S. State Department dismissed an ABC News report that Israel is increasingly likely to attack Iranian nuclear facilities this year.
