AFP: US President George W. Bush was due to hold talks Thursday in Rome with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the hope the Italian leader would help tighten the squeeze on Iran and step up help for war-battered Afghanistan, aides said.
Bush in Rome for talks with Berlusconi on Iran, Afghanistan
President Bush seeks German support on sanctions against Iran
The Times: President Bush issued a swift reminder yesterday that he was still willing, if necessary, to use America's military might against Iran, as he sought to prod a reluctant German Chancellor into supporting tougher sanctions and severing economic ties with the Islamic Republic.
Iran official arrested for criticizing clerics
Washington Post: A mid-level government official supportive of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's political faction was arrested Wednesday for making public accusations of corruption against several top clerics, the Iranian Fars News Agency reported.
Iran unmoved by threats on its atomic program
New York Times: Increasingly tough warnings from President Bush and his European allies have done nothing to temper Iran’s stance on its nuclear program, worsening the confrontation over what American officials and others suspect is a covert Iranian plan to build an atomic bomb.
Iranian leader calls Bush a ‘wicked man’
AP: Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called President Bush a "wicked man" Wednesday. Addressing thousands of people in this central city, he said Bush had set out to damage Iran but failed to halt its nuclear program and would not succeed in his goal of attacking the Islamic republic.
Rice warns Iran that world has lost its patience
AP: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned on Wednesday that the world has lost patience for Iranian foot-dragging regarding a possible return to bargaining over its nuclear program.
Coalition detains Iranian-trained bomb expert in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 11 – Coalition forces captured a "suspected Iranian-trained Special Groups explosives expert" on Wednesday in Numaniyah, about 180 km southeast of Baghdad near al-Kut, the United States military announced.
Coalition detains Iranian-trained bomb expert in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 11 – Coalition forces captured a "suspected Iranian-trained Special Groups explosives expert" on Wednesday in Numaniyah, about 180 km southeast of Baghdad near al-Kut, the United States military announced.
Iran hangs eight men in capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 11 – Iranian authorities hanged eight men in the capital Tehran on Wednesday, state media reported.
Iran hangs eight men in capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 11 – Iranian authorities hanged eight men in the capital Tehran on Wednesday, state media reported.
