Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday he hoped his trip to Tehran this weekend would start a new process for resolving the crisis over Iran's nuclear program.
Solana hopes Iran trip will renew talks process
Iran refuses to yield on nuclear ahead of Solana trip
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday refused to back down over Iran's nuclear programme, days ahead of a trip to Tehran by the EU foreign policy chief in search of a compromise in the crisis.
Bush: ‘All options’ open on Iran
AFP: US President George W. Bush said Wednesday after talks here with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that "all options" are on the table for dealing with Iran's suspect nuclear programme.
Bush says ‘all options’ on table regarding Iran nuclear program
Bloomberg: President George W. Bush said that all options remain open regarding Iran and its nuclear program after talks in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Bush presses German leader on Iran trade ties
AFP: US President George W. Bush was to pressure Chancellor Angela Merkel to cut Germany's business ties with Iran in talks Wednesday as he put the Iran nuclear dispute at the heart of his farewell European tour, aides said.
Next ‘weapon’ against Iran may be gasoline
New York Sun: With President Bush securing a new round of European sanctions on Iran's banks, he and Congress are looking to additional measures to squeeze the mullahs at the gasoline pump.
Iran ‘gives £1.2bn to terrorist groups that target British troops’
Daily Telegraph: Iran has a secret $2.5 billion (£1.2 billion) budget for supporting terrorist groups that target British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has been claimed.
Ahmadinejad says Bush administration can’t hurt Iran
Bloomberg: George W. Bush's administration is in its dying days and won't be able to harm Iran, the Islamic Republic's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said.
Bomb defused at Iraqi envoy home in Iran
Reuters: A bomb was defused in front of the residence of Iraq's ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday, media said on Wednesday.
Bush says diplomacy is first choice in Iran standoff
AP: President Bush said Wednesday that his first choice is to solve a nuclear standoff with Iran by using diplomacy, but "all options are on the table."
