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Bush says ‘all options’ on table regarding Iran nuclear program

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ImageBloomberg: 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

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ImageAFP: 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

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ImageNew 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’

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ImageDaily 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

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ImageBloomberg: 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

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ImageReuters: 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

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ImageAP: 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."

Iran cenbank governor warns of hyper-inflation

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ImageReuters: Iran's central bank governor Tahmasb Mazaheri warned that the government's interest rate policy could further stoke inflation that already tops 25 percent, Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported.

Iran spends $2.5B on activities in Iraq, exiles say

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ImageBloomberg: Iran spends $2.5 billion a year on its "activities" in Iraq and provides militias there with 80 percent of the arms used against U.S.-led forces, the exiled opposition National Council for Resistance in Iran said.

Marry or lose job, says Iran firm

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ImageBBC: Single workers at one of Iran's major state-owned companies have been told to marry by September or face being fired, Iranian newspapers have reported.