AFP: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed calls for diplomatic engagement with Iran Tuesday, saying it was an open question whether talks would be productive while President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is in power.
Gates rebuffs calls for diplomacy with Iran
White House denies imminent plans to attack Iran
CNN: The White House on Tuesday dismissed an Israeli media report that President Bush intends to attack Iran before his term ends in January.
Military officer Iran jeopardizing peace in Iraq
AP: The top uniformed U.S. military officer told Congress Tuesday that Iran is directly jeopardizing peace in Iraq, prompting fresh calls from senators that the U.S. pursue diplomatic talks with Tehran.
Iran’s Islamist militia to launch security patrol
AFP: The Islamist Basij militia is to start patrolling streets in urban areas across Iran to try to curb security threats, a Basij commander was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Iran launches fresh crackdown on websites: report
AFP: Iranian authorities have blocked access to several websites and blogs of women's rights advocates and journalists critical of the government, a press report said on Tuesday.
Iran says six Baha’is jailed on security charges
Reuters: Iran has imprisoned six members of the Baha'i faith on security-related charges, government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham said on Tuesday.
Iran confirms six Bahai faithful arrested
AFP: Iran confirmed on Tuesday it has arrested members of the Bahai religious community, whose faith is banned in the Islamic republic, for acting against the national interest.
Iran’s neighbors looking at nuclear power: report
Reuters: Growing interest in atomic power among Iran's neighbors could spiral into a nuclear arms race in the volatile Middle East unless preventive measures are taken, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday.
Report: Iran’s nuclear program feeding proliferation
AP: Iran's disputed nuclear program has sent a wave of interest in atomic energy across the Middle East, a think tank said Tuesday, warning that it risked setting the scene for a regional nuclear arms race.
Iran agrees to Solana’s nuclear trip, no date set
Reuters: Iran said on Tuesday it had agreed to a visit by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to submit an upgraded package of incentives aimed at coaxing the country into halting uranium enrichment, a news agency reported.
