Washington Times – Editorial: As President Bush enters his final months in office, there are mounting signs of disarray when it comes to current U.S. policy towards Iran and North Korea. The three remaining plausible candidates to succeed him — Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain — have yet to explain how thier policies will differ from the current administration.
Appeasing Iran, North Korea?
4.7 Richter-scale quake jolts southern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 09 – An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted parts of southern Iran on Thursday.
4.7 Richter-scale quake jolts southern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 09 – An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted parts of southern Iran on Thursday.
US will not send envoy to Iran with nuclear offer
AFP: The United States on Thursday ruled out sending a US envoy to Tehran to present a new offer from the big powers to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment.
U.S. agrees to EU’s Iran nuclear plan
CNN: The United States has signed off on a European plan that would offer increased incentives for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program, senior State Department officials said Thursday.
Iran recalls ambassador to Iraq
UPI: Iran recalled its ambassador to Iraq in protest of Baghdad's support for a move by the United Arab Emirates to take ownership of three Persian Gulf islands.
US the main obstacle to Mideast peace: Iran leader
AFP: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that Iran's arch-foe the United States was the main obstacle to resolving both the crisis in Iraq and the Palestinian question.
Ahmadinejad brands Israel a ‘stinking corpse’
AFP: Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called Israel a "stinking corpse" which is doomed to disappear as the Jewish state celebrated its 60th anniversary.
US eyes German firm over sofware sale to Iran
Deutsche Welle: The German security-technology firm Draeger is being investigated in the US for potential violation of a trade embargo with Iran.
Russia joins U.N. economic sanctions on Iran
Reuters: Russia has signed into law United Nations economic sanctions that world powers agreed to in March, according to a presidential decree published by the Kremlin on Thursday.
