AFP: Iran is seeking to keep Afghanistan weak and unstable, delivering arms to the Taliban whilst ostensibly supporting Kabul's government, a senior US state department official said in Paris Tuesday.
Iran seeking to keep Afghanistan unstable: US official
Bolton urges U.S. to hit Iran terror camps
UPI: Former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton told a British newspaper that the United States should consider airstrikes against insurgent training camps in Iran.
Diplomats say IAEA chief urging more US flexibility on Iran
AP: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Washington on Tuesday to show more sensitivity in dealing with Iran if it hopes to see Tehran make concessions on its nuclear program, diplomats said.
Iran: Young man faces execution despite international protests
AKI: A 20-year-old Iranian is due to be executed on Wednesday for a crime he allegedly committed as a teenager despite international efforts to save his life.
Iran denies Khamenei gave interview
UPI: The Iranian Embassy in Italy is denying an Italian newspaper's claim to have conducted a rare interview with Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
Iran visa issue defused, smoothing atom pact talks
Reuters: Talks on how to save the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) were kept alive on Tuesday after Iran received assurances on U.S. visas for taking part in follow-up meetings in New York in 2009 and 2010.
Iran halts talks with U.S. on Iraq
New York Times: As American strikes on Shiite fighters in Baghdad have widened, Iran has suspended talks with the United States on Iraqi security, with the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday citing the continued offensive as the reason.
Iran calls off more security talks with US about Iraq
AP: Iran called off further Iraq security talks with Washington until U.S. forces stop their crackdown on Shiite militias, but the military brought more air power into the fight Monday and escalated its accusations of Iranian backing for extremists.
US says talks with Iran ‘meaningless’ without change in behavior
AFP: The United States said Monday it is still ready for talks with Iran on security in Iraq but said they are "meaningless" as long as Tehran continues its alleged support for Shiite militias there.
Top U.S. officer says would prefer no war on Iran
Reuters: U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq would make it difficult to mount any attack on Iran, the Pentagon's top officer said in remarks broadcast on Monday, adding that he would prefer to avoid a new regional war.
