Press Association: A naval commander has told US President George W Bush that he is taking the recent confrontation between Iranian and US Navy forces in the Persian Gulf “deadly seriously”.
Navy chief tells Bush of Iran fears
Iran: US spreading anti-Iran sentiment
AP: Iran charged Sunday that the United States was trying to spread anti-Iranian sentiment in the Mideast by accusing Iranian boats of threatening U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf.
Bush warns Gulf Arabs of Iran threat
AFP: US President George W. Bush warned Gulf Arab allies on Sunday of the threat from their neighbour Iran and called for their support of Washington’s policy goals in the Middle East.
Bush says Iran threat to world security
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush accused Iran on Sunday of threatening security around the world by backing militants and urged his Gulf Arab allies to confront “this danger before it is too late”.
Some 7,200 register to run in Iran parliament vote
Reuters: Some 7,200 people have registered to run in Iran’s March parliamentary elections, when reform-minded opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hope to benefit from growing disenchantment with the hardline leader.
UN nuclear chief presses Iran leaders on cooperation
AFP: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei met Iranian leaders on Saturday on a visit aimed at persuading Tehran to intensify cooperation with his agency over its contested nuclear programme.
U.S.: Iranian bombs rise in Iraq
CNN: Attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq with bombs believed linked to Iran — known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) — have risen sharply in January after several months of decline, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Irans Revolutionary Guard in secret Iraq talks with US
Sunday Times: The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps slipped into the green zone of Baghdad last month to press Tehrans hardline position over the terms of the current talks with American officials, it was claimed last week.
Soccer-Iran coaching turmoil continues
Reuters: Iran remain without a head coach after the head of the country’s football federation said the leading candidate lacked the “proper conditions”.
IAEA chief meets Irans Ahmadinejad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 12 The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog met hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier on Saturday, state media reported.
