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”.
Bush says Iran threat to world security
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.
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.
US President tells Syria, Iran to stop backing Iraq violence
AFP: US President George W. Bush on Saturday called on Syria to cut the “flow of terrorists” into Iraq and on Iran to stop supporting militias that attack US forces and Iraqis.
Iran encounter grimly echoes 02 war game
New York Times: There is a reason American military officers express grim concern over the tactics used by Iranian sailors last weekend: a classified, $250 million war game in which small, agile speedboats swarmed a naval convoy to inflict devastating damage on more powerful warships.
