Washington Post: The small, boxlike objects dropped in the water by Iranian boats as they approached U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday posed no threat to the American vessels, U.S. officials said yesterday, even as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff charged that the incident reflects Iran’s new tactics of asymmetric warfare.
Objects from Iranian boats posed no threat, Navy says
Bush takes soundings on Iran
The Guardian: President George Bush yesterday began canvassing Arab support for containing Iran as his Middle East tour moved to the Gulf amid concerns about escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
U.N. nuclear official urges Iran to clarify outstanding issues
New York Times: Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on Friday urged Iran to move more quickly to clarify questions about its nuclear activities, the Iranian news agency ISNA reported.
UN nuclear chief presses Iran on cooperation
AFP: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday pressed Iran to intensify its cooperation with his agency to shed more light on the history of the disputed Iranian atomic programme.
US military chief warns Iran
AFP: The top US military officer warned Iran Friday not to mistake US restraint in an incident in the Strait of Hormuz for a lack of resolve, saying US warships would defend themselves.
IAEA chief arrives in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei began a two-day visit of Iran early on Friday.
IAEA chief arrives in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei began a two-day visit of Iran early on Friday.
Kuwaiti FM to visit Iran next week
Iran Focus: Kuwait City, Jan. 11 – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah is to visit Iran on January 15, according to a report by the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas.
Kuwaiti FM to visit Iran next week
Iran Focus: Kuwait City, Jan. 11 – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah is to visit Iran on January 15, according to a report by the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas.
Quake jolts southwest Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 – An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Abdan, in Irans south-western province of Bushehr, early on Thursday.
