Los Angeles Times: Moderate and liberal foreign policy experts said that U.S. intelligence agencies, possibly eager to demonstrate independence from White House political pressure, may have produced a National Intelligence Estimate that is more reassuring than it should be on the potential risks of the Iranian nuclear program.
Doves find fault with Iran report too
Oliver Stone quashes Iran visit report
Los Angeles Times: The director says that while he’s open to making a documentary on the country’s controversial president, he has ‘no plans at this time’ to travel to Tehran.
Spy master defends Iran report
Irish Independent: Iran retains key nuclear capabilities despite having frozen weapons development in 2003, and its ambitions cannot be considered benign, a senior US intelligence official told Congress yesterday.
Iran builds a new road to aid Lebanese allies
Daily Telegraph: Under the cover of an aid project, Iran is consolidating Shia control over southern Lebanon by building a large mountain road that critics believe is a supply route for Hizbollah.
Bush, China’s Hu talk by telephone on Iran
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush told China he was willing to solve the Iranian nuclear issue through dialogue, state media reported on Friday, an approach long promoted by Beijing.
EU, NATO to keep pressure on Iran despite report
Reuters: Germany and France said on Thursday Iran’s nuclear program was still a threat and the search for more U.N. sanctions should go on despite a U.S. intelligence report that Tehran was no longer trying to build an atomic bomb.
Iranian hanged despite court order quashing sentence
AFP: An Iranian youth was hanged for rape in the city of Kermanshah despite his victims withdrawing their complaint and a judicial decree quashing his death sentence, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
Iran denies senior IRGC official steps down from Gov post
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 06 Irans state-run press denied on Thursday reports that a senior Revolutionary Guards commander staunchly allied to hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had stepped down from the influential post of Deputy Interior Minister.
Iran denies senior IRGC official steps down from Gov post
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 06 Irans state-run press denied on Thursday reports that a senior Revolutionary Guards commander staunchly allied to hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had stepped down from the influential post of Deputy Interior Minister.
Merkel, Sarkozy say Iran still poses a threat
Reuters: Germany and France said on Thursday Iran’s nuclear programme was still a threat and the search for more U.N. sanctions should go on despite a U.S. intelligence report that Tehran was no longer trying to build an atomic bomb.
