BBC: UK ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair has accused Iran of backing terrorism and warned the world faces a situation akin to “rising fascism in the 1920s”.
Iran backing terror, says Blair
Nuclear armed Iran raises risk of major Mideast war: Gates
AFP: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would set off a regional arms race and raise the risk of a major Mideast war “with who knows what consequences.”
Iranian leader says no nuclear proposal
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday disputed reports that Russian leader Vladimir Putin made proposals to resolve the standoff with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program during his visit this week.
Two killed in helicopter crash in Iran
AFP: An Iranian military helicopter crashed Thursday in the western province of Kermanshah bordering Iraq killing both crewmen, the ISNA news agency reported.
White House cools Iran warning
AP: The White House said Thursday that President Bush was simply making “a rhetorical point” when he suggested that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons, it could lead to World War III.
Bush’s war rhetoric reveals the anxiety that Iran commands
Washington Post: When President Bush this week raised the specter of World War III if Iran manages to build nuclear weapons, he not only roiled the diplomatic world, he also underscored how much Iran has come to shadow the political dialogue both here in Washington and on the presidential campaign trail.
US military action last resort in Iran
AP: While military action against Iran is a last resort, the U.S. has the resources to attack if needed despite the strains of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the top U.S. military officer said Thursday.
Japanese hostage healthy and in Iran, envoy told
AFP: A Japanese student taken hostage in Iran is still being held in the country but is in good health, an Iranian official told a visiting special envoy from Tokyo, media reported Thursday.
US calls for release of Iranian rights activist
AFP: The United States called Wednesday for the immediate release of Iranian human rights activist Emadeddin Baghi and other jailed freedom campaigners in the Islamic republic.
Iran assassination plot a bid to ‘wreck’ visit: Putin
AFP: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that reports of an assassination plot against him in Iran were an attempt to “wreck” his landmark visit.
