DPA: Former United States secretary of state Madeleine Albright does not rule out a war against Iran in the nuclear dispute between Tehran and the international community.
Bush’s willingness to talk a “surrender to Iran’s logic” – Mottaki
DPA: Willingness of US President George W.Bush to talk to Iran represents a ‘surrender to Iran’s logic’, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday.
Iraqi traders flock to Iran border ahead of reopening
AFP: Traders in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region flocked on Sunday to a border post Iran announced it would reopen after a two-week closure to protest at the US arrest of an Iranian national.
Brown aide plays down US talk of Iran threat
The Observer: Diplomatic relations between Britain and the United States over Iran are under increasing strain after Gordon Brown’s special security adviser warned that American claims about Tehran’s military capability should be taken ‘with a pinch of salt’.
Gordon Brown ‘will back air strikes on Iran’
Sunday Telegraph: Gordon Brown has agreed to support US air strikes against Iran if the Islamic republic orchestrates large-scale attacks by militants against British or American forces in Iraq, according to senior Pentagon officials.
Canada condemns remarks by Iranian president
AFP: Canada condemned Saturday new remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has vowed to liberate “all of Palestine” from Israel and questioned the scale of the Holocaust.
Iran to hold new round of talks with IAEA
AFP: Iran will hold a new round of talks with UN atomic watchdog officials on Tuesday as part of its agreement to answer questions about its nuclear drive, the state news agency IRNA reported.
Petraeus puts heat on Iran over Iraq violence
Reuters: The U.S. military commander in Iraq stepped up accusations over the weekend that Iran was stoking violence in Iraq and said Tehran’s ambassador to Baghdad was a member of the Revolutionary Guards Qods force.
Blast fuels fears Iran is involved
Sunday Telegraph: It was the end of a week of fierce fighting in the Upper Gereshk valley, a Taliban stronghold and the scene of much bloodshed over the past 18 months.
Iran says French call for EU sanctions illegal
Reuters: Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday France’s call for EU sanctions against Tehran outside of the U.N. framework was illegal and the Islamic Republic would not back away from its nuclear ambitions.
