AP: The European Union’s top envoy warned Iran on Wednesday that the EU wanted to see progress in international negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program or risk new sanctions by the end of the year.
EU envoy warns Iran on nuclear progress
Detained Iranian an intelligence agent: US general
AFP: An Iranian arrested by US forces in Iraq’s Kurdish region had been involved in Tehran’s intelligence operations in Iraq for more than a decade, an American general said on Wednesday.
Iranian says US can’t afford another war
AP: Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday the United States is not in a position to attack his country because Washington cannot afford another costly war in the region.
Cleric shot dead during sermon in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 03 A cleric was shot dead on Tuesday as he was giving a sermon in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-east Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Cleric shot dead during sermon in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 03 A cleric was shot dead on Tuesday as he was giving a sermon in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-east Iran, state media reported on Wednesday.
Iraqis need a year to control Baghdad, U.S. general says
New York Times: The No. 2 American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that Iraqi security forces would need most of next year before they were capable of providing security for the entire capital, Baghdad.
Doubts emerge on China’s support for Iran sanctions
New York Sun: Despite conditional assurances from China that it will support U.N. sanctions against Iran, some Bush administration officials are saying privately that they doubt that Beijing will follow through on its promises.
U.S. seeks ‘block’ on Iran: Rice
New York Post: A stable Iraq will serve as “a block” against Iran’s growing Mideast ambitions, but an unstable Iraq will serve as “bridge” for them, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday.
Iran dam sparks row about ancient Persian relic
Reuters: For the people protesting against it, a new dam near these sun-drenched ruins may be more than an environmental upheaval: in it they scent an affront to the country’s pre-Islamic identity.
Turkey to fund $3.5 bln Iran gas deal alone-sources
Reuters: Turkey will finance a $3.5 billion investment in Iranian gas production entirely from a state company of its own as U.S. opposition has put off foreign investors, Energy Ministry officials said on Wednesday.
