New York Times: Laying out his views on foreign policy, Rudolph W. Giuliani, one of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, said he would be open to negotiations with Iran but would not rule out destroying its nuclear facilities as a last resort.
In magazine article, Giuliani details his policy on Iran
Iranian unit to be labeled ‘terrorist’
Washington Post: The United States has decided to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country’s 125,000-strong elite military branch, as a “specially designated global terrorist,” according to U.S. officials, a move that allows Washington to target the group’s business operations and finances.
U.S. weighing terrorist label for Iran guards
New York Times: The Bush administration is preparing to declare that Irans Revolutionary Guard Corps is a foreign terrorist organization, senior administration officials said Tuesday.
Irans Ahmadinejad visits Afghanistan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 – Hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Afghanistan for a state visit, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Irans Ahmadinejad visits Afghanistan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 – Hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Afghanistan for a state visit, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Coalition kills four rogue Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 14 Coalition troops killed four suspected rogue operatives of an Iran-backed militia during a raid in the Baghdad slum Sadr City early Tuesday morning, the U.S. military announced.
Coalition kills four rogue Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 14 Coalition troops killed four suspected rogue operatives of an Iran-backed militia during a raid in the Baghdad slum Sadr City early Tuesday morning, the U.S. military announced.
Why Europe has leverage with Iran
Wall Street Journal: European resistance to American triumphalism has its uses. But with respect to Iran, Europe’s behavior is downright dangerous. Our welcome guest, French President Nicolas Sarkozy — who just visited President Bush in Maine after vacationing in New Hampshire — could change this.
Iranian president sacks ministers to deflect blame for policy failure
The Guardian: Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has sacked his oil and industry ministers in an apparent attempt to tighten his grip on power while deflecting blame for failed economic policies.
Iran authorities lash man for having bible in car – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 13 Iranian authorities in Tehran lashed a man on his back earlier this year for having a bible in his car, an Iranian Christian group said in a report on its website on Friday.
