Reuters: Two Belgians kidnapped in southeastern Iran at the weekend have been released, a Belgian Foreign Ministry spokesman in Brussels said on Tuesday.
Belgians kidnapped in Iran released – Belgian official
Iran’s president ‘doubts’ arming Taliban
AP: Iran’s president said Tuesday he has “serious doubts” that his country is supplying weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, refuting allegations by some Western officials that Iran is arming the militants.
In magazine article, Giuliani details his policy on Iran
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.
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.
