AP: President Bush pledged Thursday to work with allies to strengthen sanctions on Iran after a U.N. watchdog agency reported that Tehran was accelerating its nuclear enrichment program in defiance of international demands.
Bush wants tougher sanctions on Iran
IAEA says Iran probably 3-8 years off nuclear bomb
Reuters: Iran is probably three to eight years away from producing a nuclear bomb if it so chooses, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
U.S. navy begins war games on Iran’s doorstep
Reuters: The U.S. navy began war games on Iran’s doorstep on Thursday, navy officials said, a day after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a dramatic daytime show of military muscle.
Iranian defiance of U.N. detailed
Washington Post: Iran has again defied U.N. demands to suspend its nuclear enrichment programs, according to a report issued yesterday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, leading Bush administration officials to demand increased pressure on Tehran.
Ahmadinejad says Iran won’t halt uranium enrichment
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country won’t give in to Western requests to halt uranium enrichment, one day after the release of a UN atomic agency report which triggers new sanctions on Iran.
Amnesty says stonings, execution of minors continue in Iran
Iran Focus: London, May 24 – Two people were stoned to death in Iran and sentences of flogging, amputation and eye-gouging continued to be passed, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Amnesty says stonings, execution of minors continue in Iran
Iran Focus: London, May 24 – Two people were stoned to death in Iran and sentences of flogging, amputation and eye-gouging continued to be passed, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Australia: Iran provides lethal equipment to militias in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, May 24 Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer accused Iran on Wednesday of providing lethal equipment to Shiite militias in neighbouring Iraq.
Australia: Iran provides lethal equipment to militias in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, May 24 Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer accused Iran on Wednesday of providing lethal equipment to Shiite militias in neighbouring Iraq.
Coalition finds cache of Iranian money and weapons in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, May 24 Coalition forces in Iraq killed two terrorists, detained 19 suspected terrorists and uncovered a cache of Iranian money and bomb-making materials Wednesday morning in the Baghdad slum Sadr City, the U.S.-led military in Iraq announced.
