AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit the United Arab Emirates and Oman starting this weekend for talks expected to cover Iraq and Iran’s nuclear programme, officials and press reports said Monday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to visit UAE, Oman
U.S. think tank details global investment in Iran
Reuters: Companies and government agencies in three dozen countries have struck more than $153 billion in deals with Iran since 2000, investment that could offer important leverage to help persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear program, a new study says.
In Brief: Iran Parliament bans Al-Jazeera report
Iran Focus: London, May 08 Irans Majlis, or Parliament, has banned the prominent Arabic-language satellite channel al-Jazeera, an international press freedoms watchdog said on Monday.
In Brief: Iran Parliament bans Al-Jazeera report
Iran Focus: London, May 08 Irans Majlis, or Parliament, has banned the prominent Arabic-language satellite channel al-Jazeera, an international press freedoms watchdog said on Monday.
Coalition targets “torture room” in Iraqi capital
Iran Focus: London, May 07 – The following is the text of a statement by the Coalition in Iraq regarding an attack by U.S.-led troops on a “torture room” in the Baghdad slum Sadr City on Sunday:
Coalition targets “torture room” in Iraqi capital
Iran Focus: London, May 07 – The following is the text of a statement by the Coalition in Iraq regarding an attack by U.S.-led troops on a “torture room” in the Baghdad slum Sadr City on Sunday:
Iran nuclear talks “very difficult” -EU’s Solana
Reuters: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday his talks with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme were very difficult, while Tehran stressed it had no intention of suspending uranium enrichment.
US to allow families to see Iranians held in Iraq
AFP: The US military will allow family members to visit seven suspected Iranian agents who have been detained in Iraq, spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Chris Garver said Sunday.
Iran minimises brief US encounter
AFP: Iran on Sunday minimised the extent of contacts with arch-enemy the United States at a conference in Egypt on Iraq’s security, saying the only meeting between the two sides lasted just minutes.
Iraqi official: U.S., Iran may talk soon
AP: Iraq’s foreign minister said Sunday that he expects to soon see “substantive discussions” among U.S., Iranian and Iraqi diplomats on improving security and stability in his country. But it was unclear if the United States and Iran had agreed to a meeting.
