AFP: British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett met her Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, on Thursday on the sidelines of a conference on Iraq, an AFP journalist reported.
British, Iranian FMs meet at Iraq conference
Iran can target missile at US, Europe in less than eight years: US
AFP: Iran may have a long range missile capable of striking the United States and Europe in less than eight years, a senior State Department official said Thursday.
Republicans debate abortion, Iraq, Iran
AP: Alone among 10 Republican presidential contenders, Rudy Giuliani said in campaign debate Thursday night “it would be OK” if the Supreme Court upholds a 1973 landmark abortion rights ruling.
IEA chief says Iran should be allowed nuclear power
Reuters: There is no reason why Iran should not have nuclear energy, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.
Ahmadinejad again rules out Iran nuclear work halt
Reuters: Iran will not bow to international pressure to halt its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, after world powers told Tehran to halt uranium enrichment or face a third round of U.N. sanctions.
Rice breaks the ice with Syria, but not Iran
The Guardian: Efforts to stabilise Iraq by involving its neighbours in talks brought Condoleezza Rice together with Syria’s foreign minister yesterday for an ice-breaking meeting but talks with her Iranian opposite number, Manouchehr Mottaki, failed to happen.
Support growing for wider trade curbs on Iran
Reuters: Support is growing in the United States and Russia for action that would require European companies to curb business in Iran as a means of pressuring Tehran to end its nuclear programs, U.S. and other diplomatic sources said on Thursday.
In Iran, tactics of fashion police raise concerns
New York Times: Only days after Irans annual crackdown on immodest dress began in mid-April, with teams of police officers stopping women in major squares and subway stations to warn them about their attire, the security authorities came under fire.
Lawmakers decry Iran-India alliance
Washington Post: Key congressional supporters of closer ties with India have signed a toughly worded bipartisan letter to the Indian prime minister warning of “grave concern” that India’s ties with Iran “have the potential to significantly harm prospects” for a nuclear cooperation deal that President Bush reached with India in 2005.
Major powers warn Iran of possible new sanctions
Reuters: World powers warned Iran on Wednesday a third round of U.N. sanctions loomed if it did not halt its uranium enrichment work, which the West suspects could be used to build nuclear weapons.
