AFP: A former Iranian nuclear official detained on national security-related charges and close to a centrist former president could be released on bail, the intelligence minister said on Tuesday.
Iran rejects Swiss nuclear compromise
AFP: Iran on Tuesday rejected a plan proposed by Switzerland that it said envisages compromise gestures by both Tehran and world powers to bring an end to the nuclear standoff.
Iran accuses US of double standards on nuclear issue
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday implicitly accused the United States of double standards on the issue of nuclear proliferation.
Cheney to seek help on Iraq, Iran
AFP: US Vice President Dick Cheney headed Tuesday to the Middle East to ask for help from sometimes wary US allies in stemming violence in Iraq and Iranian influence in the region.
Iran accepts compromise, unblocking atom treaty talks
Reuters: Iran on Tuesday accepted a compromise for the agenda of a global meeting on how to fix the troubled nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, averting a collapse of the session after a week of deadlock.
Iran wants to keep sexes apart in hospitals
AFP: Iran’s conservative government is encouraging doctors and nurses to treat patients only of the same gender in a bid to bring healthcare in line with its Islamic laws, press reports said on Tuesday.
Brown plans to banish the legacy of Blair by engaging with Iran
The Independent: Gordon Brown is ready to hit the ground running after Tony Blair resigns with an ambitious strategy for his first 100 days in office that will herald a radical change of approach on the Middle East and the NHS and a clean-up of Whitehall.
U.S. navy replaces Persian Gulf carriers
AP: The U.S. Navy said Sunday that it was maintaining a stepped-up military presence in the Persian Gulf by keeping two aircraft carriers in the area amid tensions with Iran.
Iranian envoy gives nod to possible meet with Rice
Reuters: Top officials from Iran and the United States, including Condoleezza Rice, could meet about Iraq, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday.
Thousands of Afghans forced home from Iran
Reuters: Iran has forced 44,000 Afghans home to their war-torn homeland in recent weeks, splitting families in some cases, the United Nations and the Afghan government said on Tuesday, raising fears of a humanitarian crisis.
