AP: The U.S. military issued a statement Friday clarifying that there were no Iranians in an International Committee of the Red Cross team who had visited five Iranians in American detention after they were arrested three months ago in Irbil.
US: No Iranians among ICRC delegation
Talks on Iran’s nuclear program resume
AP: Iran and the major powers seeking to halt its nuclear program resumed discussions almost immediately after Iran announced that it was releasing a British navy crew, an EU official said Thursday.
U.S. may give Iran access to 5 detainees
AP: U.S. and Iraqi officials are working to give Iran access to the five Iranians detained by American forces in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
U.S. protects Iranian opposition group in Iraq
CNN: An Iranian opposition group based in Iraq, despite being considered terrorists by the United States, continues to receive protection from the American military in the face of Iraqi pressure to leave the country.
British sailors: The past two weeks have been very difficult
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 Britains Ministry of Defence issued a statement on behalf of 15 of its marines and sailors who arrived in London on Thursday following nearly two weeks of captivity in Iran.
British sailors: The past two weeks have been very difficult
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 Britains Ministry of Defence issued a statement on behalf of 15 of its marines and sailors who arrived in London on Thursday following nearly two weeks of captivity in Iran.
Outside View: Act of grace or desperation?
UPI: While everyone breathed a sigh of relief over the release of 15 British sailors held captive by the Iranian regime for nearly two weeks, the theatrics played out on television screens during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s news conference in Tehran Wednesday were despicable to say the least.
Shell risks Iran backlash
Daily Telegraph: The chief executive of oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell, Jeroen van der Veer, said the company would press ahead with feasibility studies on multi-billion-pound investments in Iran, risking the wrath of the United States government and a public backlash in the UK following the British hostage crisis.
Text of Blair’s press conference on sailors’ release
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 05 – The following is the text of a press conference given by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as 15 British marines and sailors were returning to the UK from Iran where they had been held captive for nearly two weeks:
Text of Blair’s press conference on sailors’ release
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 05 – The following is the text of a press conference given by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as 15 British marines and sailors were returning to the UK from Iran where they had been held captive for nearly two weeks:
