Reuters: The White House said on Friday visas for Iran’s president and other diplomats to visit the United States had been approved, disputing Iran’s claim that the entry documents had not been approved.
White House says Iran visas approved
Iran Navy begins military manoeuvres in Gulf
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 – Iran launched week-long war-games on Thursday on its southern shores, state television reported.
Iran Navy begins military manoeuvres in Gulf
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 – Iran launched week-long war-games on Thursday on its southern shores, state television reported.
Indonesia says tough Iran sanctions threat to peace
Reuters: Tough U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme could create instability in the Middle East, Indonesia’s president said on Friday.
Ahmadinejad says to make proposals on nuclear issue
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would make new proposals to the United Nations Security Council before it votes on extending sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
Iran sanctions resolution due for Saturday vote
Reuters: Security Council members on Friday will review a revised draft of a U.N. resolution to impose new sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, with a view to voting over the weekend.
Major powers submit final Iran draft
AP: Major powers negotiating sanctions against Iran say they want the 15-nation Security Council to vote on their draft resolution by the end of the week despite indications it may not have the panel’s full support.
Analysis: Iran training Iraqi death squads?
UPI:”Loose lips sink ships” was a popular slogan during World War II, a reminder that misplaced words could help the enemy. But the reverse is also true: Purposely placed words can sink the enemy’s ships. At a time when President George W. Bush keeps reminding Iran that “all options are on the table,” a group opposed to the regime reveals new information on the Islamic republic’s involvement in Iraq.
ANALYSIS – Britain may try to revive nuclear pact to curb Iran
Reuters: Gordon Brown may lead efforts to revive the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a way of tackling Iran’s atomic ambitions, his most pressing foreign policy challenge once he becomes British prime minister.
Russia nixes ‘excessive’ Iran sanctions
AP: Russia’s foreign minister said Wednesday that it will not support “excessive” sanctions against its economic partner Iran, as the U.N. Security Council drew closer to a vote on a new, harsher set of measures intended to push Tehran to freeze its nuclear program.
