Iran Focus: London, Feb. 01 – The former leader of Britains opposition Conservative Party, William Hague, made a foreign policy speech on Wednesday at Londons Chatham House, urging the international community to adopt tougher sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Britains Conservatives urge tougher sanctions on Iran
Britains Conservatives urge tougher sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 01 – The former leader of Britains opposition Conservative Party, William Hague, made a foreign policy speech on Wednesday at Londons Chatham House, urging the international community to adopt tougher sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Chirac unfazed by nuclear Iran, then backtracks
New York Times: President Jacques Chirac said this week that if Iran had one or two nuclear weapons, it would not pose a big danger, and that if Iran were to launch a nuclear weapon against a country like Israel, it would lead to the immediate destruction of Tehran.
Larijani’s brother urges Iran-US dialogue
AFP: A prominent conservative figure, Mohammad Javad Larijani, called Wednesday for dialogue between “nuclear Iran” and the United States to resolve a standoff over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme.
Iraqi politicians, Iranian opposition group demand Tehran not interfere in Iraq
AP: Several prominent Sunni politicians from Iraq joined forces with an exiled Iranian opposition group Wednesday to demand an end to what they said was interference in Iraq by the Iranian government.
Saudi Arabia, Iran cooperating on crises
AP: Saudi Arabia and Iran are working together to try to calm the crises in Iraq and Lebanon, the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday, despite Washington’s efforts to isolate Tehran and limit its influence in the Middle East. The mediation is an unusual step by two rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, that compete for regional influence.
How the ‘axis’ seeks the killer missile
Washington Times: North Korea and Iran are cooperating in developing long-range missiles, the deputy director of the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency said yesterday.
Iraqi PM tells U.S., Iran to take their fight elsewhere
CNN: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is telling the United States and Iran to keep their fight out of Iraq.
U.S. ally and foe are trying to avert war in Lebanon
New York Times: In an unusual collaboration that could complicate American policy in the region, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been mediating an agreement to end Lebanons violent political crisis.
With Iran ascendant, U.S. is seen at fault
Washington Post: Kuwait rarely rebuffs its ally, the United States, partly out of gratitude for the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But in October it reneged on a pledge to send three military observers to an American-led naval exercise in the Gulf, according to U.S. officials and Kuwaiti analysts.
