AP: Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton says the United States may not be able to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons because the Bush administration is following a flawed diplomatic strategy.
Bolton: U.S. following flawed Iran plan
U.S. envoy: Iran Revolutionary Guards Quds Force director detained
AP: The U.S. ambassador said Wednesday that one of the Iranians detained by U.S. forces in Iraq during two raids over the past month was the director of operations for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Quds faction, the organization responsible for funding and arming Iraqi militants.
US seeks change in Iran ties with Iraq – ambassador
Reuters: The United States will present evidence of Iranian agents’ hostile activities in Iraq soon and hopes arrests of Iranians will push Tehran to change its diplomatic ties with Iraq, the U.S. ambassador said on Wednesday.
Four men hanged in prison in south-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 Iranian authorities hanged four men in a prison in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, on Wednesday, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Four men hanged in prison in south-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 24 Iranian authorities hanged four men in a prison in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, on Wednesday, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Iran MPs vote to hold key elections on the same day
AFP: The Iranian parliament voted on Tuesday to hold future legislative and presidential elections on the same day — a move which could cut the president’s term by a year and extend parliament’s mandate.
Iran dismisses nuclear sanctions as ineffective
AFP: Iran dismissed UN sanctions imposed on its nuclear programme as ineffective on Tuesday, and vowed to continue its controversial nuclear work.
Excerpts of Bushs 2007 State of the Union speech
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 24 – United States President George W. Bush gave his 2007 State of the Union speech on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The following are excerpts of his speech with a particular focus given to his remarks on Iran.
Excerpts of Bushs 2007 State of the Union speech
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 24 – United States President George W. Bush gave his 2007 State of the Union speech on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. The following are excerpts of his speech with a particular focus given to his remarks on Iran.
Iran vows to crush any threat
AFP: Iran’s defence minister vowed Wednesday that the country’s armed forces would “crush” any military strike or threat, the latest broadside in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions.
