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US seeks change in Iran ties with Iraq – ambassador

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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

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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

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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

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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

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AFP: Iran dismissed UN sanctions imposed on its nuclear programme as ineffective on Tuesday, and vowed to continue its controversial nuclear work.

Excerpts of Bush’s 2007 State of the Union speech

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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 Bush’s 2007 State of the Union speech

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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

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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.

US envoy says Iran’s power boosted by turmoil in Iraq

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AFP: The turmoil in Iraq is boosting Iran’s clout in the region, US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said on Wednesday.

Jordan king urges Iran to avoid ‘rattling’ stability in region

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AFP: Jordan’s King Abdullah II called on Iran to avoid “rattling stability” in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, in an interview published Wednesday.