Reuters: Iran asked Saudi Arabia to help ease tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States as Washington held out the possibility of “engagement” with Tehran if it changed tack in Iraq.
Bush warns Iran to keep clear of Iraq
AFP: A US failure in Iraq would empower Iran and threaten world peace, President George W. Bush said Sunday, warning Tehran that if any Iranians are caught in Iraq “we will deal with them.”
Iran says working with Iraq over U.S. arrests
Reuters: Iran said on Monday it was working with Iraqi officials on securing the release of five Iranians arrested by U.S. forces in Iraq last week and accused of running arms and money to Iraqi militants.
China’s CNPC to invest 3.6 billion dollars in Iran gas block
AFP: China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country’s biggest oil producer, will invest 3.6 billion dollars to develop a block in Iran’s offshore gas field, state media reported Monday.
Iranian president arrives in Ecuador
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Ecuador late Sunday, as he continued his Latin American tour aimed at winning new friends for his beleaguered country.
Iran says no decision yet on OPEC meeting
Reuters: A senior Iranian oil official said on Sunday OPEC had still not decided on whether to hold an emergency meeting soon to discuss a 15 percent drop in crude prices since the start of the year, a ministry Web site said.
Over 1,000 books missing from Iran’s parliamentary library
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15 More than 1,000 books went missing from the library of Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) prior to the February 2004 parliamentary elections in Iran, it has been claimed.
Over 1,000 books missing from Iran’s parliamentary library
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15 More than 1,000 books went missing from the library of Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) prior to the February 2004 parliamentary elections in Iran, it has been claimed.
US says to “go after” Iran, Syria networks in Iraq
Reuters: The United States plans to “go after” what it said were networks of Iranian and Syrian agents in Iraq, U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday.
Iran sends message to Saudi Arabia amid rising tension
Reuters: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani delivered letters to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah from Iranian leaders, Saudi media said on Monday, in a visit which comes amid rising tension over Iraq and Tehran’s nuclear programme.
