Iran Focus: London, Jan. 12 – The following are extracts of the text of a press briefing on Thursday by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace on President George W. Bush’s new strategy for establishing security in Iraq. The extracts primarily relate to comments on Iran’s role in Iraq.
Rice, Gates outline U.S.’s Iraq strategy, warn Iran
Rice, Gates outline U.S.’s Iraq strategy, warn Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 12 – The following are extracts of the text of a press briefing on Thursday by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace on President George W. Bush’s new strategy for establishing security in Iraq. The extracts primarily relate to comments on Iran’s role in Iraq.
British solider set to face Iran spy trial
Reuters: A British soldier who worked as an interpreter for NATO’s commander in Afghanistan should face trial within the coming year over accusations he spied for Iran, a judge said on Friday.
Iran says Britain, U.S. support terrorists in Iraq
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 12 A senior Iranian cleric accused the United States and Britain on Friday of actively sponsoring terrorist groups in Iraq.
Iran says Britain, U.S. support terrorists in Iraq
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 12 A senior Iranian cleric accused the United States and Britain on Friday of actively sponsoring terrorist groups in Iraq.
West puzzled at Iran’s nuclear endeavors
AP: Iran’s uranium enrichment program appears stalled despite tough talk from the Tehran leadership, leaving intelligence services guessing about why it has not made good on plans to press ahead with activities that the West fears could be used to make nuclear arms, diplomats said Thursday.
‘Shadow’ of Iran growing, spy czar says
Los Angeles Times: Iran has exploited the war in Iraq and a proxy fight with Israel to emerge as a more powerful and confident foe of the United States and is casting a growing “shadow” of influence across the Middle East, the nation’s top intelligence official testified Thursday.
Squeezing Iran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: The United States has known for years that Syria and Iran are supporting Sunni insurgents and Shiite radicals in Iraq — support that has taken a heavy toll in American lives. On Wednesday, President Bush finally suggested he’ll do something about it.
Key Congressmen urge Interpol to nab “wanted” Iran officials
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 11 Key members of the United States Congress wrote a letter to the head of Interpol urging the international security agency to enforce arrest warrants issued by Argentina for several top Iranian officials implicated in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.
Key Congressmen urge Interpol to nab “wanted” Iran officials
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 11 Key members of the United States Congress wrote a letter to the head of Interpol urging the international security agency to enforce arrest warrants issued by Argentina for several top Iranian officials implicated in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.
