New York Times: President Bush and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, separated by several hours and oceans of perspective, clashed at the United Nations on Tuesday over Irans nuclear ambitions and each others place in the world.
Presidents spar over Irans aims and U.S. power
Senator compares Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Hitler
Reuters: A U.S. senator compared Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Hitler and made fun of his name on Tuesday during a congressional hearing on the U.S. strategy to end Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.
Rice says EU, Iran holding nuclear talks
AP: President Bush exhorted Iran to “come to the table” to discuss its nuclear weapons program while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the world will have a credibility problem if it doesn’t confront Tehran.
Dozens of women arrested in protest in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 19 Hundreds of Iranian women gathered outside the offices of the judiciary in Tehran on Tuesday in protest to the impending execution of a female prisoner, dissidents have told Iran Focus.
Dozens of women arrested in protest in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 19 Hundreds of Iranian women gathered outside the offices of the judiciary in Tehran on Tuesday in protest to the impending execution of a female prisoner, dissidents have told Iran Focus.
Bush: Iran must abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 19 United States President George W. Bush told the United Nations general assembly on Tuesday that Iran had to abandon its nuclear program.
Bush: Iran must abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 19 United States President George W. Bush told the United Nations general assembly on Tuesday that Iran had to abandon its nuclear program.
New weapons from Iran turning up on Mideast battlefields: Abizaid
AFP: A new armor-busting rocket-propelled grenade believed to be of Iranian origin has shown up in Iraq in what may be “a hint about things to come,” the commander of US forces in the Middle East said Tuesday.
Rice says U.S. will pursue sanctions against Iran
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday the international community faced a “credibility issue” if it did not impose U.N. sanctions against Iran for refusing to abandon nuclear activities.
Irans consulate in southern Iraq city comes under attack
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Sep. 19 Irans consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra came under attack Tuesday morning.
