Reuters: Iran must stop supporting armed groups trying to derail democracies in Iraq and Lebanon, President George W. Bush said on Monday, casting the war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas as part of a wider struggle against terrorism.
Bush: Iran must stop support for armed groups
Bush confident of way through ‘troubled times’
AFP: President George W. Bush, facing crises in the Middle East and Iraq and nuclear disputes with Iran and North Korea, said Monday he was using “all assets” at his disposal to protect the United States.
U.S.: Iraqi Shiites get help from Iran
AP: The U.S. military has evidence that Shiite extremists in Iraq are receiving arms and training from Iran, but it is not clear if the Iranian government is involved, a U.S. spokesman said Monday.
Lebanon peace resolution a ‘strategic setback’ for Iran, Syria: US
AFP: The UN resolution for Lebanon, if successful, will mark a “strategic setback” for Iran and Syria, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Monday.
Watching Lebanon
The New Yorker – by SEYMOUR M. HERSH: In the days after Hezbollah crossed from Lebanon into Israel, on July 12th, to kidnap two soldiers, triggering an Israeli air attack on Lebanon and a full-scale war, the Bush Administration seemed strangely passive.
Ahmadinejad starts his own blog
AP: Despite the fact that Iran has imposed blogging regulations on its citizens, Iran’s hardline president has started blogging, recounting childhood memories, the country’s Islamic Revolution and Tehran’s war with Iraq in his first entry.
Iran leader: U.N. serves U.S. interests
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blames the U.S. for growing violence in the Mideast, saying fighting has continued in Lebanon because the United Nations only serves U.S. interests.
23 killed in road accident in southern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 At least 23 people were killed after a bus collided with a truck on a stretch of highway in the southern province of Fars, state television reported Sunday night.
23 killed in road accident in southern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 At least 23 people were killed after a bus collided with a truck on a stretch of highway in the southern province of Fars, state television reported Sunday night.
Iran issues nuclear warning to West
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 Iran issued a stark warning on Sunday that it would change its nuclear policy for the worse if the West continued to apply pressure on it to abandon uranium enrichment.
