Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 07 The Supreme Commandant of Irans elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps criticised on Monday Arab countries for their inaction towards the killing of Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Palestine by the leaders of the United States, Britain, the Zionist regime, and their allies.
Iran will counter at attack with 100 times greater force – general
A deadline (of sorts) for Iran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: The United Nations Security Council last week adopted Resolution 1696, which demands that Iran suspend uranium enrichment by August 31 or face the threat of international sanctions. That’s good news — assuming it doesn’t become an excuse for Iran to take many more months or years to comply.
Iran still plans reply to incentives deal
Reuters: Iran still plans to reply by August 22 to a package of atomic incentives proposed by six major world powers, an official said on Monday, but more senior politicians have already rejected the terms of the deal.
Defiant Iran threatens to use ‘oil weapon’ against sanctions
The Times: Iran yesterday rejected a United Nations demand that it halt uranium enrichment work, vowing instead to expand its controversial nuclear programme and threatening to block oil exports to the West if sanctions are imposed.
Bush and Blair complicit in war crimes, says Tehran
The Guardian: Tony Blair and George Bush are “co-defendants” in war crimes committed by Israel in Lebanon and should be made to answer for their actions before an international court, a senior Iranian government leader said yesterday.
Iran says it will ignore U.N. deadline on uranium program
New York Times: Irans chief national security official said Sunday that Iran would defy the United Nations Security Council by refusing to halt enrichment of uranium by the end of the month.
Hezbollah attacks seen as Iran diversion
Washington Times: Hezbollah’s July 12 attack on Israel is seen by some Bush administration officials as a bid to break the West’s unified focus on forcing Iran to stop enriching uranium for use in nuclear weapons.
U.S.-Iran proxy war
Washington Times: What a difference one week can make. Almost from one day to the next, moderate Arab governments reluctantly switched sides — from deploring to applauding Hezbollah’s “heroic” stand. The anti-Bush invective and pro-(Hezbollah chief Hassan) Nasrallah hosannas reached new lows and new highs.
Rice: Iraq isn’t becoming another Iran
AP: Iraq is not on track to become another Iran despite the disconcerting images last week of Iraqis burning U.S. flags and chanting “Death to America,” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
Iran warns sanctions will get “painful” riposte
Reuters: Any countries that impose sanctions on Iran’s atomic work will get a painful riposte from the world’s fourth biggest oil exporter, chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Sunday.
