Iran Focus: London, May 10 – The Following is the full text of the letter written by hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to United States President George W. Bush.
Full text: Letter by Irans Ahmadinejad to U.S. President Bush
EU lawmakers seek to ban Iran from World Cup
Reuters: European Union lawmakers will urge political leaders on Thursday to back a letter to FIFA calling for Iran to be banned from the World Cup finals because of controversial remarks by the country’s president.
Putin makes veiled warning over Iran military strike
Reuters: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued a veiled warning to the United States not to take any military action against Iran over its nuclear ambitions.
Rice praises European plan on Iran
AP: A new proposal that European diplomats will soon present to Iran makes plain the international cost of going forward with disputed nuclear development, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.
Jordan says Hamas trains recruits in Syria and Iran
Reuters: Jordan said on Wednesday that Hamas had tried to recruit activists for military training in Syria and Iran to stage possible attacks in Jordan and said it had found new weapons that included Iranian rocket launchers.
1,000 students protest in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 10 At least one thousand students demonstrated inside Tehran Universitys Social Studies Faculty on Tuesday.
1,000 students protest in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 10 At least one thousand students demonstrated inside Tehran Universitys Social Studies Faculty on Tuesday.
Analysis: Ahmadinejad’s letter to Bush
UPI: Middle East analysts will be burning the midnight oil for the next few days, trying to decide if the letter sent by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President George W. Bush represents a bold step by the conservative president of the Islamic republic; if it should be interpreted as a sign of weakness; or if it has ulterior motives.
Don’t underestimate the weakness of Iran’s theocracy
Daily Telegraph: In the confrontation with Iran over nuclear weapons, there is much talk of the dangers that the West would run in imposing sanctions on the regime, let alone attacking it militarily. The heirs of Ayatollah Khomeini have a long reach, as demonstrated in the assassination of political opponents exiled in Europe or the car-bombing of a Jewish cultural centre in Argentina.
Short-sleeve shirts banned in Iran universities
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 10 Several branches on Irans Open University have banned male students from wearing short-sleeve shirts or T-shirts.
