AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to U.S. President George W. Bush proposing “new solutions” to their differences in the first letter from an Iranian leader to an American president in 27 years, government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said Monday.
Iranian official says Ahmadinejad has written to Bush proposing new solutions
Still slouching toward appeasement?
Washington Times – Editorial: With extraordinary clarity, President Bush made clear in an interview published over the weekend that he has no illusions about the behavior of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or what is at stake in the nuclear crisis with Iran.
Teheran mocks PM over polls drubbing
Daily Telegraph: Iran mocked Tony Blair yesterday, saying Labour’s drubbing in last week’s local elections was caused by his close alliance with President George W Bush.
Merkel’s new mission – forging unity on Iran
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel may be emerging as a pivotal figure in the Iran nuclear crisis, using her ties with Washington and Moscow to try to forge a common approach to confronting the Islamic Republic.
US general in Iraq warns Iran on bomb smuggling
Reuters: A senior U.S. general flew to Iraq’s vast desert frontier with Iran on Sunday and vowed to stop what he said was the smuggling of bomb materials from Iran that is wreaking havoc among American troops.
Iran threatens to quit nuclear treaty
AP: Iran’s hard-line parliament Sunday threatened to pass legislation that would force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Iran leader’s threats must be taken seriously: Bush
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threats to destroy Israel should be taken seriously and suggest he could target other countries as well, President Bush told a German newspaper.
China to attend foreign ministers’ meeting on Iran
Reuters: China’s Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will attend a foreign ministers’ meeting in New York on Monday to discuss strategy on Iran, amid debate at the United Nations over how to curb Tehran’s nuclear programmes.
Moderate earthquake shakes southern Iran
AP: A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Iran Sunday morning, slightly injuring more than 70 people, state radio reported.
Ahmadinejad sees nuclear Iran as unrivalled power
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 07 Irans radical President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic could fast become an unrivalled world power by obtaining nuclear capabilities.
