AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that the crude oil prices now at record levels still were below their “real value,” state-run Tehran radio reported.
Iran president says oil below real value
Iran to hang four young men
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 19 Irans State Supreme Court has upheld the execution sentence of a young man, a state-run news agency reported on Wednesday.
Iran to hang four young men
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 19 Irans State Supreme Court has upheld the execution sentence of a young man, a state-run news agency reported on Wednesday.
Merkel, Putin to discuss Iran in Siberia next week
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in the western Siberian city of Tomsk next week with Iran’s atomic plans one of the main topics of discussion, Germany said on Wednesday.
Iran unlikely to meet UN nuclear demands: Straw
Reuters: Britain does not expect Iran to comply with United Nations Security Council demands to halt uranium enrichment by the end of April, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Wednesday.
Russia: Iran must halt uranium enrichment
AP: Russia called on Iran Wednesday to halt all uranium enrichment activities, saying the international community is demanding “urgent and constructive steps” from Tehran to ease concerns about its nuclear program.
Iran with nuclear weapons unacceptable – France
Reuters: The prospect of Iran with a military nuclear capability is unacceptable, French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with an Egyptian newspaper published on Wednesday.
Iranian group seeks British suicide bombers
The Guardian: Relations between the west and the hardline Iranian regime are set to worsen after a Tehran-based group claimed yesterday it was trying to recruit Iranians and other Muslims in Britain to carry out suicide bombings against Israel.
Iranian official’s presence in U.S. raises entry queries
Washington Times: The Bush administration yesterday was at a loss to explain the rare presence in Washington of an Iranian government official who slipped into the United States under mysterious circumstances, apparently to attend a scholarly conference.
War game will focus on situation with Iran
USA TODAY: Amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran over the future of Iran’s nuclear program, the Pentagon is planning a war game in July so officials can explore options for a crisis involving Iran.


