The Guardian: British officers took part in a US war game aimed at preparing for a possible invasion of Iran, despite repeated claims by the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, that a military strike against Iran is inconceivable.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 14 – Radical Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described on Friday Israel as a “rotten tree” that would be “annihilated with one storm”.

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 14 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday that the United States was not in a position to “create a new crisis” over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear pursuit.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 14 – Dozens of female university students from the central city of Isfahan were injured after their university dorm caught fire, the dean of Isfahan University said.

Reuters: The United States will push its allies next week to consider punitive measures against Iran that include a freeze on assets, targeted sanctions and visa restrictions, the State Department said on Friday.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 14 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused on Friday Israel of “openly committing crimes” and said that the era of Muslim awakening in the Middle East had arrived.