Reuters: Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be welcome in Germany to cheer on his team at the World Cup but he would be taken to task for his anti-Israel comments, a German minister said on Saturday.
Iran president would be welcome in Germany for World Cup
Canadian beauty queen tries to save life of woman in Iran
AFP: A Canadian beauty queens campaign to save the life of an Iranian teenager is drawing worldwide interest, with more than 7,000 people signing a petition.
Egypt’s Mubarak warns of Iraq civil war, Iran influence
AFP: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Saturday Iraq was in the middle of a civil war that threatened the Middle East and expressed alarm about Shiite Iran’s influence in the Arab world.
40 Iranian firms blacklisted in UK
Scotland on Sunday: There are 43 names. The great and the good of Iran’s industrial and scientific community, the obscure, the famous and, perhaps, the infamous.
Who to believe?
Sunday Telegraph – Leaders: Last Sunday, we revealed that several of Britain’s defence chiefs were going to meet to discuss the effects on British interests of a military strike on Iran by the United States to destroy that county’s capacity to build a nuclear bomb. Our story was categorically denied by Ministry of Defence officials, who told Sean Rayment, our Defence Correspondent, that there was “no truth in it whatsoever”.
U.S. stepping up plans to attack Iran, New Yorker article says
New York Times: The Bush administration, which publicly advocates negotiations to halt Iran’s nuclear program, is accelerating military planning for possible attacks against Iran, and has not ruled out using tactical nuclear weapons, according to a new article.
U.S. is studying military strike options on Iran
Washington Post: The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.
Just when it’s needed, Russia’s not there
New York Times: Probably not since World War II had there been such a high-water mark in Russian cooperation with America. Within weeks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Vladimir V. Putin offered sweeping support for American operations in Afghanistan, including help in securing bases in Central Asian countries.
Swiss judge orders arrest of Irans former intelligence chief
Iran Focus: Paris, Apr. 08 A Swiss judge has issued an international arrest warrant for the former head of Irans notorious secret police for his role in the assassination of a prominent Iranian dissident.
Swiss judge orders arrest of Irans former intelligence chief
Iran Focus: Paris, Apr. 08 A Swiss judge has issued an international arrest warrant for the former head of Irans notorious secret police for his role in the assassination of a prominent Iranian dissident.
