Iran Focus: Dubai, Mar. 20 Iraqi prayer leaders and tribal leaders in the Iraqi city of Fallujah issued a joint appeal to the people of Iraq calling on them to boycott Iranian goods in response to the murder of thousands of Iraqi Sunnis for which they hold Tehran accountable, a Kuwaiti daily reported on Sunday.
Iraqi clerics call for boycott of goods from Iran – report
Iran daily warns of dangerous year ahead
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 20 An Iranian state-run daily warned in an editorial that the coming Persian year beginning March 20 will be full of dangers.
Iran daily warns of dangerous year ahead
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 20 An Iranian state-run daily warned in an editorial that the coming Persian year beginning March 20 will be full of dangers.
Bush warns Iran on Israel
AFP: US President George W. Bush said Monday he hoped to resolve the nuclear dispute with Iran with diplomacy, but warned Tehran he would “use military might” if necessary to defend Israel.
Diplomats to discuss Iran nuclear issue
AP: Senior diplomats from six key nations that have been struggling to find a way to deal with Iran’s suspect nuclear program will try to take a longer, strategic view of the standoff in discussions Monday, U.N. ambassadors said.
Ahmadinejad vows Iran will stick to nuclear plans
Reuters: Iran will stand by its right to obtain nuclear technology and anyone spreading propaganda against its atomic programme will come to regret it, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday.
Britain to call for new talks with Iran
AP: Britain plans to call for new talks with Iran about its suspect nuclear program at Monday’s high-level diplomatic meeting outside the U.N. Security Council, diplomats said.
Iran nuclear work progresses as UN debates action
AFP: Iran is about to run a 164-centrifuge cascade to enrich uranium, a step that would increase urgency for UN action on Tehran’s nuclear program, diplomats told AFP Monday.
Claim: Iran uses academic institutions to hide nuke program
UPI: Iran is using academic institutions as a cover for research and development of its nuclear weapons program, a leading opposition figure said Monday.
Ayatollahs aside, Iranians jump for joy at Spring
New York Times: All day and all night, the main street of this city was packed over the weekend with shoppers jockeying to buy last-minute gifts and sweets as they hurried to get ready for the celebration of the Iranian New Year, called Nowruz. Behind his cluttered desk inside an antique shop, Sayed Ali Zargabashi watched with great satisfaction as the crowds spilled off the sidewalks.
