Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki demanded on Friday that a timeline be announced for the withdrawal of United States-led troops from Iraq as he confirmed that the Islamic Republic would be willing to directly meet and hold talks with U.S. officials over the issue of Iraq.
Iran demands timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq
U.S. accuses Iran of “unhelpful activities” in Iraq
Reuters: U.S. officials in Iraq on Friday again accused Iran of meddling in its neighbour’s internal affairs, saying the Islamic Republic was carrying out “unhelpful activities” there.
How Bush intends to tackle Irans challenge
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 17 Not since the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has the United States national security strategy focused on a country more than it is now doing on Iran. The proof comes in a 49-page report just released by the White House.
How Bush intends to tackle Irans challenge
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 17 Not since the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has the United States national security strategy focused on a country more than it is now doing on Iran. The proof comes in a 49-page report just released by the White House.
22 Iran officials killed in Baluchistan clashes
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 Twenty-two Iranian government and provincial officials were killed in an ambush in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan in the early hours of Friday morning, the government-owned news agency Fars reported.
22 Iran officials killed in Baluchistan clashes
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 Twenty-two Iranian government and provincial officials were killed in an ambush in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan in the early hours of Friday morning, the government-owned news agency Fars reported.
Rice says U.S. would consider meeting Iran
AP: The United States has not ruled out talks with Iran about Iraq, but any discussions would not cover Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
Iran and U.S. agree to hold talks on halting violence in Iraq
New York Times: Iran and the United States agreed today to hold direct talks on how to halt sectarian violence and restore calm in Iraq, offering the first face-to-face conversation between the two sides after months of confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program.
U.S. upbeat on Iran talks; high-level meet on Monday
Reuters: U.N. Security Council ambassadors reported progress for the first time on Thursday on how to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions, although the United States acknowledged differences remained.
Security Council powers, plus Germany, to meet on Iran Monday
AFP: High-level foreign ministry officials of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany will meet in New York on Monday to finalize their stance on the nuclear standoff with Iran, a US State Department official said Thursday.
