Daily Telegraph: Considering that eight British soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq this summer, the Government’s reaction was bizarre. Instead of the Prime Minister or a member of his Cabinet standing up and pointing the finger of blame, it was
left initially to an unnamed senior official.
Britain reaches limits of diplomacy with Iran
Comment: the Foreign Office tried in vain to bury Iran links
The Times: The Foreign Office has spent a lot of energy over
the past few days trying to play down a story reported in The Sunday Times two weeks ago and repeated by a senior British official in remarkably candid terms on Wednesday.
U.S. seeks ways to pressure Iran on nukes
AP: The Bush administration, searching for ways to induce Iran to resume negotiations to end its nuclear programs, is exploring a wide range of options. But expanded diplomatic contact is not among them.
Iran will resume nuclear talks, but questions persist: IAEA chief
AFP: Iran is likely to resume talks on its nuclear program with three EU countries soon but must still answer questions to allay fears it wants to build nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.
Iran again rejects UN nuclear watchdogs demands
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 05 Irans chief nuclear negotiator flatly rejected Wednesday evening demands by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Tehran to discontinue nuclear fuel cycle activities.
Iran again rejects UN nuclear watchdogs demands
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 05 Irans chief nuclear negotiator flatly rejected Wednesday evening demands by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Tehran to discontinue nuclear fuel cycle activities.
Blair warns Iran not to interfere with Iraq
AFP: British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran against interfering in Iraq on Thursday, saying London suspected explosives used to kill British troops there may have come from the Islamic republic.
Blair Says Bombs Used in Iraq May Be Linked to Iran
Bloomberg: U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair today said that there is evidence tying Iran to bombings in neighboring Iraq in the first
public accusation that the Shiite Muslim country is supporting militants in Iraq.
Britain blames Iran for soldiers’ deaths
Daily Telegraph: Britain blamed Iran yesterday for a spate of roadside bomb attacks that killed at least eight British soldiers in the past six months. A senior diplomat said technology used in the devices was similar to that given by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to the Hizbollah movement in Lebanon. “All of the British deaths are linked to Iranian technology,” he said, abandoning the usual Foreign Office reserve.
UK accuses Iran over killings of soldiers
The Guardian: Britain and Iran clashed openly last night after a senior British official directly accused Tehran of supplying Iraqi insurgents with sophisticated roadside bombs that have killed eight British soldiers and two security guards since May.
