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.
U.S. seeks ways to pressure Iran on nukes
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.
British troops are pawns in Iran’s vicious game
Daily Telegraph: For the past two years, the Foreign Office has done its utmost to defend Iran from American accusations that Iranian mullahs were stirring trouble in Iraq. “On the contrary,” British diplomats retorted, “Iran is being very helpful in the political process. It has an interest in stability in Iraq.”
Iran military’s nuke role worries U.S.
The Washington Times: The Bush administration yesterday expressed concern about the role of Iran’s military in the country’s nuclear programs, saying it raised fresh fears that Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons.
