Reuters: The United States and Iraq on Saturday dismissed fears a rash of bloody bombings could tip Iraq back into all-out sectarian war, while Iran said Washington was to blame for the attacks on Shi'ite Muslims.
Iran condemns U.S. in Iraq, Clinton sees progress
Iran’s Khamenei accuses US, Israel over Iraq bombings
AFP: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed Israel and the United States on Saturday for persistent violence in Iraq after two suicide attacks left scores of Iranian pilgrims dead.
U.S.-Iranian reporter on hunger strike
Reuters: A U.S.-Iranian reporter jailed by Tehran for espionage has gone on hunger strike and says she will not stop until she is released, her father said on Saturday.
EU urges Iran to end nuclear standoff
AFP: The European Union will urge Iran to take advantage of a change in US policy to seal a deal and end the standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, according to a draft document Friday.
EU backs Obamas outreach to Iran, urges diplomacy, draft says
Bloomberg: European Union governments are set to back President Barack Obama’s bid to reach out to Iran, putting the emphasis on diplomacy over sanctions to quell the “grave concern” over the country’s nuclear program, a draft EU statement said.
EU calls on Iraq to protect exiled Iranian group
AFP: The European Parliament on Friday called on Iraq to respect the "protected persons" status of an exiled Iranian opposition group and withdraw a threat to close their camp north of Baghdad.
Israel’s FM: Iran is obstacle to Mideast peace
AP: Israel's new foreign minister says Iran is the main obstacle to peace in the Mideast.
Iran’s Rafsanjani urges US to end sanctions threat
AFP: Senior Iranian cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani urged the United States on Friday to stop threatening the Islamic republic with new sanctions if it wants talks over the country's nuclear drive.
Man to be stoned to death in northern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 23 – A man was secretly stoned to death in northern Iran in February and another man is only days away from facing a similar fate, a Tehran-based online daily reported on Wednesday.
Man to be stoned to death in northern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 23 – A man was secretly stoned to death in northern Iran in February and another man is only days away from facing a similar fate, a Tehran-based online daily reported on Wednesday.
