AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed his country's armed forces as the "guarantor" of regional security, during a low-profile parade on Saturday marking Army Day in the Islamic republic.
Ahmadinejad says Iran regional ‘guarantor’
U.S. envoy Holbrooke says chatted with Iran minister
Reuters: U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke said on Saturday that he had chatted briefly with Iran's foreign minister at a Pakistan donors conference in Tokyo, the latest hint of a possible thaw in thorny bilateral ties.
Canada says man tried to send Iran uranium devices
Reuters: Canadian police, acting on a tip from the United States, charged an Iranian-born man on Friday with trying to illegally export nuclear technology to Iran.
Gates cool to Iran proposal to train Afghan police
AFP: US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Thursday was cool to an Iranian proposal to train Afghan police, suggesting that Tehran should first stop arming the Taliban.
U.S. pushes for U.N. censure of Iran, Syria on arms
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration is pushing for a formal censure of Iran and Syria at the United Nations over an arms-smuggling case that U.S. officials see as highlighting the risks that Iranian weapons shipments pose to regional stability.
US asks Iran to free reporter
AFP: The United States called Thursday on Iran to free a US-Iranian journalist accused of espionage, saying the Islamic republic would earn goodwill as the new US administration tries to engage it.
VOA rejects Iran “bias” claim
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 16 – The US media giant Voice of America (VOA) which broadcasts into Iran rejected Thursday claims of "bias" in its program.
VOA rejects Iran “bias” claim
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 16 – The US media giant Voice of America (VOA) which broadcasts into Iran rejected Thursday claims of "bias" in its program.
Iran’s latest U.S. hostage
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: In 2003, an Iranian-born Canadian photojournalist named Zahra Kazemi was arrested in Tehran, jailed in its notorious Evin prison and charged with espionage. Less than three weeks later, Kazemi was dead.
Israel’s Peres says no to military option on Iran
AFP: Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Thursday that there was no military solution to arch-foe Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
