AFP: Former prime minister Iyad Allawi told AFP on Monday Western nations should not delude themselves that Iraq is on the brink of peace, warning them a "fireball" could engulf planned general elections.
Iraq far from peace and wracked by sectarianism: Allawi
Iranian Revolution: Telegraph correspondent relives 1979
Daily Telegraph: They danced on the rooftops and they danced in the streets when back in 1979 national radio announced that the Shah of Iran had left the country.
US looking for Iran talks ‘in coming months’: Obama
AFP: US President Barack Obama renewed his call for direct US dialogue with Iran, saying he hoped to create the conditions to "start sitting across the table, face to face" in the coming months.
UN chief encourages Obama to talk to Iran soon
AP: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is "very optimistic" about President Barack Obama's swift engagement on key international issues and encouraged the United States to start talking to Iran to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program as soon as possible.
U.S. says Iran still supporting Iraq militants
Reuters: Iranians are still supporting Shi'ite militants in Iraq with weapons and training, despite a reduction in violence in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said in a television interview on Monday.
Obama signals break with Bush on economy, Iran
Reuters: President Barack Obama insisted on Monday that only government can jolt the economy out of deep recession and offered an olive branch to longtime foe Iran, scrapping years of past U.S. policies.
Three men hanged in western Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 09 – Authorities hanged three men in western Iran, state media reported on Monday.
Three men hanged in western Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 09 – Authorities hanged three men in western Iran, state media reported on Monday.
Bahrain MP slams Iranian lawmakers remarks
Khaleej Times: A Shia lawmaker here has slammed remarks of an Iranian parliamentarian who questioned Bahrainis’ loyalty to their country and their Arab origin.
Iran faces $44 bln deficit
AFP: Iran faces a budget deficit of 44 billion dollars in the financial year starting in March, according to a parliamentary research centre report published in the press on Monday.
