AP: The Bush administration moved Tuesday to impose financial sanctions on Iranian officials and companies accused of helping the country develop nuclear weapons.
US moves against Iranian officials, companies
France says no sign of enrichment freeze in Iran letter
Reuters: Iran's written response to an incentives package aimed at curbing its nuclear programme made no mention of a suspension of uranium enrichment, a process that could potentially make fuel for bombs, France said on Tuesday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls for US bases to be ‘eradicated’
AFP: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Tuesday for United States military bases across the world to be "eradicated" and said there must be "fundamental change" in the next US government.
US, UK forces end Gulf exercise amid Iran threat
Reuters: U.S. and British naval forces wrapped up their military exercises in the Gulf on Tuesday and dismissed that they were related to tensions with Iran.
Putin, Ahmadinejad discuss nuclear plant progress: PM’s office
AFP: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday discussed progress on a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, a statement from Putin's office said.
EU’s Solana to visit Iran for nuclear talks: France
Reuters: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will travel to Iran to hold talks over its nuclear program, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan.
Iranian fighter jet crashes in southwest Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – An Iranian fighter jet has crashed in south-west Iran, state television reported on Monday.
Iranian fighter jet crashes in southwest Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – An Iranian fighter jet has crashed in south-west Iran, state television reported on Monday.
US shrugs off Iranian threat to strike Israel, US navy
AFP: Washington shrugged off Tuesday Iran's threat to "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over the Islamic republic's nuclear program.
Iran says would strike Israel, US navy if attacked
AFP: Iran would "set on fire" Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over its nuclear programme, an aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday.
