AFP: US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that "military options remain on the table" in nuclear disputes with North Korea and Iran but underlined that he preferred a diplomatic resolution.
Bush: Force not ruled out on North Korea or Iran
Solana still awaits Iran reply to nuclear offer
Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday he was still waiting for a formal answer from Iran to incentives offered by major powers aimed at solving the dispute over its nuclear programme.
Bush: diplomacy first option on Iran nuclear program
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that diplomacy was the first option to address Iran's nuclear program, which he is concerned could be used to build a nuclear weapon, but he repeated that all options were on the table.
US army would find ‘third front’ hard if Israel attacks Iran
AFP: Opening up a third front would pose a challenge for the US military already deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, a top US military chief said Wednesday amid concerns Israel may attack Iran.
Oil producers interested in stable price – Iran
Reuters: Oil producing nations are suffering in the same way as oil consumers due to the weak U.S. dollar and increases in production costs and want to work with them to find a stable oil price, Iran said on Wednesday.
Iran open to U.S. office, wants direct U.S. flights
Reuters: Iran said on Wednesday it was ready to consider a U.S. diplomatic presence in Tehran and called for direct flights between the two countries, nearly three decades after Washington severed ties with Iran.
Russia’s Medvedev: EU sanctions on Iran not helpful
Reuters: The European Union's decision to impose new sanctions on Iran could exacerbate tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Thursday.
Softer tone from Iran has experts guessing
New York Times: Iranian officials on Tuesday continued their long history of befuddling Western diplomats, as two top officials sounded conciliatory notes about the prospects of eventually breaching the impasse between the West and Tehran over the country’s nuclear ambitions.
Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
AP: Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.
25 people killed in Iran bus crash
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – At least 25 people were killed on Tuesday when a bus veered off a bridge in central Iran.
