New York Sun: With President Bush securing a new round of European sanctions on Iran's banks, he and Congress are looking to additional measures to squeeze the mullahs at the gasoline pump.
Next ‘weapon’ against Iran may be gasoline
Iran ‘gives £1.2bn to terrorist groups that target British troops’
Daily Telegraph: Iran has a secret $2.5 billion (£1.2 billion) budget for supporting terrorist groups that target British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has been claimed.
Ahmadinejad says Bush administration can’t hurt Iran
Bloomberg: George W. Bush's administration is in its dying days and won't be able to harm Iran, the Islamic Republic's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said.
Bomb defused at Iraqi envoy home in Iran
Reuters: A bomb was defused in front of the residence of Iraq's ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday, media said on Wednesday.
Bush says diplomacy is first choice in Iran standoff
AP: President Bush said Wednesday that his first choice is to solve a nuclear standoff with Iran by using diplomacy, but "all options are on the table."
Iran cenbank governor warns of hyper-inflation
Reuters: Iran's central bank governor Tahmasb Mazaheri warned that the government's interest rate policy could further stoke inflation that already tops 25 percent, Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported.
Iran spends $2.5B on activities in Iraq, exiles say
Bloomberg: Iran spends $2.5 billion a year on its "activities" in Iraq and provides militias there with 80 percent of the arms used against U.S.-led forces, the exiled opposition National Council for Resistance in Iran said.
Marry or lose job, says Iran firm
BBC: Single workers at one of Iran's major state-owned companies have been told to marry by September or face being fired, Iranian newspapers have reported.
U.S. open to more talks with Iran on Iraq
Reuters: The United States is open to holding more talks with Iran about Iraq's security, but it must first be confident that the talks are likely to make progress, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
‘Marry or be fired’, Iranian state firm warns
AFP: A major Iranian state-owned company has told its single employees to get married by September or face losing their jobs, the press reported on Tuesday.
