CNN: Mullah Nadhim preached open war on U.S. troops for years. He and many other Sunni Muslims in Iraq shunned elections and fought instead with roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades. With provincial elections scheduled for autumn, however, Nadhim and other Sunnis say, they made a mistake by sitting out the elections in January 2005.
Iraqi Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box
Iran: Bahai arrests confirmed
New York Times: A government spokesman confirmed that a group of Bahai religious leaders had been arrested, but said that the charges against them related to security and not religion.
Bush: world must take Iranian threat seriously
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday that Iran was an "existential threat to peace" and said the world must take that danger seriously.
EU “deeply concern” at planned executions in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 04 – The European Union on Wednesday expressed its "deep concern" at the impending execution of an alleged juvenile offender in Iran.
EU “deeply concern” at planned executions in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 04 – The European Union on Wednesday expressed its "deep concern" at the impending execution of an alleged juvenile offender in Iran.
Clinton, Obama warn against Iran
UPI: Democratic U.S. presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharply criticized Iran and its leaders in appearances before a Jewish lobbyist group.
US, EU criticize Iran’s defiance on nuclear work
AP: The United States urged Iran to abandon the pursuit of nuclear arms forever, saying Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency had overwhelming evidence of an Iranian weapons program.
EU’s Solana plays down hopes of Iran breakthrough
Reuters: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana confirmed on Wednesday he would travel shortly to Iran to present a major powers' offer of incentives for it to suspend uranium enrichment, but played down prospects of a breakthrough.
Iran: US-Iraq security deal aims to enslave Iraqis
AP: One of Iran's most powerful politicians vowed Wednesday that the Islamic world will stop a long-term security agreement that is being negotiated by the U.S. and Iraq.
IAEA debates Iran nuclear dossier
AFP: European countries urged Iran Wednesday to furnish all outstanding information on its disputed nuclear programme to the UN atomic watchdog to end a long-running impasse.
