UPI: A deadline should be set for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says.
Ahmadinejad: Set an Afghanistan deadline
U.S. delays report on Iran arms
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. military, in a shift, has postponed the release of a report detailing allegations of Iranian support for Iraqi insurgents, according to people familiar with the matter.
Middle East in nuclear race to match Iran
The Guardian: Almost every country in the Middle East has announced nuclear energy plans in the space of less than a year, in response to Iran's dramatic progress towards atomic power, it was reported yesterday.
Diplomats say UN probe of Iran nukes a failure
AP: Iran has stymied the latest U.N. attempt to investigate allegations that it tried to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Tuesday.
Gates questions notion of useful U.S.-Iran talks
Reuters: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday questioned whether the United States could have productive talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without first stepping up pressure on Tehran.
Gates rebuffs calls for diplomacy with Iran
AFP: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed calls for diplomatic engagement with Iran Tuesday, saying it was an open question whether talks would be productive while President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is in power.
White House denies imminent plans to attack Iran
CNN: The White House on Tuesday dismissed an Israeli media report that President Bush intends to attack Iran before his term ends in January.
Military officer Iran jeopardizing peace in Iraq
AP: The top uniformed U.S. military officer told Congress Tuesday that Iran is directly jeopardizing peace in Iraq, prompting fresh calls from senators that the U.S. pursue diplomatic talks with Tehran.
Iran’s Islamist militia to launch security patrol
AFP: The Islamist Basij militia is to start patrolling streets in urban areas across Iran to try to curb security threats, a Basij commander was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Iran launches fresh crackdown on websites: report
AFP: Iranian authorities have blocked access to several websites and blogs of women's rights advocates and journalists critical of the government, a press report said on Tuesday.
