Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 18 – Iran’s ambassador to Muscat met with Oman’s Tourism Minister on Saturday to discuss future cooperation between the nations, state media reported.
Iran, Oman discuss mutual cooperation
Iran, Oman discuss mutual cooperation
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 18 – Iran’s ambassador to Muscat met with Oman’s Tourism Minister on Saturday to discuss future cooperation between the nations, state media reported.
Bush says Arabs should reject Iran, Syria’s ‘spoiler’ regimes
Bloomberg: President George W. Bush said he will urge Arab leaders tomorrow to reject the regimes of Iran and Syria, calling them "spoilers" that impede progress toward a better life in the Middle East.
Iran investments are a bad deal for Mass.
Boston Globe: The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board invests hundreds of millions of public employees' pension dollars in foreign oil companies that do business with Iran's energy industry. These investments are a bad deal for Massachusetts and should be sold.
Iran oil minister says OPEC will not increase output
Reuters: Iran dismissed on Saturday Saudi Arabia's decision to boost oil output as a "political move" and said any OPEC production hike would only lead to an increase in reserves, an Iranian news agency said.
Plea to free forgotten British hostages
The Times: The former Archbishop of Canterbury has broken a year-long government news blackout to appeal directly to the group holding five “forgotten” British hostages who were abducted in Baghdad last May.
Iran’s arrest of Baha’is condemned
CNN: Six Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel.
Diplomats unmoved by Iran overture in nuclear row
Reuters: An Iranian overture to defuse a standoff with world powers over its uranium enrichment programme will not be addressed unless Tehran suspends sensitive nuclear activity first, Western diplomats are signaling.
World powers work out details of new offer to Iran
AFP: Six world powers have completed the details of a "refreshed" offer they will present to Iran in an effort to persuade it to halt its controversial nuclear activities, a US official said Friday.
Bush to press Saudi king on oil prices, Iran
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush heads for Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record oil prices and try to shore up Arab support for containing Iran's growing regional clout.
