Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 02 – The Ukrainian ambassador to Iran said Thursday that trade between the two countries reached $600m in the last year, Iranian state media reported.
Iran-Ukraine trade hits $600m
Foreign ministers to discuss Mideast peace, Iran in London
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticised Arab states for dragging their feet on the Middle East peace process and not contributing enough to the Palestinian cause ahead of talks on Friday with key counterparts in London. Rice also said she was not prepared to sweeten an offer of incentives to Iran to give up its controversial nuclear programme, which will be the subject of separate talks in the British capital on Friday.
Rice raises new doubts about Iran’s nuclear program
AP: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice raised fresh doubts Thursday about the nature of Iran's nuclear program, saying if the clerical state really wanted only an avenue to peaceful atomic energy it could quickly have it.
Iran to keep interest rate at 12%
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 01 – The Iranian government’s economic committee, tasked with drawing up monetary policy for the nation, has called for bank interest rates to be kept at 12%, state media reported on Thursday.
Iran to keep interest rate at 12%
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 01 – The Iranian government’s economic committee, tasked with drawing up monetary policy for the nation, has called for bank interest rates to be kept at 12%, state media reported on Thursday.
Iran rejects claims that ambassador to Baku was summoned
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May. 01 – Iran’s embassy in Baku on Wednesday rejected claims that its ambassador had been summoned by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, state media reported.
Petraeus backs Iraqi government talks with Sadr
AFP: General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in Iraq, on Thursday reaffirmed his concern about Iran's role in unrest in Iraq after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Azerbaijan frees Russian cargo for Iran atom plant
Reuters: A Russian cargo detained in Azerbaijan on its way to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant has been allowed to cross the border into the Islamic Republic, the Azeri Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Iran rejects claims that ambassador to Baku was summoned
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May. 01 – Iran’s embassy in Baku on Wednesday rejected claims that its ambassador had been summoned by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, state media reported.
Mullen cites U.S. ‘vulnerability’
Washington Post: The nation's top military officer warned yesterday that the transition to a new American president will mark a "time of vulnerability" as the United States fights two wars, and he said military leaders are already actively preparing for the changing of the guard.
