AFP: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday called for tightening European sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, specifically targeting investments in liquefied natural gas.
Brown calls for fresh sanctions on Iran
Rice to shun Iran at meeting of Iraq’s neighbors
AP: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she has no plans to meet Iran's foreign minister at a conference of Iraq's neighbors next week, amid increasing U.S. complaints about Iranian support for Iraqi insurgents.
Iran progress on atom centrifuges slow: IAEA
Reuters: Iran's progress in developing uranium enrichment is slow and recent additions to its nuclear fuel production complex have only been older-model centrifuges, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Thursday.
Iran to confront ‘bad veiling’ in offices, cafes
AFP: Iranian police will confront women in private offices, or even socialising in cafes, whose dress is deemed improper, as part of a continued morality crackdown, Tehran's police chief said on Thursday.
US admiral urges Iran Guard navy to communicate
Reuters: The U.S. chief of naval operations on Thursday urged the navy of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to communicate better with other vessels to avoid incidents in the Gulf.
Rice says Arabs must shield Iraq from Iran’s sway
Reuters: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she would press Iraq's Arab neighbors hard next week to do more to support Baghdad's government and shield it from Iran's "nefarious influences."
Iran sanctions having impact: Treasury official
Reuters: U.S. financial sanctions against Iran are "having an impact" on international efforts to thwart Tehran's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons and aid terrorism, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.
Bush, British PM push tough approach on Iran
AP: President Bush called it "naive" on Thursday to think that Iran couldn't transfer nuclear enrichment capabilities from energy development to atomic bomb production.
Rice has no plans to meet Iranian at conference on Iraq
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she had no plans to meet Iranian officials at an international conference in Kuwait next week aimed at stabilizing and developing Iraq.
Iran central bank sanctions in US “toolbox”: Treasury
Reuters: U.S. sanctions banning transactions with Iran's central bank is among options in the Bush administration's "toolbox" to pressure Iran to limit its nuclear program, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.
