Reuters: A former Iranian president criticised hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic policy on Friday, saying it was a serious issue that may harm the clerical establishment.
Iran ex-president slams Ahmadinejad on economy
US wants Iran to admit to nuke program
AP: Iran must “confess” to running a past nuclear weapons program or its claims of cooperating with a U.N. investigation will not be credible, the chief U.S. envoy to the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Friday.
Iran could revive atom bomb bid due curbs on IAEA: U.S.
Reuters: The United States said on Friday that what U.S. intelligence found to be a secret Iranian nuclear arms program halted in 2003 could easily be revived because of later curbs on U.N. inspections in the country.
US envoy urges Iran to own up to nuclear weapons programme
AFP: Iran should come clean on a 2003 weapons programme alleged in a recent US intelligence report so progress can be made in the nuclear standoff, a US envoy said Friday.
Rice promises more U.S. pressure on Iran in 2008
Reuters: The United States is open to better relations and talks with Iran, but Washington will not drop its condition that Tehran suspend sensitive nuclear work, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.
Iran: Top cleric says women without veils must die
AKI: A top Muslim cleric in Iran, Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hassani said on Wednesday that women in Iran who do not wear the hijab or Muslim headscarf, should die.
Powers fail to reach deal on Iran sanctions
AFP: The United States and five other powers failed again to reach agreement Thursday on tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
Rice says tactical differences remain on Iran
Reuters: There are still tactical differences between major powers about a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
Disaffected Iraqis spurn dominant Shiite clerics
Washington Post: Two years after helping to bring to power a government led by Shiite religious parties, Iraq’s paramount Shiite clerics find their influence diminished as their followers criticize them for backing a political alliance that has failed to pass crucial legislation, improve basic services or boost the economy.
Bush and Bushehr
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: After a year’s delay, Russia announced this week — with President Bush’s odd endorsement — that it will begin supplying 80 tons of uranium for the nuclear reactor it has built for Iran in the port city of Bushehr. We’ve been here before.
