Chicago Sun-Times: President Bush’s critics claim the new assessment that Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003 discredits the White House’s hard-line foreign policy. But what else except Bush’s policies could have been responsible for Tehran’s decision?
Despite report, Iran still a threat
US reversal on Iran intel reflects breaking of the ranks: analysts
AFP: The US reversal on Iran’s nuclear weapons program has exposed a breaking of ranks within a waning administration, with US intelligence and military professionals asserting themselves on issues of war and peace, analysts said.
Iran: Funeral of hanged youth draws 6,000 people
AKI: An estimated 6,000 people – almost the entire population – from the Kurdish Iranian town of Paveh, have attended the funeral of Makwan Moloudzadeh, 19-year-old Iranian youth hanged at dawn on Wednesday.
China appoints new envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 07 – China has appointed a new ambassador to Iran, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
China appoints new envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 07 – China has appointed a new ambassador to Iran, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
Produce giant cleared to ship goods to Iran
Washington Times: Food giant Fresh Del Monte Produce has won a license to ship dozens of products into Iran after taking the unusual step of filing a federal lawsuit against the Treasury Department.
Proposed envoys had no link to 1979 hostage crisis, Iran insists
Canadian Press: Iran denied accusations that two of its diplomats rejected for ambassadorial posts in Canada were involved in the 1979 hostage crisis that saw Americans kidnapped for over a year.
Report on Iran likely to have fallout at U.N.
New York Sun: As America and its allies attempt to minimize the fallout from this week’s intelligence report discounting the threat of Iran’s nuclear program, diplomats here say they expect the report to hinder their attempt to add muscle to the diplomatic goal of isolating the mullah regime.
Review of Iran intelligence to be sought
Washington Post: Senate Republicans are planning to call for a congressional commission to investigate the conclusions of the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran as well as the specific intelligence that went into it, according to congressional sources.
Despite report, France and Germany keep pressure on Iran
New York Times: The leaders of France and Germany said Thursday that Iran remained a danger and that other nations needed to keep up the pressure over its nuclear program despite a United States intelligence reports conclusion that Tehran was no longer building a bomb.
