Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: Vladimir Putin paid Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a visit yesterday, the first Russian leader to hit Tehran since Joseph Stalin in 1943. But let’s not get too carried away by the comparison.
The Putin touch
To compete, Iranian state TV adapts
New York Times: Iran is bending its religious restrictions on television series in an effort to attract more of the countrys audience to state-run television.
Powell says Iran nuke row can be solved
AP: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed hope Wednesday for a peaceful and diplomatic resolution to Iran’s nuclear row.
Banks warned about Iranian finances
AP: The Bush administration issued a warning Tuesday to U.S banks that Iranian entities may try to skirt financial sanctions by using various “deceptive practices.”
Putin blames ‘worn-out’ equipment for delay in Iran’s nuclear reactor
AFP: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed technical problems and worn-out equipment for the delays in completing Iran’s first nuclear power plant, being built with Russian help.
Republicans saber rattle on Iran
AFP: Republican White House candidates pounded Iran Tuesday, with Rudolph Giuliani warning of a military strike to deprive it of a nuclear bomb, and a top rival lashing “terror masters” in Tehran.
Putin invites Iran’s Ahmadinejad for Moscow talks
Reuters: Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday to travel to Moscow for talks, Russian news agency Interfax reported.
Mind war victory for Iranian nukes
Gerard Group International: As the United States and Iran move ever closer to the endgame of an exceptionally hostile 28 year confrontation, it might be useful to step back from the heated rhetoric of 2007 to consider how successfully Iran has managed to string things along this far without precipitating an actual military strike by the U.S.
Britain opposes Irans malign interference in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 16 Britain on Tuesday described Irans interference in Iraq and other regional states as malign, saying that Tehran posed a strategic threat to the peace of the Middle East.
Britain opposes Irans malign interference in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 16 Britain on Tuesday described Irans interference in Iraq and other regional states as malign, saying that Tehran posed a strategic threat to the peace of the Middle East.
