New York Sun: America is about to invade Iran. Any day now divisions of American tanks will be rolling toward Tehran as President Bush and the neoconservatives plunge the world into yet another disastrous war.
Ready to invade?
Mars, Venus and Iran
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: If Europeans sometimes seem of two (or more) minds about Iran’s nuclear aspirations, that’s because they are. A pair of surveys released last week reflect a deep divide between ordinary Europeans and their leaders as to seriousness of the threat and whether force might need to be used to counter it.
Iran steps up crackdown against ‘immoral’ activity
AFP: Iran is pressing on with one of its toughest moral crackdowns in years, warning tens of thousands of women over slack dress, targeting “immoral” cafes and seizing illegal satellite receivers, local media reported on Monday.
Iranian raises possibility of an intrusion into Iraq
New York Times: In a sharp escalation of a dispute over border fighting, an official Iranian delegation at a diplomatic conference here warned Sunday that if the Iraqi government could not stop militants from crossing into Iran and carrying out attacks, the Iranian authorities would respond militarily.
U.S. to target Iranian arms entering Iraq
Wall Street Journal: The Pentagon is preparing to build its first base for U.S. forces near the Iraqi-Iranian border, in a major new effort to curb the flow of advanced Iranian weaponry to Shiite militants across Iraq.
Iran sees progress in Russia talks on nuclear plant
Reuters: Iran’s talks with Russia on the start-up of the Islamic state’s first nuclear power plant are making progress, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, days after local media reports said a deal had already been reached.
Iran admits hurt by high domestic oil consumption
AFP: High domestic consumption is harming Iran’s oil industry on top of international financial pressures linked to its nuclear programme, a top oil official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
U.N. nuclear chief pressured over Iran
AP: The chief U.N. nuclear inspector’s approach to Iran is leading to U.S. accusations that he has overstepped his authority, diplomats said Sunday, as Iran’s supreme leader denied Western assertions that his country was interested in atomic weapons.
ElBaradei to defend Iran plan at IAEA governors meet
Reuters: The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog will tell sceptical nations on its governing board this week Iran’s pledge of atomic transparency should be given a chance to work, not dismissed as a time-buying ruse.
Iran says seeking clues over missing American
AFP: Iran said on Sunday it was seeking clues over the fate of a US former FBI agent who reportedly disappeared while visiting the Islamic republic six months ago.
