AP: The Bush administration is pressuring the United Arab Emirates to crack down on foreign companies the White House believes are smuggling equipment to nearby Iran to build explosive devices killing American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
US wants UAE to set tougher trade limits
Man pleads guilty to plot to sell weapons to Iran
Los Angeles Times: A West Hills man has pleaded guilty to an audacious plan to buy as many as 100,000 Uzis in the United States and sell them to officials in Iran’s government.
Iran accepts fresh nuclear plan
BBC: The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has agreed to a plan aimed at clearing up questions about its controversial nuclear activities.
Iran warns of foreign presence in region
UPI: An Iranian diplomat claimed the United States’ goal is to destabilize southwestern Asia and the Middle East with its occupation of Iraq.
Irans choice
The Times – Leading Article: Rarely has his message been as blunt. Denouncing support for terrorism, arming of Iraqi militias and attempts to place the Middle East under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust, President Bush accused Iran of threatening the security of nations everywhere.
Iraq says Iran continues shelling despite protest
Reuters: Iran has continued to fire shells into northern Iraq despite protests from Baghdad, threatening relations between the two neighbors, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
U.S. authorities step up probes of European banks: report
Reuters: The U.S. Justice Department and other authorities have stepped up investigations into several large European banks for violating sanctions against Iran, Libya, Cuba and Sudan, the Financial Times reported in its online edition.
IOC to shelve Iran investment plans
UPI: State-run Indian Oil Corp. plans to shelve its proposed $5 billion to 7 billion investment plan to set up an integrated liquefied natural gas project in Iran.
Senior Iranian envoy warns new U.N. sanctions would end Tehran’s nuclear cooperation
AP: A senior Iranian envoy warned the United States and its allies on Wednesday against pushing for new U.N. Security Council sanctions against his country, suggesting Tehran could retaliate by ending cooperation with U.N. experts probing its nuclear program.
European lawmakers chide Iran for attack on Iraqi Kurds
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 29 A group of prominent European lawmakers chided Iran on Wednesday for repeatedly shelling parts of Iraqi Kurdistan near the Iran-Iraq border.
