Reuters: Senior U.S. officials will consult allies in Europe next week on ways to intensify pressure on Iran amid efforts by Tehran to evade existing sanctions by concealing the origin of financial transactions.
U.S. pursuing increased pressure on Iran
In Brief: Iran says wont abandon nuke activities an iota
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 06 A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that Tehran would not retreat an iota over its nuclear activities despite the looming threat of further UN Security Council sanctions.
Talabani urges Iran to help rein in Iraqi militias
Reuters: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani urged neighbouring Iran to help rein in militias carrying out sectarian violence in his country and said Syria and the Islamic Republic could make it easier for Iraq to combat terrorism.
Two decades later its still about Iran
MSNBC: It comes as no surprise that Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force, the elite special operations unit, was involved in the January attack in Karbala that killed five American soldiers.
Mideast has an old Cold War look
Los Angeles Times: In the Gaza Strip, Islamists aided by Iran finish off forces loyal to Washington’s ally, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Iranian banks feel the heat
Daily Telegraph: It has been a long time coming, but unmistakable cracks are beginning to appear in the edifice of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s autocratic regime.
Iran’s proxy war
Wall Street Journal: Earlier this week, the U.S. military made public new and disturbing information about the proxy war that Iran is waging against American soldiers and our allies in Iraq.
Iranian official says ready for more U.S. talks
Reuters: Iran would be available to hold further talks with the United States over the issue of Iraq, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday during a visit to South Africa.
Iran nuclear plant will not open before 2008: Russia
AFP: Iran’s first nuclear power plant, which Russia is building in the town of Bushehr, will not be completed before 2008, Russia’s top nuclear official said Wednesday.
Iran detains three journalists rights group
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 05 – An international media rights group said that three journalists had been detained by Iranian authorities, one of them as recently as this week.
