AFP: Russia on Wednesday denied a press report which claimed that air-defence systems sold to Syria would be re-exported to Iran.
Russia denies arms could reach Iran via Syria
Iranians shell Kurdish guerrilla haven in northern Iraq
AFP: Iranian forces bombarded northern Iraq’s rugged Qandil mountains with mortars on Wednesday, targeting Kurdish guerrillas, a local official said.
White House rejects US-Iran detainee exchange
AFP: The White House on Wednesday rejected any linkage betweeen Iranians in US custody in Iraq and what it called the “unfortunate” detention of Iranian-Americans in Iran.
Sarkozy urges Chinese involvement on Iran, Darfur, NKorea
AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday that Chinese involvement was essential to solving the crises over Darfur, Iran and North Korea, the presidency said.
Bush wants tougher sanctions on Iran
AP: President Bush pledged Thursday to work with allies to strengthen sanctions on Iran after a U.N. watchdog agency reported that Tehran was accelerating its nuclear enrichment program in defiance of international demands.
IAEA says Iran probably 3-8 years off nuclear bomb
Reuters: Iran is probably three to eight years away from producing a nuclear bomb if it so chooses, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
U.S. navy begins war games on Iran’s doorstep
Reuters: The U.S. navy began war games on Iran’s doorstep on Thursday, navy officials said, a day after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a dramatic daytime show of military muscle.
Iranian defiance of U.N. detailed
Washington Post: Iran has again defied U.N. demands to suspend its nuclear enrichment programs, according to a report issued yesterday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, leading Bush administration officials to demand increased pressure on Tehran.
Ahmadinejad says Iran won’t halt uranium enrichment
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country won’t give in to Western requests to halt uranium enrichment, one day after the release of a UN atomic agency report which triggers new sanctions on Iran.
Amnesty says stonings, execution of minors continue in Iran
Iran Focus: London, May 24 – Two people were stoned to death in Iran and sentences of flogging, amputation and eye-gouging continued to be passed, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
