AFP: Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday refused to rule out using oil as a weapon in the standoff with the West over its nuclear programme, saying that Tehran would use every means if attacked.
Iran leaves options open on ‘oil weapon’
Iran FM in Venezuela for talks with Chavez
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 19 Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki travelled to Venezuela, touching down at Caracas airport Wednesday afternoon (local time), the official news agency IRNA reported on Thursday.
Iran FM in Venezuela for talks with Chavez
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 19 Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki travelled to Venezuela, touching down at Caracas airport Wednesday afternoon (local time), the official news agency IRNA reported on Thursday.
Gates in Israel to discuss Iran, China arms sales
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Israel on Wednesday to bolster a strategic alliance in the face of Iran’s nuclear program and lay to rest spats over Israeli arms sales to China dating back seven years.
Iran, N. Korea sanctions seen effective
Washington Times: Bush administration officials yesterday told lawmakers that U.S. sanctions against Iran, North Korea and other countries with ties to weapons of mass destruction and terrorism have had significant results.
Iran seizes four million litres of illicit booze
AFP: Iran on Wednesday said that it had seized four million litres of illicit booze during the last Iranian year, ending March 2007, the ISNA news agency reported.
U.S. enlists others to help find ex-FBI agent in Iran
Reuters: The United States said on Wednesday it is asking other countries to help find out what may have happened to a former FBI agent missing in Iran.
Watchdog: Iran moves ahead nuke program
AP: Iran has started enriching small amounts of uranium gas at its underground nuclear plant and is running more than 1,300 of the centrifuges used in the process, according to a U.N. nuclear watchdog document obtained Wednesday.
Signs point to Iran’s “unhealthy” Afghan role: U.S.
Reuters: Iran may be becoming involved in Afghanistan in an “unhealthy way”, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, pointing to signs of Iranian arms supplies to the Taliban and other contacts.
Iran making nuclear fuel in underground plant: IAEA
Reuters: Iran has begun producing nuclear fuel in its underground uranium enrichment plant, a confidential U.N. atomic watchdog document said on Wednesday, ratcheting up its defiance of the United Nations.
