Daily Telegraph: The chief executive of oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell, Jeroen van der Veer, said the company would press ahead with feasibility studies on multi-billion-pound investments in Iran, risking the wrath of the United States government and a public backlash in the UK following the British hostage crisis.
Shell risks Iran backlash
Text of Blair’s press conference on sailors’ release
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 05 – The following is the text of a press conference given by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as 15 British marines and sailors were returning to the UK from Iran where they had been held captive for nearly two weeks:
Text of Blair’s press conference on sailors’ release
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 05 – The following is the text of a press conference given by British Prime Minister Tony Blair as 15 British marines and sailors were returning to the UK from Iran where they had been held captive for nearly two weeks:
U.S. says Iran uses hostage diplomacy
AP: The Bush administration accused Iran on Thursday of using hostage diplomacy to boost its status, turning up U.S. criticism after the release of 15 British sailors and marines.
Iran official says Britons were freed after UK apology
Reuters: An adviser to Iran’s top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Thursday Iran received a letter of apology from Britain before the release of 15 military personnel, state television reported.
U.S. could crack Iran air defense: Russian generals
Reuters: The United States would suffer losses if it attacked Iran but weight of numbers would ensure it eventually achieved air supremacy, Russian generals said on Thursday.
Blair suspects Iran’s hand in Iraq attacks
Guardian Unlimited: Tony Blair today warned that “elements of the Iranian regime” were arming insurgents in Iraq after it was confirmed four British troops were killed in Basra last night.
EU’s Solana, Iran negotiator in nuclear contact
Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana discussed prospects for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program with Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani in a telephone call shortly before Iran freed 15 captured British navy personnel, an EU official said on Thursday.
Rice open to bilateral talks with Iran at meeting
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is open to direct talks with Iran over its role in Iraq when she attends a meeting of Iraq’s neighbors and world powers, the State Department said on Thursday.
Statement by Blair on sailors’ release from Iran
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 05 – The following is the text of a statement on Wednesday by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the release of 15 British marines and sailors who had been arrested by Iranian forces nearly two weeks ago:
