Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was likely Washington will seek another U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on Iran because of its nuclear program, but no decision had been made.
U.S. “likely” to seek second Iran resolution: Rice
Japan imposes nuclear trade sanctions on Iran
Reuters: Japan decided to impose sanctions on Iran on Friday including freezing some financial assets in an effort to block the Islamic state’s nuclear development programme, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said.
Iran’s former leader says talks possible
AP: A powerful leading rival of Iran’s hard-line president said Wednesday that Tehran will “remove obstacles” blocking negotiations with the United States if Washington shows good will. President Bush dismissed the possibility of talks.
U.N. Security Council condemns bus bombing in Iran
Reuters: The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned a deadly bus bombing in Iran, granting a request made by Tehran amid a dispute with the council over its nuclear program.
Sadr orders militia heads out of Iraq: president
Reuters: Radical Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered heads of his Mehdi Army militia to leave Iraq and asked the government to arrest “outlaws” under a U.S.- backed crackdown, Iraq’s president said on Thursday.
US liaises with Russia, China over pressuring Iran
AFP: The United States said Wednesday it was working closely with Russia and China on ratcheting up pressure on Iran if it did not suspend its sensitive nuclear program by next week as mandated by the United Nations.
Russian FM calls on US to be “flexible” with Iran
AFP: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the United States to be as “flexible” with Iran on its nuclear programme as it had been with North Korea, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.
Iran executes three Arabs
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 15 Three men were executed in a prison in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-western Iran, the government-owned news agency Fars reported on Wednesday.
Iran executes three Arabs
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 15 Three men were executed in a prison in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-western Iran, the government-owned news agency Fars reported on Wednesday.
Why accuse Iran of meddling now? U.S. officials explain
New York Times: One of the questions posed by skeptics about the Bush administration assertions about Irans meddling in Iraq is why the charges are coming to light only now, when American officials say the shipment of lethal weapons from Iran to Shiite militias was first detected several years ago.
