Washington Post: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was pressed yesterday on whether the Bush administration missed an opportunity to improve relations with Iran in 2003, when Tehran issued a proposal calling for a broad dialogue with the United States, on matters including cooperation on nuclear safeguards, action against terrorists and possible recognition of Israel.
Rice denies seeing Iranian proposal in ’03
U.S. doesn’t see Iran test missiles as threat
Reuters: The White House said on Thursday it did not see Iran’s test-firing of missiles as an assault against U.S. warships in the Gulf.
EU’s Solana open to meeting with Iran’s Larijani
Reuters: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Thursday he was open to meeting Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator at a security conference in Munich as the United States presses Europe to get tougher with Tehran.
Iran to hit U.S. interests if attacked
AP: If the United States were to attack Iran, the country would respond by striking U.S. interests all over the world, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday.
Syrian leader to visit Iran report
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 08 Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad will travel to Tehran next week to hold talks with senior Iranian officials, the Kuwaiti news agency quoted the daily al-Watan as saying on Thursday.
Syrian leader to visit Iran report
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 08 Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad will travel to Tehran next week to hold talks with senior Iranian officials, the Kuwaiti news agency quoted the daily al-Watan as saying on Thursday.
Full text of remarks by U.S.’ Schulte on Irans nuclear threat
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 08 – The following is the full text of a speech on Wednesday by Gregory Schulte, the United States Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to the German United National Association in Munich on Iran nuclear threat.
Full text of remarks by U.S. Schulte on Irans nuclear threat
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 08 – The following is the full text of a speech on Wednesday by Gregory Schulte, the United States Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to the German United National Association in Munich on Iran nuclear threat.
U.S. urges additional U.N. action against Iran
Reuters: The United States on Tuesday said non-military measures can be effective against Iran’s nuclear ambitions and called for a new round of tougher U.N. sanctions if Tehran fails to halt nuclear enrichment that could be used to produce weapons.
Iran tests missiles “able to sink big warships”
Reuters: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards test-fired missiles on Thursday that a commander said could sink “big warships” in the Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, the state broadcaster said.
