AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is locked in a tense standoff with the United States, embarks on a Latin American tour here Saturday as he arrives for talks with his ideological “brother,” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Iranian embarks on Latin American tour to forge anti-US ties
WHouse sees more action against Iran in Iraq
AFP: The White House on Thursday unapologetically defended a US raid in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil that has sparked a diplomatic feud between Washington and Tehran.
Pentagon denies raid targeted Iranian consulate
AFP: A Pentagon spokesman denied Thursday that a building raided by US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil was an Iranian consulate.
Mubarak tells Iran not to touch Iraq
AFP: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak delivered a stern warning to Tehran to stay out of Iraq, in an interview published Thursday.
Terrorism key to Iran’s security strategy: US spy chief
AFP: US intelligence supremo John Negroponte Thursday warned that Iran was using “terrorist” operations abroad as a key element of its national security strategy.
Iranian office raided by US not yet consulate: Iraq
AFP: Five Iranians detained by US forces in Iraq were working with official sanction but their “liaison office” had not yet become a full consulate, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari clarified Friday.
Russia demands US secure diplomatic mission in Iraq
AFP: Russia warned the United States on Friday that US forces must ensure the security of Moscow’s diplomatic premises in Iraq, after attackers reportedly fired on the Russian embassy in Baghdad.
Iranians detained by US in Iraq not diplomats: State Department
AFP: Six Iranians detained by US forces in Iraq as part of a stepped up effort to counter alleged Iranian support for anti-US forces in the country did not have diplomatic status, the State Department said on Friday.
Gates rules out cross-border raids on networks in Iran, Syria
AFP: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates ruled out Friday US cross-border raids in Iran or Syria in pursuit of networks smuggling arms and foreign fighters into Iraq.
White House: No plans for war with Iran, Syria
AFP: The White House on Friday flatly dismissed what it called a “rumor and urban legend” that the United States was gearing up for military action against Iran or Syria.
