Reuters: Israel’s prime minister, on the last leg of a lobbying mission among veto-wielding U.N. Security Council nations, met Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday to argue Iran’s nuclear plans could destabilise the Middle East.
Israel’s Olmert discusses Iran with China’s Hu
Commerzbank pares ties with Iran
AFP: Commerzbank, the second-biggest bank in Germany, is to join other European banks in curtailing its activities with Iran, a spokesman said on Wednesday, as the United States seeks to isolate Teheran economically.
Iran condemns US air strike on Somalia
AFP: Iran on Wednesday condemned a US air strike in southern Somalia as a violation of international law.
Minor quake jolts south-west Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 A small earthquake shook parts of the south-west town of Haftgol on Thursday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Minor quake jolts south-west Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 A small earthquake shook parts of the south-west town of Haftgol on Thursday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Mine-removal operation raises false alarm in S.W. Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 Three explosions which rocked the restive province of Khuzestan, south-west Iran, on Thursday were due to a mine-removal operation underway, the state-run news agency Fars quoted the governor of the city of Khorramshahr as saying.
Mine-removal operation raises false alarm in S.W. Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 Three explosions which rocked the restive province of Khuzestan, south-west Iran, on Thursday were due to a mine-removal operation underway, the state-run news agency Fars quoted the governor of the city of Khorramshahr as saying.
U.S. troops arrest 5 in raid on Iran’s consulate in northern Iraq
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 United States troops arrested at least five people in a raid on Iran’s consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday, state media reported.
U.S. troops arrest 5 in raid on Iran’s consulate in northern Iraq
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11 United States troops arrested at least five people in a raid on Iran’s consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday, state media reported.
Full text of Bush’s speech on Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 11 – The following is the full text of a speech on Wednesday by United States President George W. Bush in which he outlined his strategy for dealing with Iraq’s security crisis.
