The Scotsman: Tony Blairs bellicose speech in Dubai in which he denounced Iran as the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East, marks something of a turning point in the Prime Ministers increasingly muddled messages on foreign policy. Only three weeks ago, he was urging his great pal George Bush to ask Iran for help in solving the catastrophe which the two of them unleashed in neighboring Iraq. As usual, Mr. Bush told Mr. Blair immediately performed a high-speed policy U-turn.
Regime will hang itself, given the right rope
470,000 illiterates exist in north-west Iran province – official
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30 A senior official in the north-western province of East Azerbaijan has acknowledged the existence of a staggeringly-high number of illiterate people in the province.
470,000 illiterates exist in north-west Iran province – official
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30 A senior official in the north-western province of East Azerbaijan has acknowledged the existence of a staggeringly-high number of illiterate people in the province.
Iran FM to travel to Lebanon in coming days report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will soon travel to Beirut to meet and hold talks with Lebanese religious leaders, a state-run news agency reported on Friday.
Iran FM to travel to Lebanon in coming days report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will soon travel to Beirut to meet and hold talks with Lebanese religious leaders, a state-run news agency reported on Friday.
Man hanged in public in south-east Iran town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30 A man was hanged in public in the south-eastern town of Saravan, a semi-official daily reported on Saturday.
Man hanged in public in south-east Iran town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 30 A man was hanged in public in the south-eastern town of Saravan, a semi-official daily reported on Saturday.
Weaker than advertised
The Washington Times: The Iraq Study Group, prominent U.S. senators and realist diplomats all want America to hold formal talks with the government of Iran. They think Tehran might help the United States disengage from Iraq and the general Middle East mess with dignity. That would be a grave error for a variety of reasons — the most important being that Iran is far shakier than we are.
U.S. and Iraq dispute role of Iranians but free them
The New York Times: Under heavy American pressure, the Iraqi government ordered two Iranians who had been detained in an American military raid to leave the country, Iraqi officials said Friday, ending a bitter, nine-day political standoff.
US panel to review China-Iran deal, decide on potential sanctions
AFP: A US congressional committee will review a Chinese-Iranian deal to determine if US sanctions are called for against the Chinese company involved in the 16-billion-dollar gas deal, a US lawmaker said Friday.
