Iran Focus: London, Sep. 22 – In an exclusive interview with CNN, United States President George W. Bush outlined his administration’s position over Iran’s nuclear program and the threats by hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to destroy Israel.
Bush takes threat of Iran’s Ahmadinejad seriously
Iran is given more time to end uranium enrichment
New York Times: The United States has agreed, once again, to extend the weeks, not months deadline that it set in June for Iran to stop uranium enrichment or face Security Council sanctions. The new deadline: early October.
Iran leader, at U.N., skirts issue of Hezbollahs disarmament
New York Times: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, refused to say Thursday whether he would comply with a Security Council demand for the disarmament and disbanding of Hezbollah, the Tehran-backed guerrilla group that fought a 34-day war with Israel.
Irans leader relishes 2nd chance to make waves
New York Times: When President Bush and his advisers decided to allow President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran into the country to address the United Nations, their strategy was simple: containment.
Iran hangs teenage boy for crime committed as child
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 21 Iranian authorities hanged a teenager in public on Wednesday for a crime he had purportedly committed as a child, state media reported.
Iran hangs teenage boy for crime committed as child
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 21 Iranian authorities hanged a teenager in public on Wednesday for a crime he had purportedly committed as a child, state media reported.
The ‘progress’ on Iran
The Washington Times – EDITORIAL: The contrast between the speeches delivered Tuesday by President Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could hardly have been more stark. Mr. Bush delivered an upbeat, even Reaganesque vision of freedom for the people of the Middle East. Later that day, Mr. Ahmadinejad delivered his response, a bellicose attack on the legitimacy of the United Nations and the Security Council, in which he derided the United Nations as tools of the United States, Israel and other malefactors.
Iranian leader defends controversial stands
Washington Post: In a feisty session with leading foreign policy experts, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defiantly stuck to his hard-line positions on issues including Iran’s nuclear program and a need for further study to confirm the Holocaust.
Iran says it needs strong army to deter aggressors
Reuters: Iran’s most powerful leader said on Wednesday that maintaining a strong military was a major objective for the Islamic Republic to deter foreign aggressors.
Iran results wanted in October – French official
Reuters: Major powers want “results” on the nuclear dispute with Iran by the first week of October at the latest, a senior French diplomat said on Wednesday.
