Wall Street Journal: Ten years ago this Sunday, acting under direct orders from senior Iranian government leaders, the Saudi Hezbollah detonated a 25,000-pound TNT bomb that killed 19 U.S. airmen in their dormitory at Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Congress urged to avoid tighter Iran sanctions
Reuters: The Bush administration urged Congress on Thursday not to tighten U.S. sanctions against foreign firms investing in Iran’s oil and gas sectors, arguing it could damage the current major-power diplomatic initiative with Tehran at a delicate moment.
Iran could halt fuel work only after talks: negotiator
Reuters: Iran could stop enriching uranium at best only as a result of negotiations with big powers, but not as a precondition for such talks as they demand, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
Pentagon claims Iran ups Iraq aid
Washington Post: Iran has stepped up its aid to armed Shiite Muslim groups in neighboring Iraq, providing training and weapons that have been used against Americans and Iraqis, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said today.
Iran rejects US ‘pressure’ on nuclear issue
The Guardian: The US is determined to topple Iran’s Islamic government whether or not the crisis over the country’s nuclear activities is resolved, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, said today.
Iran uses ‘surrogates’ for attacks in Iraq: US commander
AFP: The United States accused Iran Thursday of being a major destabilizing force in Iraq, accusing Tehran of training and arming insurgent groups and using “surrogates” to carry out terrorist strikes.
Fears as Iran professors ‘retire’
BBC News: Forty professors and lecturers from Tehran University in Iran are being retired on Thursday. The move is causing concern that the new government of President Ahmadinejad is purging professors.
Iran seriously considering offer: Annan
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday that Iran’s foreign minister had told him Tehran was seriously considering an offer of incentives if it ends sensitive nuclear activities.
Outrage at Iran officials visit to UN Human Rights Council
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 22 The participation by Tehrans notorious chief prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi at the first session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has drawn international outrage.
Outrage at Iran officials visit to UN Human Rights Council
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 22 The participation by Tehrans notorious chief prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi at the first session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva has drawn international outrage.
