Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel may be emerging as a pivotal figure in the Iran nuclear crisis, using her ties with Washington and Moscow to try to forge a common approach to confronting the Islamic Republic.
Merkel’s new mission – forging unity on Iran
US general in Iraq warns Iran on bomb smuggling
Reuters: A senior U.S. general flew to Iraq’s vast desert frontier with Iran on Sunday and vowed to stop what he said was the smuggling of bomb materials from Iran that is wreaking havoc among American troops.
Iran threatens to quit nuclear treaty
AP: Iran’s hard-line parliament Sunday threatened to pass legislation that would force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Iran leader’s threats must be taken seriously: Bush
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threats to destroy Israel should be taken seriously and suggest he could target other countries as well, President Bush told a German newspaper.
China to attend foreign ministers’ meeting on Iran
Reuters: China’s Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will attend a foreign ministers’ meeting in New York on Monday to discuss strategy on Iran, amid debate at the United Nations over how to curb Tehran’s nuclear programmes.
Moderate earthquake shakes southern Iran
AP: A moderate earthquake shook southeastern Iran Sunday morning, slightly injuring more than 70 people, state radio reported.
Ahmadinejad sees nuclear Iran as unrivalled power
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 07 Irans radical President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic could fast become an unrivalled world power by obtaining nuclear capabilities.
Ahmadinejad sees nuclear Iran as unrivalled power
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 07 Irans radical President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic could fast become an unrivalled world power by obtaining nuclear capabilities.
Iran rejects Annan’s call for direct talks with U.S.
Bloomberg: Iran, which has the world’s second- largest oil and natural gas reserves, rejected a call by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the U.S. to hold direct talks with the Islamic Republic about its nuclear program.
Iran’s Jews face growing climate of fear
Scotland on Sunday: For the dwindling Jewish community in Iran, a sacred ritual is observed at 6.30 every evening as shortwave radios are switched on to listen to the daily Farsi broadcast from Israel.
