AP: The United States has not ruled out talks with Iran about Iraq, but any discussions would not cover Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
Rice says U.S. would consider meeting Iran
Iran and U.S. agree to hold talks on halting violence in Iraq
New York Times: Iran and the United States agreed today to hold direct talks on how to halt sectarian violence and restore calm in Iraq, offering the first face-to-face conversation between the two sides after months of confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program.
U.S. upbeat on Iran talks; high-level meet on Monday
Reuters: U.N. Security Council ambassadors reported progress for the first time on Thursday on how to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions, although the United States acknowledged differences remained.
Security Council powers, plus Germany, to meet on Iran Monday
AFP: High-level foreign ministry officials of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany will meet in New York on Monday to finalize their stance on the nuclear standoff with Iran, a US State Department official said Thursday.
Japan cuts Iran oil imports over nuke crisis
AFP: Japan’s top oil company is slashing crude imports from Iran as a precaution given the risk to supply from the Islamic republic in the deepening crisis over its nuclear programme, analysts said Thursday.
Iran police arrest 1,000 during fire festival in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 16 Irans paramilitary police arrested 1,000 individuals in the Iranian capital during Tuesday nights annual fire festival, Tehrans deputy chief prosecutor announced on Thursday.
Iran police arrest 1,000 during fire festival in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 16 Irans paramilitary police arrested 1,000 individuals in the Iranian capital during Tuesday nights annual fire festival, Tehrans deputy chief prosecutor announced on Thursday.
U.S. threatens to bomb Iran sites after a month report
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 16 The United States warned Iran through a secret channel that it would launch military attacks on a number of nuclear sites in Iran if there was no diplomatic progress a month after the Islamic Republics referral to the United Nations Security Council, according to a Persian-language website run by associates of the former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami.
U.S. threatens to bomb Iran sites after a month report
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 16 The United States warned Iran through a secret channel that it would launch military attacks on a number of nuclear sites in Iran if there was no diplomatic progress a month after the Islamic Republics referral to the United Nations Security Council, according to a Persian-language website run by associates of the former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami.
Iran says it’s ready for talks with the U.S. on Iraq
Bloomberg: Iran is ready to hold talks with the U.S. on Iraq, the country’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said, signaling a shift in Iran’s policy toward the U.S. for the first time in more than two decades.
