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March 2008
- Iranian Prez Arrives in Iraq
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 2, 08 8:23 AM CST
  
  In an historic visit, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Iraq today predicting “a new chapter” for relations between the two countries, despite a tense history and a feud with Baghdad’s American allies. Ahmadinejad, who won’t be protected by US forces during his two-day trip, met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and will sit down with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. More »
February 2008
- Iran Nukes Raise 'Serious Concern' for UN
  
  newser | Reuters | Feb 22, 08 3:35 PM CST
  
  The UN’s nuclear overseers warned today that Iran hadn’t explained various intelligence reports suggesting it was making atomic weapons and called the matter a “serious concern.” Tehran dismissed the intelligence data as "fabricated" and provided unacceptable answers, the UN report says. The developments could lead to further UN sanctions against the country as early as next week, Reuters reports. More »
- Iran Asks Dutch Gov't to Ban Anti-Islam Film
  
  newser | BBC | Feb 17, 08 2:35 PM CST
  
  Upset by a right-wing Dutch politician's movie, which portrays the Koran as an inspiration for murder, Iran’s justice minister is asking the Dutch government to ban the film, the BBC reports. The minister called the film, by parliament member Geert Wilders, an unnecessary attack on Islam’s holiest object. The Dutch government has so far supported Wilder’s right to show the film, which is set to air in a few months. More »
- US, Iran Met on Terror Financing
  
  newser | Reuters | Feb 16, 08 7:27 AM CST
  
  Senior Treasury Department official Daniel Glaser met last month with representatives from Iran to discuss "the significant threat Iran poses to the integrity of the international financial system," Reuters reports. The rare talks, which required special permission from the US government, took place during a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force, a coalition of 34 world nations. More »
January 2008
- Ahmadinejad Plans First Iraq Trip
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 23, 08 12:52 PM CST
  
  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Baghdad, the Iraqi foreign ministry announced today, a historic trip that highlights the new relationship between the neighbors, who fought a bloody war in the 1980s. No Iranian president has ever visited Iraq, but with a Shiite government in power after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, some say Iranian influence eclipses the US’, Reuters reports. More »
- Political Rift Weakens Ahmadinejad
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jan 22, 08 5:57 AM CST
  
  Iran's firebrand president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered a serious political humiliation yesterday when the nation's supreme leader sided with his opponents to force him to supply a billion dollars worth of natural gas to remote villages suffering power cuts. Iran's poorest communities are enduring one of the harshest winters in years, reports the Guardian. More »
- Iran Prez Lashes Out at Bush, Israel
  
  newser | BBC | Jan 17, 08 9:20 PM CST
  
  Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim against two familiar foes with strong rhetoric today, BBC reports. He accused President Bush of "sowing seeds of division" during his Mideast trip and warned Israel not to threaten Tehran. "The Zionist regime would not dare attack," he said after Israel tested a ballistic missile. "The Iranian response would make them regret it, and they know this." More »
- Iran Gender Wars Hit High Gear
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Jan 17, 08 5:15 PM CST
  
  Iranian women can't travel without a man's permission, but two female racecar drivers are taking matters into their own hands and fighting for equal opportunity on the track. Nervous officials have repeatedly banned Zoreh Vatankhah and her mentor, Laleh Seddigh, from races—and their successes don't often make the front page. But they're not giving up, Der Spiegel reports. More »
- Iran Sanctions Might Not be Working: GAO
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 16, 08 3:01 PM CST
  
  Sanctioning Iran may not have actually worked, the Government Accountability Office said yesterday, just as the US pushes for a fresh round of UN sanctions. Restrictions on state-owned banks are easy to circumvent, the report notes, and Iran has signed $20 billion in energy contracts since 2003. The “evidence raises questions about the extent of reported economic impacts,” the report concludes. More »
- France Dives Into Gulf With Base
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Jan 16, 08 12:37 PM CST
  
  President Nicholas Sarkozy returned to France yesterday with accords that will make his country a major player in the Persian Gulf, the Christian Science Monitor reports. France will soon have a permanent military base on the United Arab Emirates' side of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil pathway; it will also help the UAE build civilian nuclear reactors, netting billions for French businesses. More »
- Bush to Israel: NIE Was Wrong
  
  newser | Newsweek | Jan 15, 08 3:15 PM CST
  
  President Bush is privately assuring Israel’s leaders that he doesn’t believe the National Intelligence Estimate's conclusion that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. In disavowing December's NIE, Bush said the “conclusions don't reflect his own views,” a US official told Newsweek . The private pledge may help quell calls in Israel’s defense community for military strikes. More »
- Bush Asks OPEC for More Oil
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 15, 08 9:32 AM CST
  
  OPEC should start producing more oil, President Bush told Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah today, or it risks damaging “consuming economies,” like the US. Bush said high oil prices were reducing consumer purchasing power, and said more supply “would be helpful.” He also warned Iran to avoid another Strait of Hormuz incident, saying any attack on US ships would have serious consequences. More »
- Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships
  
  newser | Navy Times | Jan 14, 08 6:59 PM CST
  
  Threats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to you. You will explode in a few minutes.” Iran says the US lied about the threats; now Navy officials say they may have come from shore. More »
- Stop Iranian Threat Now: Bush
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 13, 08 10:03 AM CST
  
  President Bush said today that the US and its Arab allies must stop the threat posed by Iran "before it's too late." Speaking in the United Arab Emirates during his 8-day trip to the Mideast to push his peace plan, Bush called Iran the "world's leading state sponsor of terrorism," and accused officials of funding extremists, giving the Taliban arms, and defying the United Nations. More »
- Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jan 12, 08 5:05 PM CST
  
  Objects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired warning shots at a small Iranian boat that passed within 500 yards, the Washington Post reports. More »
- US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 10, 08 4:28 PM CST
  
  The US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US is lying. A Pentagon spokesman dismissed that claim today. More »
- Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jan 9, 08 3:12 PM CST
  
  President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend. "There will be serious consequences if they attack our ships," Bush said. More »
- Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 9, 08 7:34 AM CST
  
  A video of a tense encounter between US Navy ships and Iranian speedboats is a fake, Iran claims. "The footage released by the US Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," an unnamed official in the Revolutionary Guards tells the state-run Press TV. On the video, a voice can be heard threatening the US sailors, and the Iranians are warned several times they risk being fired upon. More »
- Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat
  
  newser | CNN | Jan 7, 08 10:54 AM CST
  
  Washington is firing diplomatic volleys at Tehran today after five Iranian ships "harassed" three US Navy ships in international waters yesterday, CNN reports. "Such actions are dangerous and could have quickly escalated into something much worse," the Pentagon press secretary said. "We see it as further evidence that Iran is unpredictable and remains a threat." Tehran shrugged off the encounter as "ordinary." More »
December 2007
- Iran's Power Structure Baffles
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Dec 31, 07 1:25 PM CST
  
  Since Iran’s autocratic shah fell in 1979, the question “Who runs Iran?” has stumped Western analysts. “Who doesn’t?” may be easier to grasp, reports the Los Angeles Times. Iran’s government has morphed into a free-for-all that includes the Shiite Muslim clergy, an entrenched bureaucracy, and an array of elites who wage subtle battles for influence. More »