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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
 Reuters: White House military adviser Adm. Mike Mullen said on Sunday he was concerned that any U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran carried a notable risk of more turmoil in the Middle East. |
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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Iran has discovered an oil field with in-place reserves of 525 million barrels, Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari was quoted as saying on Sunday. |
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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
 Washington Post: With his moves last week involving Iraq, Iran and North Korea, President Bush accelerated a shift toward centrist foreign policies, a change that has cheered Democrats, angered some Republicans and roiled the presidential campaign. |
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 |
 Reuters: The International Monetary Fund said prospects for Iran's economy were good, but urged the government to act promptly to rein in inflation that is expected at about 25 percent. |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 AFP: The Egyptian Football Association said on Friday that a friendly match with Iran had been cancelled due to tensions over an Iranian film on the assassination of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 Wall Street Journal: As Iran prepares to hold nuclear talks this weekend with Europe and the U.S., economic sanctions are crimping Tehran's oil industry -- but they haven't broken it. |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 Reuters: The U.S. Senate Banking Committee overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday that would expand trade and economic sanctions in another attempt to prod Iran to step back from suspected nuclear weapons production and alleged support for terrorist activities. |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 Reuters: He helped steer talks with Libya that led to a resumption of U.S. ties with Tripoli after nearly a quarter century and now senior diplomat William Burns is Washington's main interlocutor with Iran. |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
 New York Times: The Bush administration is considering establishing an American diplomatic presence in Iran for the first time since relations were severed during the 444-day occupation of the American Embassy in Tehran nearly three decades ago, European and American officials said on Thursday. |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
 AFP: French deputies presented exiled Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi with a declaration calling for democratic change in Iran in a ceremony at France's National Assembly Wednesday. |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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 Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Damascus on Thursday to hold talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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 The Guardian: The US plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years as part of a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush.
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
 Reuters: The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe. |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
 Reuters: In a shift in policy, the United States will send an envoy to talks this weekend between Iran and major powers over Tehran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Iran's air force plans to hold a large-scale exercise to strengthen deterrence against any threats, a media report said, a week after the country test-fired missiles in war games criticised by the West. |
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Saudi Arabia has offered to award major arms contracts to Russia in return for Moscow curtailing cooperation with Iran, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified diplomatic sources. |
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Malaysian state-oil-firm Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) is still interested in investing in Iran although it is assessing its involvement in the Pars LNG project due to rising costs, Chief Executive Officer Hassan Marican said. |
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 |
 Reuters: A U.S. Senate panel will consider legislation this week that would expand economic and trade sanctions against Iran days after Tehran test-fired missiles it said could reach U.S. assets in the region. |
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday crude prices will go higher for various reasons, including threats to attack his country to curb its nuclear program which the West says is a cover to build bombs. |
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday a military attack on Iran over its nuclear programme would have grave consequences for the United States, Israel and the world. |
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
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 The Guardian: In the gridlocked streets of Iran's capital city, traffic jams are a way of life. But while most of Tehran's 9.5 million drivers find them a daily nuisance, one group of inhabitants can't get enough.
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
 AFP: Iran on Sunday said it has discovered a new oil field in the hydrocarbon-rich province of Khuzestan with more than one billion barrels of crude in place. |
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
 Reuters: The head of Russian gas company Gazprom was in Iran on Sunday looking for new business opportunities after French oil major Total froze investment in a major Iranian field citing political risk. |
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
 AFP: Iran will "cut off the hands" of any enemy that attacks the country over its controversial nuclear programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Sunday. |
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
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Reuters: Oil exports from the whole Gulf region would be at risk if Iran's exports were hindered by any threat, said the OPEC Governor of Iran, which has vowed to retaliate should its nuclear facilities come under attack. |
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
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 Independent on Sunday: Worsening tension between Iran and the West has been given a new twist by the revelation that the Royal Navy and allied forces have intercepted smuggled narcotics worth more than £800m coming out of Iranian ports. Much of the money, it is claimed, helps to fund the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
 Sunday Times: President George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared to approve a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations with Tehran break down, according to a senior Pentagon official. |
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
 Reuters: Iran would destroy Israel and 32 U.S. military bases in the Middle East if the Islamic Republic was attacked over its disputed nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday. |
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
 AFP: Iran's oil minister confirmed on Saturday that French energy giant Total has dropped out of a multi-billion-dollar gas investment in the Islamic republic, the state broadcaster reported. |
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Saturday, 12 July 2008 |
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 New York Times: Iran’s war games this week featured more bluff and exaggeration than displays of menacing new power, military analysts said Friday.
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