U.S., Europe at Odds on Strategy on Iran
Wed Mar 3
By Carol Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key European allies have rejected a U.S. push to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions due to its nuclear activities but Washington still hopes some sort of tough statement calling Tehran to task will be adopted next week, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Although the United States and its allies have expressed concern about Iran's nuclear pursuits, the issue is sowing new transatlantic divisions, with Washington demanding tougher action against the oil-rich Islamic republic than the Europeans are willing to consider.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040304/wl_nm/nuclear_usa_iran_dc_2 US seeking common stance towards Iran
Wed Mar 3
By Roula Khalaf and Stephen Fidler in London
Washington will not press next week to refer Iran to the United Nations (news - web sites) Security Council at a meeting of the governing board of the UN's nuclear watchdog, in spite of Iran's failure last year to come clean on all aspects of its uranium enrichment programme.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ft/20040303/bs_ft/1077690871142 Iran halts pilgrimages to Iraq
Wed Mar 3
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran announced it had halted all pilgrimages to Shiite Muslim sites in Iraq (news - web sites), after scores of its nationals were killed or injured in bomb attacks in Karbala and amid US charges the attackers may have crossed from Iran
{{Looks like they got what they wanted, control!}}
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040303/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_blasts_iran_040303123024 IAEA chief ElBaradei hopes Iran has told the whole nuclear truth
LONDON (AFP) - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said that he hoped omissions by Iran in disclosing details of its nuclear program would be their last.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040303/wl_mideast_afp/iran_nuclear_iaea_040303005925 Iran Blames al-Qaida for Shiite Attacks
Tue Mar 2
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian vice president blamed al-Qaida for Tuesday's attacks on Shiite Muslims in Iraq (news - web sites) and Pakistan, condemning the terrorist group's rigid thinking for the bombings and shootings
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040302/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_bombings_reaction_2 US backs "notorious terrorists": Iran's Rafsanjani
Fri Feb 27
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani alleged that the United States was backing "notorious terrorists," after the United States criticized the Islamic Republic's human rights record
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040227/wl_mideast_afp/iran_us_rights_040227205225 Pakistan Threatened to Give Nukes to Iran
Fri Feb 27
By MATT KELLEY, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Pakistan warned the United States 14 years ago that it might give nuclear technology to Iran, but the administration of President Bush (news - web sites)'s father did little to follow up, former Pentagon (news - web sites) officials say.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040227/ap_on_re_as/us_pakistan_nuclear_2 Iran's top nuclear negotiator hopes for cooperation with India
Fri Feb 27,
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani said he hoped India's "positive cooperation" would continue with Tehran on its nuclear programme, currently under international scrutiny.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040227/wl_sthasia_afp/india_iran_nuclear_040227072733Seems like everyone is joining in the "test the missiles" party. Just read Russia is going to have another "exercise" coinciding with their "election." Didn't they just finish testing some missiles, which fizzled?