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April 2007

Iranian tip-off may helped Americans capture an al-Qaeda leader 4-30

Iran security chief meets Maliki in Baghdad 4-30

Iran to Attend Regional Talks on Iraq Violence 4-30

The top European Union foreign policy official is urging the United States to engage Iran in direct negotiations about its nuclear program. 4-28

Ahmadinejad offers to have talks with Bush. 4-24

Ethnic spat heats up Pakistan-Iran border 4-20

Gates: Diplomacy with Iran is 'working' 4-19

Refresher: While people were criticizing Iran for capturing 15 UK Sailors, then again for 'garnering sympathy' for returning them, The US captured 5 Iranians outside of Iran for dubious reasons and still refuses to return them 4-16

IAEA Chief Disputes Iran's Claim of 3,000 Centrifuges 4-16

Huckabee: Engage Iran and Syria in talks 4-14

U.S. still not returning the 5 Iranian detainees 4-14

Freed Iran diplomat says he was tortured in Iraq 4-12

Iran will soon release a film documenting the arrest, interrogation and detainment of UK sailors held for two weeks. 4-11

Iran Claims Video Shows Sailors Watching Football, Laughing Playing Games In Custody 4-10

Freed Soldier Faye Speaks Of Threats, Being Stripped, Fears Of Rape 4-10

Kristol: Proper Response To Iran's Kidnapping Of Soldiers Would Have Been Military Strikes 4-9

China switches to Euros to buy Iranian oil. 4-6

Psyche, Iranians: "The captain in charge of the 15 marines detained in Iran has said they -were- gathering intelligence on the Iranians." 4-6

US secretary of defense says Iranian detainees will not be released 4-6

There were no Iranians in an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team that visited five detained Iranians held by the U.S. military in Iraq 4-6

Diplomacy in Iran row may help in nuclear stand-off 4-5

As the Western media turns its attention to the fate of 15 Britons detained for allegedly trespassing into Iranian waters over the weekend, the status of five Iranian officials captured in a U.S. military raid on a liaison office in northern Iraq on Jan. 11 remains a mystery. 4-3

Iranian officer reports incursion by US warplanes 4-3

U.S. colonel defends Iran's right to detain Britons: Retired Colonel Ann Wright has defended Iran's detention of 15 British navy personnel as a legitimate right to protect its national sovereignty. 4-3

Ad from 30 years ago touts what a great idea it is for Iran to have nuclear power plants 4-3

Iran releases Brit sailors 4-4

It's not terrorism when we do it: American officials have been advising and encouraging a militant group to attack Iran. 4-4

Former FBI agent missing in Iran: US: The United States asked Iran on Monday to provide information about a former FBI agent believed to have gone missing several weeks ago while on private business there. 4-4

Analysts say that Bush's strategy for Iran has backfired, and the regime has been emboldened and radicalized. 4-4

It was the botched US raid and kidnapping of Iranian diplomats 10 weeks ago that led to the present hostage standoff between Iran and Britain 4-4

One of the diplomats we seized has just been released. 4-4

U.S. sees more evidence of Iran's meddling in Iraq 4-4

Blair Calls For Direct Talks With Iran 4-4

Russia is concerned about a possible attack on Iran and insists that military action near its border is totally unacceptable, the first deputy foreign minister said Tuesday. 4-4

Russia refuses to deliver nuclear fuel to Iran till disputes solved 4-4

Iran Warns Russia Over Nuclear Fuel Deliveries 4-4

Now that Iran gave up their hostages, the U.S. is assessing whether to return the 5 imprisoned Iranian government envoys. In other news, its only "hostages" when they do it. 4-5

Diplomacy in Iran row may help in nuclear stand-off 4-5

Iran "hostage" crisis becomes clearer 4-2

Iran parades two more of the captured British sailors and marines before cameras. Bonus: another confession 4-2

Iran: Bush "will only make situation worse by meddling" 4-2

Iran 'fears' US attack in summer 4-2

April 2006

Iraq VP warns Americans against striking Iran 4-29

"The threat from Iran is, of course, to destroy our strong ally Israel. I made it clear, I’ll make it clear again, that we will use military might to protect our ally, Israel.” Quote from GWBush. 4-28

Iran rejects UN call to stop enrichment 4-28

The armies of Turkey and Iran are getting ready for showdown with the PKK. About 230,000 Turkish soldiers have been massing along the border with southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) since April 2. 4-28

House OKs sanctions against Iran 4-28

China gave no sign it was ready to line up behind Western powers seeking sanctions against Iran on Thursday 4-28

UK: Foreign Office lawyers have formally advised Jack Straw that it would be illegal under international law for Britain to support any US-led military action against Iran. 4-27

The "propaganda war is already underway, conducted by the same cast of neo-con hawks that produced the Iraq invasion, confident they could go it alone against Baghdad" 4-27

Iran's Euro Oil Exchange to open next week : Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said on Wednesday that the establishment of Oil Stock Exchange is in its final stage and the bourse will be launched in Iran in the next week. 4-27

Missile exports to Iran alarm US : Washington has asked Moscow to reconsider selling Iran anti-aircraft missiles as the crisis over its nuclear programme continues. 4-26

Intel. Committee Members Say Intelligence on Iran nuclear threat seen as inadequate: “Not A Time To Be Saber-Rattling”. 4-24

ATTACK IRAN, IGNORE THE CONSTITUTION: We must challenge the administration's assertion that the president can take military action without consulting Congress. 4-24

Iran Says `No Going Back' on Its Nuclear Research 4-24

Bush Meets Privately With Think Tank Promoting Military Strike On Iran 4-24

Scott Ritter: A Path to Peace with Iran 4-22

Iran shells Iranian Kurdish positions in Iraq-PUK: Iranian forces shelled Iranian Kurdish rebel positions inside mountainous northern Iraq on Friday to repel an attack, an Iraqi Kurdish official said. 4-22

Russia toughens opposition to Iran sanctions : Hardening its opposition to sanctions against Iran, Russia said on Friday the U.N. Security Council should only consider such measures if it had proof the Islamic Republic was trying to build nuclear weapons. 4-22

Cheney has tapped Iranian expatriate, arms dealer to surveil discussions with Iran: Speaking on condition of anonymity, three intelligence sources identified the Iran-Contra middleman as having been put back on the payroll, acting as a human intelligence asset and monitoring any movement in discussions about Iran’s alleged burgeoning nuclear weapons program. 4-22

Iran still years away from having nukes: US intelligence chief 4-21

US prepared to go it alone over Iran : US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has invoked self-defence as a potential justification for military intervention in Iran 4-21

How Media Have Distorted the Facts in Support of an Attack on Iran. 4-20

U.S. envoy: Iran sanctions discussed 4-20

US to call for freeze on Iran assets and visa curbs 4-20

Russia will deliver air defense systems to Iran - top general 4-20

"The real intention behind the US fueling the Iran issue is to prompt the UN to impose sanctions against Iran, and to pave the way for a regime change in that country." 4-20

Bush won't rule out nuclear strike on Iran 4-19

Thirteen of the nation’s most prominent physicists have written a letter to President Bush, calling U.S. plans to reportedly use nuclear weapons against Iran “gravely irresponsible” and warning that such action would have “disastrous consequences for the security of the United States and the world.” 4-19

Report - IAEA informed of Iran's P-2 centrifuge programmes: The New York Times had quoted United States security officials as saying Iran's use of P-2 centrifuges was worrisome as the process would not only accelerate the enrichment process but production of an atomic bomb. 4-19

Congressman Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran : We cannot underestimate the irrational, almost manic desire of some neoconservatives to attack Iran one way or another, even if it means crippling a major source of oil and destabilizing the worldwide economy. 4-19

Report - IAEA informed of Iran's P-2 centrifuge programmes: The New York Times had quoted United States security officials as saying Iran's use of P-2 centrifuges was worrisome as the process would not only accelerate the enrichment process but production of an atomic bomb. 4-19

Congressman Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran : We cannot underestimate the irrational, almost manic desire of some neoconservatives to attack Iran one way or another, even if it means crippling a major source of oil and destabilizing the worldwide economy. 4-19

Democratic Congressmen ask Bush about reports of US military operations already in Iran 4-18

The US, Iran and the End of the International Order: As the IAEA has repeatedly acknowledged, Iran is not in violation of any of her legal obligations as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In fact, Iran has allowed far more intrusive international inspections of her nuclear facilities than required by the NPT. Iran remains the only country to have done so. 4-18

Ahmadinejad Did Not Say - "Wipe Israel Off The Map": Let’s fill in the Blanks in the Speech of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 4-18

The Disintegration of Iran : The US intends to separate the oil rich province of Khouzestan from Iran and establish a small government in that region in its drive to control Middle-East oil. But is this fear realistic, or just part of the imagination of some Iranians? 4-18

The Bush Administration has used Iran’s gleeful announcement that it enriched uranium to 3.5 per cent (83 per cent is needed for nuclear weapons), to generate a major US-Iranian crisis seven months before national mid-term elections. 4-18

Retired Colonel Sam Gardiner on Iran War Plans: "The Issue is Not Whether the Military Option Would Be Used But Who Approved the Start of Operations Already" 4-18

Iran was not ordered to Stop Enrichment 4-17

Iran still wants to end nuclear row through diplomacy 4-17

The United States began planning a full-scale military campaign against Iran that involves missile strikes, a land invasion and a naval operation to establish control over the Strait of Hormuz even before the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, a former US intelligence analyst disclosed on Sunday. 4-17

Some 200 Iranians have volunteered in the past few days to carry out "martyrdom missions" against U.S. and British interests around the world if Iran is attacked 4-17

Taking over Iran has long been an obsession of the neoconservative "Project for a New American Century" 4-17

Former White House Conterterorrism Officials: “The Parallels [Of Iran] To The Run-Up To War With Iraq Are All Too Striking” 4-17

The shrieking sounds of warmongers are everywhere. And the bullshit stinks like it's 2002. 4-17

Blair refuses to back Iran strike 4-17

Blair refuses to back Iran strike 4-17

The Pentagon is bypassing official US intelligence channels and turning to a right-wing terrorist organization in order to create strife in Iran in preparation for any possible attack, former and current intelligence officials say 4-14

Sign Petition Opposing Attack on Iran 4-13

TEHRAN: The world's leading powers, including Russia and China, joined to condemn Iran for advancing its atomic programme in defiance of the United Nations, but Moscow said force could not resolve the dispute. 4-13

Seymour Hersh sticks to his story: that Bush's ultimate goal is regime change in Iran. 4-13

Patrick J. Buchanan: Is War With Iran Inevitable?: Reportedly, U.S. carrier-based aircraft in the Persian Gulf are already simulating bombing runs on Iran. And President Bush has restated his doctrine of pre-emptive strikes and preventive war in the new National Security Strategy released recently. 4-13

Iran Could Produce Nuclear Bomb in 16 Days, U.S. Says 4-13

Analysts Say Nuclear-Armed Iran Years Away... “They're Hyping It”. 4-13

The Human Costs of Bombing Iran: “The number of deaths could exceed a million, and the number of people with increased cancer risks could exceed 10 million,” 4-13

Iran declares: we are in the nuclear club 4-12

An aircraft carrier strike group moved into the Caribbean this week to begin two months of naval exercises in what the U.S. military hopes will be a show of its "commitment to the region". 4-12

Countdown to U.S.-Iran War Has Begun: Presence of U.S. bombers in England seen as advance signals 4-12

Bush prepares unmanned attack over nukes: THE Pentagon has secret plans for a "remote control" blitz on Iran if it does not comply with demands to curb its nuclear programme. 4-12

Rebels murder, shoot officials in Iran: Report : Armed rebels have killed two army officers, and shot a top cleric in troubled Sistan-Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran, a press report said. 4-11

Bush denies accusation that the US is planning an attack on Iran: "It doesn't mean force, necessarily. In this case, it means diplomacy." 4-11

Sr. Pentagon Advisor: WH Wants To “Change The Power Structure In Iran, And That Means War”. 4-10

Generals Talk of Resigning As Bush plans nuclear murder. Article by Seymour Hersh. 4-10

Pakistan, Turkey call for peaceful solution to Iran nuclear issue 4-5

Germany calls for direct US-Iran talks on nuclear programme 4-5

Iran-US talks on Iraq to begin on Saturday – report 4-5

Iran: Scenarios of an American strike 4-1

Iran says it has begun a series of large-scale military maneouvres by successfully test-firing a missile that can avoid radar and hit multiple targets simultaneously. 4-1

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