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Saturday, 24 March 2007 |
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Daily Record (Scotland) - Fifteen Royal Navy sailors and Marines were prisoners of Iran last night after fanatical Revolutionary Guards seized them at gunpoint in the Persian Gulf. Six Iranian gunboats surrounded the men, who were on a routine patrol in two small inflatable craft. The Revolutionary Guards took their prisoners to an Iranian naval base. |
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Tensions run deep between UK and Tehran |
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Saturday, 24 March 2007 |
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The Herald - Iran's relations with the West have been prickly since its 1979 Islamic revolution, but have recently descended into outright hostility. |
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Analysis: Iran training Iraqi death squads? |
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Thursday, 22 March 2007 |
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United Press International, 21 March – 'Loose lips sink ships' was a popular slogan during World War II, a reminder that misplaced words could help the enemy. But the reverse is also true: Purposely placed words can sink the enemy’s ships. At a time when President George W. Bush keeps reminding Iran that 'all options are on the table,' a group opposed to the regime reveals new information on the Islamic republic’s involvement in Iraq. |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
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CNN: The United Nations already punishing Iran over its nuclear program may get tougher and maybe as soon as this week. Let's go to now, senior UN correspondent, Richard Roth. Richard what do you have for us? |
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Iranian exiles rally against Ahmadinejad in New York |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
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Agence France presse - Around two hundred Iranian opposition supporters rallied in New York Wednesday to denounce Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is expected to visit the United Nations later this week. |
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Total chief probed over alleged corruption in Iran: source |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
Agence France Presse - French oil group Total said on Wednesday that its chief executive faced judicial questioning over a gas contract signed in Iran in 1997.
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Dissident: Iran Is Training Iraqis |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
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Associated Press, New York -- Iraqi insurgents, guerrilla fighters and death squads are being trained in secret camps in Iran with the blessing of top Tehran leaders and at least three senior Iraqi political figures, an Iranian opposition figure said Tuesday. |
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Iranians protest outside 10 Downing Street |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
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NCRI - For the second day the Iranian Resistance sympathizers stage a protest demonstration opposite 10 Downing Street. Labour MP Mr. Andrew Mackinlay addressed the solidarity protest. |
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Exile says Tehran training Iraqi militants in Iran |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
Reuters - Iran has been operating training programs for Iraqi Shi'ite militants at secret bases for several months as part of its efforts to destabilize Iraq, an opponent of the Iranian government said on Tuesday.
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Iran training thousands of Iraqi militants: Iranian exile figure |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
Agence France Presse - Thousands of Iraqi Shiite militants are passing through terrorist training camps in Iran, a high-profile Iranian exile alleged Tuesday, accusing Tehran of seeking to destabilize its neighbor.
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Governement Accused of siding with mullahs in Iran |
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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 |
Press Association, 19 March - The British Government was today accused of siding with the mullahs in Iran rather than with the “just” resistance movement of the Iranian people.
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Iranian Guard's mission evolves |
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Monday, 19 March 2007 |
The Washington Times - Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been restructuring its military capabilities and taking an increasingly prominent role in the nation's political life as the United States builds political and military pressure on the Islamic republic.
A number of former commanders have assumed political positions or become involved in shaping foreign policy, even as the military force -- known formally as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) -- prepares itself for "asymmetrical warfare" and the possibility of internal unrest. |
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Smarter sanctions against Iran |
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Monday, 19 March 2007 |
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The Los Angeles Times - ECONOMIC SANCTIONS have a bad reputation. That's unfortunate, because the kind of sanctions the United States is proposing for Iran are more effective and more humane than sanctions used to be. They also happen to be more realistic than any of the other options regarding Tehran. |
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How the UK flouts the law to serve Iran |
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Sunday, 18 March 2007 |
Sunday Telegraph - The ruthlessness with which our Government enforces EU law against its citizens strikingly contrasts with its eagerness on occasion to flout EU law itself. One of the murkier chapters in our foreign policy in recent years has been the Foreign Office’s readiness to appease the dictatorial regime in Iran, for reasons not unconnected to a series of huge trade deals.
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