Bush Urges Arab Allies to Confront Iran
New York Times – United States
By STEVEN LEE MYERS ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Bush urged wary Persian Gulf allies on Sunday to rally against Iran “before it is too late,” …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/wo
rld/middleeast/13cnd-prexy.html?hp

Iran to answer questions over nuclear activity: IAEA
ABC Online – Australia
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says Iran has agreed to answer remaining questions about Tehran’s past nuclear activity within …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/14/2137500.htm

Bush urges action to confront Iran
The Press Association –
US President George Bush said that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the US and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger …
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5
gTBpwHlkQ6Dcd-gMBCGu4aYJ8KPg

Iran News Round Up
(Thanks to Ali Alfoneh for his help compiling) Economy and Trade Bread prices increase between 200-700% in northern Iran; bread shortages in Tehran as the governments transfers bread from Tehran to the north. …
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDczMzI
5MGZlZDcyNDc0OTAxMGVlZjQ3YzM4ODRjNmU=

Bush Iran Obsession “Only A Smattering Of Polite Applause”
By bosskitty
Bush says Iran threat to world security ABU DHABI (Reuters) – US President George W. Bush accused Iran on Sunday of threatening security around the world by backing militants and urged his Gulf Arab allies to confront “this danger …
www.bluebloggin.com/2008/01/13/bush-iran-
obsession-only-a-smattering-of-polite-applause/

Al Jazeera English – News – Bush: Iran Threat To World Security
By TheOysta
George Bush, the US president, has described Iran as the “leading state sponsor of world terror” that must be confronted “before it’s too late”. Channel: News Tags: George W. Bush Iran threat war.
news.propeller.com/story/2008/01/13/al-jaz
eera-english-news-bush-iran-threat-to-world-security

Bush: Iran threat to world security
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
George Bush, the US president, has described Iran as the “leading state sponsor of world terror” that must be confronted “before it’s too late”.…
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B836
6C5C-C5F8-4498-B7CD-4D55F962E5C2.htm

Iran Pledges to Answer UN Nuclear Questions by March
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Iran’s foreign ministry is pledging to answer all questions that the United Nations nuclear agency still has about its past nuclear activities. …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-13-voa13.cfm

In Persian Gulf, Bush assails Iran
Chicago Tribune – United States
The White House, acknowledging it faces a challenge in explaining its own intelligence showing Iran had shelved development of nuclear weaponry four years …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nation
world/chi-bush_silvajan14,1,1565223.story

Iran Accuses US of Spreading Anti-Iranian Sentiment in Mideast
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Iran’s government is accusing Washington of using President Bush’s Middle East tour to spread anti-Iranian sentiment in the region. …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-13-voa8.cfm

Bush: Iran threatens global security
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger “before it’s too late.”
www.gmanews.tv/story/76341/Bush-Iran-threatens-global-security

Bush urges Iran regime to heed people’s will
By AFP(AFP)
ABU DHABI (AFP) – US President George W. Bush reached out to the Iranian people Sunday in the keynote address of a Middle East tour, telling them they had a right to live under a government “that listens to your wishes”.
www.afp.com/english/news/stories/080113133114.r0l1ke06.html

Iran to settle atom inquiry issues within month – IAEA
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
By Mark Heinrich VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran agreed to answer remaining questions about past, secret nuclear work within a month at talks with the International …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/13/worldup
dates/2008-01-13T200359Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-31
3789-3&sec=Worldupdates

Bush Warns About Iran’s Ambitions
The Associated Press –
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkf—m78
S6F3LZAcz4sVHGGCQSTgD8U523EG0

Iran threats may have been work of a heckler
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Tom Chivers Threats to US ships in the Strait of Hormuz heard at the end of a Pentagon-released recording of an incident between Iranian patrol boats and …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2008/01/13/wiran113.xml

Bush tries to rally Arabs against Iran
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
Qatar – without consulting other council members – invited the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to attend the meeting, even though Iran is not a …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/
0,25197,23046538-15084,00.html

US Navy Takes `Deadly Seriously’ Iran Boat Threat (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
13 (Bloomberg) — The commander of US naval forces in the Persian Gulf said he takes ``deadly seriously’’ an encounter last week with Iranian speedboats in …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601087&sid=arV0aahXu5Pw&refer=home

UPDATE 1-Iran warns Turkmenistan over gas supply cut
Reuters UK – UK
TEHRAN, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Iran will stop buying Turkmen gas altogether if its neighbour does not resume supplies cut off two weeks ago, Oil Minister…
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL1351257020080113

President Bush Renews Attack On Iran As Terror Sponsor
President Bush has made a renewed attack on Iran, saying the Middle East country was a threat to world security and a sponsor of terror groups.
news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1300426,00.html?f=rss

Iran: US Spreading Anti-Iran Sentiment
The Associated Press –
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran charged Sunday that the United States was trying to spread anti-Iranian sentiment in the Mideast by accusing Iranian boats of …
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G9E-8-NncKn6AqbyYZd09QD8U4U8RO0

Iran ‘world’s leading sponsor of terror”: Bush
AFP –
ABU DHABI (AFP) — US President George W. Bush stepped up his war of words with Iran Sunday, calling Tehran the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism in …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gnc_vmXa7pUagiuhrw8z8HotukTw

Asia Artur Jorge Is Not The Man For Iran
Goal.com – Switzerland
Artur Jorge Is Not The Man For Iran Despite recent reports from Tehran that Artur Jorge had taken the Iranian national team job, the head of the Iranian …
www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=545319

Iran tells Bush reconsider “wrong” policies
Al-Bawaba – Amman,Jordan
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini, advised US President George Bush on Sunday to reconsider his previous “wrong” policies regarding …
www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Iran/220894

Welcome to the the united states of Iran or is it America? HRW …
By Jangali!!!!!!!!!!!
The 51-page report, “’You Can Detain Anyone for Anything’: Iran’s Broadening Clampdown on Independent Activism,” documents the expansion in scope and number of the individuals and activities persecuted by the Iranian government over the …
portland.indymedia.org/en/2008/01/370960.shtml

Iran: Bush’s faith-based target
Recent developments in the US foreign policy toward Iran are worth taking note. Obviously, the recent release of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) had some neutering effect on the Bush/Cheney administration’s international saber …
thunderstorms.blogdrive.com/archive/671.html

Bush visits US 5th Fleet amid Iran tensions
US President George W Bush has visited the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet amid new tensions with Iran over an incident where the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/13/2137451.htm

Bush Gets Briefing on US-Iran Incident
The Associated Press –
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A naval commander told President Bush on Sunday that he is taking the recent confrontation between Iranian and US Navy forces in the …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkf—m7
8S6F3LZAcz4sVHGGCQSTgD8U4ROP80

Gulf states seek leeway amid US-Iran tug of war
Xinhua – China
13 (Xinhua) — A month after inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the first time to their annual summit, the Gulf states are bracing …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/13/content_7414313.htm

Bush visits US Fifth Fleet amid Iran tensions
Reuters – USA
By Matt Spetalnick ABU DHABI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – President George W. Bush visited the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL13424710

Bush remarks to mention Arab democracy, Iran
KPTM-TV – Omaha,NE,USA
Bush will also pledge security for Persian Gulf allies that are nervous about Iran’s recent posturing. Earlier today in Bahrain, the commander of the US …
www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7617035&nav=menu606_2

Iran demands end to UN nuclear charge
Baltimore Sun – United States
TEHRAN, Iran // Iran’s top leader demanded an end to UN Security Council oversight of the country’s nuclear program during a meeting yesterday with the …
www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/
bal-te.briefs13jan13,0,7409086.story

Navy tells Bush Iran incident ‘serious’
Source: [b]TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent[/b] 2 minutes ago MANAMA, Bahrain – A naval commander told President Bush on Sunday that he is taking the recent confrontation between Iranian and US Navy forces in the Persian Gulf …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3137298

FOX spotlighting Iran, ignoring our allies who are as bad or worse
By Chrish
Reporting that Iran has increased both the number of executions and the number of physical punishments including hand and foot amputation, Gutfeld ventured that Iran was “living in the past” but harbored “weapons of the present. …
www.newshounds.us/2008/01/12/fox_spotlighting_iran_
ignoring_our_allies_who_are_as_bad_or_worse.php

Sarkozy says pressure on Iran should be increased
Times of India – India
RIYADH: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wants international pressure stepped up on Iran over its refusal to halt its contested nuclear programme, …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Sarkozy_says_pressure
_on_Iran_should_be_increased/articleshow/2695973.cms

SBI fixes dollar deal with six Iranian banks
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
MUMBAI: In a bid to ensure that the trade with Iran is not affected, State Bank of India has said that they have correspondent relation with six Iranian …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/
Banking_Finance_/SBI_fixes_dollar_deal_with_six_Iranian
_banks/articleshow/2695929.cms

Why is Iran Still in the Cross-Hairs? by Dr. Ellen Hodgson Brown
By Gaime(Gaime)
Bush left for his Middle East visit on January 8, he told the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, “Part of the reason I’m going to the Middle East is to make it abundantly clear to nations in that part of the world that we view Iran as a …
gaimelist.blogspot.com/2008/01/why
-is-iran-still-in-cross-hairs-by-dr.html

Israel, Iran and the United States : Trita Parsi discusses
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
With talk of the Iranian nuclear threat heating up, tension between Iran and Israel is dangerously high and the risk of a war involving the United States looms. To Trita Parsi, efforts to defuse those tensions have failed because the …
intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2008/01/i
srael-iran-and-united-states-trita.html

Recent Documents on Iran-US Tensions
By Editor
via GlobalSecurity.
irresources07.wordpress.com/2008/01
/13/recent-documents-on-iran-us-tensions-2/

Iran Urges Agency to Settle Atomic Case
New York Times – United States
TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told the visiting chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday that Iran’s …
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/world
/middleeast/13iran.html?ref=world

US navy clash exposed rise of Iran’s hardliners
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
By Gethin Chamberlain and Kay Biouki in Teheran Hardliners bent on confrontation with the West are presenting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran with a …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2008/01/12/wbush512.xml

‘US, Israel on ‘same page’ on Iran following Bush visit’
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By HERB KEINON Israel and the US are “on the same page” regarding the gravity of the Iranian nuclear threat and their commitment to thwart it,…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1199964
905158&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Bush Promised Israel that He Would Nuke Iran
Bush is determined to provoke a war with Iran despite the fact that only Israel supports it. Bush has gotten no support for a war with Iran among European or Middle Eastern “allies”.
digg.com/politics/Bush_Promised_
Israel_that_He_Would_Nuke_Iran