US plays down chance of Iran resolution soon
Reuters UK – UK
By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday played down the chance of major powers agreeing on new UN sanctions against Iran when …
uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1832897920080118

US official in Iran talks quits
Times Online – UK
Nicholas Burns, the top American official negotiating to tighten UN sanctions against Iran, is to stand down, the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/
us_and_americas/article3213113.ece

China seeks resumption of Iran nuclear talks
The Statesman – Kolkata,India
18: China, under pressure from Washington to back new sanctions on Iran, urged Teheran to further engage with the international community over its nuclear …
www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php
?clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=186604

Russian FM to attend 6-nation talks on Iran nuke issue in Berlin
Xinhua – China
“The meeting is expected to discuss ways of regulating the Iranian nuclear program,” a ministry spokesman was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/19/content_7449669.htm

Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran’s Radical Leader by Kasra Naji
Times Online – UK
Fresh from a stunning election victory, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s impish new President, set off from Tehran on a mission to enlighten the world. …
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_
entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3210077.ece

Iran Diplomatic Accountability Act of 2008
By Carah Ong(Carah Ong)
Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced with six other co-sponsors the “Iran Diplomatic Accountability Act of 2008.” The new resolution, HR 5056, is the first of its kind to call for the appointment of a high-level United States representative or …
irannuclearwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/
iran-diplomatic-accountability-act-of.html

Bush and the Iran NIE
By fredtopeka
He’s saying that the intelligence services are independent and he has different ideas about Iran, but he’s not distancing himself from the report? Wasn’t he supposed to be a plain talker (yeah, I know he never has been, but that’s the …
fredtopeka.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/bush-and-the-iran-nie/

Burns, US Negotiator in Iran, India Talks, Leaves (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
18 (Bloomberg) — Nicholas Burns, the third-highest State Department official and top US negotiator in talks aimed at thwarting Iran’s nuclear program, …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601087&sid=auOgfnkaFjxc&refer=home

A winter of Iran’s discontent?
Economist – UK
IF THE Israelis were ever to attack, Iran would “make them regret it” with a “fierce response” said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president,…
www.economist.com/world/africa/
displaystory.cfm?story_id=10552741

Not on the itinerary
Guardian Unlimited – UK
So, what of the items that were supposed to feature prominently on the president’s agenda: democracy, Iran and an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal?…
commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/daniel
_levy/2008/01/not_on_the_itinerary.html

Iran gets third nuclear fuel batch from Russia – IRNA
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has received a third shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia for use at its Bushehr nuclear power station, the state news agency IRNA …
in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-31473020080118

Montrealer finally allowed to leave Iran
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
After being barred from exiting Iran for almost a year, Canadian resident and documentary filmmaker Mehrnoushe Solouki is leaving the country and flying to …
www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?i
d=76e71172-fb72-4c92-83f7-b21c1394c609&k=92343

Pressure on India, Pak to delay pipeline project: Iran
Times of India – India
NEW DELHI: Iran on Friday said there may be some pressure on India and Pakistan to delay the tri-nation gas pipeline, also projected as a peace pipeline, …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Pressure_on_India_Pak_to
_delay_pipeline_project_Iran/articleshow/2711793.cms

Turkey and Iran still in gas talks, Greece waits
Guardian Unlimited – UK
ISTANBUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Tehran and Ankara are still in talks on resuming Iranian gas flows to Turkey, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Friday, …
www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7236781

Iran’s Rafsanjani Blames Foreign Cos Over Gas Shortages
CNNMoney.com – USA
TEHRAN (AP)—Senior Iranian politician Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Friday blamed foreign companies and suppliers for shortages in natural gas used for heating …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djhigh
lights/200801180929DOWJONESDJONLINE000643.htm

Ambassador to Moscow Up for State Post
The Associated Press –
If confirmed by the Senate, he will inherit most of his predecessor’s duties, notably the ongoing US diplomatic push to impose new UN sanctions on Iran over …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPd_J9
RfFwl8ZDlvuP2pZiDC53lAD8U8D1B80

Iran:Excluding Iran
By Hamid Tehrani
(png) and Microsoft (png) had removed Iran as an option in their country lists used when signing up for an account.Google still has Iran as an option for creating accounts, but does block GoogleEarth downloads from users in Iran (png).”
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/18/iranexcluding-iran/

Pakistan & Iran Challenge the World
By William deB. Mills(William deB. Mills)
Iran and Pakistan—albeit dramatically different in terms of history, culture, ties to the US, religion, and government structure—nevertheless each pose a fundamental and strikingly similar challenge to the current world political …
shadowedforest.blogspot.com/2008/01/
pakistan-iran-challenge-world.html

Popping the Question with Iran
By Jules Crittenden
JFK School Kumbayah chorus leader weighs in on Iran. Samantha Power sees American arrogance, saber-rattling as a problem, especially since Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been revealed as another Bush lie. No mention of Iran arrogance, …
www.julescrittenden.com/2008/01/
18/popping-the-question-with-iran/

THE UNITED STATES AND THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.
By STEPHEN R. SHALOM
The war between Iran and Iraq was one of the great human tragedies of recent Middle Eastern history. Perhaps as many as a million people died, many more were wounded, and millions were made refugees. The resources wasted on the war …
portland.indymedia.org/en/2008/01/371156.shtml

Fuelling WWIII : 3rd batch of Russian Nuclear fuel arrives in Iran
By saus
Russia is openly supplying fuel now to power the Bushehr reactor in Iran, a move actively supported by the USA & the EU. In theory this was the big carrot portion of the whole dialog, ‘negotiate carrot & stick policy’. …
hashmonean.com/2008/01/18/fuelling-wwiii-
3rd-batch-of-russian-nuclear-fuel-arrives-in-iran/

Israel ‘Would not Dare Attack Iran,’ According to Ahmadinejad
DUBAI-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Israel “would not dare attack Iran,” after Israel said it tested a missile and warned against Tehran’s nuclear program.”T…
en.epochtimes.com/news/8-1-18/64255.html

Military error by Iran could have dire result
CAIRO, EGYPT: Just how close might a military confrontation between Iran and the United States be? Though a war of words eased a bit recently, President Bush’s strong Iran warnings during his just completed Mideast trip, coupled with a …
www.ohio.com/news/nation/13887587.html

Iran warns Israel over missile test
ABC Online – Australia
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has issued a warning to the Israeli Government, within hours of Israel announcing that it had test-fired a ballistic …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/
01/18/2141733.htm?section=justin

Iran Allows Filmmaker to Leave Country
The Associated Press –
PARIS (AP) — Iran allowed a French-Iranian filmmaker to leave the country on Friday after preventing her departure for nearly a year, a media advocacy group …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYtOp
vWcFoCP9x9nD-l0p9_aXRmAD8U87B780

Why Indian companies must do business in Iran
Rediff – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
These words from Iran’s Finance Minister Danesh Jafri stunned the gathering into silence at a seminar arranged by the Federation of Indian Chambers of…
inhome.rediff.com/money/2008/jan/18iran.htm

Radioactive Train Nabbed [allegedly] on its Way to Iran
By Kris Alexander
On January 9, Kyrgyz officials announced that they had taken possession of a small load of a radioactive substance discovered aboard a train bound for Iran. The material has been placed in a special area in Kyrgyzstan, but questions are …
blog.wired.com/defense/2008/01/draft-kyrgyzsta.html

US – Iran Relations: Past, Present and Future
Experts discuss relations between the United States and Iran, including Iran’s role in Iraq, the US National Intelligence Estimate and prospects for an improved US-Iran relationship in the future. Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 …
fora.tv/2008/01/07/U_S__-_Iran_Rel
ations_Past_Present_and_Future

Comment on Iran now peeved over PERSEPOLIS by T Rutherford
I’m aware that problems exist in Iran, but i could also list 20 countries in far worse positions regarding human rights. Saudi Arabia is one of the US’ greatest allies and yet has one of the most diabolical human rights records on the …
pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/21/
iran-now-peeved-over-persepolis/#comment-715802

China urges Iran, Europe to resume nuclear talks
AFP –
BEIJING (AFP) — China has urged Iran to resume negotiations with the international community in a fresh attempt to end their long-running standoff over its …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPYNaSfzNiGBaSj3sJL0U4N9Fabw

Iran receives third Russian fuel shipment
USA Today – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran received a third shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Friday for a power plant being constructed in the southern Iranian port of …
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-01-18-iran-russia_N.htm

US Presses China Over Iran – CNN
By xiao@berkeley.edu(xiao@berkeley.edu)
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte sought Chinese backing Thursday for new UN sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehran’s alleged uranium enrichment and missile development programs remained a threat, the Associated Press …
chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/01/us_
presses_china_over_iran_cnn.php

Ahmadinejad: Israel wouldn’t dare attack Iran
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By JPOST STAFF AND AP Photo: AP “They don’t have the courage to attack Iran. The Iranian response would make them regret it and they know this very well,” …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=
1200572480593&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

China urges resumed Iran nuclear talks after meeting nuke envoy
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi urged renewed talks on Iran’s nuclear program in remarks to Teheran’s top nuclear negotiator, …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200572
483330&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Livni fails to change Lavrov’s stance on Iran
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP Differences of opinion between Israel and Russia over how to deal with Iran surfaced Thursday when Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called on Russia to …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=120057
2478701&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iran defiant after Israeli missile test
Reuters – USA
By Ori Lewis and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel tested a missile on Thursday, prompting Iran to vow retaliation if the Jewish state carried out …
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1781409020080117

Lying US into Iran
By Dan (Fitness)
Are you the kind of weirdo who thinks Congress should investigate when the Pentagon essentially fabricates a video of US ships being “threatened” by Iran? Just because it could, you know, lead to a massive war based on lies? …
fitnessfortheoccasion.wordpress.com/2008/
01/17/lying-us-into-iran/

Could US, Iran Stumble Into War?
The Associated Press –
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Just how close might a military confrontation between Iran and the United States be? Though a war of words eased a bit recently,…
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iest1n
IiJ-OFV41pjmjrmmJtb_lwD8U7TNCG0

Iran brushes aside Israeli test firing of missile
Xinhua – China
17 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday brushed
aside an Israeli test-firing a ballistic missile, saying that he was not
worried …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/18/content_7442392.htm

Iran president says Bush confrontational
Source: [b]AP[/b] CAIRO, Egypt – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that President Bush sent a “message of confrontation” during his recent Mideast trip. Bush spent much of his visit to the region, which he wrapped up …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/du
board.php?az=view_all&address=102x3145053

Stopping Iran
By Winston(Winston)
Norman Podhoretz: Why the Case for Military Action Still Stands… “[there would be] a serious program of covert aid to dissident Iranians who dreamed of overthrowing the mullocracy and replacing it with a democratic regime. …
thespiritofman.blogspot.com/2008/01/stopping-iran.html