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IRAN dismissive about 9/11 report
International Herald Tribune – Paris,France
TEHRAN Iran on Friday dismissed questions about its behavior before the
Sept. 11 attacks as part of a US cover-up to divert attention…
www.iht.com/articles/530931.htm

LIFTING the veil on a modern Iran
Straits Times – Singapore
… Unlike American businesses which have to abide by Washington's long-standing
embargo on Iran, there is nothing to stop the Singaporean entrepreneur
– bar his…
straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,263109,00.html

PUSH to secure Iraq's borders reveals Iran's concerns
San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA
CAIRO, Egypt ˆ Iran, by offering to host a summit on security for Iraq,
is signaling its commitment to stopping the flow of foreign fighters into
its neighbor…
www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20040723-0756-iraqsinfiltrators.html

IRAN rejects 9/11 blame
TVNZ – New Zealand
Iran on Friday dismissed any suggestion it bore any blame for the September
11 suicide plane attacks after a US commission said there was evidence
Tehran…
tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/438036?format=html

FORMER Iran president: Roots of terrorism – in the US
Albawaba Middle East News – Amman,Middle East
Former Iranian president and the current Expediency Council (EC) Chairman,
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday said that terrorism is a problem that
has its…
www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=281620&lang=e&dir=news

RICE says US may not go to war with Iran
Xinhua – China
… Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that the decision by the Bush administration
to go to war with Iraq did not necessarily entail a similar war decision
with Iran.…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/24/content_1638323.htm

IRAN rejects links to 9/11 attacks
Financial Times – London,England,UK
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has dismissed US accusations that it may have been
linked to the September 11, 2001, attacks as part of Washington's cover-up
to divert…
news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/
WireFeed/WireFeed&c=WireFeed&cid=1090429706541

AL-SADR: No attacks from Iraq on Syria, Iran
Al-Jazeera – Qatar
Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr says he will not allow any attack on
neighbours Syria or Iran from Iraqi territory, in a sermon after an absence
of nearly…
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4424B681-13CC-4745-B9DD-BEFDC596793B.htm

SETTING Up War With Iran
ProgressiveTrail.org – McMinnville,OR,USA
… The next day the headlined fact was that the same commission found
that eight of the 9-11 hijackers had passed between Afghanistan and Iran
between October…
progressivetrail.org/articles/040723Leupp.shtml

IRAN Rejects Accusations Over Sept. 11 Attacks
Reuters – USA
By Parinoosh Arami. TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) – Iran dismissed Friday US accusations
that it may have been linked to the Sept. 11, 2001…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5758793

IRAN, Saudi Arabia laud 9/11 report
MSNBC – USA
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's powerful former president told Friday worshippers
chanting “Death to America” that there was nothing in the Sept.…
msnbc.msn.com/id/5496217/

EVIDENCE suggests al-Qaeda ties more to Iran than Iraq
USA Today – USA
… 11 attacks suggests that the Bush administration's suspicions about
ties between al-Qaeda and Iraq might have been better focused on another
nation: Iran.…
www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-07-22-iran-alqaeda_x.htm

9/11 panel finds terrorist links with Iran, but not with Iraq
Turkish Press – Turkey
WASHINGTON, July 22 (AFP) – A national commission probing the September
11, 2001, attacks spotlighted Thursday ties between al-Qaeda and Iran
but found no sign…
www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=22964

QUESTIONS over al-Qaeda connections to Iran and Iraq remain murky
San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA
11 commission's report touches on ˆ but won't put an end to ˆ questions
about whether al-Qaeda has had ties with Iran and Iraq, two countries
President…
www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20040722-1547-sept11-iran-iraq.html

FORCE will not stop any Iran nuke plans
Daily Times – Pakistan
“Military action is not the answer,‰ said a senior international diplomat
involved in the investigation of Iran‚s nuclear plans.…
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-7-2004_pg4_19

N Korea, Iran may harbour new nuclear threat – US task force
Stuff.co.nz – New Zealand
WASHINGTON: North Korea and Iran may be seeking the ability to attack the
United States by triggering a nuclear device at high altitude to disrupt
vital…
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2981010a12,00.html

QUESTIONS over al-Qaida connections to Iran and Iraq remain murky
Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA
11 commission's report touches on but won't put an end to questions about
whether al-Qaida has had ties with Iran and Iraq, two countries President
Bush…
www.boston.com/dailynews/204/wash/Questions_over_al_Qaida_connec:.shtml

NKOREA, Iran May Harbor New Threat — Task Force
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea and Iran may be seeking the ability
to attack the United States by triggering a nuclear device at high altitude
to disrupt…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5750420

AL-QAEDA, Iran contact 'persistent'
NEWS.com.au – Australia
IRAN maintained persistent contacts with al-Qaeda terrorists and may have
provided transit for at least eight of the men who carried out the September
11, 2001…
www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10221231%255E1702,00.html

IRAN delays visit by UN rights team
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
GENEVA, July 22 (Reuters) – Iran has postponed a visit by a United Nations
human rights team that had been due in Tehran next week, the office of
the world…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22619682.htm

BLAIR urges Iran to cooperate with IAEA
Xinhua – China
LONDON, July 22 (Xinhuanet) — British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday
urged Iran to comply fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/22/content_1630988.htm

FORCE Would Not Stop Any Iran Nuke Plans: Experts
Reuters – USA
… Military action is not the answer,” said a senior international diplomat
involved in the investigation of Iran's nuclear plans.…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=574583

IRAN FM: Presence of foreign forces – source of attacks in Iraq
Albawaba Middle East News – Amman,Middle East
… Foreign ministers of Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Syria
and Egypt participated in the conference. Meanwhile, Kharrazi…
www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=281550&lang=e&dir=news

IRAN warns EU against double standards over nuclear issue
EUbusiness – London,UK
Iran warned the European Union on Thursday to refrain from using “double
standards” in its dealings with the Islamic republic over its nuclear
activities, the…
www.eubusiness.com/afp/040722084724.o62fqj1u

IRAN staged mock execution
News24 – South Africa
London – Eight British troops detained by Iran last month were forced to
stand blindfolded in a ditch as armed Iranian troops stood over them in
an apparent…
www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1561457,00.html

STAND firm on Iran, US urges Europeans
Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA
Concerned that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, the United States
is urging three European nations to take action against it for violating
a…
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/9211393.htm

SOMBRE atmosphere hangs over Iran reformists‚ meeting
Daily Times – Pakistan
TEHRAN: Iran‚s embattled reformists, ousted in parliamentary elections
this year, kicked off the annual meeting of their main party on Wednesday
in an…
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_22-7-2004_pg4_10

IRAN dissident stuck in jail over bail demand
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
… The activist, who lost a leg fighting in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war,
sparked the wrath of Iran's powerful hardliners in 2002 when he said in
a speech to…
www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=87380&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27124

NEW Links Between Iran, Al Qaeda Cited
Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA
… On Iran, by contrast, the report concludes that al Qaeda's relationship
with Tehran and its client, the Hezbollah militant group, was long-standing
and…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4191-2004Jul21.html

US pressing for action against Iran
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The United States is pressing Britain, France and Germany for strong measures
against Iran in response to its violation of a non-proliferation agreement
…
www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/22/1090089249899.html

GRAND jury probes Cheney's role in 'illegal' Iran trade
Independent – London,England,UK
… Dick Cheney used to be chief executive – this time over whether during
the 1995-2000 Cheney era it violated US law by doing business directly
with Iran.…
news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=543331

	Iran News and Information Links
	July 22-23 2004

	23/07/04 IRAN dismissive about 9/11 report International Herald Tribune – Paris,France TEHRAN Iran on Friday dismissed questions about its behavior before the Sept. 11 attacks as part of a US cover-up to divert attention… www.iht.com/articles/530931.htm LIFTING the veil on a modern Iran Straits Times – Singapore … Unlike American businesses which have to abide by Washington's long-standing embargo on Iran, there is nothing to stop the Singaporean entrepreneur – bar his… straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,263109,00.html PUSH to secure Iraq's borders reveals Iran's concerns San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA CAIRO, Egypt ˆ Iran, by offering to host a summit on security for Iraq, is signaling its commitment to stopping the flow of foreign fighters into its neighbor… www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20040723-0756-iraqsinfiltrators.html US urges sanctions against Iran Jerusalem Post (subscription) – Jerusalem,Israel … weapons. The Senate said the Security Council may need to impose economic and diplomatic sanctions on Iran to thwart the program.… www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1090561608197 IRAN rejects 9/11 blame TVNZ – New Zealand Iran on Friday dismissed any suggestion it bore any blame for the September 11 suicide plane attacks after a US commission said there was evidence Tehran… tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/438036?format=html FORMER Iran president: Roots of terrorism – in the US Albawaba Middle East News – Amman,Middle East Former Iranian president and the current Expediency Council (EC) Chairman, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday said that terrorism is a problem that has its… www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=281620&lang=e&dir=news RICE says US may not go to war with Iran Xinhua – China … Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that the decision by the Bush administration to go to war with Iraq did not necessarily entail a similar war decision with Iran.… news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/24/content_1638323.htm IRAN rejects links to 9/11 attacks Financial Times – London,England,UK TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has dismissed US accusations that it may have been linked to the September 11, 2001, attacks as part of Washington's cover-up to divert… news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/ WireFeed/WireFeed&c=WireFeed&cid=1090429706541 AL-SADR: No attacks from Iraq on Syria, Iran Al-Jazeera – Qatar Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr says he will not allow any attack on neighbours Syria or Iran from Iraqi territory, in a sermon after an absence of nearly… english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4424B681-13CC-4745-B9DD-BEFDC596793B.htm SETTING Up War With Iran ProgressiveTrail.org – McMinnville,OR,USA … The next day the headlined fact was that the same commission found that eight of the 9-11 hijackers had passed between Afghanistan and Iran between October… progressivetrail.org/articles/040723Leupp.shtml EXPLORE Iran links, commission urges The Australian – Australia NO evidence exists to link Iraq to the September 11 attacks but the Bush administration has been urged to investigate Iran's links to al-Qa'ida. … www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10226870%255E28737,00.html IRAN Rejects Accusations Over Sept. 11 Attacks Reuters – USA By Parinoosh Arami. TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) – Iran dismissed Friday US accusations that it may have been linked to the Sept. 11, 2001… www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5758793 IRAN, Saudi Arabia laud 9/11 report MSNBC – USA TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's powerful former president told Friday worshippers chanting “Death to America” that there was nothing in the Sept.… msnbc.msn.com/id/5496217/ IRAN and al-Qaida Oregonian – Portland,OR,USA The words came at the end of the section headed, “Assistance from Hezbollah and Iran to al-Qaida.” The flashiest information in the section made its way into… www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1090583932164360.xml EVIDENCE suggests al-Qaeda ties more to Iran than Iraq USA Today – USA … 11 attacks suggests that the Bush administration's suspicions about ties between al-Qaeda and Iraq might have been better focused on another nation: Iran.… www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-07-22-iran-alqaeda_x.htm 9/11 panel finds terrorist links with Iran, but not with Iraq Turkish Press – Turkey WASHINGTON, July 22 (AFP) – A national commission probing the September 11, 2001, attacks spotlighted Thursday ties between al-Qaeda and Iran but found no sign… www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=22964 QUESTIONS over al-Qaeda connections to Iran and Iraq remain murky San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA 11 commission's report touches on ˆ but won't put an end to ˆ questions about whether al-Qaeda has had ties with Iran and Iraq, two countries President… www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/20040722-1547-sept11-iran-iraq.html FORCE will not stop any Iran nuke plans Daily Times – Pakistan “Military action is not the answer,‰ said a senior international diplomat involved in the investigation of Iran‚s nuclear plans.… www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-7-2004_pg4_19 N Korea, Iran may harbour new nuclear threat – US task force Stuff.co.nz – New Zealand WASHINGTON: North Korea and Iran may be seeking the ability to attack the United States by triggering a nuclear device at high altitude to disrupt vital… www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2981010a12,00.html QUESTIONS over al-Qaida connections to Iran and Iraq remain murky Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA 11 commission's report touches on but won't put an end to questions about whether al-Qaida has had ties with Iran and Iraq, two countries President Bush… www.boston.com/dailynews/204/wash/Questions_over_al_Qaida_connec:.shtml NKOREA, Iran May Harbor New Threat — Task Force Reuters – USA WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea and Iran may be seeking the ability to attack the United States by triggering a nuclear device at high altitude to disrupt… www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5750420 22/07/04 AL-QAEDA, Iran contact 'persistent' NEWS.com.au – Australia IRAN maintained persistent contacts with al-Qaeda terrorists and may have provided transit for at least eight of the men who carried out the September 11, 2001… www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10221231%255E1702,00.html IRAN delays visit by UN rights team Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK GENEVA, July 22 (Reuters) – Iran has postponed a visit by a United Nations human rights team that had been due in Tehran next week, the office of the world… www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22619682.htm BLAIR urges Iran to cooperate with IAEA Xinhua – China LONDON, July 22 (Xinhuanet) — British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday urged Iran to comply fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA… news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/22/content_1630988.htm FORCE Would Not Stop Any Iran Nuke Plans: Experts Reuters – USA … Military action is not the answer,” said a senior international diplomat involved in the investigation of Iran's nuclear plans.… www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=574583 IRAN FM: Presence of foreign forces – source of attacks in Iraq Albawaba Middle East News – Amman,Middle East … Foreign ministers of Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Syria and Egypt participated in the conference. Meanwhile, Kharrazi… www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=281550&lang=e&dir=news IRAN warns EU against double standards over nuclear issue EUbusiness – London,UK Iran warned the European Union on Thursday to refrain from using “double standards” in its dealings with the Islamic republic over its nuclear activities, the… www.eubusiness.com/afp/040722084724.o62fqj1u IRAN staged mock execution News24 – South Africa London – Eight British troops detained by Iran last month were forced to stand blindfolded in a ditch as armed Iranian troops stood over them in an apparent… www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1561457,00.html STAND firm on Iran, US urges Europeans Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA Concerned that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, the United States is urging three European nations to take action against it for violating a… www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/9211393.htm ISRAEL: No Iran bomb capability until '07 Boston Globe – Boston,MA,USA JERUSALEM — Israeli estimates of when Iran will be able to build a nuclear bomb have been shifted two more years to 2007, an intelligence report said yesterday… www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/07/22/israel_no_iran_bomb_capability_until_07 SOMBRE atmosphere hangs over Iran reformists‚ meeting Daily Times – Pakistan TEHRAN: Iran‚s embattled reformists, ousted in parliamentary elections this year, kicked off the annual meeting of their main party on Wednesday in an… www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_22-7-2004_pg4_10 IRAN dissident stuck in jail over bail demand Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain … The activist, who lost a leg fighting in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, sparked the wrath of Iran's powerful hardliners in 2002 when he said in a speech to… www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=87380&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27124 NEW Links Between Iran, Al Qaeda Cited Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA … On Iran, by contrast, the report concludes that al Qaeda's relationship with Tehran and its client, the Hezbollah militant group, was long-standing and… www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4191-2004Jul21.html US pressing for action against Iran The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia The United States is pressing Britain, France and Germany for strong measures against Iran in response to its violation of a non-proliferation agreement … www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/22/1090089249899.html GRAND jury probes Cheney's role in 'illegal' Iran trade Independent – London,England,UK … Dick Cheney used to be chief executive – this time over whether during the 1995-2000 Cheney era it violated US law by doing business directly with Iran.… news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=543331

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