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• US and allies reject Iran nuclear letter: reports

  - 2008-08-06

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States and its European allies have rejected Iran's latest letter on its suspect nuclear program and now plan to seek new UN Security Council sanctions, US media reported Wednesday. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia are to hold talks Wednesday on...

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• US shrugs off Iranian threat to strike Israel, US navy

  - 2008-07-08

  WASHINGTON AFP — Washington shrugged off Tuesday Iran's threat to "set fire" to Israel and the US navy in the Gulf as its first response to any American attack over the Islamic republic's nuclear program. "Comments like that are not out of the norm and not unusual," State Department...

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• US could open diplomatic outpost in Tehran: US official

  - 2008-06-23

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States is considering opening an interests section staffed by US diplomats in Tehran, similar to the one it has in Cuba, a State Department official said Monday. "I know it has been discussed," a State Department official said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity....

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• Iran expects 'different approach' from next US leader: Ahmadenijad

  - 2008-06-04

  ROME AFP — Iran expects a "different approach" from the next US president, whoever wins the November elections, President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad said in an interview published in Italy Wednesday. "Whoever wins the elections, I'm sure that the United States will change, it will have a different approach," the Iranian...

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• US-Iran naval contacts would be useful: US admiral

  - 2008-06-03

  LONDON AFP — Contacts between the American and Iranian naval fleets would be useful once the Islamic Republic stopped backing violence in Iraq, the top US naval commander in the Middle East said in an interview published Wednesday. Speaking to the Financial Times in Washington, Vice Admiral Kevin Cosgriff...

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• Iran mosque blast plotters admit Israeli, US links: report

  - 2008-05-23

  TEHRAN AFP — Iran's chief prosecutor said bombers who caused a deadly blast at a mosque in Shiraz had confessed of links to Israel and the United States, the ISNA student news agency reported on Friday. "Those responsible for the attack against the Shiraz mosque have confessed to having...

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• Iran may press charges against US, Britain over blast

  - 2008-05-12

  TEHRAN AFP — Iran's judiciary said on Monday it may take legal action against the United States and Britain over a mosque explosion last month that killed 13 people in the southern tourist city of Shiraz. "Fortunately the investigation into this case is complete and different governments, especially the...

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• US will not send envoy to Iran with nuclear offer

  - 2008-05-08

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Thursday ruled out sending a US envoy to Tehran to present a new offer from the big powers to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment. "Once we have this all wrapped up in terms of some final details, then we'll be happy...

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• Iran says could play in arch-foe US

  - 2008-04-28

  TEHRAN AFP — Iran could play friendly games for its World Cup campaign in the United States after receiving an invitation from the US football authorities, Iranian media reported on Monday. The invitation is for a ten day training camp based around Los Angeles and two possible friendly matches...

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• Bush to welcome British PM in April: White House

  - 2008-03-28

  WASHINGTON AFP — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will visit Washington with his wife on April 17 for talks with US President George W. Bush, the White House said Friday. The two leaders will discuss "our shared goals of advancing freedom and strengthening security and democracy" in Afghanistan and...

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