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Blair: Deadly Iraq Ambush May be Linked to IranBAGHDAD -- Four British soldiers - including two women - died Thursday in an ambush that Prime Minister Tony Blair called an “act of terrorism” and suggested it may be linked to Iran, forcing him to “reflect” on Britain’s relationship with the rogue regime. more By The Associated Press

Posted 6/4/2007 @ 8:20:23 GMTAhmadinejad to Mark National Day with Natanz Visit TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit the key Iranian nuclear plant in the central city of Natanz on Monday to mark the national day of nuclear technology. “Ceremonies marking the national day of nuclear technology will be organised in the presence of President Ahmadinejad in Natanz on April 9,” said a statement from Iran’s atomic energy organisation. more By AFP

Posted 5/4/2007 @ 23:47:24 GMTTehran Thinks it Has Moved One Step Closer to a Nuclear ArsenalSuddenly, Iran is everybody's friend. The safe return to Britain of 15 sailors and Marines in time to celebrate Easter with their families and friends has shown the ayatollahs in a new light. Gone is the image of a regime that represses its people and seeks the annihilation of its foes. Forgotten are the chants of the Friday prayer worshippers calling for the destruction of America, the "Great Satan", and "Little Satan", as Britain is disparagingly referred to in the parlance of Iran's radical mosques. more By Telegraph

Posted 5/4/2007 @ 23:14:25 GMTMight Iran Deal on Nukes, Too?Iran's release of its British prisoners is welcome news – but it probably does not mean that Tehran now will be more flexible in its ongoing standoff with the West over its nuclear program. more By The Christian Science Monitor

Posted 5/4/2007 @ 23:10:20 GMTCheney: Congressional Plan to Exit Iraq Would Encourage IranPlans for a US military withdrawal from Iraq by 2008 as proposed by Democrats in Congress would only encourage enemy Iran and demoralize friendly governments in Pakistan and Afghanistan, US Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday. more By Agence France Presse

Posted 5/4/2007 @ 23:6:44 GMTDeaths Fuel Iran RowThe return of the 15 British captives was soured yesterday when four troops — two of them women — were killed in Iraq by a massive roadside bomb. Tony Blair said that elements in Iran were masterminding the terrorism in Iraq, and avoided thanking President Ahmadinejad for the “gift” of sending them home. more By The Times

Posted 5/4/2007 @ 23:0:2 GMT'We Gathered Intelligence'The captain in charge of the 15 marines detained in Iran has said they were gathering intelligence on the Iranians. Sky News went on patrol with Captain Chris Air and his team in Iraqi waters close to the area where they were arrested - just five days before the crisis began. more By Sky News

Posted 5/4/2007 @ 22:44:31 GMTBritain Says No Punishment for Boat Crew LONDON -- None of the sailors and marines freed by Iran will be punished for making apologies to the Iranians, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, but authorities will study the procedures being followed by the Royal Navy team when it was captured. more By The Associated Press