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In the past few months, as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, has significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The “redirection,” as some inside the White House have called the new strategy, has brought the United States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and, in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
By Seymour M. Hersh
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Posted 26/2/2007 @ 1:20:31 GMT'Iran Fires Rocket, Not Missile'Iran has launched a sub-orbital rocket for scientific research, not a missile capable of reaching space as earlier reported, an aerospace official told an Iranian news agency yesterday. Ali Akbar Golrou, the executive deputy of Iran's aerospace research center, told Fars News Agency the rocket would not stay in orbit but could rise to about 150 kilometers into atmosphere before falling to earth by parachute. more By China Daily

Posted 26/2/2007 @ 1:12:8 GMTDiplomats Seek to Halt Nuclear Train 'With No Brakes'Diplomats embark on a fresh round of talks today aimed at halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions, which the country’s president described yesterday as “like a train which has no brake and no reverse gear”. Measures being discussed include imposing travel bans on a dozen named Iranians involved in the nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on the trade of arms and technology, as well as an attempt to block investment and export credits. more By The Times

Posted 26/2/2007 @ 1:2:27 GMTIran Declares Nuclear Programme IrreversibleIran declared yesterday that it was ready "even for war" and that its nuclear programme was irreversible, as it launched a rocket believed to have reached the edge of orbit. more By The Guardian

Posted 26/2/2007 @ 0:59:24 GMTUS 'Plans to Bomb Iran', Despite DenialsA Pentagon unit is planning for a bombing attack on Iran which could be carried out "within 24 hours", according to a report in the United States, issued just as the Iranian President Mahmoud Amadinejad warned that Tehran's nuclear programme had "no reverse gear". more By Independent Online