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Posted 1/3/2007 @ 11:32:26 GMTMaintaining Perspective'It's too soon to tell," The late Chinese leader Zhou Enlai is reported to have answered when asked for an evaluation of the significance of the French Revolution of 1789. This was nearly two centuries after the great upheaval of France. Revolutions are full of cunning, and the Iranian Revolution, now almost three decades old, has been no exception-cunning and ferocity side by side, the talk of a revolutionary millennium often concealing the skills of a leadership steeped in the ways of the bazaar. more By U.S.News & World Report

Posted 1/3/2007 @ 10:41:57 GMTIranian President to Visit Saudi on SaturdayTEHRAN -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to hold talks on regional issues, an Iranian official said on Thursday. more By Reuters

Posted 1/3/2007 @ 10:32:3 GMTRussia Senator Uneasy On Iran's Nuclear Intentions After TripMOSCOW -- A Russian senator's recent trip to Iran indicated the country's nuclear program could turn to weapons development, he said Thursday, the Interfax news agency reported. Mikhail Margelov, who held talks with Iranian officials including the foreign minister last week, said he asked "direct questions on the nature of the country's military program." more By Dow Jones Newswires

Posted 1/3/2007 @ 2:10:40 GMTIs President Bush Changing Tack at Last Over Iran?From the beginning the Bush administration has been characterised by deep fissures between departments, particularly the Pentagon and the State Department, and vicious internecine warfare. It is still at it. more By Independent Online

Posted 1/3/2007 @ 2:5:16 GMTEurope, America and the drumbeat of war with IranAmerica’s capital is once again abuzz with talk of war, not only of the latest “strategy for victory” in Iraq, but now also of military action against Iran. more By Today's Zaman

Posted 1/3/2007 @ 1:57:46 GMTHeading For The ExitThe announcement that the US will participate in talks with Iran and Syria on the future of Iraq came as something of a surprise. more By The Guardian