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Time for Iranians to Engage Iranians
To engage or attack? This is the question gripping pundits on U.S.-Iranian relations as the United Nations deadline for Iran's compliance on its nuclear program has come and gone, and as U.S. officials plan to take part in talks on Iraq's future that may include Iranian representatives.
By Nazenin Ansari and Jonathan Paris
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Posted 6/3/2007 @ 10:38:0 GMTIsraeli Intelligence Chief: Iran Training HamasTEL AVIV -- The head of Israel's domestic intelligence agency said Monday that Iran was giving advanced military training to members of Hamas, a move he called a "strategic danger" to the Jewish state. more By Los Angeles Times

Posted 6/3/2007 @ 0:18:0 GMTEnvoys From Key Nations Discuss New Sanctions Against IranUNITED NATIONS -- Ambassadors from the world's major powers met Monday to discuss possible new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment as they prepare to draft a new U.N. resolution. more By Dow Jones Newswires

Posted 6/3/2007 @ 0:12:49 GMTIsrael and Iran Share Most Negative RatingsMost people believe Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world with almost as many saying the same about North Korea and the United States, according to a BBC World Service poll of 28,000 people across 27 countries. more

Posted 5/3/2007 @ 18:24:51 GMTIran's Two-Faced DiplomacyIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's official visit to regional rival Saudi Arabia over the weekend was part of a wave of Iranian diplomacy in the Arab world aimed at diffusing a growing strain between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. It's too early to tell whether the Iranian president's visit will have any tangible effect. more By CBS Interactive

Posted 5/3/2007 @ 18:15:58 GMTIran: Arrests of Women May be an Attempt to Prevent International Women's Day Calls for EqualityAmnesty International today called for the immediate and unconditional release of over 30 women activists who were arrested on Sunday, 4 March while staging a peaceful demonstration in Tehran. The organization believes the arrests may be intended to deter activists from organizing events to mark International Women's Day on 8 March. more By Amnesty International

Posted 5/3/2007 @ 12:5:5 GMTFM Mottaki Calls on US to Formally Ask for Talks with Iran TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran would decide if it should attend talks with Washington once it is officially in receipt of a relevant request by the US. more By Fars News Agency

Posted 5/3/2007 @ 11:58:10 GMTSaudi-Iran Meeting Yields Little Substance RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia concluded an extraordinary meeting early Sunday promising a thaw in relations between the two regional powers. But they stopped short of agreeing on any concrete plans to tackle the escalating sectarian and political crises throughout the Middle East. more By The New York Times

Posted 5/3/2007 @ 11:39:28 GMTIran Detains Journalists Outside TehranTEHRAN -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry detained several journalists outside of the capital city for allegedly receiving money from abroad, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday. more By The Associated Press

Posted 5/3/2007 @ 10:53:1 GMTTerror Linked Iranian in 'Kidnap' PuzzleJERUSALEM -- A retired Iranian general linked to the killing of five American soldiers in Baghdad vanished mysteriously in Istanbul last month, Israeli media reported yesterday. more By New York Post