Iran

Strike on Iran nuclear sites under discussion again

Six months ago, an American intelligence report declared that Iran had shelved its nuclear-weapons program, making the likelihood of a U.S. or Israeli military strike on Iran seem remote. But Israelis have been pushing harder than ever on the subject. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have met twice in recent weeks and U.S. intelligence chief Mike McConnell has traveled to Israel for private briefings. | 06/11/08 16:41:00 By - Dion Nissenbaum

Did Iranian agents dupe Pentagon officials?

Pentagon counterintelligence investigators in 2003 urged a comprehensive probe into whether Iran might have used a small group of defense officials' contacts with an Iranian exile to influence U.S. policy toward Iraq and Iran. But a senior aide to then-defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld shut the investigation down, and there was no followup. The counterintelligence investigators' suspicions were revealed in a Senate Intelligence Committee report released Thursday. | 06/05/08 19:49:26 By - John Walcott

IAEA still seeking answers from Iran on nuclear plans

The International Atomic Energy Agency says in a report that Iran still is withholding information on studies it allegedly conducted as part of a secret nuclear warhead development project. The new report also indicated that Iran has become significantly more proficient at enriching uranium. | 05/26/08 17:34:35 By - Jonathan S. Landay

Iraq asks U.S., Iran to stop accusing and start talking

After months of stalled talks between the United States and Iran, the Iraqi government said it was time for the two nations to stop trading accusations and come to the table. | 05/07/08 17:00:00 By - Leila Fadel

Iraqi lawmakers press Iran to end support for militias

In an unusual initiative, five Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday presented intelligence photos and other evidence to the Iranian government that Tehran is arming and training Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq, and they demanded that it stop, senior Iraqi government officials said. | 05/01/08 18:30:00 By - Shashank Bengali

Iranian outmaneuvers U.S. in Iraq

Iranian Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani has ensured the election of pro-Iranian politicians, met frequently with Iraqi leaders, and backed Shiite elements in the Iraqi security forces. His behind-the-scenes role illustrates how President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein enabled Iran to extend its influence in Iraq. | 04/28/08 15:52:00 By - Hannah Allam, Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel

General is a national hero in Iran

Reports of Qassem Suleimani's early life differ, and one U.S. counterterrorism official acknowledged that Washington's information about him is "sketchy." | 04/28/08 15:50:00 By - McClatchy Newspapers

All the talk is about Iraq, but concern about Iran is mounting

President Bush warned Iran on Thursday that the United States will "act to protect our interests," as the White House heightened its rhetorical attacks on Tehran for allegedly shipping sophisticated roadside bombs to Iraq and supporting Shiite Muslim militias there. | 04/10/08 14:15:00 By - Warren P. Strobel

Bush erroneously says Iran announced desire for nuclear weapons

President Bush contended that Iran has "declared they want a nuclear weapon to destroy people" and that the Islamic Republic could be hiding a secret program. Iran, however, has never publicly proclaimed a desire for nuclear weapons and has repeatedly insisted its uranium enrichment program is for civilian power plants, not warheads. | 03/20/08 19:13:00 By - Jonathan S. Landay

Middle East commander resigned by phone from Iraq

Adm. William J. Fallon, the commander of all U.S. military operations in the Middle East, abruptly ended his nearly 42-year military career because of controversy over a magazine profile. | 03/11/08 19:11:00 By - Nancy A. Youssef

U.S.: Iran reneged on pledge to quit supporting Iraqi militias

The top two U.S. officials in Iraq said this week that Iran was still training Iraqi Shiite Muslim militias, in violation of its promises to Iraqi leaders. | 03/05/08 18:41:00 By - Leila Fadel

Ahmadinejad: Foreigners to blame for Iraq's problems

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took another series of swipes at the Bush administration Monday, telling the "foreigners" who'd traveled thousands of miles that it was time to go home so that Iran and Iraq could develop their "brotherly connections." | 03/03/08 18:27:00 By - Leila Fadel

Visit by Iran's president shows depth of Iraq's divisions

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday became the first Iranian head of state to visit Iraq in three decades and immediately became the focus of demonstrations that underscored Iraq's sectarian split. | 03/02/08 17:13:00 By - Leila Fadel

Iranian Pres. Ahmedinejad's visit to Iraq may upstage U.S.

President Bush's leading nemesis in the Middle East, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, begins a two-day state visit to Iraq on Sunday, attempting to highlight Iran's role as the region's major power and upstage Bush and the U.S. military presence. | 02/28/08 17:38:00 By - Leila Fadel

Iran rejects U.S. weapons evidence, U.N. agency says

In recent meetings with U.N. weapons inspectors, Iranian officials rejected as "fabricated" top-secret evidence that U.S. officials have said proves that Iran has tried to develop advanced nuclear weapons, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Friday. | 02/22/08 19:52:00 By - Warren P. Strobel

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