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International Herald Tribune, 27 May 08, by Elaine Sciolino
Harsh report on Iranian nuclear program raises alarm
'An unusually harsh report by the International Atomic Energy Agency has stoked new concern about the scope and nature of Iran's nuclear program, and has provoked sharp new criticism of Tehran from around the world.'

International Herald Tribune, 21 May 08, by Steven Lee Myers
U.S. criticizes new report about Iran
'The White House sharply criticized a news organization on Tuesday for the second time in two days over reports about administration policy toward Iran, dismissing an Israeli report that President George W. Bush was preparing to order an attack on Iran before leaving office in eight months.'

Washington Post, 22 May 08, by Karen DeYoung
Petraeus: Diplomacy, Not Force, With Iran
'Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, President Bush's nominee to lead U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, supports continued U.S. engagement with international and regional partners to find the right mix of diplomatic, economic and military leverage to address the challenges posed by Iran.'

Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 08, by Scott Peterson and Howard LaFranchi
Iran shifts attention to brokering peace in Iraq
'Details from a secret meeting between top Iranian and Iraqi officials signal Iran's aim to "stop arming" militias.'

International Herald Tribune, 01 May 08, by Alissa J. Rubin and Michael R. Gordon
Iraq team to discuss militias with Iran
'The Iraqi prime minister is sending several senior Shiite leaders to Tehran to discuss their concerns that Iran is arming and financing militias in Iraq, senior Iraqi and American officials said Wednesday.'

International Herald Tribune, 29 Apr 08, by William J. Broad
Western scientists intrigued by photos from Iran's nuclear site
'Barbed wire and antiaircraft guns ring a maze of buildings in the Iranian desert that lies at the heart of the West's five-year standoff with Tehran over its program to enrich uranium.'

New York Times, 21 Apr 08, by James Glanz and Alissa J. Rubin
U.S. and Iran Find Common Ground in Iraq’s Shiite Conflict
'The causes of this convergence boil down to the logic of self-interest, although it is logic in a place where even the most basic reasoning refuses to go in a straight line. In essence, though, the calculation by the United States is that it must back the government it helped to create and take the steps needed to protect American troops and civilian officials.'

Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar 08, by Scott Peterson
Iran's nuclear program: talk of international consortium
'Western and Iranian officials consider new framework as Iran program progresses.'

Washington Post, 04 Mar 08, by Robin Wright and Colum Lynch
U.N. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran
'The United Nations imposed new sanctions on Iran yesterday, capping a year of difficult diplomacy that may represent the Bush administration's final bid to mobilize international action against Tehran over its controversial nuclear program.'

Christian Science Monitor, 05 Mar 08, by Howard LaFranchi
Iran sanctions vote signals a global rift
'Some developing nations may be starting to sour on push by world powers to control lucrative nuclear technology.'

Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb 08, by Peter Grier
Questions persist on Iran's nuclear plans
'One example: Data on making uranium metal should have been disclosed, critics say.'

International Herald Tribune, 26 Feb 08, by Helene Cooper and Warren Hoge
Europe to offer new incentives to Iran over nuclear program
'European countries are planning to offer new incentives to Iran if it agrees to halt its uranium enrichment program, according to European diplomats. Meanwhile, at the United Nations, Iran's ambassador said Monday that his country would continue to defy Security Council directives to halt the program and that documents cited as possible evidence of Iran's effort to develop nuclear weapons were "forgeries."'

Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan 08, by Howard LaFranchi
Renewed impetus to sanction Iran
'Security Council members, plus Germany, agree Tuesday on the outline of a third UN resolution.'

International Herald Tribune, 10 Jan 08, by Nazila Fathi
Iran accuses U.S. of faking Gulf video
'Iran's Revolutionary Guard accused the United States on Wednesday of fabricating a video showing Iranian speedboats confronting United States Navy warships in the Gulf over the weekend, according to a report carried by the semiofficial Fars news agency and state-run television.'

Washington Post, 10 Jan 08, by Robin Wright
Top Iranian General Hit With Sanctions
'The United States yesterday slapped sanctions on a top Iranian general and three exiled Iraqis based in Iran and Syria for fomenting violence in Iraq, as President Bush lashed out again at Tehran for last weekend's showdown between U.S. and Iranian naval vessels.'

2007 Iran archive