Germany’s ex-chancellor urges direct Iran-US talks (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) Germany’s former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is urging direct talks between Iran and the United States. Schroeder says he would be “very happy” if such talks took place. He spoke on arrival in Tehran on Thursday. The former chancellor is in Iran to inaugurate a neuroscience center co-founded by a Germany-based Iranian specialist. Schroeder says he’s not carrying a message …

Bahrain halts gas talks with Iran over insult (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bahrain’s foreign minister on Thursday blasted Iran for an Iranian official’s remarks perceived as a threat to Bahraini sovereignty _ a stinging rebuke a day after the tiny Gulf Arab kingdom halted talks on a key natural gas imports deal with Tehran. Iranian…

Former German Chancellor Calls for US-Iran Talks (Deutsche Welle)
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, upon arriving in Tehran, said he would be “very happy” if the US and Iran engaged in direct dialogue. He is reportedly scheduled to meet with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran, Afghanistan to boost trade (AP via Yahoo! News)
Iran’s vice president offered increased trade and investment to Afghanistan on Thursday, saying Iranian businessmen are ready to pour funds into railroads, agriculture and infrastructure projects.

Germany’s ex-chancellor urges direct Iran-US talks – Miami Herald
TEHRAN, Iran — Germany’s former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is urging direct talks between Iran and the United States. Schroeder says he would be “very happy” if such talks took place. He spoke on arrival in Tehran on Thursday. The former …

Bahrain FM: Talks with Iran on gas import deal halted over insulting remark by Tehran official (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain’s foreign minister on Thursday blasted Iran for an Iranian official’s remarks perceived as a threat to Bahraini sovereignty — a stinging rebuke a day after the tiny Gulf Arab kingdom halted talks on a key natural gas imports deal with Tehran.

Bahrain halts gas talks with Iran over insult (The Charlotte Observer)
(By REEM KHALIFA, Associated Press Writer) Bahrain’s foreign minister on Thursday blasted Iran for an Iranian official’s remarks perceived as a threat to Bahraini sovereignty – a stinging rebuke a day after the tiny Gulf Arab kingdom halted talks on a key natural gas imports deal with Tehran. Iranian officials, meanwhile, looked to soothe the rift sparked after former Iranian parliament speaker …

Bahrain halts gas talks with Iran over insult (The State)
Bahrain’s foreign minister on Thursday blasted Iran for an Iranian official’s remarks perceived as a threat to Bahraini sovereignty – a stinging rebuke a day after the tiny Gulf Arab kingdom halted talks on a key natural gas imports deal with Tehran. Iranian officials, meanwhile, looked to soothe the rift sparked after former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Akbar Nateq Noori – a prominent cleric …

UN: Iran has enough uranium for one bomb – Hotair.com
The only thing more predictable than a story every few weeks about Iran’s nuclear progress are the caveats that it’s not time to worry just yet . I guarantee that the very last news article written before the announcement that they’ve got the …

Reading Khamenei in Tehran (New York Times)
The central Iranian political fact of recent years has been the reinforcement of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. How to engage with Iran begins and ends with him.

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