Dollar fall piles pressure on Gulf Arab states-IIF An oil-driven boom in Gulf Arab states shows few signs of abating, but pressure is mounting on some of them to revalue their currencies and others perhaps to abandon dollar pegs due to dollar weakness, a top bank lobby group said on Wednesday.
Petraeus says Iran still training Iraq militants Asked whether Iran had stopped the flow of money and weapons into Iraq, Petraeus told reporters: "We honestly don't know, it is unclear. We do know that training (of Iraqi militants in Iran) has continued......US President George W. Bush said on Saturday after meeting Petraeus in Kuwait that Iran had to stop supporting the militia special groups that attack Iraqi and coalition forces. "Iranian agents are in our custody, and we are learning more about how Iran has supported extremist groups with training and lethal aid."
Iran says it will join Iraq security conference
France takes on strategic role in key Gulf oil route France's first permanent military base since the end of the colonial era gives it a strategic role in the Strait of Hormuz bordering Iran, the main supply route for world oil.
Iran speeding up development of missiles, head of U.S. agency says Facing tough opposition from Russia and increased skepticism from Poland, where the U.S. wants to place part of the missile defense system, U.S. officials are trying to convince the Europeans that program is crucial to guarding against an emerging threat from Iran.
How the Pentagon Planted a False Story Senior Pentagon officials, evidently reflecting a broader administration policy decision, used an off-the-record Pentagon briefing to turn the Jan. 6 U.S.-Iranian incident in the Strait of Hormuz into a sensational story demonstrating Iran's military aggressiveness, a reconstruction of the events following the incident shows.
Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel-Palestinian talks on agenda for Israeli FM's visit to Russia Livni also said that during her visit she would press for «more effective» sanctions against Tehran's nuclear program at the United Nations
US diplomat casts doubt on new Iran nuclear deadline
Oil falls on US slowdown worries
Palestinian couple find marital bliss in Nahr al-Bared rubble
Italy, UN to help area near Nahr al-Bared
Bush says Iran and Syria must end Lebanon interference President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Syria and Iran must end interference in Lebanese politics, and called for nations in the region to support Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
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