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Poll: Would a nuclear-armed Iran pose a threat to the West?
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Yes
46.1%No
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Shell and Repsol drop Iran gas project
Pair’s withdrawal from the $10bn-plus development deals heavy blow a blow to Tehran’s attempts to expand its energy exports in the face of US and international sanctions
EU to tighten screw on Tehran bank
Bank Melli, Iran’s biggest commercial bank, is set to be banned from operating in the European Union under proposals in the final stages of discussion in Brussels
Ahmadi-Nejad in clashes over rates
Iran’s president and its central bank governor are locked in a power struggle over interest rates, with Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad insisting on a cut but the chief banker standing firm
Bush warns against a nuclear Iran
Allowing Iran to build nuclear weapons would mark an “unforgivable betrayal of future generations”, George W. Bush told the Israeli parliament, promising that the US would continue to stand with the Jewish state in future confrontations
Italy to join ‘very firm’ approach on Iran
Foreign minister Franco Frattini says the new government is prepared for closer ties with Israel and take a tougher line on Iran along with the US and big European powers
Iran says it foiled attack on Russian consulate
Iran says it has foiled an attempt by an alleged US-sponsored ‘terrorist’ group to bomb the Russian consulate in Rasht in northern Iran.
US alerts banks to risks of Iran support
The Bush administration is seeking to broaden the scope of its enforcement tools to rein in Iran’s nuclear programme, including greater scrutiny of global banks that may be violating US export control rules by financing prohibited transactions
Iran and Syria accused over Beirut chaos
A senior US official has claimed that both states have a hand in the disturbances in the Lebanese capital, the scenes of confusion worrying the Bush administration
Comment: Know, rather than imagine, your enemy
The Bush administration has appeared nonplussed as Iran emerged as the main beneficiary of the US’s regional policies, writes Lawrence Freedman
Iran blames foreign-linked group for Shiraz attack
An explosion in the southern city of Shiraz last month which killed 14 people was the result of a bomb attack by a group with links to the US and Britain, Iran’s intelligence minister has said.
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