US: Iran sending weapons to Taliban

2007-06-13 08:37:19

A senior US diplomat accused Iran on Tuesday of transferring weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan - the most direct comments yet on the issue by a ranking American official.

US Navy flexes muscles in Persian Gulf

2007-03-28 09:16:43

Warplanes screamed off 2 aircraft carriers as the US Navy staged its largest show of force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Iran gets army gear in Pentagon sale

2007-01-17 15:16:13

Fighter jet parts and other sensitive US military gear seized from front companies for Iran have been traced in criminal cases to a surprising source: the Pentagon.

U.S. sees Iran sanctions advancing

2006-09-07 09:56:18

The United States expects the U.N. Security Council to overcome Russian and Chinese misgivings and approve sanctions on Iran, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Pentagon sees Iran with bomb in 5 years - report

2006-08-31 13:43:30

The U.S. military is operating on the assumption that Tehran is five to eight years away from being able to build a nuclear bomb, The Washington Times reported in its Thursday edition.

US says Iran proposal falls short

2006-08-24 08:41:33

The Bush administration said Wednesday a proposal by Iran for nuclear negotiations falls short of U.N. demands that it cease uranium enrichment.

US:Iran proposal falls short

2006-08-24 08:31:00

The Bush administration said Wednesday a proposal by Iran for nuclear negotiations falls short of U.N. demands that it cease uranium enrichment, and the U.S. began plotting unspecified "next moves" with other governments.

Iran did not reply to major powers' proposal - U.S

2006-07-07 10:18:20

Iran did not respond to the major powers' proposal on resolving the dispute over its nuclear ambitions during a meeting with European Union envoy Javier Solana, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

Bush: Iran's initial response 'positive'

2006-06-07 08:58:12

President Bush said Tuesday that Iran's initial response to a package of incentives and threats on the nuclear impasse "sounds like a positive step to me."

Hu, Bush discuss Iran nuclear issue

2006-06-02 10:22:36

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday told U.S. President George W. Bush that he welcomed the U.S. stance on resolving the Iran nuclear issue through diplomatic means.

U.S. eyes global sanctions on Iran leaders-report

2006-05-29 11:35:52

The United States is pushing Europe and Japan to use broad sanctions to financially pressure Iran's leadership if diplomacy fails to resolve an international dispute over Iran's nuclear activities, the Washington Post reported in its Monday editions.

Rice: US offers Iran no security guarantees

2006-05-22 08:40:15

The United States is not offering security guarantees to Iran to end its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.