• Larijani: Petraeus and Crocker reports are contradictory.
  • ‘The report is full of lies and contradictions’
  • “Iran supplies Iraq with drinking water and electricity but what have you brought for the Iraqi people?”
  • Headline in official daily: “Larijani: The Occupiers brought Terrorism to Iraq.”
  • Foreign Ministry reaction:
  • “The Bush administration seeks to put the blame for most of its problems on others and win the support and companionship of the congressmen for continuing occupation and militarism in Iraq in a bid to curb the increasing pressures of the American nation on the ruling hawks.”
  • Ahmadinejad: “The only solution [in Iraq] is the occupiers’ exit.”
  • Tehran and Damascus sign industrial memorandum of understanding for mining.
  • Iran operates its own uranium mines.
  • Russian company seeks to invest in Iran regardless of sanctions.
  • ElBaradei hopes to “close Iran’s nuclear dossier.”
  • “If the IAEA manages to conclude the case within three months, it will be regarded as an excellent opportunity to open the doors between Iran and international community.”
  • Iranian official brags that Iran is ranked #1 in production of yellowcake, and among the top five uranium enrichers worldwide.
  • Teamsters’ President Jimmy Hoffa’s condemnation of Tehran’s labor crackdown worries Iranian regime.
  • Bush, Rice continue to ignore arrest of union leaders, and their families.
  • New IRGC leader—whom U.S. journalists speculated was moderate—warns U.S. of “crushing response,” brags of exploiting U.S. weaknesses.
  • White House, State Department pressure off after Haleh Esfandiari’s release, Iran decides not to allow other American hostage to leave Iran.