Monday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 3.14.2005:

Condi discusses US policy on Iran to the Washington Times Editorial Board.

One encouraging quote:

"we don't want to do anything that legitimizes this government -- the mullahs -- in a direct way. And so there isn't any indication here of "warming of relations." Must Reading!

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Debka says guns and ammunition are being smuggled into Iran.
• Iran has put British military boats it seized last year on public display.
• Iran wants the US to unblock frozen Iranian assets, lift sanctions and stop "hostile measures.
• A US Carrier group heading to the Middle East?
• Iran's intelligence minister says that Condoleezza Rice is the "queen of war."
• "Reformist" leader calls pro-democracy students: "authoritarian."
• A new book, Lipstick Jihad provides a guided tour through the underground youth culture in Tehran.
• Iran's speaker of their parliament says there has been no progress in the nuclear talks in the past three months.
• US National security adviser Stephen Hadley says the US didn't offer Iran any trade concessions, rather it had softened its stand toward certain European initiatives. He also said intel on Iran is hard to come by, "they keep their secrets very well."
• Pakistan has agreed to hand over nuclear parts to the IAEA in an investigation of Iran's nuclear program.
• Iran says the US is "hallucinating" if it thinks it will stop its nuclear enrichment program for trade incentives.
• And finally, President Bush continues Executive Order 12957 declares a national emergency with respect to Iran.