Saturday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 3.04.2006:

Did Europe Blink?

• Yahoo News reported that talks between European Union negotiators and Iran over its nuclear ambitions broke up Friday without any agreement.
• New Press then reported a possible compromise. European diplomats saying that it would allow Tehran to run a scaled-down uranium enrichment program.

Ahmadinejad keeps on threatening the west.

• Yahoo News reported that Ahmadinejad, referring to the west, warned: "Domination and bullying will not last much longer. Bullies and Zionists beware -- you are going to fall."

Is Iran's Supreme Leader reigning in Ahmadinejad?

• Stratfor argued that the fact that Khatami and a newspaper were allowed to criticize Ahmadinejad publicly means Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei probably approved out of a desire to tame the ultraconservatives.

Israel is now safe from Iranian missiles?

• The Jerusalem Post reported that, due to recent changes in its program, Israel's Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile system is capable of intercepting and destroying any Iranian missiles.

Must Read Analysis on Iran.

• Amir Taheri, Asharq Alawsat reported on a vitally important philosophical debate which lies at the heart of the Iranian regime.
• Amir Taheri, Asharq Alawsat takes a serious look at how viable is the "Chinese Model", that Iran's hard-liners are fond of discussing?
• Patrick Clawson, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy published his analysis of what he calls: the least bad options for limiting the growing threats from Iran.
• Ilan Berman, The Washington Times reported whether the United States can and should carry out a pre-emptive attack on Iran's numerous nuclear facilities.

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

• Shirin Neshat of Sarbazan, Sarafrazan.net criticized StopWarOnIran.org's petition of protest against a possible war between the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) regime and the West.
• BBC News reported that a bomb exploded in the southern Iranian city of Ahwaz, hours after two men were hung for an attack last year.
• And finally, Dr. Iman Foroutan & Rahkshan Foroutan, Ishan "Them" released a music video whose theme is "political prisoners must be freed," with important footage of Iranian protests.