THE WALL STREET JOURNALMay 13, 2003By DAVID S. CLOUDWASHINGTON — Bush administration officials have met with Iranian representatives in Geneva for talks on postwar Iraq, but the discussions haven’t dealt with restoring diplomatic relations between Washington and Tehran, U.S. and Iranian officials said. In fact, the talks appear to have underscored their differences. At a…
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Official: U.S., Iran, Held Secret Talks
Associated Press12 May 03By BARRY SCHWEID CAIRO, Egypt – The United States and Iran held several meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, in an effort to ease friction between the two countries, a senior U.S. official said Monday. The meetings focused on a wide range of issues, including postwar Iraq, in which the Bush administration is attempting…
U.S., Iran Stall On Road to Rapprochement
Bush Administration Divided on How to Resolve Renewed Tensions Over Iraq, Nuclear PlansThe Wall Street JournalMay 12, 2003By DAVID S. CLOUD When the Bush administration this month asked the Iranian government through intermediaries to turn over Iraqi officials or terrorists who crossed into their territory, a U.S. official says Tehran’s reply was caustic: We had…
Iran, U.S. holding talks in Geneva
USA TODAYMay 12, 2003By Barbara Slavin Iran’s Islamic government is debating re-establishing diplomatic relations with the United States for the first time in 23 years and is holding secret talks with U.S. diplomats in Geneva on a range of issues, including the shape of a new government in Iraq, U.S. and Iranian diplomats say. The…
Iranian Fighters Based in Iraq Begin to Disarm
Los Angeles TimesMay 12, 2003By Eric Slater AL KHALIS, Iraq, May 12 — A heavily armed Iranian opposition group that the U.S. has listed as a terrorist organization began handing over its weapons to U.S. troops in eastern Iraq on Sunday in exchange for security guarantees. Under a deal reached Saturday, the several thousand members…