Yahoo Alerts Bush, Merkel to focus on Iran CNN.com Wed, 11 Jun 2008 0:08 AM PDT BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- U.S. President George W. Bush was enjoying Chancellor Angela Merkel's hospitality at a manor house in the German countryside ahead of talks Wednesday likely to touch anew on prospects of raising pressure on Iran over its nuclear program. Iran says West fails to stop its nuclear "victory" Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 11 Jun 2008 0:34 AM PDT President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Western threats and pressure had failed to stop Iran's nuclear program, which the United States and others suspect is aimed at making bombs. Bush, Europe, warn Iran over nuclear program AFP via Yahoo! News Wed, 11 Jun 2008 0:34 AM PDT US President George W. Bush and European leaders have warned Iran of new sanctions if Tehran refuses to halt a nuclear programme the West suspects to be a covert atomic weapons drive. Our view on the Middle East: Stop the Iran saber rattling and give diplomacy a chance USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 9:22 PM PDT Last year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain famously responded to a question about the Middle East by singing "bomb, bomb, bomb — bomb, bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann. McCain's joke wasn't funny at the time and, once again, the issue is turning deadly serious. EU, Bush consider new Iran sanctions USA Today Tue, 10 Jun 2008 4:48 PM PDT President Bush and the European Union on Tuesday threatened tougher financial sanctions against Iran to block it from developing nuclear weapons. Will Iran Give Hezbollah A Nuke? Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 4:13 PM PDT WMD: Iran's supreme leader proclaims Tehran isn't interested in nuclear weapons itself but that someday terrorists will have such weapons. We'll need more than Barack Obama's doublespeak to stop them. U.S. open to more talks with Iran on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 1:53 PM PDT The United States is open to holding more talks with Iran about Iraq's security, but it must first be confident that the talks are likely to make progress, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. Bush and allies embrace possible Iran sanctions AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:29 PM PDT President Bush claimed progress Tuesday in his legacy-shaping drive to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, winning European promises to tighten pressure on Tehran with U.N. sanctions and possibly other new penalties. Bush, on final tour of Europe, pushes for wider Iran sanctions International Herald Tribune Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:24 AM PDT The U.S president won European support to consider additional punitive sanctions against Iran. EU and U.S. seek to turn up pressure on Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:46 AM PDT The United States and the European Union told Iran on Tuesday they were ready to impose more sanctions over its nuclear enrichment program.