Thai police said today that two Iranian suspects arrested in Bangkok were probably planning to attack individuals, but did not have the capacity to target large crowds or buildings.

European leaders today pressed Iran to stick by a deal that would limit its uranium enrichment, voicing “grave concern” over the country’s nuclear programme.

Iran’s leaders today declared the country’s parliament elections, which were carried by conservatives, a victory that showed Iranians’ defiance of the West.

US aircraft carrier groups are in the Persian Gulf not to provoke Tehran but to reassure friendly governments in the area, the Bush administration has emphasised.

The Bush administration says a proposal by Iran for nuclear negotiations falls short of UN demands that it cease uranium enrichment as the US began plotting unspecified “next moves” with other governments.

Russian and Iranian delegations ended a day of high-profile nuclear talks without any visible breakthrough, but agreed to continue their negotiations on Moscow’s proposal to enrich uranium for Iran as a way of reducing suspicion that Tehran is trying to develop nuclear weapons.

ISRAELI Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said yesterday Iran intends to destroy the Jewish state, and the international community must rally quickly to stop it.

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said today that Iran intends to destroy the Jewish state, and that the international community must rally quickly to stop it.