The following is the letter sent by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President Bush on Monday. The letter comes from the Web site of the French newspaper Le Monde. A White House official confirmed to CNN that this is the exact English translation of the letter the White House received.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
U.N. to Present Iran Nuke Program Options
Key Security Council nations agreed Tuesday to present Iran with a choice of benefits or sanctions in deciding whether to suspend uranium enrichment, a move that will delay a U.N. resolution to curb Iran’s nuclear program, a European official said.
No official reply to Iranian letter: White House
The United States will make no formal written response to the surprise letter sent to President George W. Bush by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the White House said. “We’ve already given our response,” National Security Council spokesman Frederick Jones told AFP on Tuesday, referring to various statements by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other US officials rejecting Monday’s letter from the Iranian leader.
Exiles in ‘Tehrangeles’ Are Split on Iran
With neon signs in Persian decorating the window of the Woodland Hills Market — “Kabob” glowing in bright red, “Iranian Market” in pea green — this corner grocery store could just as well be in Tehran as in the heart of “Tehrangeles,” as Iranians everywhere call their largest exile community.
