TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- US President Bush’s warnings to Iran and Syria and the arrest of six Iranians in Iraq by US troops raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill, where senators warned Bush against widening the nearly four-year-old war.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The Islamic Republic will hold talks with China next month to finalize a 16-billion-dollar gas agreement despite America warning that the Chinese partner could become subject to sanctions, an official said Thursday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran and Syria on Thursday denounced President Bush’s new Iraq strategy that blames them for fueling violence in the war-torn country, and they said the plan to send more US troops would only increase bloodshed.