In news on Iran, Republican Senator Richard Lugar, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is urging the White House to hold direct negotiations with Iran. On Sunday Lugar said one-on-one talks could prove useful in breaking the impasse over Iran’s nuclear program. Meanwhile, the Sunday Times of London is reporting that Iran has 40,000 trained suicide bombers prepared to strike at U.S. and British targets. And the Scottsman reports British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told President Bush that Britain cannot offer military support to any strike on Iran.