New York Times: Last September, Gen. David H. Petraeus told reporters in Baghdad that the United States had been assured by the Iraqi government that the 3,400 Iranian dissidents in a camp in eastern Iraq would continue to be protected after the Americans turned over responsibility for the camp to Iraqi forces.
Uncertain fate of Iranian dissidents in Iraq underscores limits of U.S. leverage
The news from Iraq: all quiet on the northern front
Sunday Telegraph: Last week Iraqi government forces stormed a refugee camp, bulldozing buildings, shooting and beating the inhabitants with nailed clubs and axes, leaving at least 12 dead and 400 injured, says Christopher Booker.
Former Iranian president calls trial a sham
AP: An influential pro-reform ex-president criticized the country's first trial of activists and protesters following the disputed presidential election as a sham that would further erode confidence in the ruling Islamic establishment. Iran reformists back down in court as 100 face riot trial
AFP: Reformists backed down from their allegations of massive fraud in the June presidential election at the start of a trial on Saturday of about 100 Iranians accused of rioting, news agencies said. Maliki keeps foes, friends guessing
Washington Post: With a raid this week on a camp of Iranian dissidents once sheltered by the United States, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has again demonstrated a knack for surprising both foes and allies in his attempt to emerge as the victor in crucial parliamentary elections in January. Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran
AP: The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near the border in the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Irans hand is seen behind camp massacre
The National: Residents at an Iraqi camp for Iranian dissidents have started a hunger strike to protest against alleged human rights abuses inflicted by Iraqi security forces this week, amid fears that the Iranian regime’s influence is growing in the Iraqi government.
German firm in Iran bans staff protests
Wall Street Journal: A privately owned German company, Knauf Gips KG, warned its Iranian employees working in Iran that they would be immediately dismissed if caught in antigovernment protests, according to a document reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Iraqi troops blocked by Iranian exiles
Wall Street Journal: Members of an Iranian dissidents' group formed a human blockade to successfully prevent Iraqi troops from seizing more territory in their camp north of Baghdad, in the third day of a confrontation that showed no sign of ending soon. Iran president: No rift with supreme leader
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says there is no rift between him and Iran's supreme leader, lashing back at criticism from within his own hard-line camp. 