Asia Times Online: The recent discovery in Nigeria of an arsenal with Hezbollah’s fingerprints all over it has reinforced the suspicion that Iran and the Party of God are extending their outreach while helping security forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Iran and Hezbollah go global
As sanctions bite, Iranians invest big in Georgia
Wall Street Journal: Economic sanctions against Iran have made it increasingly hard for Iranians to do business abroad. But Iranian businessmen are flocking to Georgia, a longtime U.S. ally in the Caucasus region, to pursue profits evaporating in much of the world.
New Iranian president’s son committed suicide over father’s extremism
Front Page Magazine: The news is full of cheerful reports that Iran new clerical president Hassan Rouhani is a “moderate”. Since Hassan Rouhani was really chosen by the clerical regime, rather than the voters, as the last election should have made clear, Hassan Rouhani’s supposed moderation doesn’t matter.
Condemnation of attack on Iranian refugees
UPI: The most recent terrorist attack on June 15, which left two dead and more than 70 people wounded, proved once more that the most urgent question now is the security and safety of the 3,100 people of the Iranian opposition People’s Mujahedin of Iran trapped in Camp Liberty.
Hamas says its Iran ties worsen over Syrian civil war
Reuters: Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group’s support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ally.
Iran says appeals for ‘jihad’ in Syria fuel radicalism
Reuters: Calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the Syrian government and its Shi’ite allies are fuelling radicalism in the region, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.
Iraqi Shi’ites flock to Assad’s side as sectarian split widens
Reuters: Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria – not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad but against them.
Fears grow over Yemenis’ ties to Iran
Wall Street Journal: Iran is taking advantage of the confusion surrounding Yemen’s transition of government to gain a new foothold in the country, Yemeni and Western officials say, as Tehran seeks military allies operating near one of the world’s most strategic waterways for oil shipments.
Rohani once approved of hiding Iran atomic work
Reuters: Years before he became Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation’s nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, “the world started to work with them.”
If Hezbollah wins Syria
Wall Street Journal: For those who have hoped that the Syrian quagmire might swallow up Iran’s influence in the region, it’s time to wake up: Tehran and its ally Hezbollah are set to emerge from the Syrian conflict more aggressive than ever.
