Wall Street Journal: Despite partisan divides, Americans consistently unite to defend against threats to national security. Chief among those threats is Iran, which has ignored repeated international calls for peace and instead pursued its nuclear-weapons capability and sponsored terrorist plots against the United States and its allies.
Uniting states against Iran
Iran’s Ahmadinejad criticized over Chavez remarks
Reuters: Senior Iranian clerics have criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for saying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be resurrected alongside Jesus Christ and the hidden imam who Shi’ite Muslims believe will rise up to bring world peace.
India may halt Iran oil imports on refinery insurance
Bloomberg: Indian refiners including Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) may be forced to halt purchases of Iranian crude as local insurers refuse to cover the risks for any refinery using that oil, a company executive said.
History will never forgive us if we allow Iran to get nuclear weapons
Daily Telegraph: Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, in his misguided commentary last week,on the latest instalment of negotiations with Iran, claims he has “never been complacent about a nuclear armed Iran”.
Iran’s leader condemns West for not making nuclear concessions
Reuters: Iran’s supreme leader criticized Western powers on Thursday for not offering concessions in talks last week, saying the West was using the nuclear issue as a pretext to impose sanctions and harm the Islamic Republic.
US renews reward for ex-FBI agent missing in Iran
AFP: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has renewed a $1 million reward for information leading to the safe return of a former agent who went missing in Iran six years ago.
Hezbollah member to hear Cyprus plot verdict March 21
Reuters: A Hezbollah member appeared in a Cypriot court on Thursday for the last time before it rules on whether he plotted to attack Israeli interests for the Iran-backed Lebanese group.
Pakistan’s Zardari to visit Iran for pipeline ceremony
AFP: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Iran on Monday for the groundbreaking ceremony of a much delayed $7.5 billion gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan, Islamabad announced on Thursday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad heads for Chavez funeral: TV
AFP: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was travelling to Caracas on Thursday for the funeral of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, state television reported.
Iran delays issuing $10 billion in bonds for oil: Mehr
Bloomberg: Iran’s plan to issue $10 billion in bonds to raise money for energy projects is on hold for several months, state-run Mehr news agency reported.
