Reuters: Iran has offered support to Lebanon’s army, a week after a deadly cross-border clash between Lebanon and Israel which prompted U.S. lawmakers to block funding to the Lebanese military.
Iran plans help to Lebanon army, as U.S. blocks aid
Iran digging graves for US troops if they attack
AP: Iran has dug mass graves in which to bury U.S. troops in case of any American attack on the country, a former commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard said.
Iraq’s Sunni militia faces loyalty test
BBC: Recent attacks on fighters in Iraq’s Sunni Sahwa militia could drive some back into insurgency despite the militia playing a key role in reducing violence across Iraq since 2006, its leaders have told Newsnight.
Iran says will host regional meet on Afghanistan
AFP: Iran said on Tuesday it will soon host a regional meeting on stabilising Afghanistan to be attended by the neighbours of the war-ravaged country.
IAEA: Iran activates enrichment equipment
AP: Iran has activated equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently in a move that defies the U.N. Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.
US probed BHP Billiton trade with Cuba and Iran
The Australian: THE US SEC looked into BHP Billiton’s activities in Iran and Cuba after Washington labelled the countries as state sponsors of terrorism.
Reaching out to the Ayatollahs: Jack Straw’s Iran legacy
Iran Focus – Op-Ed by Jubin Katiraie: Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw announced last Friday that he was stepping down from frontline politics after 30 years, according to AFP, which quoted him as saying, “Now I want the freedom to range more widely over foreign and economic policy”.
Seven dead in clashes in south-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 09 – Three days of clashes between security forces and the people of Dahdez, in the south-western oil-rich Province of Khuzestan, have left seven people dead, according to eyewitnesses.
Iran denies cracks appearing in ties with Syria
Reuters: Iran denied Monday that cracks were appearing in its alliance with Syria over Iraq and Lebanon, areas where the Damascus government has been under U.S. pressure to change its policies.
Iran to expunge ‘dirty’ dollar and euro reserves
AP: Iran announced plans Monday to get rid of its dollar and euro reserves in response to the latest U.N. sanctions over its contested nuclear program.
