AP: The CIA has hampered al-Qaida's free rein in the tribal region of western Pakistan, and Iran appears to be nearing a decision on whether to build a nuclear warhead, departing CIA chief Michael Hayden said Thursday.
Hayden: al-Qaida boxed in, Iran near nuke decision
Iran president: ‘Not feasible’ for Israel to live
AP: A top Israeli envoy delivered his country's stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday. The Iranian president said the fighting showed Israel's continued existence in the region is "not feasible."
Iran interested in Boeing jets
AP: A top Iranian aviation official says his country is prepared to order passenger planes from Boeing if the United States lifts sanctions against Iran
Israeli charged with passing information to Iran
AP: Israel's Shin Bet security service says an Israeli citizen has been charged with passing information to Iranian intelligence agents.
Ahmadinejad accuses Arab states of complicity in ‘genocide’
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday accused some Arab and Islamic states of complicity in "genocide" being carried out against Palestinians in Gaza.
Iran charges 2 doctors with Boston ties
Boston Globe: Two celebrated Iranian AIDS doctors with ties to Boston have been charged by Iran with seeking to overthrow the government, according to the Cambridge-based group Physicians for Human Rights.
Iran stones 2 men to death; 3rd flees
Washington Post: Two men convicted of adultery in the northeastern city of Mashhad were stoned to death in December, but a third convicted man escaped while the punishment was being carried out, a spokesman for Iran's judiciary said Tuesday.
Iran and China sign oilfield development contract
AFP: Iran and China on Wednesday signed a 1.76 billion dollar contract for the initial development of the North Azadegan oil field in western Iran, an Iranian oil ministry official said.
Pentagon finds Iraq safer but Iran a threat
CNN: Iran poses a significant threat to Iraq, but security has greatly improved in the war-ravaged country, according to a Pentagon report.
Iran to spend $1 bln on Lanka refinery – minister
Reuters: Iran is contributing $1 billion to help Sri Lanka double the capacity of its refinery to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), the oil minister of the island nation, A.H.M. Fowzie told reporters.
