Los Angeles Times: We Americans are accustomed to regarding political rhetoric much as Dr. Johnson did epitaphs. "They are not," he wrote, "given under oath."
Ahmadinejad’s evil words aren’t just talk
Why are the Revolutionary Guards running Iran’s ICBM program?
UPI: It is highly significant that Iran's missile program is under the control of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard — Pasdaran — the most loyal element of the regime, which combines internal secret police and external intelligence and shock troop functions.
Mysterious cargo aboard Iranian ship seized by pirates raises WMD concerns
FOX News: As Somali pirates brazenly maintain their standoff with American warships off the coast of Africa, the cargo aboard one Iranian ship they commandeered is raising concerns that it may contain materials that can be used for chemical or biological weapons.
Lawmakers want probe of US exports to Iran
AP: Two House Democrats are asking congressional investigators to examine U.S. exports to Iran to see whether approval procedures are being abused in light of a dramatic increase in the dollar value of shipments there over President Bush's first seven years in office.
Iran may limit IAEA access to nuclear sites: MP
AFP: Iran's parliament may limit the UN watchdog's inspections of the country's nuclear sites following a new UN resolution against Tehran over its atomic programme, a senior Iranian MP said on Tuesday.
Iran minister admits holding fake Oxford degree
AFP: Iran's Interior Minister Ali Kordan has admitted to holding a fake Oxford University degree which he thought was valid, coming clean after weeks of controversy, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
‘Special groups’ surge in Iraq
UPI: Iranian-backed "special groups" are entering Iraq with greater frequency, threatening to destabilize the region ahead of provincial elections, an analysis says.
Iran boasts $129B in foreign assets
UPI: Amid threats of further sanctions, Iranian officials Monday said foreign assets held by the Central Bank of Iran soared to $129 billion based on oil markets.
Six powers to ‘move forward’ on further steps against Iran: Rice
AFP: The six powers trying to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions will "move forward" with further measures against Iran over its nuclear defiance, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Monday.
IAEA head urges Iran to end nuclear secrecy
AP: A six-year probe has not ruled out the possibility that Iran may be running clandestine nuclear programs, the chief U.N nuclear inspector said Monday, urging the country to end its secretive ways.
