AFP: The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said on Wednesday that Israel is too vulnerable to Iran's longer-range missiles to dare launch an attack.
Iran general says Israel too vulnerable to attack
Georgia conflict imperils big-power action on Iran
Reuters: The acrimony between Russia and the West stirred by the Georgia conflict complicates any effort to tighten U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
Iraqi adviser says he quit to speak against Iran
AP: A former security adviser to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in comments published Tuesday that he had quit his job so he can freely speak about what he called the danger Iran poses in the Middle East.
Iran hangs second teenager
BBC: Human rights organisations have condemned the execution of another juvenile offender in Iran on Tuesday.
Hezbollah presence in Venezuela feared
Los Angeles Times: The Lebanese Shiite militia, linked to deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s, may be taking advantage of Chavez's ties with its ally Iran, terrorism experts say.
Iran says can hit Israel with missiles if attacked
Reuters: Iran could hit back at Israel with missiles if the Jewish state attacked it and could also rely on allies in the region to strike, the commander of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday.
Israel develops diseases to sell drugs – Ahmadinejad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27 – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel on Tuesday of creating new diseases to make money from pharmaceutical products that cure them, state media reported.
Israel develops diseases to sell drugs – Ahmadinejad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27 – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel on Tuesday of creating new diseases to make money from pharmaceutical products that cure them, state media reported.
Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new army chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan as the new commander of the Islamic Republic's regular army ground forces.
Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new army chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan as the new commander of the Islamic Republic's regular army ground forces.
