New York Sun: As Senator Obama utters some of his toughest comments on Iran to date while visiting Israel, saying all options must be on the table in addition to "tough diplomacy," Tehran is preparing to fend off air attacks against its facilities by acquiring antiair missiles from Russia.
Obama meets Netanyahu as Russia arms Iran
Nuclear fuel to be moved
Washington Times: Kazakhstan's military forces this summer held a training exercise to thwart a fake terrorist assault on a Soviet-built nuclear facility near Almaty, the country's former capital located on its southeastern border.
Iran official to meet IAEA chief in Vienna: report
Reuters: The head of Iran's atomic energy organization will meet Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Vienna on Thursday, Iran's official IRNA news agency said.
Iran satellite channel says Cairo bureau closed over Sadat film
AFP: Egypt has closed down an Iranian television channel's Cairo bureau, with the channel saying it was targeted over a controversial a film about former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat that has shaken Iran-Egypt relations.
US warns Iran of more sanctions
AFP: The White House said Wednesday it was hopeful Iran would suspend its controversial nuclear activities, but warned of more international sanctions if Tehran does not.
Iran to get new Russian air defences by ’09 -Israel
Reuters: Iran is set to receive an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft system by year-end that could help fend off any preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities, senior Israeli defence sources said on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad says Iran to resist atomic work pressure
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Persian Gulf nation will resist pressure from world powers to halt its nuclear program, following talks that failed to produce a breakthrough in the dispute over the project.
Iran to shut crude unit at largest refinery end-Oct
Reuters: Iran will shut a 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) crude unit at its largest refinery in Abadan sometime in end-October for routine maintenance, a source from National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Wednesday.
Obama says a nuclear Iran ‘grave threat’
AFP: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Wednesday that a nuclear Iran would pose a "grave threat" and that the world must prevent it from obtaining the atomic bomb.
Diyala offensive slated for Aug. 1
UPI: At least 30,000 Iraqi security forces backed by 10,000 U.S. soldiers plan major operations in the eastern province of Diyala starting in August, officials say.
