Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 11 Iranian authorities have hanged two men in the volatile south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, state media reported on Thursday.
Iran hangs two members of armed group
All the talk is about Iraq, but concern about Iran is mounting
McClatchy Newspapers: The hours of congressional testimony, the speeches and the press conferences this week were all, nominally, about Iraq. But another, equally explosive question what to do about Iran loomed over the presentations by Army Gen. David Petraeus, the American military commander in Iraq, over U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and over U.S. strategy for the Middle East.
The Petraeus-Crocker report
Washington Times – Editorial: In their congressional testimony on Iraq this week, Army Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker did a superb job of outlining the progress made in Iraq thus far and the dire consequences of prematurely withdrawing troops from there.
Bush calls Iran one of two greatest threats to America
The Times: President Bush warned Iran yesterday that if it did not stop arming and training Shia militia in Iraq then America will act to protect our interests and our troops.
Spy photos reveal ‘secret launch site’ for Iran’s long-range missiles
The Times: The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs.
Bush backs Petraeus on indefinite suspension of troop pullout in Iraq
Washington Post: President Bush ordered an indefinite suspension yesterday of troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer but promised that the war “is not endless” as he braced for a new election-year showdown with Congress over the conflict’s economic cost and long-term future.
Bush dispatches envoys to Arab capitals as part of Iraq plan
New York Times: President Bush directed Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, and Ryan C. Crocker, the American ambassador to Baghdad, to stop in Saudi Arabia on their way back to Iraq from Washington to encourage the Saudis to increase their overall support for Iraq, Mr. Bush said Thursday.
Iran says no ‘technical problems’ in nuclear programme
AFP: Iran denied Friday that it faced any “technical problems” in expanding its controversial nuclear programme, which the West fears could be diverted towards weapons development.
Iraqi leaders turn wary of Iran, Petraeus says
CNN: Iranian influence on Iraq’s ruling parties is a “stark reality,” the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq said Thursday, but he said Iranian support for Iraqi Shiite Muslim militias has raised “genuine concern” among leaders in Baghdad.
Stolen military items for sale online
CNN: Sensitive and stolen U.S. military items are being sold on eBay and Craigslist, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
