Wall Street Journal – By John R. Bolton: Today, Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee (and Thursday on the House side) to give the intelligence community’s annual global threat analysis. These hearings are always significant, but the stakes are especially high now because of the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran.
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Iran made ‘good progress’ nuke chief says
UPI: The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Iran has made “good progress” in addressing outstanding issues surrounding its nuclear program.
Iran’s satellite program is ‘troubling development,’ U.S. says
Bloomberg: Iran’s new space center built to send a research satellite into orbit is a “troubling development” because it employs the same technology used for producing long- range ballistic missiles, the U.S. State Department said.
Leak on cross-border chases from Iraq
New York Times: American military forces in Iraq were authorized to pursue former members of Saddam Husseins government and terrorists across Iraqs borders into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that has been made public by an independent Web site.
‘Adultery’ sisters to be stoned to death in Iran
Daily Telegraph: Two Iranian sisters convicted of adultery face being stoned to death after the supreme court upheld death sentences against them, Iranian media have reported.
Iran claims has built new radar-evading jet
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 04 Iran claimed on Monday that it had begun to produce a new generation of fighter jets equipped with radar-evading systems.
Iran claims has built new radar-evading jet
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 04 Iran claimed on Monday that it had begun to produce a new generation of fighter jets equipped with radar-evading systems.
Iran oil revenue stands at $43 billion report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 04 – Iran’s crude oil revenue during the period from March 21, 2007 to November 21 stood at $43.492 billion, state media reported.
Reports: Iraq accuses Iran of siphoning Iraqi oil in border region
VOA: Arabic-language media report that Iraq’s government has accused Iran of siphoning Iraqi oil from wells near their shared border.
Iran oil revenue stands at $43 billion report
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 04 – Iran’s crude oil revenue during the period from March 21, 2007 to November 21 stood at $43.492 billion, state media reported.
