AP: The top NATO commander in Afghanistan alleged Thursday that the Iranian military was involved in a shipment of sophisticated explosive devices intercepted by his troops in western Afghanistan last month.
US general: Afghan bombs came from Iran
U.S. business fears backlash from Iran sanctions bill
Reuters: U.S. companies doing business in the European Union, China, Russia and other countries could face retaliation if a bill aimed at pressuring Iran to give up nuclear weapons becomes law, industry officials said on Wednesday.
Iraq awards contracts to Iran and China
New York Times: Iraq has agreed to award $1.1 billion in contracts to Iranian and Chinese companies to build a pair of enormous power plants, the Iraqi electricity minister said Tuesday. Word of the project prompted serious concerns among American military officials, who fear that Iranian commercial investments can mask military activities at a time of heightened tension with Iran.
Bush: Threat of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush warned on Wednesday a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to World War III as he tried to shore up international opposition to Tehran amid Russian skepticism over its nuclear ambitions.
Iran hangs three men in public
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 17 Three men were hanged in public on Wednesday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, state media reported.
Iran hangs three men in public
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 17 Three men were hanged in public on Wednesday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, state media reported.
Bush says a nuclear-armed Iran risks ‘World War III’
Bloomberg: President George W. Bush said the U.S. and Russia remain in agreement on preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, a development that he said would risk “World War III.”
Iran: Top U.S. official says financial clampdown is working
RFE/RL: If the United States is waging a financial war against Iran, as some Western media say, then Stuart Levey might be seen as the commanding general in the battle to force Tehran to halt its atomic program, which Washington says masks a secret drive for nuclear weapons.
3 Iranian student leaders sentenced
AP: Three Iranian student leaders have been sentenced to jail terms of up to three years on vague charges of insulting Islam and its clerics, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Shell, Total must finalize gas deals by June -Iran
Reuters: France’s Total and Royal Dutch Shell must finalize their gas deals with Iran by June or the giant South Pars project will go ahead without them, an Iranian official was quoted as saying.
