Iran Focus: London, Sep. 26 The Iraqi army confiscated Iranian mortars in an operation in central-southern Iraq on Tuesday, the Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNC-I) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Iranian mortars found in central-southern Iraq
Iranian mortars found in central-southern Iraq
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 26 The Iraqi army confiscated Iranian mortars in an operation in central-southern Iraq on Tuesday, the Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNC-I) said in a statement on Wednesday.
U.S. troops detain Iran-backed insurgent in Iraqi capital
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 26 Coalition forces captured an Iraqi national with ties to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and detained six other criminals during operations early Tuesday in Baghdad, the U.S. military reported.
U.S. troops detain Iran-backed insurgent in Iraqi capital
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 26 Coalition forces captured an Iraqi national with ties to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and detained six other criminals during operations early Tuesday in Baghdad, the U.S. military reported.
Germany says burden of nuclear proof on Iran
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that Iran had to convince the world it was not working on a nuclear weapon or she would support stiffer sanctions against Tehran.
Iran president vows to ignore U.N. measures
New York Times: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, said Tuesday that he considered the dispute over his countrys nuclear program closed and that Iran would disregard the resolutions of the Security Council, which he said was dominated by arrogant powers.
Congress denounces Iran’s Ahmadinejad
AP: Congress signaled its disapproval of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a vote Tuesday to tighten sanctions against his government and a call to designate his army a terrorist group.
French, Iranian FMs to meet on sidelines of UN meeting
AFP: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki will meet later on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, diplomats from both countries said Tuesday.
Letting Iran go nuclear could cause war: Sarkozy
Reuters: Allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons could destabilize the world and lead to war, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the United Nations on Tuesday.
Iraq-Iran border chaos over detainee dispute
AFP: Iran’s sudden closure of its border with northern Iraq caused trucking chaos at the frontier on Tuesday, as experts warned of severe economic fallout and traders scrambled for goods.
