AFP: For the second time this month, Iran has come under scrutiny after Afghan security forces recovered a shipment of weapons destined for Taliban insurgents that came from across the border.
Iran again under scrutiny after new Afghan weapons find
Berlin opposes ‘non-UN’ sanctions on Iran
AFP: Germany does not back French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s call for tougher sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme outside the aegis of the UN, the Der Spiegel magazine said in an issue due out Monday.
Iranian, Chinese weapons seized in Afghanistan
AFP: Afghan authorities said they had seized dozens of Iranian and Chinese-made weapons after a brief battle Saturday with Taliban fighters near the border with Iran.
Greenspan says preemptive strike on Iran is ‘difficult choice’
Bloomberg: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the threat posed by Iran may force the U.S. to consider a preemptive strike, and conceded that the Iraq war, which he advocated, has made the Middle East “less stable.”
Israel’s raid on Syria: Prelude to a nuke crisis?
Newsweek: Sam Gardiner plays war for a living. a former air Force colonel who helped write contingency plans for the U.S. military, Gardiner has spent the 20 years since his retirement staging war-simulation exercises for military and policy wonks within and on the fringes of government (he keeps his client list confidential).
Iran leader defiant as protests grow over visit to New York
The Observer: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is poised to deliver a defiant address to the United Nations general assembly this week amid a storm of opposition to his visit to New York and growing international alarm over his country’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran confirms shelling Kurdish militants in Iraq
AFP: Iran has confirmed for the first time it has been firing artillery shells on camps of Kurdish militants inside northern Iraq, saying the local authorities had not listened to its warnings.
Argentina asks Iran to help in 1994 bombing probe
Reuters: Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Saturday asked Iran to answer petitions for arrests and information in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center, state news agency Telam reported.
Iran: ‘No obstacle’ to French FM visit
AFP: Iran said on Sunday there was “no obstacle” in the way of a visit to Tehran by the French foreign minister who warned the world to brace for war against the Islamic republic.
Media report Iran motorists to get 100 litres extra fuel
Reuters: Iranian motorists will from Sunday be able to buy an extra 100 litres of subsidised gasoline in a one-off allocation in addition to a monthly quota of 100 litres, an Iranian daily reported.
