AFP: Iran warned on Sunday that the authorities would clamp down on university students who it said were in contact with the US administration and seeking to topple the country’s rulers.
Iran warns students against ‘US contacts’
France’s Kouchner: Maliki must go
AFP: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner called for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to be replaced and said the US government had utterly failed to understand the country’s ancient rivalries.
Sarkozy raises prospect of Iran airstrikes
Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world’s powers to rein in Tehran’s nuclear programme was the only alternative to “an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran”.
U.S. forces arrest 8 terrorists tied to Iran in Baghdad
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 27 U.S.-led troops arrested eight operatives tied to Iran during a pre-dawn raid in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, the Coalition said.
The Iranian threat
Washington Times: Speaking before the Democratic Leadership Council recently, former President Clinton urged “more diplomacy” as a way to ameliorate America’s hostile relationship with countries like Iran. Simply waving a diplomatic wand in front of this enemy won’t make the problems it is causing in Iraq and elsewhere disappear.
Iran vows to use ‘smart’ bomb on enemies
AP: Iran vowed Sunday to use a new 2,000-pound “smart” bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported.
Governor of Irans central bank resigns
New York Times: The head of the Central Bank of Iran resigned Sunday, bringing the number of key economic figures who have left President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads cabinet to three this month.
Iraqi Prime Minister assails Democratic critics
New York Times: Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki on Sunday extended his tongue-lashing of foreign politicians who have questioned his government, saying that Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Carl Levin needed to start making sense again after the senators, both Democrats, called for his ouster.
Iran c.bank governor quits amid economic shake-up
Reuters: Iran’s central bank governor has resigned, media said on Sunday, in a move analysts saw as part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s shake-up of his economic team to tighten a grip on policy before a March parliamentary election.
Iran increasing Iraq militant support: U.S. commander
Reuters: The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq accused Iran on Sunday of stepping up support for anti-American Shi’ite militants in Iraq as U.S. policymakers await a crucial assessment of the violence-torn country.
