AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended a 20 billion dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, citing a brewing threat from Iran.
Rice defends 20 bln Saudi arms sale
Iran detains scores at “satanic” rock gig: media
Reuters: Iranian police detained more than 200 people and seized alcohol and drugs in a raid on a “satanic” underground rock concert, media in the conservative Islamic state reported on Saturday.
Iran gives Taliban hi-tech weapons to fight British
Sunday Times: British troops in Helmand province fighting the Taliban face a new danger as sophisticated Iranian weapons and explosives are being smuggled into Afghanistan.
Iran, U.S. to meet in Baghdad Monday
AP: Iran and the United States will meet in Baghdad on Monday to discuss ways to ease Iraq’s security problems, Tehran’s ambassador to Baghdad said.
Iran says atomic work has not slowed down
Reuters: Iran has no intention of suspending its atomic work and has not slowed down its disputed nuclear activities, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Iran demands right to nuclear technology
AP: Iran might eventually consider suspending uranium enrichment but Tehran’s right to the technology must be recognized, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said in an interview released Saturday.
Ahmadinejad says Iran won’t give up nuclear plans
Reuters: Iran will not give up its atomic energy program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks published on Saturday before a visit to fellow OPEC-member Algeria.
Coalition forces in Iraq kill four terrorists tied to Iran
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 04 Coalition troops in the Iraqi town of Qasirin killed four suspected Special Groups Cell terrorists with ties to Iran in a pre-dawn raid on Saturday, the U.S. military said.
Coalition forces in Iraq kill four terrorists tied to Iran
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 04 Coalition troops in the Iraqi town of Qasirin killed four suspected Special Groups Cell terrorists with ties to Iran in a pre-dawn raid on Saturday, the U.S. military said.
Iran’s president tells Israel to find a new home
AFP: Iran’s outspoken President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Israel to “go find somewhere else” for its state and leave its territory for the creation of a Palestinian state, according to an interview published Saturday.
