AP: Any change of military strategy in Iraq should be done slowly and deliberately or U.S. troops and the Iraqi population will be put in danger, a top U.S. commander said Thursday.
Petrodollars to flow into US Treasuries despite Iran
Reuters: Iran’s decision to switch some dollar-based oil revenues to the Japanese yen was negative for U.S. government bond market sentiment, but would not make a dent on the flow of petrodollars into Treasuries.
Iran cleric says detainees’ interview exposed US plot
AFP: A top Iranian cleric said on Friday that televised interviews of jailed US-Iranian academics Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh had exposed a US plot to topple the Islamic republic.
Coalition captures high-value terrorist tied to Iran military
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 20 – Coalition Forces captured a suspected terrorist with “close ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)” in a raid on Thursday in Kharnabat near the Iraqi town of Baqubah, the U.S. military said on Friday.
Coalition captures high-value terrorist tied to Iran military
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 20 – Coalition Forces captured a suspected terrorist with “close ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)” in a raid on Thursday in Kharnabat near the Iraqi town of Baqubah, the U.S. military said on Friday.
More Iran sanctions not before September: diplomats
Reuters: Western powers have quietly put off efforts to toughen United Nations sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program until September in hopes of improved cooperation with U.N. inspectors, European diplomats say.
Man hanged in public in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 20 – A man was hanged in public in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, state media reported.
Man hanged in public in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 20 – A man was hanged in public in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, state media reported.
America plans new crackdown on European businesses trading in Iran
The Times: British businesses with investments in Iran face punitive sanctions from American authorities under proposed legislation expected to be approved by Congress in the coming months.
Iran TV shows detained Iranian-Americans
AP: Two Iranian-Americans accused of conspiring against the government were shown on state-run television for a second time Thursday with montages of separate quotes combined to form what could be interpreted as incriminating statements.
