Iran Focus: London, Jul. 02 The U.S.-led military in Iraq said that it had captured 27 suspected terrorists, including an alleged terrorist with ties to Iranian elements, during missions conducted across Iraq Friday as part of Operation Phantom Thunder.
U.S. says has captured 27 terrorists in raids across Iraq
Coalition nets three Iran-tied terrorists in Baghdad raid
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 02 Coalition forces arrested three suspected secret cell terrorists with close ties to Iranian terror networks on Sunday in the Baghdad district of North Adamiya near Sadr city, the U.S.-led military announced.
Coalition nets three Iran-tied terrorists in Baghdad raid
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 02 Coalition forces arrested three suspected secret cell terrorists with close ties to Iranian terror networks on Sunday in the Baghdad district of North Adamiya near Sadr city, the U.S.-led military announced.
Making Iran feel the pain
Wall Street Journal: The international community, led by the U.S. and the U.K., is now developing and debating new economic sanctions against Iran. This third round will be pivotal — either by significantly increasing the cost to Iran of continuing to engage in illicit and dangerous activities, or by showing the regime that it can outlast whatever symbolic measures are levied against it without fear of being bled financially.
Iran speeds up nuclear enrichment
AFP: Iran has stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment, which is at the core of an international standoff over its nuclear programme, Iran’s envoy to the UN atomic watchdog said on Saturday.
Venezuelas Chavez in Iran for talks
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran. Jul. 01 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Tehran for talks with senior Iranian officials, state media reported on Sunday.
26 ‘Iran-linked terrorists’ killed in Baghdad raid: US
AFP: US and Iraqi forces backed by helicopters killed 26 militants suspected of links to “Iranian terror networks” in raids in the Baghdad Shiite district of Sadr City on Saturday, the US military said.
Iran’s petrol guzzling to be cut back further: president
AFP: Iran’s president Saturday defended a rationing scheme to cut back on petrol guzzling in the world’s fourth largest oil producer, saying even tighter controls are on the way.
Bush seeks Putin’s help to block Iran’s nuclear plans
The Independent: President George Bush is expected to use a 24-hour summit with Vladimir Putin at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, to seek support from Russia for a proposal to ratchet up economic sanctions on Iran for its continuing refusal to halt uranium enrichment at its nuclear facilities.
Iran’s supreme leader affirms policies
Los Angeles Times: Iran’s supreme leader gave a ringing endorsement Saturday to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s foreign policy, suggesting that Iran’s top authority favors an ultraconservative, hard-line bloc over moderate elements seeking rapprochement with the West.
