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.
26 ‘Iran-linked terrorists’ killed in Baghdad raid: US
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.
Iran and Venezuela discuss “defeating imperialism”
Reuters: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his Iranian counterpart on Sunday the two oil-rich states, which have forged close ties in opposition to the United States, should cooperate to defeat imperialism, Iranian media said.
U.S.: Hezbollah Iran’s proxy in Iraq
AP: Iran is using the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah as a “proxy” to arm Shiite militants in Iraq and Tehran’s Quds force had prior knowledge of a January attack in Karbala in which five Americans died, a U.S. general said Monday.
Top Iran leaders aware of Qods Force in Iraq: U.S.
Reuters: Senior Iranian leaders know about the operations of Iran’s Qods Force in fomenting violence in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday, in some of the most direct accusations yet against Tehran over the chaos in Iraq.
Iran ‘baring its teeth’ in Afghanistan, officials say
AFP: In public, Afghanistan has played down US and British allegations that Iran is feeding weapons to Taliban insurgents, but in private, officials here say the charges are true — and worrying.
Iran rules out nuclear freeze
AFP: Iran on Sunday again ruled out a freeze to its uranium enrichment programme, despite the threat of tougher UN sanctions over its defiance.
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.
