Wall Street Journal: Stoking concerns that insurgents have infiltrated Iraqi forces, an account by four witnesses suggests that a brazen January attack that killed five U.S. soldiers may have been aided by Iraqi police.
Did Iraqi police help kill U.S. troops?
Free our sailors, UK tells Iran
The Guardian: Britain yesterday demanded the return of 15 sailors and marines seized by the Iranian navy in a channel separating Iraq and Iran.
Iran’s president cancels U.N. appearance
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad canceled a trip to New York to address the U.N. Security Council before it votes Saturday to impose further sanctions against his country for refusing to stop enriching uranium, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
U.S. Navy 5th Fleet statement on Iran-UK incident
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 23 – The United States Naval Forces Central Command (U.S. Fifth Fleet) issued a statement on the capture of 15 British Navy and Marine personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Friday. The following is the full text of the statement:
Iranian president calls off trip to UN in New York
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled his visit to New York to address the U.N. Security Council because of delays in granting visas to his entourage, Tehran’s U.N. ambassador said on Friday.
U.S. Navy 5th Fleet statement on Iran-UK incident
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 23 – The United States Naval Forces Central Command (U.S. Fifth Fleet) issued a statement on the capture of 15 British Navy and Marine personnel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Friday. The following is the full text of the statement:
Iran summons British envoy in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s envoy in Tehran on Friday shortly after the British Foreign Office summoned the Iranian ambassador in London over the detention of 15 British marines and sailors by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.
Iran summons British envoy in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s envoy in Tehran on Friday shortly after the British Foreign Office summoned the Iranian ambassador in London over the detention of 15 British marines and sailors by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.
Iranian president visit may be delayed on Saturday
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is unlikely to get to New York early Saturday as originally planned for an address to the U.N. Security Council, Tehran’s U.N. Ambassador said Friday.
U.S. says Iran president’s visa approved
Reuters: Visas for Iran’s president and other diplomats to visit the United States had been approved, the White House said on Friday, disputing Iran’s claim that the entry documents had not been approved.
