Washington Times: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been restructuring its military capabilities and taking an increasingly prominent role in the nation’s political life as the United States builds political and military pressure on the Islamic republic.
Iranian Guard’s mission evolves
Irans intel czar confirms wanted official sent to Evin Prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 18 Irans Minister of Intelligence and Security confirmed on Sunday that Shahram Jazayeri, the countrys most wanted criminal, was arrested by Iranian security forces in a neighbouring country, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Irans intel czar confirms wanted official sent to Evin Prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 18 Irans Minister of Intelligence and Security confirmed on Sunday that Shahram Jazayeri, the countrys most wanted criminal, was arrested by Iranian security forces in a neighbouring country, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Iran’s most wanted criminal re-arrested after escape
DPA: Iran’s most wanted criminal, Shahram Jazayeri, was arrested outside the country, the state news agency IRNA reported Sunday.
Israel and U.S. scale back war game amid Iran face-off
Reuters: Israeli and visiting U.S. forces are holding a biennial air-defence exercise this month but on a reduced scale, partly out of reluctance to stoke tensions with Iran, Israeli security sources said on Sunday.
Ramping up on Iran
Washington Times: In the words of Henry Kissinger: “There are all kinds of tactical discussions about how to deal with Iran…. But there are a number of fundamental principles to keep in mind.
How the UK flouts the law to serve Iran
Sunday Telegraph: The ruthlessness with which our Government enforces EU law against its citizens strikingly contrasts with its eagerness on occasion to flout EU law itself. One of the murkier chapters in our foreign policy in recent years has been the Foreign Offices readiness to appease the dictatorial regime in Iran, for reasons not unconnected to a series of huge trade deals.
Iran to hit back at US kidnaps
Sunday Times: Iran is threatening to retaliate in Europe for what it claims is a daring undercover operation by western intelligence services to kidnap senior officers in its Revolutionary Guard.
Iran storm kills five, including three babies-radio
Reuters: Three babies choked to death when a sand storm swept through an Iranian desert city on Friday night, state radio and a senior official said on Saturday.
Ahmadinejad holds talks with top Syrian official
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met and held talks with Syrian Prime Minster Mohammad Naji Otri, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
