New York Times: Moktada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite cleric and founder of the Mahdi Army militia, discovered recently that two of his commanders had created DVDs of their men killing Sunnis in Baghdad. Documents suggested that they had received money from Iran.
Iraq rebel cleric reins in militia; motives at issue
Iran says atomic work has “no reverse gear” – Ahmadinejad
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday Iran had “no reverse gear” on its way to mastering the technology to make nuclear fuel, voicing fresh defiance before major powers meet to discuss the dispute.
Iran launches space missile: state TV
Reuters: Iran has launched a missile capable of reaching space, Iran’s state television Web site reported on Sunday, quoting an Iranian aerospace official.
Iran military helicopter crash kills at least one
Reuters: An Iranian military helicopter crashed near the border with Turkey and Iraq on Saturday, killing at least one Revolutionary Guards commander, Iranian news agencies said.
Iranian envoy blasts U.S., U.K., Israel
AP: Iran accused the United States, Britain and Israel of making “baseless allegations” about its nuclear ambitions, insisting that it has always considered weapons of mass destruction to be “inhumane, immoral and illegal.”
American armada prepares to take on Iran
Daily Telegraph: It is four and a half acres of American power in the middle of the Arabian Sea but the influence of USS Dwight D Eisenhower stretches for hundreds of miles.
Cheney: ‘All options’ available for Iran
AP: Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday renewed Washington’s warning to Iran that “all options” are on the table if the country continues to defy U.N.-led efforts to end Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Cheney says all options available for Iran
Reuters: Vice President Dick Cheney said on Friday the United States retains all options in keeping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons but the White House stressed it was seeking a diplomatic outcome.
Son of key Iraq Shiite arrested at Irans border
New York Times: The eldest son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, perhaps the most powerful political leader in Iraq and the head of the dominant Shiite political bloc, was detained by American forces for several hours on Friday after traveling across the border from Iran into Iraq.
Security council to discuss Iran sanctions
Guardian Unlimited: Permanent members of the UN security council will hold talks over what further sanctions to impose on Iran over its nuclear programme next week, a US official said today.
