Sunday Times: Death squad leaders have fled Baghdad to evade capture or killing by American and Iraqi forces before the start of the troop surge and security crackdown in the capital.
Death squad chieftains flee to beat Baghdad surge
Report: Iran denies centrifuge work
AP: An Iranian nuclear agency official has denied claims made by a top lawmaker that the Islamic Republic had begun installing 3,000 centrifuges at an uranium enrichment plant, Iran’s state-run news agency reported late Saturday.
Irans Ahmadinejad to visit Belarus in coming months
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 27 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a state visit to Belarus in the coming months, Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced on Saturday.
Irans Ahmadinejad to visit Belarus in coming months
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 27 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a state visit to Belarus in the coming months, Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced on Saturday.
Saudi king says Iran putting region in danger-paper
Reuters: Saudi Arabia told an Iranian envoy this month that Shi’ite power Iran was putting the Gulf region in danger, in a reference to Iran’s conflict with Washington over Iraq and nuclear policy, a newspaper said.
Iran installing 3,000 nuclear centrifuges, MP says
Reuters: Iran is installing 3,000 nuclear centrifuges, a senior Iranian member of parliament was quoted as saying on Saturday, defying U.N. calls for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment.
North Korea denies nuclear cooperation with Iran
Reuters: North Korea on Saturday dismissed speculation it was helping Iran develop its atomic programs, insisting it was behaving as a responsible nuclear state.
U.S. calls Iran demands over inspectors “outrageous”
Reuters: The United States on Friday called “outrageous” Iran’s demand for the ouster of a U.N. official in charge of nuclear inspections and said a plan by Tehran to speed up nuclear research was a big mistake.
Bush backs force against Iranians in Iraq
New York Times: American soldiers will do what they must to protect themselves from Iranian agents operating inside Iraq, the White House said today, following a report that President Bush had authorized the killing of Iranian agents.
Tehran’s influence grows as Iraqis see advantages
Washington Post: When Fadhil Abbas determined that his mother’s astigmatism required surgery, they did not consider treatment in his home town of Najaf, in southern Iraq. Instead they joined a four-taxi convoy of ailing Iraqis headed to Iran.
