Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 12 Irans state-owned press and senior security officials in the south-western Iranian province of Khuzestan accused Britain on Wednesday of smuggling weapons from Iraq to the Islamic Republic.
Tit-for-tat: Iran accuses Britain of weapons smuggling
Some Iraqis Fear Constitution Will Give Power to Iran
Voice of America: With four-days left before Iraq holds a referendum on a new constitution, some Iraqis are voicing concern that the charter could deepen neighboring Iran’s influence in Iraq and provoke a conflict, which could spill over into other countries in the region.
Britain accuses Iran of running training camps for bombers
The Independent: Iran is running international “training camps” for bombers who carry out attacks on British troops in Iraq, according to senior British officials.
Iran ‘is training Basra killers’
BBC: Fresh claims have emerged about Iran’s involvement in the killing of British troops in southern Iraq’s Basra region.
Trained to kill Our Boys
The Sun: Elite troops from Iran were last night accused of training Iraqi bombers to kill British soldiers.
HQ ‘is attempt to keep out British forces’
Press Association: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have established a headquarters in an attempt to command and control terrorist activities in southern Iraq – including operations against British forces, it has been claimed.
Japan urges Iran to make “wise judgement” in nuclear row
AFP: Japan called on Iran Tuesday to make a “wise judgement” in response to a resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog seeking a freeze on Tehran’s uranium enrichment activities.
US says ball in Iran’s court over nuclear talks
AFP: A senior US official said Tuesday that the “ball is in Iran’s court” over resuming talks with the European Union suspended in August after Tehran resumed controversial nuclear activities.
Get home by dusk, Iran tells female civil servants
Reuters: Female civil servants at Iran’s Culture Ministry and female journalists at the state newspaper and news agency must be out of the office by dusk to be with their families, a directive said on Tuesday.
Trident’s future ‘linked to Iran’
BBC: The future of the UK’s Trident missile deterrent could be affected if Iran develops nuclear weapons, Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells has said.
