Reuters: Iraqi officials gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday about whether or not Baghdad had agreed to buy $195 million worth of arms and ammunition from Iran as reported by Reuters, a deal that if confirmed could damage Iraqi-U.S. relations.
Iraqi leaders give conflicting answers on reported Iran arms deal
Gunfire erupts near Iran embassy in Baghdad
AFP: Gunfire erupted near the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad Tuesday, with contradictory reports over whether the mission had been targeted and even a claim that a guard had committed suicide.
Iranian regime plotting bloodiest ever Camp Liberty massacre
Breitbart: If Iranian Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani gets his way (and “the most powerful man in Iraq” usually does), the next attack on Camp Liberty – a tiny compound in Baghdad where roughly 3,000 Iranian dissidents are kep.
How to promote human rights in Iran
Council on Foreign Relations: As the United States and other countries focus on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it is easy to ignore the fact that Iran is also one of the world’s worst human rights violators.
Mocking Obama’s Iran policy
UPI: In an Iranian mosque with hundreds of worshipers present and thousands more watching on television, he denigrated the United States and urged his listeners to chant “Death to America.”
US presses Iraq on reports of arms deal with Iran
AFP: The United States pressed Iraq to explain media reports that it had signed a contract to buy arms from Iran, a move forbidden under a United Nations embargo.
Merkel in Israel to discuss Iran, peace talks
AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Israel Monday to discuss nuclear talks with Iran and to encourage Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran – documents
Reuters: Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition worth $195 million, according to documents seen by Reuters – a move that would break a U.N. embargo on weapons sales by Tehran.
Avoiding misuse of U.S. arms sold to Iraq
The Hill: As the wave of sectarian bloodshed spreads,the Iranian-backed Nouri al-Maliki has requested that the United States accelerate its deliveries of weapons, which, he claims, will be used to combat al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.
The Islamic State of Iran and gender discrimination
Front Page: Only a few days after a United Nations Special Rapporteurs announcement on the situation of human rights in Iran, a woman was hanged by the Iranian regime in the Lorestan province, as the local media reported.
