CNN: A classified U.S. military document appears to lend credence to claims that Iran crossed the Iraqi border to arrest three American hikers.
Document says Iranians crossed border to arrest hikers
Iran aid for Iraqi militias outlined in leak documents
Bloomberg: Iran provided extensive aid to Iraqi militias, such as training an operative who kidnapped American soldiers, according to classified U.S. military documents published yesterday.
Iran to pare food, gas subsidies
Wall Street Journal: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken initial steps to remove government subsidies of key energy and food products for Iran’s citizens, a move American officials believe could destabilize his government as international sanctions bite into the economy.
Leaked reports detail Iran’s aid for Iraqi militias
New York Times: On Dec. 22, 2006, American military officials in Baghdad issued a secret warning: The Shiite militia commander who had orchestrated the kidnapping of officials from Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education was now hatching plans to take American soldiers hostage.
Call for protests in Iran on Students Day
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 23 – From the Grapevine… Pro-democracy activists in the Iranian capital are once again urging people to take part in anti-government protests on 7 December, Iran’s ‘Student Day’.
Prices go up in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 22 – The Iranian government’s refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment activities in defiance of UN Security Council sanctions resolutions has resulted in tighter international sanctions which in turn are straining the Iranian economy.
EU, Russia prod Iran to hold nuclear talks in November
Reuters: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton reissued an invitation to Iran on Friday to hold talks on its nuclear program next month, while Russia also pressed Iran to take up the offer.
American Iran embargo thwarted when smugglers ship made-in-USA
Bloomberg: In its search for American-built F-5 fighter jet parts, Iran turned to a father-son company operating out of a yellow stucco cottage on a country road on Ireland’s northwest coast.
U.S. presses Turkey to enforce sanctions on Iran
Reuters: A top U.S. government official prodded Turkey on Thursday to enforce international sanctions against Iran, increasing pressure on Ankara to scale back its flourishing trade ties with its neighbor.
US to keep close eye on Venezuela-Iran energy deals
AFP: The United States will be vigilant of the energy cooperation deals made between Iran and Venezuela to make sure they do not violate sanctions against Tehran, the US State Department said Thursday.
