AFP: US troops captured an Iranian-trained militia leader and five militiamen southeast of Baghdad on Tuesday, the American military said in a statement.
US says Iran-trained militia leader held in Iraq
Iran’s Ahmadinejad attacks Israel again at UN food summit
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Europeans suffered the "biggest damage" from the "artificial regime" of Israel, on his arrival in Rome for a UN food agency summit, a report said Tuesday.
Iran says to press ahead with nuclear program
Reuters: Iran ruled out halting its disputed nuclear program on Tuesday, days before world powers are expected to offer economic and other benefits to coax Tehran into stopping atomic work they fear is aimed at making bombs.
McCain, Obama funds invest in firms working in Iran
USA Today: John McCain and Barack Obama have urged investors to steer clear of Iran, but their family investments include mutual funds with shares in companies doing business in the oil-rich country, their financial disclosures show.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad arrives in Rome for food summit: agency
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Rome on Tuesday to attend the UN food agency summit amid protests from Jewish groups and Italian activists.
McCain vows tough sanctions on Iran
AFP: Republican White House candidate John McCain Monday threatened tough new sanctions on Iran if it fails to halt its nuclear program, advocating a bid to starve the US foe of gasoline.
Former Iran Revolutionary Guards commander in S. Arabia
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 02 – The former commandant of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), wanted for his involvement in a spate of international terrorist attacks, is currently in Saudi Arabia, Iran Focus has learnt.
Former Iran Revolutionary Guards commander in S. Arabia
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 02 – The former commandant of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), wanted for his involvement in a spate of international terrorist attacks, is currently in Saudi Arabia, Iran Focus has learnt.
Iran withholds data on atom bomb issue: ElBaradei
Reuters: Iran appears to be holding back information needed to clarify intelligence allegations that it secretly studied how to design nuclear weapons, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday.
Maliki to raise Iran’s role in Iraq in Tehran talks
Reuters: Iraq wants to discuss evidence of Iranian intervention in Iraq and the two countries' overall relationship during a visit to Tehran this week by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a government spokesman said on Monday.
