Washington Times – By Lord Waddington: As four more rockets thumped into buildings in the Baghdad Green Zone on Tuesday, it became devastatingly clear that promises made by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his trip to Iraq in early March were worthless.
Iran’s meddling in Iraq
Now MPs join fight to save Mehdi Kazemi
The Independent: MPs from all three main political parties have joined peers to call for a moratorium on the deportation of asylum-seekers to Iran. The move follows a letter published in The Independent yesterday, in which 17 peers urged the Government to rethink asylum policy in the wake of the case of a gay teenager facing execution if deported to Iran.
Shiite leader Al-Sadr defies Iraq gov’t
AP: Anti-American Shiite militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers Saturday to defy government orders to surrender their weapons, as U.S. jets struck Shiite extremists near Basra to bolster a faltering Iraqi offensive against gunmen in the city.
5 die as police chopper crashes in north-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 29 Five people were killed as a helicopter belonging to Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) crashed in north-west Iran, a senior police official said on Saturday.
5 die as police chopper crashes in north-west Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 29 Five people were killed as a helicopter belonging to Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) crashed in north-west Iran, a senior police official said on Saturday.
US installs interim commander in Afghanistan, Iraq
AFP: US Admiral William Fallon was replaced Friday as head of US military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, a post he quit following reports he opposed President George W. Bush’s policy towards Iran.
Iranian dissident’s case throws light on a key defection
Los Angeles Times: A diplomatic standoff over the fate of an Iranian dissident temporarily detained this week at a Turkish airport has revealed new clues about the defection of a high-ranking Iranian military official in late 2006 and exposed lingering tensions between Ankara and Tehran over the incident.
Brown to discuss Iraq and Iran in White House visit
Reuters: Prime Minister Gordon Brown will visit Washington next month for talks with President George W. Bush on a range of security issues including Iraq and Iran, the White House said on Friday.
Irans FM expected in Damascus to attend summit
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Damascus on Friday to attend the 20th Arab League Summit from March 29-30 and hold talks with senior Syrian officials, state media reported.
Irans FM expected in Damascus to attend summit
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Damascus on Friday to attend the 20th Arab League Summit from March 29-30 and hold talks with senior Syrian officials, state media reported.
