Reuters: The U.S. military in Iraq is seeing an upswing in the number of roadside bomb attacks using deadly armor-piercing munitions linked to Iran, top defense officials said on Friday.
Iraq seeing rise in Iran-linked bomb blasts – US
H5N1 bird flu virus hits ducks, geese in N. Iran
Reuters: The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in ducks and geese in northern Iran after affecting swans there, but no human cases have been reported, an official was quoted on Friday as saying.
US: number of Iran bombs in Iraq already equals December
AFP: US soldiers have already been targeted in the first two weeks of January by as many suspected Iranian explosives as in all of December, the US defense chief said Friday.
U.S. plays down chance of Iran resolution soon
Reuters: The United States on Friday played down the chance of major powers agreeing on new U.N. sanctions against Iran when ministers meet in Berlin next week, underlining discord over how to proceed with Tehran.
New delivery of Russian nuclear fuel to Iran: official
AFP: Russia Friday delivered a third consignment of fuel for Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power station, the official news agency IRNA reported.
China urges Iran, Europe to resume nuclear talks
AFP: China has urged Iran to resume negotiations with the international community in a fresh attempt to end their long-running standoff over its nuclear programme, state press reported Friday.
US asks Iran again to find missing agent
AP: The State Department on Thursday renewed its calls for Iran to find out what happened to a former FBI agent who went missing on an Iranian island last year and has not been heard from since.
Iran still aiding Iraq insurgents: US general
AFP: Iran is still training and funding insurgents attacking coalition troops in Iraq, the second highest US general serving in the country said Thursday.
Iran: Student activist dies in police custody
AKI: A Kurdish student has died in custody at the Iranian intelligence ministry’s detention centre in Sanandaj where he was taken after his arrest ten days ago.
Iran President says Bush confrontational
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that President Bush sent a “message of confrontation” during his recent Mideast trip.
