Canadian Press: Iranian state television is reporting that police killed 12 people suspected of terrorist activities in a shootout Thursday.
State security forces kill 12 in southeastern Iran
Shield needed against Iran missile threat: U.S.
Reuters: The United States needs a shield against what it sees as a growing missile threat from Iran, despite a recent report showing it had halted its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Iraqi forces turn over Iranian rockets to Coalition – U.S. military
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 13 Iraqi security forces have uncovered a cache of Iranian-manufactured rockets and turned them over to the Coalition, the U.S. military announced on Thursday.
Iraqi forces turn over Iranian rockets to Coalition – U.S. military
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 13 Iraqi security forces have uncovered a cache of Iranian-manufactured rockets and turned them over to the Coalition, the U.S. military announced on Thursday.
US admits ‘tactical differences’ with Russia, China on Iran
AFP: The United States has “tactical differences” with Russia and China on adopting new UN sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
Some Republicans question Iran finding
AP: Some Republicans in Congress are second-guessing a government intelligence report that Iran has abandoned its nuclear weapons program. They want a second opinion.
UN won’t take up Iran sanctions in 2007
AP: The U.N. Security Council will not take up new sanctions against Iran until early next year because of serious differences between the U.S. and key European nations who want tough measures and Russia and China who don’t, U.N. diplomats said Wednesday.
Iran, IAEA end latest round of nuclear talks
Reuters: Iran and a team from a U.N. watchdog ended the latest round of talks in Tehran on Wednesday aimed at answering questions about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear work, an Iranian news agency said.
Female boots ban angers Iran MPs: report
AFP: Several clerics sitting as MPs in the Iranian parliament have criticised the Tehran police chief for showing excessive zeal by ordering a crackdown on women’s high boots, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
‘Danger of war’ exists with Iran: Sarkozy
AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned of a risk of a war with Iran if Israel considered its security seriously threatened by Tehran’s nuclear drive in a magazine interview to be published Thursday.
