New York Times: President Nicolas Sarkozy of France strode into the Napoleon III salon of the Élysée Palace and staked his claim to the leadership of Europe. For Mr. Sarkozy, the most burning issue is Irans nuclear program.
Sarkozy, a Frenchman in a hurry, maps his path
Iran smuggling missiles into Iraq: US military
AFP: Iran is smuggling advanced weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, into Iraq to be used by extremists against American troops, the US military charged on Sunday.
Iran watching U.S. troops, says in missile range
Reuters: U.S. troop movements are being monitored by Iran using satellites and other technology and would be in range of Iranian missiles if an attack was launched, a top Iranian military official said.
Iran closes border with northern Iraq
AP: Iran closed major border crossings with northern Iraq on Monday to protest the U.S. detention of an Iranian official the military accused of weapons smuggling, a Kurdish official said.
Progress on Mideast talks, Iran vital: Miliband
AFP: The world must act now to keep alive the prospects of a two-state solution in the Middle East or see the opportunity disappear, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Sunday.
Iran again under scrutiny after new Afghan weapons find
AFP: For the second time this month, Iran has come under scrutiny after Afghan security forces recovered a shipment of weapons destined for Taliban insurgents that came from across the border.
Berlin opposes ‘non-UN’ sanctions on Iran
AFP: Germany does not back French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s call for tougher sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme outside the aegis of the UN, the Der Spiegel magazine said in an issue due out Monday.
Iranian, Chinese weapons seized in Afghanistan
AFP: Afghan authorities said they had seized dozens of Iranian and Chinese-made weapons after a brief battle Saturday with Taliban fighters near the border with Iran.
Greenspan says preemptive strike on Iran is ‘difficult choice’
Bloomberg: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the threat posed by Iran may force the U.S. to consider a preemptive strike, and conceded that the Iraq war, which he advocated, has made the Middle East “less stable.”
Israel’s raid on Syria: Prelude to a nuke crisis?
Newsweek: Sam Gardiner plays war for a living. a former air Force colonel who helped write contingency plans for the U.S. military, Gardiner has spent the 20 years since his retirement staging war-simulation exercises for military and policy wonks within and on the fringes of government (he keeps his client list confidential).
