Washington Times: Will the real Mohammad Ali Jaafari, who now heads Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, please step forward? The existence of two prominent Iranians with identical names has created confusion, inside and outside of Iran, over who is in charge of the group accused by the United States of arming Shi’ite militias in Iraq.
Jaafari name stirs confusion in Iran, Iraq
Proxy war could soon turn to direct conflict, analysts warn
The Guardian: The growing US focus on confronting Iran in a proxy war inside Iraq risks triggering a direct conflict in the next few months, regional analysts are warning.
Iran hangs three in south-west
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 14 Iranian authorities hanged three individuals in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, south-west Iran, state media reported earlier this week.
Belgian minister to pick up freed national in Tehran
AFP: Belgium’s foreign minister will travel to Tehran Saturday to pick up a Belgian national who was freed a month after being abducted by bandits in southeast Iran, a report said.
Iran hangs three in south-west
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 14 Iranian authorities hanged three individuals in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, south-west Iran, state media reported earlier this week.
Iran leader: Bush must face trial over Iraq
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that US President George W. Bush had been defeated in his Middle East plans and would one day stand trial for “atrocities” committed in Iraq.
Franco-German split emerges on Iran sanctions
Reuters: A split has emerged in the coalition of Western powers pressuring Iran to freeze its nuclear enrichment program, as France backs U.S. calls for a new round of sanctions while Germany urges restraint.
EU tries to fend off unilateral U.S. laws on Iran
Reuters: The European Union is trying to fend off moves by the U.S. Congress to punish foreign firms that do business in Iran, diplomats say.
U.S. says talk of strike against Iran is nonsense
Reuters: The State Department’s Iraq coordinator said on Thursday that Washington is studying how to push back against Iran over its atomic program and its actions in Iraq, but dismissed talk of military action as nonsense.
West puts Iran in dock at U.N. rights forum
Reuters: Western countries on Thursday voiced concern at the rising number of executions in Iran as well as the “treatment of women as second class citizens” there.
