AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday lashed out at his Western foes which demand Iran halt its sensitive nuclear activities, saying they were “racing to hell”.
Iran’s nuclear foes ‘racing to hell’: Ahmadinejad
Britain urged to keep soldiers in southern Iraq
Sunday Telegraph: The US commander in Iraq has urged Britain to keep troops in the country amid growing fears that pulling out of Basra will cede control of Iraq’s second city to Iranian-backed militias.
Are moderates really gaining in Iran?
Iran Focus Analysis: London, Sep. 09 – The ascent of the Machiavellian Ayatollah Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to the chairmanship of the Assembly of Experts a constitutional body comprised of 86 troglodyte clerics entrusted with the task of choosing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader if and when Ali Khamenei dies or becomes incapacitated – has once again prompted the ever-unscrupulous spin-doctors of Iranian affairs to hail the development as a victory of moderates over the hardliners.
Are moderates really gaining in Iran?
Iran Focus Analysis: London, Sep. 09 – The ascent of the Machiavellian Ayatollah Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to the chairmanship of the Assembly of Experts a constitutional body comprised of 86 troglodyte clerics entrusted with the task of choosing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader if and when Ali Khamenei dies or becomes incapacitated – has once again prompted the ever-unscrupulous spin-doctors of Iranian affairs to hail the development as a victory of moderates over the hardliners.
Iran spy post heightens Gulf tension with US
Sunday Telegraph: Iran has established a sophisticated spying operation at the head of the Arabian Gulf in a move which has significantly heightened tensions in its standoff with the United States.
Iran dismisses massive US fine as ‘baseless’
AFP: Iran said Saturday that a US federal court decision to fine Tehran 2.65 billion dollars for the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut was “baseless” and aimed at plundering Iranian assets.
EU ministers duck Iran nuclear issue for now
Reuters: Iran’s nuclear programme has slipped so far down the European Union’s agenda that it did not even figure at a two-day brainstorming session of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers this week.
Coalition kills Iran-linked militant in Baghdad raid
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 08 – Coalition troops killed one “militant” while detaining four “military-aged males” that may be connected to a “high-priority insurgent” once affiliated with the Mahdi Army during a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military announced.
Coalition kills Iran-linked militant in Baghdad raid
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 08 – Coalition troops killed one “militant” while detaining four “military-aged males” that may be connected to a “high-priority insurgent” once affiliated with the Mahdi Army during a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military announced.
Nuke watchdog defends Iran deal
Washington Times: The United Nations’ top nuclear cop yesterday slammed critics of a new inspection deal with Iran as “back-seat drivers” trying to justify a war with Tehran in the same way they cleared a path for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
