Press Association: British forces have been engaged in a “proxy war with Iran” in the south of Iraq, the officer who planned this week’s withdrawal from Basra Palace said.
UK forces in ‘proxy war with Iran’
Iran, Belarus in deal to develop oil field
AFP: Iran and Belarus Wednesday signed a deal worth an initial 250 million dollars to develop an oil field in southwest Iran, the latest sign of the expanding relationship between the two US foes.
America to ramp up diplomacy against Iran
New York Sun: America next week will step up its diplomatic campaign against Iran in an effort to thwart its quest for a nuclear bomb, in anticipation of the coming meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran: It’s about time
Washington Times: It’s about time. The Bush administration has finally decided to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a global terrorist group. My only question: What took them so long?
Australia to tell Russia no uranium sales to Iran
Reuters: Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday he would tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would not approve the sale of uranium to Moscow if there was any possibility it could be resold to Iran or Syria.
Seven Iranian police killed in clash with “bandits”
Reuters: Seven Iranian policemen were killed in an overnight clash with bandits in a western province bordering Iraq, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Four more hanged in public, total of 21 executed in Iran today
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 05 Four more men were hanged in public in the southern province of Fars on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people executed in Iran today to at least 21.
Four more hanged in public, total of 21 executed in Iran today
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 05 Four more men were hanged in public in the southern province of Fars on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people executed in Iran today to at least 21.
Take inside track in trying to keep Iran in check
Detroit Free Press: As America anticipates the reports next month from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the current military and political status of our efforts in Iraq, more and more attention is being paid to the destabilizing and deadly role being played by Iran in this conflict. And rightfully so.
Analysis: Adding centrifuges to the fire
UPI: New reports from Iran say the Islamic republic is running more than 3,000 centrifuges, an announcement that is certain to augment fears in Washington and Western Europe that Irans nuclear program is for military, rather than civilian, use, as Irans leadership insists.
