Reuters: Fiery Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has gone back to neighbouring Iran, U.S. military sources in Baghdad said on Sunday.
Iraq’s Sadr back in Iran – U.S. military sources
Iran: Officials detained by US complain
AP: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday that five of the country’s officials held by the U.S. in Iraq have complained about their treatment in detention.
Iran officials visit 5 Iranians held by U.S. in Iraq
Reuters: Iranian diplomats made the first consular visit on Saturday to five Iranians who were detained by U.S. forces in northern Iraq in January, Iraq’s foreign minister said, describing it as a positive development.
In Brief: Man hanged in central Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – Iranian authorities hanged a man on Saturday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
In Brief: Man hanged in central Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – Iranian authorities hanged a man on Saturday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Iran sees no crude oil shortage – official
Reuters: OPEC sees no shortage of crude oil in the market, a senior Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Saturday, adding that prices had surged on the back of political issues and a lack of refining capacity.
Al-Qaeda increasingly working out of Iran FT
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 07 Al-Qaeda operatives are increasingly using Iran as a base to carry out terrorist operations in Iraq and elsewhere, Britains Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Al-Qaeda increasingly working out of Iran FT
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 07 Al-Qaeda operatives are increasingly using Iran as a base to carry out terrorist operations in Iraq and elsewhere, Britains Financial Times reported on Saturday.
US, allies arrange meeting on Iran
AP: U.S. officials, wanting to keep up financial pressure on Iran, plan to meet with European allies next week.
In Brief: Iran says wont abandon nuke activities an iota
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 06 A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that Tehran would not retreat an iota over its nuclear activities despite the looming threat of further UN Security Council sanctions.
