AFP: Iran on Thursday vehemently denied claims by a top US general that Iran has sent mortars and explosives to Afghanistan destined for the Taliban, Iranian media reported.
NATO highlights Iran threat in missile message to Russia
AFP: The 26 NATO allies said Thursday that Europe faces a potential missile threat from Iran as they sought to reassure Russia that a planned US missile shield was not a threat to Moscow.
Iran tells U.S. it has no details on ex-FBI agent
Reuters: Tehran has told the United States it has no idea of the whereabouts of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran last month, the State Department said on Thursday.
US general says Iran backs Iraqi Shi’ites and Sunnis
Reuters: Iranian intelligence forces are supporting Sunni insurgents in Iraq, in addition to Shi’ites, to destabilize the country and tie U.S. forces down, a U.S. general said on Thursday.
US doubts Iran enriching uranium in expanded nuclear site
AFP: US experts doubt that Iran has begun enriching uranium in a recently built line of some 1,300 centrifuges, believing the expanded operation is still at the testing stage, a senior US official said Thursday.
US warns Iran of ‘step backward’ on nuclear issue
AFP: The White House on Thursday warned Iran of possible new sanctions after the UN nuclear watchdog reported that Tehran had begun sensitive nuclear work at a key site in defiance of UN resolutions.
Iran ‘is seeking N Korea’s nuclear expertise’
Daily Telegraph: Iran and North Korea have appointed high-level delegations to deepen co-operation between the two countries on nuclear weapons technology, according to diplomatic sources in Beijing.
US commander accuses Iran of destabilizing actions in Iraq, Afghanistan
AFP: The top US commander in the Middle East accused Iran of taking destabilizing actions in Iraq and Afghanistan on Wednesday, but he also left open the door to talks with Tehran.
US warns Russia in line of fire of ‘Iranian missile threat’
AFP: US officials on Wednesday warned Moscow that it was in the line of fire of “the missile threat from Iran” and urged it to cooperate with plans to base a US missile defence system on Russia’s doorstep.
US increasingly concerned about Iranian role in Afghanistan
AFP: Iran’s political and military influence is growing in neighbouring Afghanistan with Iranian-made weapons reaching the Taliban militia, a US official said Wednesday.
