Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 12 Iran has launched a new production-line of unmanned stealth spy drones which can climb 700km in the air, the supreme commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said on Saturday.
Iran military produces unmanned stealth spy drones general
U.S. says arms link Iranians to Iraqi Shiites
New York Times: After weeks of internal debate, senior United States military officials on Sunday literally put on the table their first public evidence of the contentious assertion that Iran supplies Shiite extremist groups in Iraq with some of the most lethal weapons in the war. They said those weapons had been used to kill more than 170 Americans in the past three years.
Irans former president meets ex-Iraqi PM
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 12 Irans former president Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani met and held talks with former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari.
EU to step up pressure on Iran on atomic issue
Reuters: European Union foreign ministers are to step up pressure on Iran on Monday, a day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged to pursue the country’s nuclear programme but announced no new atomic work.
Irans former president meets ex-Iraqi PM
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 12 Irans former president Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani met and held talks with former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari.
Gulf states load up on weapons of war
Sunday Telegraph: Leaders of Sunni Arab states are embarking on a military spending spree in an attempt to contain the growing threat from Iran.
U.S.-led forces show evidence of Iranian arms in Iraq
Reuters: U.S.-led forces in Iraq presented on Sunday what officials said was “a growing body” of evidence of Iranian weapons being used to kill their soldiers, as U.S. anger at Tehran’s alleged involvement in the war rises.
New commander takes charge as US prepares to accuse Iran
The Independent on Sunday: The new US military commander in Iraq warned yesterday that the country was “doomed to continued violence and civil strife” if American and Iraqi forces did not work together.
Envoy: Iran ready to settle IAEA issues
AP: Iran is prepared to settle all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency within three weeks, the country’s top nuclear negotiator said Sunday.
Iran will not suspend atomic work, wants talks
Reuters: Iran’s president said on Sunday Iran wanted talks to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West but insisted the Islamic Republic would not accept the main demand for suspending sensitive atomic work.
