Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 United States President George W. Bush accused North Korea on Monday of supplying Iran and Syria with missile technology, hours after Pyongyang announced that it had successfully conducted its first nuclear test.
Bush says North Korea giving missile technology to Iran, Syria
Iran blames U.S. for N. Korea nuke test
AP: Iranian state radio Monday blamed North Korea’s reported nuclear test on U.S. pressure, accusing Washington of “humiliating” the impoverished communist country.
Iran ‘using British banks to channel money to terrorists’
The Observer: The Financial Services Authority is urgently scouring Britain’s banking system for evidence of Iranian terrorism funding following an alert from the US authorities.
Ahmadinejad says Iran does not fear sanctions
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that the Islamic Republic was not afraid of the threat of international sanctions over its refusal to abandon its sensitive nuclear work, the official news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
Ahmadinejad says Iran does not fear sanctions
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that the Islamic Republic was not afraid of the threat of international sanctions over its refusal to abandon its sensitive nuclear work, the official news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
Gunmen kill brother of Iraq vice president-police
Reuters: Gunmen in police uniforms killed the brother of Iraq’s Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi in northern Baghdad late on Sunday, police and members of the Sunni Islamic Party said on Monday.
Defiant North Korea conducts nuclear test
Reuters: North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test on Monday, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.
Iran arrests outspoken cleric who opposes religious rule
New York Times: A senior cleric who opposes religious rule of Iran and a number of his followers were arrested Sunday after clashes with the riot police over the weekend, news agencies reported.
Iran sanctions and Mr. Santorum
Washington Times – Editorial: With politicians and the media focused on the political fallout from the Foley scandal, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that many members of Congress are dedicated public servants trying to strengthen the nation’s ability to fight Islamofascism.
Iran MPs seek to impeach ‘incompetent’ minister
AFP: A group of Iranian MPs are seeking to impeach Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Reza Eskandari, who has come under fire for alleged incompetence, media reports said Sunday.
