Iran

An Iranian diplomat detained in Baghdad in February is reported to have returned to Iran. Iraq is pressing for the release of the IRGC agents captured in Irbil. Iran is indicating it will not try the 15 captive British sailors. Iran may have a nuclear weapon by 2009. A former FBI agent has gone missing while inside Iran on private business.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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