Iran

Opposition cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri died at age 87. A presidential aide said Iran has mastered the ability to enrich nuclear fuel to 20 percent. The chief of Iran’s nuclear program said the safety of the Bushehr nuclear plant is the top priority. Military prosecutors said three people were tortured to death in a military prison.

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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