Iran

ISAF commander General Stanley McChrystal said Iran is training Taliban fighters and providing them with weapons. Israel reportedly deployed missile submarines in the Persian Gulf. A politician said Russian and Chinese ties would be downgraded if the countries vote for sanctions.

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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