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The US will hold direct talks with Iran if it suspends its nuclear program. President Ahmadinejad vowed to continue enrichment of uranium. Western countries are considering options on sanctions.

Iran killed 17 ‘rebels’ during a battle in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan. The government accused the US of fomenting the violence. An IRGC helicopter was shot down, apparently with a SA-7, killing two IRGC commanders and 8 soldiers.

The IAEA report states “‘Iran has not suspended its enrichment related activities’ and was continuing a variety of enrichment activities.” Iran and Russia are developing Syria’s antitank, surface to air, and SCUD-D missile capabilities.

President Ahmadinejad rejected the UN calls for suspending uranium enrichment just one day before the deadline expires. Russia claimed Iran is two months behind payments on the Bushehr nuclear facility. The purported Zahedan bomber was executed in public, just days after the attack.

Iran denies Muqtada al-Sadr is in country. The nuclear enrichment program will not be stopped, according to spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini. The IRGC will hold military exercises just prior to the UN decision on Iran’s nuclear program.

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Iranian companies for WMD proliferation. Japan has also imposed sanctions for nuclear activities. Iran is involved in Yemen’s civil war. Clashes and bombings continue in the southeastern city of Zahedan, where 11 IRGC soldiers were killed two days ago.

A car bomb killed 18 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers on a bus in southwestern Iran. The European Union is pessimistic about being able to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Iran denied supplying Iraqi groups with weapons. The slides of evidence from the briefing can be seen at the BBC. The European Union agreed on Iran sanctions, but is willing to conduct further negotiations. An Iranian general claims Iran is mass-producing stealth drones.

A US officer briefed reporters on evidence of Iran supplying deadly Explosive Formed Projectiles (EFPs) and other weapons to the insurgency, which have so far resulted in the death of 170 US soldiers and 620 wounded. Iran announces a new missile and warhead with a range of 1,200 miles, capable of hitting Israel.