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IAEA chief: Iran won’t attain nuclear bomb in next two years
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Adviser: Ahmadinejad will seek another term as Iranian president
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US Navy searches cargo vessel for Iranian weapons
The Jihadi Brothers
A DC court ruled that Ghaleb Nassar al Bihani, a detainee at Guantanamo, is being lawfully detained as an enemy combatant. Al Bihani is one of several brothers who have served al Qaeda in some capacity.
Iran
President Ahmadinejad said the US must remove its forces from the Middle East and apologize for “the crimes they have committed against the Iranian nation.” Egypt’s foreign minister said Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas are conspiring to spark a regional conflict. A US congressman said “there’s no way and no chance to stop the Iranian nuclear […]
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Gates accuses Iran of subversion in Latin America
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US wants direct talks with Iran on atom work: envoy
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Iran tests what it says is new air-to-air missile
Return to Jihad
Two former Guantanamo detainees appear in an al Qaeda propaganda video. Both detainees have senior positions in al Qaeda in Yemen and have been accused of working with a charity operating in Iran.
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Diplomatic effort reportedly afoot to halt sale of materials to fuel Iran’s nuclear program
Afghanistan
Indian-built Afghan road opened
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Iran says it cracked US spy ring
Al Qaeda
US sanctions Iran-based al Qaeda; Zawahiri promises fighters to Yemen
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Iran says jails accused in US-backed plot: report
Osama’s son coordinates call between Zawahiri and Iran’s Qods Force
Sa’ad bin Laden facilitated communications between Ayman al Zawahiri and the Iranians after the September 2008 assault on the US embassy in Sana’a, Yemen.
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Iran said to buy high-performance metals: report
US sanctions senior al Qaeda members operating in Iran
Sa’ad bin Laden and three other senior al Qaeda members operating from Iran are placed on the US list of terrorists. Mustafa Hamid is al Qaeda’s primary link to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Israeli troops probe urban areas in Gaza City
Troops enter built-up neighborhoods in the south and east. Heavy fighting reported in Khan Younis, Beit Lahiya, and Jabaliya. Iran threatens to cut off Hamas funding if cease-fire implemented.
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Lethal Technology Making Way From US to Iran Via Front Companies
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US Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site
Afghanistan
US, Iran share interests in Afghanistan: Petraeus
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Sadr supporters torch US, Israel flags in Iraq
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Iran bans volunteers from fighting Israel
Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel
At least three Katyusha rockets are reported to have struck in western Galilee, wounding two Israelis; IDF returns fire. Israeli troops are poised to strike in southern Gaza.
Israel
In Gaza fight, Iran lurks in background
Ground war heats up in Gaza
Israeli troops meet resistance in northern Gaza on the second day of ground operations designed to rout Hamas’ military and end the missile attacks into southern Israel.
Iran
Iran and Bahrain Officials Call for Oil as Weapon
The Governor: Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa
A profile of Guantanamo detainee Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa, who was formerly the Taliban’s governor of the Herat province and admittedly met with his Iranian counterparts.
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Iran leader warns Iraqi PM against US security pact
The State of Jihad: 2008
The Long War Journal’s roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.