Iran
No back-channel talks on Iran: US
No back-channel talks on Iran: US
IAEA: Iran Calls Off Nukes Meeting
Countering Iran
Iraq and US to pressure Iran with diplomacy, force
Iran Ordered Muqtada al-Sadr to Return to Al-Najaf – Iraqi Sources
Iran denied the explosion at a mosque in Shiraz that killed 11 and wounded 191 was a bombing. The deputy interior minister said the explosion was “the result of an incident.” Coalition forces captured an Iranian-trained agent collecting intelligence on US airbases and troop movements near Balad. The slow pace of the investigation into the […]
Nine people were killed and 50 wounded after a suicide bomber detonated during a sermon in a mosque in Shiraz. The cleric was “delivering his weekly speech against extremist Wahabi beliefs and the outlawed Bahai faith,” according to the pro-government Fars News Agency.
Bomb Explosion at Iranian Mosque Kills at Least 9
Hashemi Rafsanjani denied Iran supports militias inside Iraq. Stellite imagery indicates Iran has built a secret launch site for long-range missiles. US warships launched a flare at Iranian speedboats after they approached in a “taunting manner.”
Spy photos reveal ‘secret launch site’ for Iran’s long-range missiles
Iraqi leaders turn wary of Iran, Petraeus says
Day 2 of Petreaus-Crocker Hearings Continue Focus on Iraq, Iran
Hamas-Iraq: Al-Qaeda in Iraq is Subservient to Iran; ‘The US is Our Main Enemy, But a More Dangerous Enemy is Iran’
In Search of a Cover for al Sadr
Iraqi rogues and a false proxy war
Iran says installing 6,000 enrichment centrifuges
Iran Condemns Iraq Green Zone Attacks
Iran: Radical Shia cleric in holy city of Qom, says expert
Prime Minister Maliki, with support of major political parties, seeks to prevent the Sadrist movement from participating in elections if it does not disband the Mahdi Army. Sadr seeks guidance from senior Shia clerics; said he will disband Mahdi Army if given approval.
Islamic Revolution Fervor Kept Alive for Iran’s Youth
US and Iraqi forces take the battle to Muqtada al Sadr’s doorstep
Iran joined militias in battle for Basrah
Officials Confirm Iran’s Role in Truce
How kidnapped Iraq security chief lived to tell the tale
US troops make progress in Iraq’s Diyala province
China exposed Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear technology after the International Atomic Energy Agency found blueprints for shaping uranium into warheads, and information on the testing of high explosives in a uranium warhead and the procurement of dual-use technology. China provided the evidence after the agency presented the information to the IAEA’s governors in February.
The Basra Business
Ceasefires In Iraq Go Through Iran’s Quds Force
Iranian general played key role in Iraq cease-fire
Maliki said operations to root out the Mahdi Army fighters in Basrah and the South will continue as fresh troops are deployed to the areas of fighting. The Mahdi Army continues to take heavy casualties during engagements with US and Iraqi troops.