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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.

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.”

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.