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Al-Qaida leadership almost wiped out in Pakistan, British officials believe
Tag Archives: Iran
Al Qaeda
Iran Denies Harboring Al-Qaeda Financier
Iran
Iran ready to expand military links with Iraq
Egypt
As Christmas arrives, crisis for Mideast Christians
Bahrain
Arab Spring and the Middle East: 2012 preview
US offers $10 million reward for Iran-based al Qaeda financier
The US government is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Yasin al Suri, a senior al Qaeda facilitator based in Iran. Al Suri was designated by the Treasury Department in July.
Iran
Iran said its navy would hold war games beyond the Strait of Hormuz. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the US military was ready to engage in a conflict with Iran if necessary. Sanctions have impacted Iran’s trade ties with Arab Gulf states.
63 killed in Baghdad as political crisis worsens
Prime Minister Maliki’s crackdown on the Sunni leadership threatens to plunge Iraq into civil war.
Bahrain
Arab Spring yields different outcomes in Bahrain, Egypt and Libya
Iran
The Gulf Cooperation Council called on Iran to stop interfering in the internal affairs of its members. Western sanctions are inflicting damage on Iran’s economy.
Iran
In an apparent reference to Iran, Saudi Arabia said the security of the Gulf states was being targeted. US, Europe, and key Arab states discussed how to maintain stability in the energy markets as a possible precursor to an embargo on Iran’s oil exports. Iran would be unlikely to replace its exports.
Iraq
Iraqis celebrate US exit, but worry for future
Iran
The Intelligence Ministry claimed it arrested a “US spy” who was trained in Iraq and Afghanistan. The foreign minister urged Afghanistan not to permit US drones to operate in its airspace.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemeni Uprising Opens a Door to Besieged Rebels in the North
Iran
Russia seized 18 pieces of Sodium-22, a radioactive metal, from the suitcase of a passenger who was traveling to Iran. The military said it would shoot down any US drones that violate its airspace.
US transfers dangerous Hezbollah leader involved in murder of 5 US soldiers to Iraqi custody
Musa Ali Daqduq, who was tasked with establishing a Hezbollah-like Shia terror group in Iraq, and who was involved in the 2007 attack on US troops in Karbala, is now in Iraqi custody.
Iran
Amid Claims of More Captured Drones, a Report on Their Vulnerability
Afghanistan
Crashed drone was looking at Iran nuclear sites
Afghanistan
Panetta, Speaking to Troops, Says US Has Edge on Taliban
Afghanistan
Iran against US-Afghan military treaty: FM
Afghanistan
Afghanistan does not want involvement in US-Iran hostilities
Iran
IRGC General Gholam Reza Jalali says Iran will move its uranium enrichment facilities to safer locations underground if necessary. Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if attacked. Iran and Saudi Arabia held a rare high-level security meeting in Riyadh.
Iran
Iran may soon start nuclear work in bunker: sources
Iran
The Sunni Awakening Braces for an Iraq Without US
Hezbollah
Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah’s Financing
Afghanistan
Pakistani fertilizer ignites tensions with US
Iran
The US Treasury placed sanctions on Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Revolutionary Guard Deputy Commander Abdollah Araqi. Iran’s judiciary has issued indictments against 15 “American and Zionist” spies.
Iran denies links to suicide attacks on US embassies in East Africa
The Iranian foreign ministry publicly responded to the article by Thomas Joscelyn that pointed out Iran’s links to the 1998 suicide attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Iran
A “mysterious” explosion occurred at a steel mill in Yazd, killing seven employees, including foreign nationals. Iranian authorities blamed the blast on “old munitions.” Iranian experts are in the final stages of “recovering data” from the US surveillance drone captured by the country’s armed forces, state TV reported.
Iran
Iran will not return a US surveillance drone captured by its armed forces, General Hossein Salami, deputy head of the Republican Guard, said in a broadcast on Iranian state television. He described the penetration of Iranian airspace by a US drone as a “hostile act” and warned of a “bigger” response.