Iran
Egypt’s state security service is interrogating an Iranian diplomat who is suspected of “spying for a foreign country to harm the interests of Egypt.” Iran has denied the diplomat was arrested.
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Bahrain
Saudi Arabia scrambles to limit region’s upheaval
Bahrain
Saudi bid to curb Iran worries US
Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran is developing a triggering device for nuclear weapons, and its nuclear program is recovering from the Stuxnet virus. Iran’s intellignece minister said the “confessions” of CIA spies would be aired on state television.
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Watchdog finds evidence that Iran worked on nuclear triggers
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The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran is increasing its uranium stockpiles. The US imposed economic sanctions on seven foreign firms, including Venezuela’s state oil company, for their dealings with Iran.
Iran
Don’t provide Iran with a foothold, US told Pak
‘Germany-based Moroccan al Qaeda foreign fighter facilitator’ captured in southeastern Afghanistan
The al Qaeda operative is providing intelligence on the Qaeda network that funnels terrorists into Afghanistan. Before he reached Afghanistan, he traveled through Iran, where a recruiter attempted to convince him to become a suicide bomber.
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The European Union has tightened sanctions on Iran due to its nuclear program. President Ahmedinejad said Western countries are “using special equipment” to drain clouds of rain and cause droughts in the Middle East.
Iraq
The hot-money cowboys of Baghdad
Iran
Iran ‘ignores’ earthquake threat to nuclear plant
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Iran: Alleged CIA spies included government officials
Afghanistan
Why the Taliban won’t negotiate
Iran
Iran’s supreme leader and president wrestle for power
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Iranian intelligence claimed to have dismantled a US spy ring and arrested 24 people. The alleged spies were gathering information at “universities and scientific research centers, and in the field of nuclear energy, aerospace, defense and biotechnology industries.”
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Iran says it dismantles US spy network; 24 held
Hamas
Israeli leader, Obama clash
The Gitmo Files: Al Qaeda’s emir of Zahedan, Iran commits suicide
Inayatullah, an Afghan detainee at Gitmo, died of an apparent suicide.
Saudi Arabia
US quietly expanding defense ties with Saudis
Al Qaeda
Iran could play role in al-Qaida, post-bin Laden
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s interim emir and Iran
Al Qaeda’s interim emir is reportedly Saif al Adel, a longtime member of al Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Al Adel has a decades-long relationship with Iran and was protected by the Iranians after 9/11.
Iran
Diplomats: IAEA fears Iran hackers
Iran
A female Al Jazeera journalist who was detained in Syria and transferred to Iran has been released in Qatar. The IAEA fears that Iran has hacked officials’ computers and cell phones.
The Gitmo Files: An agent of Iran
A leaked threat assessment prepared at Guantanamo describes one current detainee and his father as “Iranian agents.” The detainee, Haji Hamidullah, allegedly “murdered 71 people.” The leaked file connects several others to Iran, including two members of Hamid Karzai’s government.
Israel
Israeli leader sees rising Arab threat
Afghanistan
US speeds up direct talks with Taliban
Text of letter to the Department of Justice on Ali Mussa Daqduq
Five US senators are concerned that Daqduq will be tried in a US federal court, and not at a military commission.
US Department of Justice plans to prosecute Hezbollah commander captured in Iraq
Ali Mussa Daqduq, a senior Hezbollah commander tasked to train and organize the Shia terror groups in Iraq, was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of US soldiers in Karbala in 2007. Justice wants to try him in the US.
Iran
Supreme Leader Khameni and President Ahmadinejad have been feuding over the dismissal of the intelligence minister. The UN said Iran is partnering with North Korea to build nuclear missiles. The government executed 25 people in the past week.
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Iran President Ahmadinejad dismisses criticism of appointments, feuds with Khamenei