Afghanistan
Afghan leader admits his office gets cash from Iran
Afghan leader admits his office gets cash from Iran
Iran set to load fuel to core of first atomic plant
Taliban peace talks with Hamid Karzai are ‘mostly hype’
Tehran has expanded its economic influence in Iraq. The Israeli military is developing plans to respond to a nuclear-armed Iran.
Afghan warlords prepare to rearm as Taliban arrive for peace talks in Kabul
Iran restricts social sciences seen as ‘Western’
Feda Hussein Maliki, Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, has passed along millions of dollars in bribes to Umar Daudzai, Afghan President Hamid Karzai™s chief of staff, in an effort “to advance Iranian interests.” Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei lauded the Basij for “defusing complex enemy plots during the post-vote unrest.”
Iran, trying to skirt sanctions, attempts to set up banks worldwide
Mix of trust and despair helped turn tide in Iraq
Document says Iranians crossed border to arrest hikers
Iran said to give top Karzai aide cash by bagful
Afghan police and security guards defeated the attack after three members of the Taliban team were able to enter the compound.
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said UN sanctions are dead. The Iranian representative to the UN urged all nations to disarm their nuclear weapons. Security forces detained four Jundallah members involved in the July mosque bombing in Zahedan.
Demand for Iranian crude oil increased despite sanctions. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Iran and Syria, and won Russian support for Venezuela’s planned nuclear program. An Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran for more than two years returned to California.
Iraq’s Kurds emerge as kingmakers as Iran tries to flex its muscle
Iraqi leaders not following US advice on gov’t
President Ahmadinejad and Argentinian President Hugo Chavez vowed to form a “new world order.” Turkey’s deputy prime minister said Iran sanctions will not serve to further negotiations.
Iran, Venezuela leaders seek ‘new world order’
Hezbollah riding on a wave of confidence
Tehran complained that the jet fuel ban on Iranian aircraft in Western airports is illegal. The two remaining US hikers jailed in Iran will be tried for spying. The IAEA announced that Tehran has enriched 30 kg of uranium to 20 percent.
Iran’s top leader seeks to end rifts with clerics
Iran: Authorities ‘ban Friday prayers at Sunni mosques’
US fears Chinese companies are breaking Iran sanctions
The fate of 11 aspiring jihadists from Germany
Pakistan feels US has let it down
Iran sends delegate to meeting on Afghanistan
Tehran sent a delegate to the international meeting on Afghanistan in Rome. Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki travelled to Tehran for a meeting with the government. The US asked the Chinese government to prevent firms from aiding Iranian nuclear and missile development.
Abu Mustafa al Sheibani, the commander of the notorious Sheibani Network, returned to Iraq over the summer. Sheibani is one of the most capable assets of Iran’s Qods Force inside Iraq.
Iraq’s Allawi charges Iran destabilizing Mideast
Iran brokers behind-the-scenes deal for pro-Tehran government in Iraq