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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

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Report Warns of Saudis, Turks Joining Nuke RaceWASHINGTON -- Saudi Arabia most likely would develop nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, according to a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. High-level American diplomats in Riyadh with excellent access to Saudi decision-makers said an Iranian nuclear weapon frightens the Saudis "to their core" and would compel the Saudis to seek nuclear weapons, the report said. The American diplomats were not identified.

China Gave IAEA Intel on Iran's Nuclear ActivitiesVIENNA -- China, an opponent of harsh U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran, has nonetheless provided the International Atomic Energy Agency recently with intelligence linked to Tehran's alleged attempts to make nuclear arms, diplomats have told the Associated Press

Report Warns of Saudis, Turks Joining Nuke Race

WASHINGTON -- Saudi Arabia most likely would develop nuclear weapons if Iran acquires them, according to a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. High-level American diplomats in Riyadh with excellent access to Saudi decision-makers said an Iranian nuclear weapon frightens the Saudis "to their core" and would compel the Saudis to seek nuclear weapons, the report said. The American diplomats were not identified.

Iranians Told Sadr to Stand Down

BAGHDAD -- Iranian officials helped broker a cease-fire agreement Sunday between Iraq's government and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, according to Iraqi lawmakers. The deal could help defuse a wave of violence that had threatened recent security progress in Iraq. It also may signal the growing regional influence of Iran, a country the Bush administration accuses of providing support to terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere.

The Iranian Web of Influence in the United States

On March 21, 2008, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced its decision to penalize three Iranian-connected companies as "they knowingly exported three U.S. origin aircraft to Iran in violation of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and are preparing to re-export three additional U.S. origin aircraft to Iran in further violation of the EAR."1

Americans Call Iran Top Enemy
WASHINGTON -- China has replaced North Korea as one of the top three U.S. enemies, according to a poll of Americans. Iran topped the list, with 25% naming it when asked which country is the greatest U.S. enemy, according to the Gallup Poll. Iraq came next at 22%, then China with 14%

Iranian Who Helped Stop Iraqi Violence is Linked to Terrorism
WASHINGTON -- The Iranian general who helped broker an end to nearly a week of fighting between Iraqi government forces and Shiite Muslim militiamen in southern Iraq is an unlikely peacemaker. Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who helped U.S.-backed Iraqi leaders negotiate a deal with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to stop the fighting in Iraq's largely Shiite south, is named on U.S. Treasury Department and U.N. Security Council watch lists for alleged involvement in terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear and missile technology.

Iran's Adventures in the Region will Fail

Recently published in the US, the book "Peace Not Terror: Leaders of the Antiwar Movement Speak out against US Foreign Policy Post 9/11" by Mary Susannah Robbins includes studies written by experts and specialists about the region

Iran Gains African Foothold up to Chad through Pacts with Sudan
Iran jumped in with gusto to meet Sudan president Omar al-Bashir’s application for a military package including arms and training of his army. The application was received after the horrendous Darfur tragedy and Khartoum’s backing for Chad rebels finally convinced Sudan’s traditional arms suppliers, Russia, China and Libya, to back away from arming Sudan’s 120,000-strong army

Iran Incites Cold War With U.S. in Lebanon Roiled by Hezbollah
When David Welch, the U.S. State Department's top Middle East envoy, wakes each morning, he asks himself, ``Is everything OK over there?'' ``Over there'' is Lebanon, caught in a political stalemate that is putting American officials and much of the Arab world on edge. During six months of paralysis in electing a Lebanese president, Iranian and Syrian support for the Shiite Muslim party, Hezbollah, has flourished while the U.S. has tried to keep its Sunni ally, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, from being ousted.

Treasury Official Calls Iran 'Central Banker of Terrorism'
WASHINGTON -- A senior Treasury Department official called Iran "the central banker of terrorism" in testimony Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee, but said the United States is succeeding in chasing money tied to the Al Qaeda terror group.

The Royal Road to Qom
Qom is the second most sacred place in Iran. Just over 90 miles from Tehran, it was here that Fatima, sister of the ninth century Shia imam, Reza, fell ill and died. And it is to here that Moqtada al-Sadr, he of Iraq's Sadr brigades, commutes from Najaf and Tehran to listen to Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi.

Iran Number of Internet Users Increases 72-Fold in Eight Years
Tehran -- The number of internet users has increased 72- fold compared to eight years ago.

Iran Intercepting Israeli Communications Through Syria

Iran has set up sophisticated listening stations in Syria in recent months to intercept Israeli military communications, Israeli security officials say.



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