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MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2424: "IRANIAN REGIME-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION: Europe and America Are Turning Muslim -- An Opportunity to Spread Shi'a Islam" (SNIPPET: "It should be stressed that the data brought in the article is unsubstantiated and should be perceived as reflecting the positions of the Iranian foundation.") (June 30, 2009)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (SANKEI SHUMBUN, June 20, 2009) - Summary posted by TigerLikesRooster: "PREPARATION UNDER WAY FOR N. KOREAN TECHNICIANS TO EVACUATE FROM IRAN" (SUMMARY SNIPPET: "N. Korean technicians are at multiple sites in Iran, cooperating with Iran the development of missiles and other projects. In addition to securing personal belongings, the preparation includes equipments and documents which should be kept in secret, such as computers. This is to prevent the evidence of the close collaboration on missile and nukes from being discovered.") (Posted June 25, 2009)
English.CHOSUN.com: "N. KOREA 'HELPING BURMA WITH WMD'" (SNIPPET: ""North Korea has used [Burmese] ports and airstrips to transfer arms and contraband to third countries, including Iran," the daily claimed. It said several Burmese citizens, some of them expatriates, "have claimed direct knowledge of a nuclear weapons program, including a reactor under construction near Maymyo."") (June 25, 2009)
NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: "NEW JERSEY MAN SENTENCED TO 17 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO HIZBALLAH" (SNIPPET: "...Saleh Elahwal, 56...") (June 23, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Al Arabiya, June 17, 2009") - New On MEMRI TV: "IRANIAN FILMMAKER SAMIRA MAKHMALBAF - AHMADINEJAD HAS SOILED THE STREETS OF IRAN WITH OUR BLOOD AND WANTS TO LEAD THE REGION TO WAR" (Posted June 21, 2009)
TIMES OF INDIA.com: Washington - "'India blocked its airspace for NKorean plane at US request'" (SNIPPET: "India at the request of the United States had blocked its air space to a North Korean plane allegedly delivering illicit cargo to Iran last year forcing it to turn back," a US lawmaker has said.") (June 18, 2009, 1811 hrs IST, PTI)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SYRIA: THE OTHER ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "It needs to be understood that the WMD programs of Syria, Iran and North Korea are all interconnected, with one program facilitating that of the others, and it is quite possible that tasks are divided amongst these partners.") (June 17, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Traian Bujduveanu was sentenced in Miami federal court for his role in a conspiracy to illegally export military and dual use aircraft parts to Iran. Bujduveanu's co-defendant, Hassan Keshari, and his corporation, Kesh Air International, were sentenced in May 2009.") (June 11, 2009)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "REPORT: HIZBULLAH TERRORISTS CAUGHT IN BAKU WITH IRANIAN PASSPORTS" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "...identified as Karaki Ali Mohammad and Najmaddin Ali Huseyn...") (June 11, 2009, 21:37)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRANIAN WEAPONS GETTING THROUGH TO TALIBAN" by Ben Farmer in Kabul (SNIPPET: ""That's a regular occurrence," the official told the Daily Telegraph. "It tends to be heavier weapons like mines and mortars rather than Kalashnikovs". Quantities regularly run into the hundreds and the weapons are usually brand new he added.") (Published June 8, 2009, 7:04 pm)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN ADDS CENTRIFUGES; UN OVERSIGHT HARDER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to almost 5,000..." SNIPPET: "Friday's report also said Iran had increased its rate of production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) material, boosting its stockpile by 500 kg to 1,339 kg in the past six months. The data suggests that Iran may have accumulated enough LEU to convert into high-enriched uranium sufficient for one atom bomb.") (Published June 5, 2009, 20:22/Israel News)
stepping back in time...PHOTO CAPTION: "An Iranian made light submarine is displayed during the army day military parade, outside the mausoleum of the late founder of Islamic republic, Ayatollah Khomeini (poster) in Tehran, 18 April 2007."
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "DEFEATING A HITLER WITH NUKES: NOTHING ELSE MATTERS" by James Lewis (SNIPPET: "Like it or not, we are being dragged into the Second Age of Nuclear Terror. Nothing else matters now.") (May 27, 2009)
JERUSALEM POST.com (AP): "SECRET FOREIGN MINISTRY DOCUMENT: VENEZUELA SENDS URANIUM TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained Monday by The Associated Press.") (May 25, 2009, 22:23)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "U.S. INVESTIGATOR EXPOSES IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS 'SHOPPING LIST'" by Philip Sherwell in New York (SNIPPET: "The items included 15,000 kgs of specialised aluminium alloy used almost exclusively in long-range missile production; 1,700 kgs of graphite cylinders used for banned electrical discharge machines; more than 30,000 kgs of tungsten-copper plates; 200 tungsten-copper alloy hollow cylinders; 19,000 kgs of tungsten metal powder and 24,500 kgs of maraging steel rods, which are favoured for their superior strength.") (Last updated May 24, 2009, 5:04 pm BST)
JPOST.com: "OUR WORLD: IRAN'S GLOBAL REACH" by Caroline Glick (SNIPPET: "Iran poses a direct threat to US national security through its alliances and military, intelligence and terrorist presence in South and Central America. Today Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Iran's Hizbullah terror cells, and other Iranian agencies operate in open collaboration with anti-US governments throughout the Western Hemisphere. The South American lynchpin of this new and growing Iranian-centered alliance system is Hugo Chavez's regime in Venezuela.") (Updated May 19, 2009, 10:29)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN CITES IRONY IN IRANIAN CHARGE" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "It's ironic that as Iranian leaders continue to arm insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, they accuse the United States of destabilizing Iran, a senior Defense Department spokesman said today.") (May 19, 2009)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "2 U.S. ENVOYS HEAD TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The trip was announced as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad arrived in Syria to meet with leaders of 10 hardline Palestinian groups.") (May 5, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Aftab, Iran, April 30, 2009"): "COMOROS PRESIDENT TO VISIT IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Sambi previously visited Iran in June 2008.") (Posted May 5, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No 2004: "INVESTIGATION BY EGYPTIAN DAILY AL-AHRAM FINDS IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT, SHI'IZATION IN COMOROS ISLANDS" (July 28, 2008)
JCPA.org - JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: "THE RUSSIAN HANDICAP TO U.S. IRAN POLICY" by Ariel Cohen (SNIPPET: "To conclude, with Russia providing support for Iranian ambitions diplomatically, technologically, and militarily (to defend their missile and nuclear programs from attack), and the "grand bargain" price likely being too high, the U.S. is left with a difficult problem.") (April 22, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, April 20, 2009; ISNA, April 19, 2009"): "IRAN: WE'LL DEMAND A HIGH PRICE FOR EXPORTING OUR NUCLEAR KNOWHOW" (SNIPPET: "Senior Iranian official said that at the Bushehr plant, the loading stage of dummy fuel had ended and the plant had entered cold test stage.") (Posted April 21, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Khorasan, Iran, April 19, 2009"): "AHMADINEJAD: THANKS TO ITS ARMED FORCES, IRAN'S READY TO RUN THE WORLD" (SNIPPET: "During an April 18 Iranian Army Day ceremony at the tomb of the founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, "Thanks to the dedication of the armed forces, Iran is ready to participate extensively in running the world and in establishing security and justice in various parts of the world.") (Posted April 21, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Iran increases its political and economic presence in Latin America, defying the United States and attempting to undermine American hegemony. It also foments radical Shi'ite Islamization and exports Iran's revolutionary ideology, using Hezbollah to establish intelligence, terrorism and crime networks, liable to be exploited against the United States and Israel." (April 19, 2009)
THE STAR.com ("with files from The Canadian Press"): "POLICE SAY MAN TRIED TO SEND DEVICE USED TO ENRICH URANIUM TO IRAN" by Mike Funston (SNIPPET: "A Toronto man has been charged with attempting to ship devices to Iran to that can be used to make enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. The suspect was identified as Mahmoud Yadegari, 38, of Toronto, a Canadian citizen who came to Canada from Iran in 1998, according to the RCMP.") (April 17, 2009, 8:10 pm)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2317: "AHMADINEJAD TO WEST: You Are Weak, Your Hands Are Empty, And You Can't Force Us to Do Anything; Nearly 7,000 Centrifuges Are Spinning Today at Natanz, Mocking You" (April 17, 2009)
GLOBAL SECURITY.org (IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency): Isfahan - "PRESIDENT OUTLINES COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENTS" (SNIPPET: "Addressing the audience, the president declared two significant achievements as nuclear fuel packaging and its preparation for use in reactors to produce electricity. The president cited the second achievement as trial of a new generation of centrifuges which multiplies the capacity of existing centrifuges.") (April 9, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "MUNITIONS DEALER ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN Ten Other Defendants Indicted in the Illegal Export Conspiracy" (SNIPPET: "Defendant Baktash Fattahi, an Iranian national and legal U.S. resident...") (April 6, 2009)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRANIAN INFLUENCE, TERRORIST LINKS, THREATEN LATIN AMERICAN SECURITY" (SNIPPET: "Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told Congress today.") (March 17, 2009)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "N. Korea likely to emulate Iran's successful rocket launch: experts" by Sam Kim (SNIPPET: "North Korea will likely succeed in its impending rocket launch as it has probably addressed most of its technical glitches through cooperation with Iran, experts said Thursday.") (April 2, 2009, 09:25 KST)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, March 27, 2009"): "IRAN-BRAZIL COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "Asked whether Brazil, as the world's sixth largest uranium producer, had held any talks with Iran on this issue, Amorim replied: "We have not had any talks on uranium."") (Posted March 29, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry and Analysis - No. 506: "SYRIAN REACTIONS TO INITIAL CONTACTS WITH OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: The U.S. has Capitulated to Syria and Iran; The Resistance, Not Obama, has Changed the World" by O. Winter (March 29, 2009)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Exclusive: "HEZBOLLAH USES MEXICAN DRUG ROUTES INTO U.S. Works beside smuggler cartels to fund operations" by Sara A Carter (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.") (March 27, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CHRISTIAN POST.com): "GREECE: IRANIAN GROUP THREATENS TO MURDER EX-MUSLIM PASTORS" (SNIPPET: "Although the three Iranian pastors live and serve in Athens, the Iranian extremists threatened them and their families with death.") (March 20, 2009)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "YEMEN RISING" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "Iran's assistance to both Al-Qaeda in Yemen as well as the Shiite Zaydi rebels is an important case study in Iran's ability to play both sides.") (March 19, 2009)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Hezbollah welcomed the British policy of opening a direct dialogue channel, but made it clear to Britain and the United States that they would receive no political flexibility in return. Hezbollah stressed it would never recognize Israel, be incorporated into negotiations with it, or abandon terrorism." (March 17, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, March 7, 2009"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: GAZA 'DEFENSIVE BATTERY' OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (SNIPPET: "Davoud Ahmadinejad, brother of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called Gaza the defensive battery of the Islamic Revolution, and that Iran must step up the idea of the revolution and its values in order to conquer every peak of "the arrogance" (i.e. the U.S.)." (Posted March 9, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: OBAMA OFFERS TO SCRAP MISSILE SHIELD IF RUSSIA COOPERATES ON IRAN (SNIPPET: "President Obama wrote to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell him Russia's aid in resolving the threat from Iran would make plans for a missile defense shield in Europe unnecessary, according to Russian news agencies.") (March 2, 2009)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - OPINION JOURNAL - OPINION EUROPE: "OBAMA'S IRAN CRISIS It's arriving faster than he seems to think." (SNIPPET: "Iran now possesses 5,600 centrifuges in which it can enrich uranium -- a 34-fold increase from 2006 -- and plans to add 45,000 more in the next five years. That will give Tehran an ability to manufacture atomic bombs on an industrial scale. Iran also announced Wednesday that it plans to begin operating its Russian-built reactor at Bushehr sometime this spring.") (March 2, 2009, 9:27 p.m. ET)
YNET NEWS.com: "EXPERT: IRANIAN BOMB POSSIBLE IN A FEW MONTHS Israeli security experts unsurprised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff head's statement that Iran has enough fissile material to make nuclear bomb. 'Everone agrees the Iranians have the systems; the only question is the timetables,' says Dr. Ephraim Asculai" by Daniel Edelson (Published March 2, 2009, 09:55)
SPACEFLIGHTnow.com: "NORTH KOREAN SPACE LAUNCH A 'WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING'" by Craig Covault (SNIPPET: "An armada of air, sea and space intelligence assets are being deployed above and around North Korea in anticipation of the imminent test of a 105 ft. Taepo-Dong-2 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile disguised as a satellite launch vehicle." SNIPPET: "Iranian hardware, including possible satellite components, are part of the North Korean test.") (Posted February 26, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Mexico City, Mexico - "IRAN EYES MEXICO TRADE TO DEEPEN TIES WITH LATIN AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Reza Salari said he sees opportunities to expand tourism and energy cooperation with Mexico, but acknowledged that such efforts are at a tentative phase.") (February 26, 2009)
KUWAIT TIMES.net: Kuwait - "STATE SECURITY ARRESTS AL-QAEDA 'GO BETWEEN' IN KUWAIT" (SNIPPET: "State Security forces recently managed to acquire what they described as a "treasure trove of information" from an Al-Qaeda recruiter caught while he was on his way back from Iran using a forged GCC passport. A security official said that the suspect, a former military officer identified only as MSAA...") (February 25, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch NO. 2245: "Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati in Friday Sermon: Iran's Satellite Launch A Hammer Hit to Heads Of U.S., Israel; Thank You to Israel for Not Permitting Iranian Nuclear Activity; On 30th Anniversary of Revolution, "Iranian Nation Hit Another Severe Punch" to U.S., Israel" (February 13, 2009)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "BIDEN CALLS FOR ALLIED COOPERATION TO MEET MUTUAL CHALLENGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has acted in ways that are not conducive to peace in the region or to the prosperity of its people. Its illicit nuclear program is but one manifestation," he said.") (February 7, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "IRAQI FORCES KILL SENIOR MAHDI ARMY OPERATIVE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The police official described Azab as an "important" leader of the Mahdi Army who had just returned from Iran.") (September 5, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SAUDI ARABIA'S MOST-WANTED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But, the unclassified files created by the U.S. government at Guantanamo contain dozens of details concerning the al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. The Long War Journal reviewed the files and identified more than 50 current and former Guantanamo detainees who had some association with Iran. Most of these transited al Qaeda's facilitation points in eastern Iran. In addition to Tehran, the eastern Iranian cities of Mashhad, Zahedan and Tayyebat were regularly identified as al Qaeda transit points in the unclassified Guantanamo files.") (February 4, 2009, 7:00 am)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN LAUNCHES 1ST HOME-MADE SATELLITE" (SNIPPET: "Omid (Hope) satellite designed for research and telecommunications, state television says. Long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit can also be used for launching weapons") (Published February 3, 2009, 07:13)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Fars, Kayhan, Iran, February 3, 2009"): "Mash'al in Iran: 'Our Battle Is Your Battle'; 'Together We Will Liberate Jerusalem'; Iran Will Help Rebuild Gaza; French Leaders 'Collaborators' In Zionists' Gaza Massacres" (Posted February 3, 2009)
WorldNetDaily.com: "OBAMA'S SECRET NUKE TALKS WITH IRAN EXPOSED Even before election, president began 'open fist' negotiations" by Jerome R. Corsi (February 1, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2221: "In Speeches This Week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Discusses Holocaust, Saying 'Reexamining [The Holocaust] is Tantamount To Cutting the Vital Arteries of the Zionist Regime'; Tells Obama Administration: Withdraw U.S. Forces, Reexamine 9/11 -- Which is Sealed Like the Issue of the Holocaust -- And Apologize To Iran" (January 30, 2009)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO EXPORT MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Hassan Saied Keshari and his corporation, Kesh Air International...) (January 26, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Iran's state television says the country has successful test-fired a heat-seeking air-to-air missile.ÊThe Sunday report quotes air force chief Gen. Hasan Shahsafi, as saying the missile has a range of 62 miles.") (January 25, 2009)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Shahab News, Iran, January 19, 2009"): "IRANIAN MAJLIS DISCUSSES BILL TO ESTABLISH 'ISLAMIC WORLD ARMY'" (SNIPPET: "It was proposed that this army would be part of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.") (Posted January 22, 2009)
JPOST.com: "'ISRAELI MAN WANTED TO SPY ON IRAN'" by Yaakov Lappin (SNIPPET: "...Mauricio Segal..." SNIPPET: "Segel told his interrogators that during a stay in Argentina in 2006, he had repeatedly made contact with an Iranian diplomat at the Iranian Embassy in Buenos Aires.") (Updated January 15, 2009, 20:56)
LA TIMES.com - Opinion: "IN GAZA, THE REAL ENEMY IS IRAN Israeli attacks must not stop until Iran's proxy, Hamas, is defeated." by Yossi Klein Halevi and Michael B. Oren (January 4, 2009)
CNS NEWS.com: "U.S. ISSUED 3,400 VISAS TO IMMIGRANTS FROM 'STATE SPONSORS OF TERROR' IN 2008" by Matt Hadro (SNIPPET: "According to a State Department report on the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, 691 visas were granted to immigrants from Cuba, 1,435 to immigrants from Iran, 1,147 to immigrants from Sudan and 94 to immigrants from Syria." SNIPPET: "In the 2008 diversity visa (DV) lottery, the U.S. made available 50,000 visas for applicants." SNIPPET: "Out of 6.4 million applicants...") (January 2, 2009)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Tehran - "IRAN: ITALIAN FASHION STORE ATTACKED BY PROTESTERS" (SNIPPET: "Benetton is said to be "linked with the Zionist network," a government newspaper said.") (December 31, 2008)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "Well done, good and faithful servant: UNC ADACDEMIC PROPAGANDIST RECEIVES AWARD FROM IRAN'S THUG-IN-CHIEF" (SNIPPET: "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Carl Ernst flew to Tehran on Tuesday night to accept an award from Iranian Thug-In-Chief Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.") (December 25, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/024057.php, December 24, 2008"): "PROMINENT IRANIAN-AMERICAN INTRODUCES NEW BOOK, WALKS ON U.S. FLAG" (SNIPPET: "The man stepping on the U.S. flag, and in the other photos by the Iranian news agency Fars, is Prof. Hamid Molana, an advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who holds both Iranian and U.S. citizenship.) (December 24, 2008)
PETROLEUM WORLD (AFP, December 21, 2008,13:28 GMT): Rome - "IRAN USING VENEZUELA TIES TO DUCK UN SANCTIONS: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Citing US and other Western intelligence agencies, La Stampa said Iran is using aircraft from Venezuelan airline Conviasa to transport computers and engine components to Syria for use in missiles.") (December 22, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081221b-132: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES ARREST SUSPECTED ROCKET-CELL TERRORIST LEADER" (SNIPPET: "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a surrogate of Iran, and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (December 21, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081219a-129: Baghdad - "FORCES DETAIN IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENT" (SNIPPET: "The IRGC-QF is assessed to provide direct support to multiple extremist groups in Iraq, and is responsible for weapons being smuggled into Iraq from Iran.") (December 19, 2008)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran talks should last 12 weeks max'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Howard Berman, the powerful Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in an interview that one reason for a limited dialogue with the Iranians to get them to suspend uranium enrichment...") (Updated December 19, 2008, 7:33)
FOX NEWS.com (WASHINGTON TIMES.com): "REPORT: OBAMA TEAM PLANNING IRANIAN OUTREACH PROGRAM" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Times quoted a State Department official who said Obama's team discussed naming a senior Iranian outreach coordinator in early meetings with Hillary Clinton, Obama's pick for secretary of state.") (December 19, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Elaph.com, December 15, 2008"): "SHI'ITES TORCH CARS OF SYRIAN SUNNIS IN BAHRAIN" (SNIPPET: "A Bahraini MP said that the rioting Shi'ites were responding to an Iranian call to foment internal disagreement among the Sunnis in Bahrain.") (Posted December 16, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, December 8, 2008"): "ISLAMIC PUNISHMENT LAW EXTENDED IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The law has been publicly criticized, among other reasons because it mandates the death penalty for Muslims who convert out of Islam.") (Posted December 11, 2008)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Exporting the Iranian revolution to Lebanon: Iran and Hezbollah operate an extensive network of cultural and religious institutions as well as publishing houses. This network is used to inculcate Lebanese society, primarily the Shi'ite community, with Iranian radical Islamic ideology." (December 8, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION FORCES CONTINUE TO TARGET TERROR NETWORK MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: "Coalition forces in Iraq apprehended an alleged key member of the Kataib Hezbollah network and two other suspects during an operation early today in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district. Officials believe Kataib Hezbollah is a surrogate group for the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.") (December 7, 2008)
CNS NEWS.com: Jerusalem - "HEZBOLLAH MEETING ON THE AGENDA FOR JIMMY CARTER?" by Julie Stahl (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Visiting Lebanon this week, former President Jimmy Carter has not ruled out a meeting with representatives of Hezbollah, the Iranian-sponsored terrorist organization which prior to 9/11 was responsible for more American terror-related deaths than any other organization.ÊCarter is due to visit Lebanon and Syria this week, the Carter Center in Atlanta said in a statement on Friday.") (December 8, 2008) (Note: Jimmy Carter is a Democrat.)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "U.S. MILITARY DEFINES MAHDI ARMY AS 'MILITIA INSURGENCY GROUP'" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The US military has begun to directly identify the Iranian-backed "Special Groups" Shia terror groups with Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army in press information issued in Baghdad.") (November 30, 2008, 2:31 am)
Online.WSJ.com - Opinion: "WHAT A SINGLE NUCLEAR WARHEAD COULD DO Why the U.S. needs a space-based missile defense against an EMP attack." by Brian T. Kennedy (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Consider Iran. For the past decade, Iran -- with the assistance of Russia, China and North Korea -- has been developing missile technology.") (November 24, 2008)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "IRAN RECEIVES AL QAEDA PRAISE FOR ROLE IN TERRORIST ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fresh links between Iran's Revolutionary Guards and al-Qaeda have been uncovered following interception of a letter from the terrorist leadership that hails Tehran's support for a recent attack on the American embassy in Yemen, which killed 16 people. Delivery of the letter exposed the rising role of Saad bin Laden, son of the al-Qaeda leader, Osama as an intermediary between the organisation and Iran. Saad bin Laden has been living in Iran since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, apparently under house arrest. The letter, which was signed by Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's second in command, was written after the American embassy in Yemen was attacked by simultaneous suicide car bombs in September.") (November 23, 2008)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Iran and Hamas declare digital war against Israel: Hamas recently participated in a digital communications exhibition in Tehran and was involved in establishing a group calling itself "The Digital Intifada." Its objective was to develop websites to fight Israel and encourage the criminal activity of hacking Israeli websites." (November 23, 2008)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran has enough material for one bomb'" by Yaakov Katz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran will have enough highly enriched uranium by the end of 2009 to produce its first nuclear weapon, a former top official in the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission told The Jerusalem Post Thursday, refuting a New York Times article which claimed that the Islamic Republic already had sufficient nuclear material to create a weapon.") (Last updated Noember 20, 2008, 23:04)
US DOJ.gov: Philadelphia - "TWO CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL TRADING WITH IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "... indictment charging Mohammad Reza Vaghari, 41, of Broomall, PA, and Mir Hossein Ghaemi, 42, of Edgewood, MD ...") (November 17, 2008)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Tehran, Iran/Los Angeles, California - "AMERICAN-BORN GRAD STUDENT FACING NATIONAL SECURITY CHARGES IN IRAN FREED ON $200,000 BAIL" by Michael Ireland (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Momeni, 28, had been working on a project on the women's movement in Iran when she was arrested October 15 for an alleged traffic violation...") (November 15, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081111a-116: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CONTINUE TO TARGET KATAI'B HEZBOLLAH" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a surrogate of Iran and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (November 11, 2008)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "OBAMA WINS, MUSLIMS DIVIDED" by Daniel Pipes (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ÒThus does the name of the presumptive American president-elect, when combined with his physical attributes and geography, suggest that the End of Times is nigh -- precisely what Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been predicting.") (November 11, 2008)
BBC NEWS: "IRANIAN SPY JURORS ARE DISCHARGED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: (Page last updated November 6, 2008, 15:02 GMT) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The jury which convicted Iranian-born Army interpreter Daniel James of spying has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on two other charges. James translated for General David Richards, who was the head of multi-national forces in Afghanistan. The 45-year-old from Brighton was found guilty of communicating information to an enemy. Jurors failed to agree on charges of collecting documents useful to an enemy and wilful misconduct in public office.")
PRESS TV.ir: "IRAN EQUIPS NAVY WITH STEALTH SUBMARINE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said Tuesday that Iranian experts had produced new stealth micro submarines, vessels, and lightweight aircraft.") (November 4, 2008)
CNS NEWS.com: Jerusalem - "IN IRAN, A CALL FOR SUICIDE BOMBERS TO ATTACK THE U.S." by Julie Stahl (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fliers calling for young people to sign up for Hezbollah suicide attacks against the U.S. were distributed recently in Tehran and elsewhere in Iran.") (November 4, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "RUSSIANS KNOW MISSILE DEFENSES NOT AIMED AT THEM, GATES SAYS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""I think we've leaned forward pretty far and have been open with them about what we intend to do," Gates said. "I think we have gone a long way toward providing the necessary assurances to Russia that this system is not aimed at them, but is aimed at a very limited threat coming from Iran."") (October 28, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081028a-111: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES APPREHEND KATAI'B HEZBOLLAH SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a proxy of Iran and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces. They are also assessed to be responsible for the botched Improvised Rocket Assisted Mortar attack on Coalition forces June 4 that resulted in 18 Iraqi civilians killed, 29 injured, and 19 homes destroyed.") (October 28, 2008)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR ATTACK ON UK" by Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post Correspondent in London (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The most appropriate means of deterrence that Iran has, in addition to a retaliatory operation in the [Gulf] region, is to take action against London," Karimi said.") (Updated October 26, 2008, 1:28)
Africa.REUTERS.com: Bogata - "COLOMBIA SMASHES DRUG RING WITH HEZBOLLAH TIES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Washington has often complained that Iran-backed Hezbollah and other Islamic groups that it considers terrorist organizations are active in Arab communities in South American countries such as Brazil and Venezuela.") (October 22, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "IRAQI FORCES DETAIN SEVEN IRANIAN AGENTS IN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iraqi police and border guards have arrested seven members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps since Oct 18. The arrests come as the senior US commander in Iraq accused Iran of attempting to bribe Iraqi members of parliament to vote against the status of forces agreement that will allow US forces to remain in Iraq past 2008.") (October 20, 2008, 3:32pm)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OPERATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST AL-QAIDA, KATAIB HEZBOLLAH" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "In the Rusafa neighborhood of Bagdad today, coalition forces captured four suspected Kataib Hezbollah terrorists. Kataib Hezbollah, also known as Hezbollah Brigades, is believed to receive funding, training, logistics and material support from Iran to attack Iraqi and coalition forces using what the military calls "explosively formed penetrators" -- roadside bombs designed to pierce armor-hulled vehicles -- and other weapons such as rocket-assisted mortars. Acting on intelligence information, coalition forces targeted a key Kataib Hezbollah administrator assessed to have close ties to network leadership. They captured the four suspects without incident. The Kataib Hezbollah network is believed to be responsible for a botched mortar attack on coalition forces June 4 that resulted in 18 Iraqi civilians killed, 29 civilians injured and 19 homes destroyed, officials said.") (October 19, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20081007-05: Baghdad - "IP, SOL, MND-B SOLDIERS SIEZE WEAPONS CACHES" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "At approximately 9:15 a.m., an SoI member found munitions in a rubble pile in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad. MND-B Soldiers serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, responded and seized two Iranian hand grenades and six other hand grenades.") (October 7, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A081007a-104: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES APPREHEND FIVE KATA'IB HEZBOLLAH SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Kata'ib Hezbollah is assessed to be a proxy of Iran and its members are believed to be responsible for recent attacks against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition bases.") (October 7, 2008)
THE SUN.co.uk: "FOR SALE: SECOND HAND CAMERA, GOOD CONDITION, CONTAINS TOP SECRET MI6 TERRORIST RECORDS AND PICS" by Anthony France, Simon Hughes and Andy Crick (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Alongside them were photos of rocket launchers and missiles which spooks believe Iran is supplying to Osama Bin Laden's henchmen in Iraq.") (Published September 30, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MYSTERY SURROUNDS HIJACKED IRANIAN SHIP" -Written by Nick Grace and Abdiweli Ali, Ph.D. (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial products, however, Somali and regional officials directly involved in the negotiations over the ship and who spoke to The Long War Journal are convinced that it was heading to Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia's Islamist insurgents.") (September 22, 2008, 12:20 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): "HOMEMADE BOMB KILLS, INJURES IRAQI CHILDREN" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "In other developments, soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 6th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team worked with Iraqi soldiers to seize a weapons cache in Baghdad's Sadr City district Sept. 24. The munitions included six grenades, two grenade fuses, nearly three pounds of Iranian-manufactured C-4 explosives, two improvised firing devices, an electronic blasting cap and about 25 pounds of C-4 explosives in a garbage bag.") (September 26, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MYSTERY SURROUNDS HIJACKED IRANIAN SHIP" -Written by Nick Grace and Abdiweli Ali, Ph.D. (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial products, however, Somali and regional officials directly involved in the negotiations over the ship and who spoke to The Long War Journal are convinced that it was heading to Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia's Islamist insurgents.") (September 22, 2008, 12:20 pm)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION FORCES APPREHEND SUSPECTS, TAKE DOWN BOMBING CELLS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces apprehended five suspected members of an Iranian-backed terrorist group today during two separate operations in New Baghdad, and captured seven wanted men and 18 additional suspects in operations yesterday and today throughout Iraq, military officials reported. Acting on intelligence information, coalition forces targeted suspected key members of the Khataib Hezbollah network in two separate locations today. The network allegedly funnels weapons and materiel into Iraq from Iran, which is then used to conduct attacks against coalition and Iraqi forces, officials said. Coalition forces entered a building where one suspect was believed to be, and they apprehended him along with three associates. The suspect had $1,800, a 9 mm hand gun, an AK-47 assault rifle and numerous passports. Other coalition forces captured the other targeted suspect nearby without incident.") (September 21, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Iran Diplomacy, Iran, September 18, 2008"): "SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: WE CAN STRIKE U.S. INTERESTS ANYWHERE" (SNIPPET: "Moussavi added that Iran held regional and global cards, and that it could strike at U.S. interests in the Middle East and worldwide.") (Posted September 19, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION TROOPS IN IRAQ KILL TWO ENEMY FIGHTERS, CAPTURE 11 OTHERS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed two enemy fighters and captured 11 others during a series of operations conducted in and around Baghdad and in western and northern Iraq today, military officials said. Coalition troops captured two terrorists affiliated with the Kataib Hezbollah network in New Baghdad. The network is linked to Iran's Quds Force.") (September 12, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080911a-095: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN FOUR SPECIAL GROUPS SUPSECTS IN WASIT PROVINCE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces approached the suspect's location where they detained four suspected Special Groups criminals without incident. According to Special Groups criminals already in custody, the organization receives funding, training, weapons and even direction from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard - Quds Force.") (September 11, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "US DETAINS 7 LEAGUE OF THE RIGHTEOUS OPERATIVES IN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The League of the Righteous (Asaib al Haq) is an Iranian-backed group that broke off from the Mahdi Army after Sadr declared a partial cease-fire and ordered most of the militia to transform into a civic organization.") (September 1, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TROOPS CAPTURE SUSPECTED HEZBOLLAH ASSOCIATES IN NEW BAGHDAD" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces have detained more than 15 suspected members of Kataib Hezbollah in the last two months, officials said. Kataib Hezbollah is reported to receive funding, logistics, and weapons such as improvised rocket-assisted mortars from Iran. The group also is believed to receive guidance or direction from the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.) (August 22, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, August 20, 2008"): "AHMADINEJAD: ZIONIST REGIME TO BE DISMANTLED SOON" (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today said, "The era of the Zionists has come to its end, and I recommend that the leaders of Europe and the U.S. not submit to the Zionists. If they help them, they will be harmed. Also among the leaders of Europe and the U.S. there is serious doubt regarding the existence of Zionism, and soon we will witness the disappearance of this corrupt germ from the region."") (Posted August 20, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "NEW SPECIAL GROUPS SPLINTER EMERGES ON IRAQI SCENE" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the wake of Muqtada al Sadr's defeat at the hands of the Iraqi and Coalition forces this spring and fall, Iran has increased its backing of splinter Shia terror groups operating in Iraq.") (August 20, 2008, 1:18am)
SAUDI GAZETTE.com: Riyadh - "QAEDA MOVES TO YEMEN" (ARTICLE SNIIPPET: "A Saudi citizen, Naif Mohammad Al-Qahtani has been identifed by sources as the leader of the alleged "Al-Qaeda Network in the South of the Arabian Peninsula.." He has been in Yemen for almost one year and is receiving financial support from Iranian and Libyan individuals to finance terrorist operations against Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Al-Watan reported. Al-Qahtani, nicknamed within the network "Abou Hammam" runs the Al-Qaeda operations in Yemen, together with the Yemeni national, Nasser Al-Wahishi.") (August 21, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080818-09: Baghdad - "INPs FIND CACHE IN SAMARIA MOSQUE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The cache consisted of four Iranian 107 mm rockets, five 107 mm rockets of unknown origin, three 107 mm warheads, two empty rocket motors and two fuses.") (August 18, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TROOPS IN IRAQ CATCH DOZENS OF SUSPECTS, SEIZE WEAPONS CACHES" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces in Kut detained an alleged key assistant to an Iranian-backed "special group" after the individual's brother led troops to the suspect's location, military officials said.") (August 17, 2008)
JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): Tehran - "COMING SOON: THE ISLAMOSATELLITE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran said on Monday it was ready to help fellow Muslim states launch satellites into orbit after it successfully put a dummy satellite into orbit -- a move that may increase Western suspicions over its atomic ambitions. Iran said on Sunday it had put the home-grown dummy satellite into orbit on a domestically made rocket for the first time. The long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons.") (August 18, 2008)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN SAYS IT PUT FIRST DUMMY SATELLITE IN ORBIT" (SNIPPET: "Islamic Republic says it put dummy satellite into orbit on home-grown rocket for first time; technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons. Israeli expert: 'Iran far from launching military satellite with real capabilities'") (Latest Update: August 17, 2008, 23:50)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080812a-084: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CATCH NINE KATA'IB HEZBOLLAH SUSPECTS IN ADHAMIYAH" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "While Kata'ib Hezbollah is not part of Special Groups, it is similar in that it's reported they receive support from Iran in the way of funding, logistics, and weapons such as improvised rocket assisted mortars. They are also believed to receive guidance or direction from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force.") (August 12, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080808a-083: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DEAL BLOW TO FINANCIALLY STRAPPED SPECIAL GROUPS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces dealt another blow to the Special Groups criminal network Friday morning as they captured a suspected senior Iranian-trained financier and five other suspected criminals in an operation in Abu Tabrah, about 17 km northeast of Baghdad.") (August 8, 2008)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Strong criticism was heard in Lebanon following the celebrations marking the return of Hezbollah's prisoners, notably Samir Kuntar. Hezbollah was accused of seeking to establish a radical Islamic country of "resistance" (terrorism) in Lebanon, ruled by Iran and exposed to harsh retaliatory measures from Israel." (August 7, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080803-04: Balad, Iraq - "ISF DETAIN FIVE SUSPECTS IN SEPARATE OPERATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL IRAQ" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "One is said to be responsible for improvised explosive device emplacement, assassination and indirect fire attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces in Qurna. Reports indicate he recently returned from Iran and is seeking to reestablish his power base in Qurna.") (August 3, 2008)
JPOST.com: "HIZBULLAH OPERATIVES CAUGHT IN BAGHDAD" by Yaakov Katz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The Hizbullah Brigades receive support from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Command for financing, weapons, training and guidance," the Multi-National Force in Iraq said in a statement in response to a Jerusalem Post inquiry. "They have claimed responsibility for attacks against coalition forces and Iraqi Security Forces as early as late 2005."") (Updated August 2, 2008, 23:54)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIALS DISCUSS START OF IRAQI-LED DIYALA OPERATIONS" by Jim Garamone (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Askari said the Iraqi army and police are attacking terrorists, outlaws and Iranian-backed "special groups" to deny them safe haven in the province, which runs from the outskirts of Baghdad to the Iranian border. "The operation has no timetable," he said through a translator.") (July 30, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080729-05: Baghdad: "ISF, MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE MUNITIONS IN BAGHDAD" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "At approximately 11a.m., Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division seized a cache in the East Rashid district of Baghdad after receiving a local citizen tip. The munitions consisted of a 60 mm mortar round and eight Iranian-manufactured 107 mm rockets.") (July 29, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COALITION, IRAQI TROOPS KEEP PRESSURE ON TERRORISTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "In Rusafa, coalition forces used intelligence information, to locate and capture an Iranian-trained senior leader of Special Groups criminals. The agent of Iran is responsible for attacks against Iraqi security and coalition forces as well as kidnappings and smuggling of weapons from Iran to Iraq. He was captured without incident.") (July 27, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080718a-078: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES TARGET SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUP FINANCIER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces captured five suspected Special Groups criminals during operations early Friday morning in the Adhamiyah section of Baghdad. Based on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted the location of a suspected financier of Iranian-sponsored Special Groups operations." (July 18, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080715a-077: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE EXPLOSIVES CELL LEADER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces
captured the Iranian-trained leader of an explosives cell in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad Tuesday. Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted the location of an Iranian-trained explosives cell leader affiliated with the group Hezbollah Brigades.") (July 15, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "KUWAITI DAILY: HIZBULLAH ARMING MISSILES WITH KOREAN-MADE CHEMICAL WARHEADS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "...with chemical agents such as mustard gas and nerve gas, obtained from North Korea. The daily added that the organization obtained these chemicals with the help of Iran and Syria.") (Posted July 13, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080710-06: Baghdad - "TIP LEADS MND-B SOLDIERS TO WEAPONS CACHE" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The Soldiers continued their search and found 28 60 mm Iranian mortar rounds, two 107 mm Iranian rockets and two Chinese rocket fuses.") (July 10, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TROOPS IN IRAQ DETAIN SEVEN, UNEARTH WEAPONS CACHES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces captured two suspected members of Iranian-backed "special groups" during operations in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad.") (July 2, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080701-04: Balad, Iraq - "ISOF, ELITE ISF UNITS CONTINUE CLEAN UP OPERATIONS IN AMARAH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "According to a local sheikh, Amarah is used as a shipment point for all of the provinces in Iraq and a "warehouse" for weapons and wanted criminals traveling back and forth from Iraq and Iran.") (July 1, 2008)
LittleGreenFootballs.com - blog: "IRANIAN DOCUMENTARY: 'SAVING PRIVATE ZION'" (SNIPPET: "Good grief. The bizarre antisemitic propaganda being fed to the Iranian people would be funny in a dark way if it didn't provoke such a sense of foreboding, of history repeating. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) (June 29, 2008, 2:43 pm PST)
LA TIMES.com: Beirut - "TIME RUNNING OUT FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM TALKS, IRAN WARNS" by Borzou Daragahi (ARITCLE SNIPPET: "Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament and a former nuclear negotiator, said there was "only a little time left" for talks before Iran would make unspecified moves that the West would regret.") (June 26, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080621a-068: Baghdad - "SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS AROUND IRAQ DISRUPTED" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "During a separate operation in northeast Baghdad, Coalition forces conducted a raid on the residence of a suspected senior Iranian-trained Special Groups commander in Adhamiyah. Intelligence provided by Special Groups criminals already in custody indicated that the suspect ran all Special Groups criminal activities in southeastern Baghdad.") (June 21, 2008)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Ahmadinejad's blog, June 11, 2008"): "AHMADINEJAD IN BLOG: How Can We Not See The Divine Halos And Waves Of Light Guiding Us And The Revolution?" (BLOG ENTRY SNIPPET: ""The seeing of the divine light in politics, and in the serial victories taking place, from Lebanon and Palestine to Iraq, Iran, and New York, is in favor of the values of the [Islamic] revolution and Islam, and in favor those who were raised on Khomeini's monotheistic culture. For the generation of the revolution, this matter is not foreign; rather, not seeing the halo of light is what is strange and misses the truth."") (Posted June 19, 2008)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "MAHDI ARMY CELL BEHIND DEADLY BAGHDAD BOMBING" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fawadi is behind multiple attacks on US and Iraqi forces. He uses the deadly explosively formed projectile weapons, which are manufactured in Iran, and more conventional roadside bombs in his attack.") (June 18, 2008, 8:31 am)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "SMUGGLERS HAD DESIGN FOR ADVANCED WARHEAD" by Joby Warrick (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The drawings, discovered in 2006 on computers owned by Swiss businessmen, included essential details for building a compact nuclear device that could be fitted on a type of ballistic missile used by Iran and more than a dozen developing countries, the report states.") (June 15, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080611a-063: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS IED EXPERT NEAR AL-KUT" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Using information provided by Special Groups criminals already detained, the targeted criminal is believed to have traveled to Iran several times for explosives training. Intelligence sources also said the suspect has numerous Iranian contacts with whom he would meet when smuggling weapons and bomb-making materials into Iraq.") (June 11, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080608a-062: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE BASRAH-BASED SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINAL IN BAGHDAD" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The wanted man is alleged to be a commander of an assassination squad in Basrah, an arms dealer with connections to Iran, and a document counterfeiter. This last offense was reportedly done in his role as one of a handful of Special Groups criminals who arranges transportation of criminals into Iran for training, and back into Iraq.") (June 8, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080529a-056: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE KEY SPECIAL GROUPS FINANCIER" (PRESS RELASE SNIPPET: "He is suspected to be the primary financier between Iranian intelligence elements and Special Groups criminals in Mahmudiyah and southern Baghdad and was reportedly distributing funds to weapons smugglers supplying criminals in those areas. In addition, the individual was believed to travel to Iran and Syria to procure funds on behalf of Special Groups senior leadership.") (May 29, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080526-06: Balad, Iraq - "IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DETAIN SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The ISOF conducted a successful operation to capture the suspected leader of a 300-member criminal group who is accused of kidnapping and murdering Iraqi citizens and is affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The suspect is an employee for the Ministry of Interior.") (May 27, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release 17-008-054: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE FOUR SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted a suspected Special Groups weapons smuggler accused of bringing explosively-formed penetrators, rockets and other weapons into Diyala Province from Iran.") (May 23, 2008)
NewOrleans.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: New Orleans, Louisiana - "BRAZILIAN MAN SENTENCED TO THIRTEEN MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR EXPORT ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "NELSON S. GALGOUL, age 57, a resident of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to thirteen (13) months imprisonment for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions Regulations...") (May 23, 2008)
YNET NEWS.com - Israel News: "IDF ARRESTS TERRORIST TRAINED IN IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The IDF claimed that Abu-Madif, a resident of the Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, received advanced military training in Iran and was recently involved in the firing of rockets towards Israel. In addition, he expressed a willingness to serve as a suicide bomber.") (Published May 19, 2008, 09:55)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080424b: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES KILL FOUR SPECIAL GROUPS CRIMINALS, CAPTURE FIVE OTHERS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed four Iranian-trained Special Groups criminals and detained five other suspected criminals Thursday during operations in Rashidiyah, north of Baghdad. Intelligence sources led Coalition forces to the location of an Iranian-trained Special Groups criminal suspected of receiving weapons and finances from Iran in order to lead attacks against Coalition forces. He is also suspected of directing and conducting kidnappings and sectarian violence against Iraqi citizens.") (April 24, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20080406-01: Baghdad - "IP DETAINS 2 LAUNCHING IRANIAN-MADE ROCKETS (BAGHDAD)" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Iraqi Police detained two criminals preparing three Iranian-made rockets for an attack south of Baghdad April 2. The apprehension came following tips from an Iraqi citizen and the local Abna al-Iraq, or Sons of Iraq.") (April 6, 2008)
HAARETZ.com: "HAMAS GETS IRANIAN PLANS FOR IMPROVED QASSAMS" by Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hamas militants who recently returned to the Gaza Strip after training in Iran have a detailed plan for upgrading the capabilities of the rockets being developed in the Strip, according to senior Palestinian Authority sources. A senior Palestinian source told Haaretz this week that members of Hamas' military wing smuggled blueprints and other detailed technical instructions into the Strip that will enable the group to develop rockets capable of striking at longer distances.") (Last update March 28, 2008, 16:57)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (AP): "DEFENSE OFFICIALS: HIZBULLAH HAS ROCKETS THAT CAN REACH DIMONA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The officials said the Lebanese group has acquired new Iranian rockets with a range of around 300 kilometers. That means they can hit anywhere in Israel's heavily populated center and reach as far as Dimona, where Israel's nuclear reactor is located.") (Updated March 27, 2008, 9:01)
HAARETZ.com: "SADDAM COLLECTED INFORMATION ON DOZENS OF POTENTIAL TARGETS IN ISRAEL" by Amir Oren (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In addition to the detailed collection of intelligence on potential Israeli targets, the documents also show that Saddam's intelligence was following closely the links between Iran and Hezbollah and the potential that such ties could provide Iran to operate in the territories and in North Africa.") (Last updated March 23, 2008, 08:41)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVE FIGURE TELLS LONDON SUNDAY TIMES' GAZA STRIP CORRESPONDENT ABOUT IRANIAN AND SYRIA MILITARY AID, DETAILING THE TRAINING RECEIVED BY HUNDREDS OF HAMAS TERRORIST OPERATIVES AND DESCRIBING THE TRANSMISSION TO HAMAS OF IRANIAN TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ROCKETS AND IEDs." (March 17, 2008)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRANIAN STUDENT GROUP OFFERS REWARD FOR KILLING ISRAELI OFFICIALS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Returning now to the Iran/USA connection, we count the following among the "dirty little secrets" uncovered in the course of six years of activity by the Internet Haganah") (March 13, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A080307b: Baghdad- "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS FACILITATOR, KILL ARMED CRIMINAL" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The targeted individual was reportedly an Iranian-backed Special Groups facilitator who arranged for Special Groups criminal militia members to receive training in Iran. The training prepared Special Groups criminals for sniper, improvised explosive device and explosively formed penetrator attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces. As a facilitator, he reportedly coordinated Special Groups funding, training and weapons. Reports also indicate the wanted individual was an associate of Iranian-backed Special Groups criminals involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (March 7, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080303a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS FACILITATOR; DETAIN TWO SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces captured a suspected Special Groups facilitator and detained one other suspected criminal early Monday in Mashru, south of Baghdad." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reports also indicate the wanted individual was an associate of Iranian-backed Special Groups criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition Forces.") (March 3, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080302a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER, DETAIN THREE OTHER SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The operation targeted a suspected criminal militia member reportedly involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces as a Special Groups leader in al-Kut. The suspect allegedly attended paramilitary and explosively formed penetrator training in Iran. Reports indicate he was an associate of several other Special Groups criminal element leaders also involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (March 2, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080301a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS FACILITATOR, DETAIN THREE OTHER SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE: "Coalition forces captured an alleged Special Groups facilitator and detained three other suspected criminals early today in Baghdad." PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The targeted individual was reportedly an Iranian-trained sniper instructor involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. He reportedly coordinated and facilitated Special Groups militia training in Iran on the use of explosively formed penetrators. Reports indicate he was an associate of several Special Groups criminal leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces.") (March 1, 2008)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DEFENSE INTEL DIRECTOR TELLS SENATE OF MILITARY THREATS" by Jim Garamone (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran remains a problem, as it's acquiring advanced weapons systems and is supporting terrorists in other parts of the world, Maples said. New military capabilities include missile patrol boats, anti-ship cruise missiles, surface-to-air missile systems and an extended-range ballistic missile, he said. Iran also is close to acquiring long-range surface-to-air missiles and a new medium-range ballistic missile, he told the committee. Iran continues to play a very disruptive role in Lebanon by training, arming and funding Hezbollah terrorists, he said.") (FEBRUARY 6, 2008)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A080122a: Baghdad, Iraq: "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER, CRIMINAL NETWORK FACILITATOR; DETAIN TOTAL OF FOUR SUSPECTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Intelligence led ground forces to the target location, where they captured the wanted individual and detained one other suspected criminal without incident. Coalition forces also discovered large amounts of American, Iraqi and Iranian currency.") (January 22, 2008) (Read More...)
YALIBNAN.com ("Sources: Stratfor, Ya Libnan"): "IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL VISITS LEBANON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Beirut - A senior Iranian intelligence officer arrived in Lebanon the week of Dec. 9, and Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah official in charge of foreign operations accompanied the officer to his meetings there, Stratfor sources said Dec. 16") (December 17, 2007, 6:32 pm)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Moscow - "GENERAL SAYS U.S. LOOKING FOR FIGHT" by Mike Eckel (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Among the issues that have most undermined Russian-U.S. relations in recent years is a U.S. plan to put elements of a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic -- former Warsaw Pact members that have joined NATO. Russia has claimed the system will be used to spy on Russian missile and military forces; Washington says it will help defend Europe from a potential missile attack from Iran.") (December 16, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release - Release No. 20071201-01: Balad, Iraq - "AN NASIRIYAH SWAT CAPTURES HIGH-LEVEL IED FACILITATOR, FOUR OTHERS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The suspect has a history of travel to Iran and, when captured, the suspect had Iranian weapons and munitions in his possession. This included an Iranian rocket propelled grenade launcher, three new Iranian-made RPG rockets and boosters, several AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition.") (December 1, 2007)
English.FARS NEWS.com - News number: 8609040407: Tehran - "IRAN PRODUCES N. FUEL PELLETS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "He also added that the move was a technological advancement in the cycle of nuclear fuel. Iran has gone a long way in building a 40-megawatt heavy water nuclear reactor in Arak, central Iran.") (November 25, 2007)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "IRAQI FORCES LAUNCH OPERATION IN KIRKUK" by Bill Roggio (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""...[T]he most dangerous bombs were those called the Iranian EFP [explosively formed penetrators] of which 24 were confiscated and more were still planted between houses and neighborhoods."") (November 24, 2007, 12:38 PM)
PRESS TV.ir: "IRAN WILL PILE TSUNAMIS ON ENEMIES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Our enemies should know that although Iran has so far been patient with the West, this is the calm before the storm," he cautioned.") (November 23, 2007, 16:15)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Tehran - "IRAN: 50 YOUNG PEOPLE CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR 'IMMORALITY'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Fifty of the 3,400 people arrested for immorality in recent weeks, have been condemned to death," said General Ahmad Roozbahani, who is in-charge of moral crimes. While announcing that arrests would continue, the Iranian general said that 53 percent of those arrested were aged between 17 and 25 years. He said 5 percent of those arrested in the moralisation campaign, which began in March, were minors under the age of 17.") (November 21, 2007)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "INTERPOL PUTS 5 IRANIANS ON WANTED LIST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Iranians targeted are former intelligence chief Ali Fallahian; Mohsen Rabbani, former cultural attache at Iran's embassy in Buenos Aires; a former diplomat, Ahmad Reza Asghari; Mohsen Rezaei, former head of the Revolutionary Guards; and Ahmad Vahidi, a Revolutionary Guards general. Hezbollah militant Imad Moughnieh, one of the world's most sought terrorism suspects, also was named.") (November 8, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A071029b: Baghdad, Iraq - "CRIMINAL MILITANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR KIDNAPPING OF SHEIKS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Arkan Hasnawi's actions clearly demonstrates he has chosen to dishonor Muqtada Al Sadr's cease fire order and that he has joined forces with Iranian-supported Special Groups that are rejecting Muqtada al Sadr's direction to embrace fellow Iraqis.") (October 29, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A071027a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE EXTREMIST SPLINTER GROUP LEADER" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The operation was targeting a splinter group leader, who was not honoring Muqtada al-Sadr's pledge to cease attacks and who was involved in weapons procurement, kidnapping operations and explosively formed penetrator attacks against Coalition forces. Intelligence indicates that this individual also has ties to an Iranian intelligence cell.") (October 27, 2007)
STRATFOR.com: "GEOPOLITICAL DIARY: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF A TERRORISM ARTIST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reports indicate that Imad Fayez Mugniyah has been training Shiite militants from Arab Persian Gulf states -- specifically, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain -- in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley for use in retaliatory attacks if the United States strikes Iran.") (October 26, 2007, 02:00 GMT)
STRATFOR.com: "IRAN'S CONTINGENCY PLAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Sources in Hezbollah say Mugniyah is spending most of his time these days in Lebanon and has in many ways overshadowed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah as the organization's strongman. These reports align with similar indications that a split is deepening within Hezbollah's leadership over how to manage its affairs with Syria and Iran. Mugniyah has had a close relationship with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.") (October 25, 2007, 18:45 GMT)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Relese A071021c: Baghdad - "UPDATE: COALITION FORCES TARGET SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER, 49 CRIMINALS KILLED" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces were engaged in a heavy firefight this morning killing an estimated 49 criminals during operations in Sadr City. The operation's objective was an individual reported to be a long time Special Groups member specializing in kidnapping operations. Intelligence indicates he is a well-known cell leader and has previously sought funding from Iran to carry out high profile kidnappings.") (October 21, 2007)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMAITON CENTER (IICC): "Iranian-sponsored World Jerusalem Day was marked in Iran, some countries in the Arab-Muslim world, and Western countries such as Britain and Canada. This year also, the event was exploited to call for the destruction of the State of Israel and to preach hatred for the United States and the West.") (October 9, 2007)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN STUDENTS CHANT 'DEATH TO DICTATOR' AHEAD OF AHMADINEJAD SPEECH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Dozens of students scuffled with hard-line supporters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday on the Tehran University campus and chanted "death to the dictator" ahead of a speech there by the Iranian president.") (Published October 8, 2007, 09:53)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20071007-02: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN THREE SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUP TERRORISTS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces from the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division detained three terrorists associated with the Iranian-backed Special Groups Militia during a pre-dawn raid in Sadr City Oct. 6. The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the Special Groups Militia network known for kidnapping, facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively-formed penetrators from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq into Iran for military training.") (October 7, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Press Release A071005a: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES TARGET SPECIAL GROUPS MEMBER, KILL 25 TERRORISTS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces were engaged in a heavy firefight Friday morning, killing an estimated 25 criminals during operations west of Baqubah. Coalition forces were targeting a Special Groups commander believed to be associated with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard -- Quds Force. Intelligence indicates that he was responsible for facilitating criminal activity and is involved in the movement of various weapons from Iran to Baghdad.") (October 5, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20071003-02: Baghdad - "IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN FOUR EXTREMISTS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iraqi Security forces detained a suspected Special Groups member in An Nasariyah who is suspected of conducting improvised explosive devices and indirect fire attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces. He and his group are also suspected of conducting an assassination attempt against Nasariyah Tactical Support Unit commander which resulted in several deaths of innocent civilians. The extremist is also suspected of smuggling weapons into the country. Intelligence reports tie him to an Iranian explosively formed penetrator ring. His group is linked to an Aug. 8 attack against Iraqi Police with IEDs, an Aug. 14 indirect fire attack on Tallil Air Base and an April 23 attack on an Australian convoy operating in the area.") (October 3, 2007)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Israel Intelligence' Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC): "Following an appeal from the Argentinean Attorney General, Interpol issued international extradition warrants for five senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah operative. The charge was involvement in the suicide bombing attack of the Jewish community center building (AMIA) in Argentina in 1994.") (March 28, 2007)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S.): "Argentina accuses Iran of responsibility for the Hezbollah terrorist attack which destroyed Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 1994. The Argentinean Attorney General's office announced it had found Iran responsible for the terrorist attack and an Argentinean judge issued arrest warrants for seven senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah member" (November 14, 2006)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070925a: Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS MEMBER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Intelligence indicated that this criminal was a Special Groups member who specialized in the movement of weapons throughout Iraq for the terrorist network. The man was reported to have ties to several Special Groups senior leaders, as well as contacts with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force members.") (September 25, 2007)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - News Release: "PRESIDENT BUSH STRONGLY CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION OF LEBANESE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANTOINE GHANEM" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "We will continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Lebanese people, as they resist attempts by the Syrian and Iranian regimes and their allies to destabilize Lebanon and undermine its sovereignty.") (September 19, 2007)
MEMRI.org - Specail Dispatch Series - No. 1716: "NEW IRGC COMMANDER: ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE IS OUR STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH ENEMY'S CONSIDERABLE CAPABILITIES; WE ASPIRE TO BALLISTIC MISSILE SUPERIORITY" (September 19, 2007)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'DOZENS DIED IN SYRIA-IRAN MISSILE TEST'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday in a Jane's Defence Weekly report that dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria. According to the report, cited by Channel 10, the joint Syrian-Iranian team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a Scud missile when the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including sarin nerve gas.") (Updated September 19, 2007 8:30)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070901d: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN EIGHT SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS TERRORISTS IN TWO SEPARATE OPERATIONS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: ""Continuing a series of synchronized operations against the Special Groups that utilize Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps - Quds Force support to import weapons, explosives and training, Coalition forces conducted a set of sequential raids last night in Baghdad targeting Special Groups operatives," said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesman.") (September 1, 2007)
JIHAD WATCH.org (LA TIMES.com): "CALIFORNIA MUSLIM PLEADS GUILTY TO PLOT TO SELL UZIS TO IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A West Hills man has pleaded guilty to an audacious plan to buy as many as 100,000 Uzis in the United States and sell them to officials in Iran's government. Under a plea agreement reached this week, Seyed Mostafa Maghloubi, 49, acknowledged that he tried to obtain submachine guns and night vision goggles and ship them to Iran, in violation of U.S. laws prohibiting such transactions.") (August 31, 2007)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ITAR-TASS): Islamabad - "RUSSIAN MUSLIM ARRESTED IN AFGHANISTAN ON TERRORISM SUSPICIONS Wearing a burqa, evidently." (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Russian man allegedly told police he had entered Afghanistan from Pakistan after trips to Egypt, Turkey, and Iran. He planned to travel to Tajikistan from Afghanistan and then to Russia. According to police, all three men were wearing women's clothes.") (August 28, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070827a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES DETAIN EIGHT SUSPECTED SPECIAL GROUPS TERRORISTS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces detained eight suspected Special Groups terrorists during pre-dawn operations Monday in Sadr City. The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the Special Groups terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq into Iran for terrorist training.") (August 27, 2007)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC): SNIPPET: "Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, told Iranian television that suicide bombing attacks against Israel were justified, especially attacks in buses. He rejected the historical Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and stated that Hamas' avowed intention was to wipe Israel off the face of the map.") (August 21, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070820a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES KILL EIGHT, DETAIN THREE, CAPTURING A SPECIAL GROUPS LEADER AND SMUGGLER OF IRANIAN WEAPONS" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The captured weapons facilitator was responsible for the storage and distribution of Iranian weapons. Coalition Forces intelligence suggests the weapons facilitator has traveled to and from Iran numerous times and is responsible for smuggling and distributing deadly explosively formed penetrators (EFPs). The target was also responsible for the distribution of those weapons to Special Groups operating throughout the Baghdad area and was connected to a very large network of weapons facilitators and Special Groups associates. The weapons smuggler is believed to have had ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force.") (August 20, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070816b: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES KILL THREE, DETAIN SIX, CAPTURING A HIGH-PRIORITY SPECIAL GROUPS WEAPONS SMUGGLER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The captured high priority individual was responsible for smuggling explosively formed penetrators (EFP), Katusha rockets and other weapons from Iran into Iraq. The target was also responsible for the distribution of those weapons to Special Groups and extremist militants operating throughout Baghdad. The weapons smuggler had direct ties to senior militant leaders and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Five others detained during the raid are suspected of distributing weapons smuggled into Iraq from Iran.") (August 16, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070813a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES KILL AND ESTIMATED THREE-TO-FIVE TERRORISTS, DETAIN 13" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces conducted the raid to capture or kill highly-sought weapons facilitators with connections to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps - Quds Force in Iran. Those detained are suspected of facilitating the transport of weapons and personnel from Iran into Iraq. They are also believed to have facilitated the transport of deadly Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) from Iran into Iraq to be used against Coalition Forces.") (August 12, 2007)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRAQ OPERATIONS NET SUSPECTED WEAPONS SMUGGLER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces captured four suspected terrorists believed to receive support from within Iran in a pre-dawn raid in a village in Iraq's Diyala province today.ÊOne of the four is a highly sought operative believed to be a senior leader in a weapons-smuggling network, military officials reported.ÊThe captured terrorists are suspected of facilitating the transport of weapons and personnel from Iran into Iraq. They are also believed to have facilitated the flow of deadly, armor-piercing explosively formed projectiles to be used against coalition forces.") (July 27, 2007)
TREAS.GOV - THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - HP-503: "TWIN TREASURY ACTIONS TAKE AIM AT HIZBALLAH'S SUPPORT NETWORK" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today targeted Hizballah's support network by designating the Iran-based Martyrs Foundation, including its U.S. branch, and the finance firm Al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH) under Executive Order 13224. Two individuals were also designated today for the role they play in Hizballah's support network.") (July 24, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release No. 20070708-13: Baghdad - "EFP CELL DETAINED, INSURGENT ATTACK THWARTED IN DOURA" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Inside the house the Black Lions discovered a trigger device, four Motorola radios, a video camera, an Iranian Type-85 sniper rifle, a pistol, a spool of wire, three EFP tubes and three EFP plates. Three suspected cell members were detained in the operation.") (July 8, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070705b: Baghdad, Iraq - "SIX SUSPECTED TERRORISTS DETAINED AND ONE KILLED BY COALITION FORCES IN TWO SEPARATE RAIDS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained six suspected terrorists before dawn Thursday in and near Sadr City. It is believed that the suspected terrorists were affiliated with secret cell Special Groups. Coalition Forces conducted two raids to capture or kill terrorists suspected of providing logistical support to insurgent groups. Intelligence reports indicate that the suspected terrorists targeted during the raid were connected with other key secret cell terrorist leaders and are suspected to have ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Forces.") (July 5, 2007)
CNN.com: Baghdad, Iraq - "OFFICIALS: CAPTURED HEZBOLLAH AGENT HELPED PLAN DEADLY KARBALA RAID" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Intelligence officials say Daqduq is one of Hezbollah's top special operations commanders, an expert in the use of roadside bombs. The Americans say he, along with the Iraqi militia commanders he worked with, has admitted working with Iran's elite Quds Force special operations unit.ÊU.S. commanders have said for months that Iraqi militants have been receiving weapons and training from members of the Quds Force, an element of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Washington has demanded the Iranian government stop the flow of arms and militants across its border -- which, along with the diplomatic standoff over Iran's nuclear fuel program, has raised fears of a wider war in the region.") (July 1, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070623a: Baghdad, Iraq - "3 SUSPECTS DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces detained three suspects during operations before dawn on Saturday in Sadr City as part of an effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq. Saturday, Coalition Forces working with Iraqi informants conducted an operation to capture suspected terrorists with ties to Iran. The assault force detained three suspects for questioning.") (June 23, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.COM - Release A070618a: Baghdad, Iraq - "COALITION FORCES DISRUPT SECRET CELL TERRORIST NETWORK" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces killed at least 20 terrorists, wounded six suspected terrorists and detained one suspected terrorist during operations targeting Secret Cells operating in Amarah and Majjar al-Kabir. The individuals detained during the raid is believed to be members of the secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.") (June 18, 2007)
BBC NEWS: "SOPHISTICATED BOMB FOUND IN KABUL" by Alastair Helmand, BBC News, Helmand (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police and government officials say they believe Iran is the source of these so-called "shaped charges"." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hi-tech charges have been found in Afghanistan close to the Iranian border before and senior police and government officials have told the BBC that Iran's security agencies are involved with supplying the Taleban insurgency with money, weapons and explosives. In April, in the southern Helmand province, weapons of Iranian origin were found but there was no direct link to the government.") (Last updated June 11, 2007, 05:56 GMT, 06:56 UK)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release no. A070609a: Baghdad, Iraq - "ONE SECRET CELL TERRORIST KILLED, THREE DETAINED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained three suspected terrorists during operations targeting secret cell network operations in Baghdad. The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.") (June 9, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070607a: Baghdad, Iraq - "16 SUSPECTED SECRET CELL TERRORISTS DETAINED" (RELEASE SNIPPET: "Iraqi and Coalition Forces detained 16 suspected terrorists Thursday morning during raids in Sadr City. The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training. Based on information from a suspected terrorist detained May 30, Iraqi and Coalition Forces detained 16 suspected terrorists during the pre-dawn operation believed to be associates of a key leader in the secret cell terrorist network. Four of the suspected terrorists detained tested positive for explosives. Intelligence reports indicate that the suspected terrorist targeted during the raid is a key leader in the secret cell terrorist network who has ties to Iranian intelligence and is believed to be responsible for attacks on Iraqi civilians as well as Iraqi and Coalition Forces in Baghdad. "We will seek out and find terrorists where they hide,"Ê said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. "Removing the networks that bring in explosively formed penetrators is a top priority to protect the Iraqi people and the security forces that serve them.") (JUNE 7, 2007)
MNF-IRAQ.com - Release A070518a: Baghdad, Iraq - "SIX SECRET CELL TERRORISTS DETAINED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition Forces detained six suspected terrorists Friday morning during raids in northeast Baghdad. The individuals targeted during the raids are suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.") (May 18, 2007)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "MULTIPLE TERROR SUSPECTS CAPTURED IN IRAQ; INSURGENTS TARGET BRIDGES, CIVILIANS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists today, including an alleged cell leader, during operations in southeastern Baghdad, U.S.military officials reported. Those captured are suspected of being part of a terrorist cell network known for its use of explosive devices and for bringing weapons and militants into Iraq from Iran. The suspected cell leader is believed to have personally coordinated and implemented the use of bombs, officials said.") (May 13, 2007)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washngton - "AIR STRIKE KILLS TERRORISTS; BOMB-MAKING MATERIAL SEIZED IN RAIDS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A coalition air strike killed three terrorists today in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, and coalition troops in western Iraq killed a terrorist and seized material that could be used to construct chemical bombs. The terrorists killed in the Sadr City air strike were suspected of belonging to a network that assists in the transport of weapons and high-yield explosives from Iran into Iraq, officials said. Intelligence reports also indicate the secret cell has ties to a kidnapping network that conducts attacks within Iraq.") (May 10, 2007)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (JPOST STAFF AND AP): "FORMER MOSSAD CHIEF: KILL AHMADINEJAD" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The letter, signed by IAEA Deputy Director General Olli Heinonen and dated April 18 - Thursday - said the agency wanted to "take note of the information provided by Iran ... that Iran has put into operation" 1,312 centrifuges - the machines used to spin the gas into enriched uranium. The letter also cited Iranian information to the agency that "some UF6 is being fed" into the centrifuges, referring to the uranium gas that can be enriched to levels potent enough to be used for nuclear arms.") (Updated April 18, 2007, 23:40)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Israel Intelligence' Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC): "Following an appeal from the Argentinean Attorney General, Interpol issued international extradition warrants for five senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah operative. The charge was involvement in the suicide bombing attack of the Jewish community center building (AMIA) in Argentina in 1994.") (March 28, 2007)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S.): "Argentina accuses Iran of responsibility for the Hezbollah terrorist attack which destroyed Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 1994. The Argentinean Attorney General's office announced it had found Iran responsible for the terrorist attack and an Argentinean judge issued arrest warrants for seven senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah member" (November 14, 2006)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1518: "Top Lebanese Sunni Cleric and Former MP Fathi Yakan on Al-Jazeera: Bin Laden a Man After My Own Heart; I Am Not Sad Because of 9/11 and Never Condemned this Attack" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In a visit to Iran last week, he called for a joint defense pact for Iran and Arab and Muslim countries to defend the Muslim world. He also said, "Muslims of the world are united in efforts... to counter the U.S. and Zionist regime's threats, aggressions, and plots."") (March 23, 2007)
TIME.com: "COULD A MISSING IRANIAN SPARK A WAR?" by Robert Baer (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As IRGC commander in Lebanon, Asgari was also one of Hizballah's stepfathers. In the late '80s and early '90s, he was Hizballah Secretary General's Hasan Nasrallah's primary Iranian contact, and certainly in a position now to provide evidence of Nasrallah's involvement in terrorism. Asgari was the primary Iranian contact for one of the world's most lethal and capable terrorists, 'Imad Fa'iz Mughniyah. Mughniyah is indicted in the U.S. for the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the murder of a Navy diver.") (March 22, 2007)
MSNBC.msn.com - NEWSWEEK - March 2007 Issue: "NEW YORK: TARGETED BY TEHRAN?" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "NYPD officials have worried about possible Iranian-sponsored attacks since a series of incidents involving officials of the Iranian Mission to the United Nations. In November 2003, Ahmad Safari and Alireaza Safi, described as Iranian Mission "security" personnel, were detained by transit cops when they were seen videotaping subway tracks from Queens to Manhattan at 1:10 in the morning. The men later left New York. "We're concerned that Iranian agents were engaged in reconnaissance that might be used in an attack against New York City at some future date," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly told NEWSWEEK. A spokesman for the Iranian Mission in New York said he was aware of the allegations but had no immediate comment.")