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How arms deals are shaping the Mideast
President Ahmadinejad emphasized Iran's role in global management now that the "capitalist world is collapsing." Afghan police seized 20 tons of explosives originating from Iran. UAE banks will cut ties to Iranian banks blacklisted by sanctions.
Al Qaeda's #3 misidentified again
An al Qaeda leader named Sheikh Younis al Mauritani has been identified as al Qaeda's external operations chief and number three in the organization. According to US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal, he is neither.President Ahmadinejad warned that US troops should leave the Middle East. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said that Tehran is open to resuming nuclear talks. A UK soldier was arrested for attempting to smuggle weapons into Iran.
Tehran arrested several people for "nuclear spying" in connection with the computer worm attack on Bushehr. Iraq announced oil reserves in excess of 143 billion; Iraq overtakes Iran as the world's fourth largest producer. Iran and Egypt resumed direct commercial flights between Tehran and Cairo for the first time in three decades.
The deputy industry minister for technology claimed Iran's industries are now free of the dangerous Stuxnet virus that disables control software. President Ahmedinejad wants to "bury" US leaders for its opposition to Iran's nuclear program.
Security forces arrested several people said to be involved in the dangerous Stuxnet virus that has plagued the Bushehr nuclear plant. Police arrested Ebrahim Yazdi, the leader of the Freedom Movement of Iran, in Isfahan. The deputy oil minister claimed Iran broke its record of gasoline production.
US power plants at risk of attack by computer worm like Stuxnet
German cyber security experts report that the Stuxnet computer virus attack on Bushehr may be of Israeli origin. European oil firms decided to stop all business deals with Iran. Syrian President Assad is due in Tehran tomorrow.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's closest aide calls for more women's rights
Tehran delayed the start-up of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. US Senator Joe Lieberman said the US should consider a military strike on Iran if continues its pursuit of nuclear weapons. A Japanese energy firm will quit a deal to develop an Iranian oil field. Ecuador's president called for bilateral trade with Iran.
The US called for penalties against China over oil deals with Iran. The Iraqi Prime Minister seeks Syria's help in stopping Iranian meddling. Tehran plans to cut fuel subsidies; domestic prices are expected to rise by 20 percent.
Osama bin Laden's spokesman freed by Iran
Iran has freed Osama bin Laden's spokesman, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, from "house arrest." Abu Ghaith gained infamy after Sept. 11, 2001, when he promised more attacks on American soil. He recruited the al Qaeda cell responsible for the Oct. 8, 2002, attack on US Marines training on Faylaka Island.
Iran struggling to contain 'foreign-made' 'Stuxnet' computer virus
Iranian authorities announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will be hanged instead of stoned. Iranian infrastructure has been hit hard by the Stuxnet computer worm. The IRGC received the first shipment of military seaplanes.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps crossed into Iraq to kill 30 "terrorists" behind the bombing of a military parade last week that killed 12 people. A court banned the Islamic Iran Participation Front and Islamic Revolution Mujahedeen Organization, two parties that support the opposition.
Stuxnet worm: A silent attack, but not a subtle one
Members of parliament backed President Ahmedinejad's statements at the UN about the Sept. 11 attacks on the US. An MP said Iran would sue Russia if it did not deliver the S-300 missiles system; the defense minister said Iran would build a comparable system. The chief of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant confirmed it is fighting the Stuxnet virus.
Computer worm infects Iran's nuclear station
A global computer virus is targeting Iranian computers used to manage nuclear facilities. President Ahmadinejad criticized the West over a "double standard" on capital punishment. The Iranian foreign minister said that Tehran is ready for "fair" nuclear talks.
