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November 2008
- Tehran Outpost Looks More Likely Before Bush Leaves
  
  Newsweek | Nov 7, 08 5:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Bush administration is moving ever closer to establishing a long-rumored diplomatic office in Iran, Newsweek reports, with a decision possible by Thanksgiving on putting an “interests section” inside another embassy in Tehran, likely the Swiss. The move might signal a victory for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and company in their final skirmish with Dick Cheney's hardliners. More »
October 2008
- Bush Made Pact With This Man: Arab Sources
  
  Daily Beast | Oct 7, 08 2:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Secret cooperation between Iran and the Bush administration may be behind the success of the Iraq surge, which has played heavily in "John McCain’s rise from the ashes," writes Salameh Nematt in the Daily Beast. Arab intelligence sources say such a “Grand Bargain” has been reached and is the reason for the Iranian restraint in Iraq that, along with the Anbar Awakening and Gen. Petraeus’ counterinsurgency tactics, has helped stabilize Iraq. More »
August 2008
- US Arrests Key Shiite Official in Iraq
  
  Associated Press | Aug 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A top Shiite in Iraq’s government was arrested today by US forces, which believe he played a role in a June bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans, the AP reports. The arrest of Ali al-Lami, who heads a committee that keeps Saddam Hussein loyalists out of government, could bring strong pressure from Sunni groups concerned about Iranian influence in the government. More »
June 2008
- US Steps Up Covert Plots in Iran
  
  New Yorker | Jun 30, 08 2:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Congress agreed to boost covert operations against Iran last year despite reservations by key officials, Seymour Hersh writes in the New Yorker . President Bush sought up to $400 million for the program, which supports dissidents intent on undermining Tehran and gathers data on its nuke plans. Some analysts believe the moves foreshadow a military strike against the country. More »
- How to Transition Out of Iraq
  
  Washington Post | Jun 19, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It's time for the US to carve out a practical strategy in Iraq, David Ignatius argues in the Washington Post . At a cost of $400 million a day, the war is draining America's economy—precisely what Osama bin Laden hoped for. The solution will not be quick, simple, or easy, but rather "ambiguous, messy, occasionally in the shadows." More »
May 2008
- Preconditions or Not, Iran Doesn't Want to Talk to Us
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 28, 08 2:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama can berate President Bush for refusing to "sit down with" Iran, and John McCain can beat up Obama for proposing to do just that, but the fact is that every administration in the past 30 years has tried talking to Iran—without preconditions—and been rejected. Including Condoleezza Rice, who worked in the White House at the time and has written a book about Iran, writes Amer Taheri in the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Hezbollah Militants School Iraqi Fighters in Iran: US
  
  New York Times | May 5, 08 9:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hezbollah is helping to train Iraqi militants in Iran, the US claims in a report to Iraq’s government. The information, obtained during US questioning of captured Shiite fighters, suggests Iran is quietly aiding the militia, despite repeated claims it’s not interfering in internal Iraqi matters, the New York Times reports. More »
- Iraq Leaders to Visit Iran to Discuss Militia Role
  
  New York Times | May 1, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A delegation of Shiite Iraqi officials is heading to Iran to discuss its role in supporting anti-government activity in Iraq, the New York Times reports. The trip marks the first time Iraqi leaders have visited Tehran over the issue. The officials, selected by PM al-Maliki, all have links to Iran, whose support of Shiite militias has long drawn US criticism. More »
April 2008
- Green Zone Strike Kills 2 in Sandstorm
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 27, 08 6:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hidden in a sandstorm, militants struck the US-protected Green Zone in Baghdad today and killed at least two Iraqis, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mortar or rocket attack, which also wounded 25, came just 2 days after influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered members of his Mahdi Army to end recent fighting. More »
- US Preparing Iran War Plans
  
  Washington Post | Apr 25, 08 2:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US is preparing for a potential military action against Iran, the nation’s top military official said today. Such an attack would be “extremely stressing” on the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it is on the table if a diplomatic solution can’t stop Iran’s alleged hunt for nuclear weapons and involvement in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. More »
- US Finds New Iran-Made Weapons In Iraq
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 25, 08 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US military has discovered several caches of newly made Iranian weapons inside Iraq, reports the Wall Street Journal . The collection of mortars, rockets, and explosives had time stamps indicating that they were manufactured within the last 60 days, leading Washington officials to conclude that Tehran is still funneling armaments to Shiite extremist groups within Iraq. More »
- Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials
  
  Washington Post | Apr 12, 08 3:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Recent battles in Basra prove that Iran is crippling Iraqi stability while al-Qaeda's influence there wanes, US officials say. David Petraeus pointed to Iran's influence in testimony this week, and now Shiite militias are said to have benefited from Iranian weapons, training, and guidance in Basra fighting—prompting a Washington probe of Iran's impact, the Washington Post reports. More »
- Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause
  
  CNN | Apr 10, 08 12:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vowing that Gen. David Petraeus will have “all the time he needs” in Iraq, President Bush today announced a pause, from August until at least mid-September, in withdrawal of troops from Iraq, CNN reports. Citing the post-surge security gains, Bush said, “we have renewed and revived the prospect of success” in a war he characterized as “difficult, not endless.” More »
- Sadr Threatens to End Truce
  
  CNN | Apr 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today threatened to end the cease-fire he imposed last year on his Mahdi militia, CNN reports, and called off a massive protest set for tomorrow, the fifth anniversary of the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Hundreds had converged on Baghdad—despite orders to keep young men out—before Sadr called off the event. More »
- Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength
  
  Washington Post | Apr 4, 08 1:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Iraqi-led assault on Basra last week exposed the weaknesses of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the strength of Moqtada al-Sadr, the Washington Post concludes in its post-mortem of the unsuccessful foray. In not engaging parliament, political allies, or the Americans in planning the incursion, Maliki sought to demonstrate decisiveness, but showed ineptness instead. More »
- US Parts End Up in Insurgents' Bombs in Iraq
  
  New York Times | Apr 2, 08 11:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A year ago American technology started turning up in roadside bombs used to attack US troops in Iraq, the New York Times reports, and the rogue computer circuits were tracked to the United Arab Emirates. There investigators found the UAE's controls so lax that sensitive technology imported from the US was being exported to Iran, eventually landing in the hands of Iraqi insurgents. More »

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Tehran Outpost Looks More Likely Before Bush Leaves

Bush Made Pact With This Man: Arab Sources

US Arrests Key Shiite Official in Iraq

US Steps Up Covert Plots in Iran

How to Transition Out of Iraq

Preconditions or Not, Iran Doesn't Want to Talk to Us

Hezbollah Militants School Iraqi Fighters in Iran: US

Iraq Leaders to Visit Iran to Discuss Militia Role

Green Zone Strike Kills 2 in Sandstorm

US Preparing Iran War Plans

US Finds New Iran-Made Weapons In Iraq

Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials

Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

Sadr Threatens to End Truce

Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength

US Parts End Up in Insurgents' Bombs in Iraq