Karzai welcomes McChrystal replacement as US chief of staff visits
By RFI Afghanistan – US
US Chief of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen met Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul Saturday in the aftermath of the sacking of the US commander of foreign forces in the country, General Stanley McChrystal. He says there will be no change in the US strategy in the country.
Report Says Detained Hikers Weren’t in Iran
25 Jun 2010 (AP) MINNEAPOLIS — The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran on suspicion of espionage said yesterday that they hope a report that their children’s arrest last year took place on the Iraqi side of the border will help lead to their release. 
U.S. Military Surrounds Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Mehdi Moini said Tuesday that his forces are mobilized “due to the presence of American and Israeli forces on the western border.” The Guards reportedly have called in tanks and anti-aircraft units to the area in what amounts to a war alert.
How a Regime Change in Iran Would Transform the World
“The Iranian people may need to wade through mountains of rubble to rebuild and count the cost in blood and wealth for some time, as the Iraqis have. But they will, at long last, get a clear path to freedom. Is it better to be freed by the horrors of war than to suffer endless, hopeless repression and torture?”
Congress Approves New Penalties Against Iran
24 Jun 2010 (AP) WASHINGTON — Congress has overwhelmingly approved tough new sanctions against Iran, sending a message to the Tehran government that its suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability will not come without an economic price.
Iran “Freedom Unity Conference” Convenes in Washington
22 Jun 2010 (Medya News): Iranians from all strides gathered for a week-end long conference to discuss the future of their country in Mclean, VA in June 19 and 20.
Defiant Tehran designing ‘more powerful’ nuclear reactor
By News Wires the 16/06/2010 – 12:34 Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that Iran is currently designing a new nuclear reactor “more powerful” than its existing Tehran research facility, and that the country will adopt a “dual-track” policy in international affairs.
Q+A: What does Petraeus bring to Afghan war effort?
Wed, Jun 23 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The choice of General David Petraeus to replace disgraced commander Stanley McChrystal ensures that President Barack Obama’s 6-month-old war strategy will be executed as planned without interruption.
WHY PETRAEUS?
TIMMERMAN: Who are the terrorists?
PJAK is a danger only to the Islamic regime
By Kenneth R. Timmerman
Do you think President Obama will fire Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal for his comments to Rolling Stone magazine?
Brazil Ends Role as Iran Broker, US Supports Move
21 Jun 2010 (JPost) Brazil will no longer be involved in mediation regarding the nuclear Iran issue, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told the Financial Times on Monday. 
