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Iranian Generals Are Said to Court Warlords
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January 25, 2002
The International Herald Tribune
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Officials here say they are increasingly concerned that Iran, accused of meddling in the border province of Herat, may now be bringing money, goods and weapons deeper into Afghanistan in an effort to undermine its new government.
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Iran's leadership divided over Afghanistan
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January 25, 2002
Iranreporter
Clear signs emerged on Thursday of a split within Iran's leadership over Afghanistan, with two conservative clerics attacking the interim government in Kabul as a puppet of the US while the foreign minister praised Iran's role in the international reconstruction effort.
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Khatami inspects development projects in South Pars gas field
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January 25, 2002
IRNA
Tehran, Jan 24, IRNA -- President Mohammad Khatami inspected on
Thursday construction work on the biggest Iranian gas project-- the
South Pars-- in the Persian Gulf.
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Washington acts over Chinese deals with Iran
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January 25, 2002
The Financial Times
The US State Department imposed sanctions on two Chinese companies and one Chinese citizen on Thursday, alleging they were involved in the transfer to Iran of equipment and technology used to produce chemical and biological weapons.
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Senior cleric urges indiscriminate trials in fraud cases
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January 25, 2002
IRNA
Tehran, Jan 25, IRNA -- Former head of the Iranian judiciary,
Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, here Friday urged a more public and
indiscriminate probe into financial misappropriations which have hit
headlines in the Iranian media with the ongoing trial of a young
businessman held on fraud charges.
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Conservative clerics in Iran attack Karzai as US stooge
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January 25, 2002
The Financial Times
Clear signs emerged yesterday of a split within Iran's leadership over Afghanistan, with two conservative clerics attacking the interim government in Kabul as a puppet of the US while the foreign minister praised Iran's role in the international reconstruction effort.
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U.S. Considers Cutting Ties With Arafat
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January 25, 2002
The Washington Post
As PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat's credibility with the Bush administration reaches a new low, U.S. officials are weighing whether to suspend their two-month-old peacemaking mission or even sever contact with the Palestinian leader altogether.
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New Iranian Tax May Be Aimed at Extremists
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January 25, 2002
STRATFOR
Iran's efforts to keep its beleaguered economy afloat took a step forward
recently, with the approval of a tax on the Islamic charitable foundations
that control large sections of the economy.
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U.S. sends Arab leaders evidence - PA involved in arms ship
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January 25, 2002
HA'ARETZ
President George W. Bush sent proof to three key Arab leaders that the Palestinian Authority was engaged in a weapons smuggling plot and asked them to put pressure on Yasser Arafat to make arrests, according to senior administration officials.
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