http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:56:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41967/tehran-outpost-looks-more-likely-before-bush-leaves.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe 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.http://www.newser.com/story/41967/tehran-outpost-looks-more-likely-before-bush-leaves.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Nov 2008 16:35:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39369/bush-made-pact-with-this-man-arab-sources.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSecret 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.http://www.newser.com/story/39369/bush-made-pact-with-this-man-arab-sources.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 07 Oct 2008 12:03:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36072/us-arrests-key-shiite-official-in-iraq.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 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.http://www.newser.com/story/36072/us-arrests-key-shiite-official-in-iraq.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:37:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31219/us-steps-up-covert-plots-in-iran.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCongress 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.http://www.newser.com/story/31219/us-steps-up-covert-plots-in-iran.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 29 Jun 2008 16:39:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30429/how-to-transition-out-of-iraq.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIt'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."http://www.newser.com/story/30429/how-to-transition-out-of-iraq.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 19 Jun 2008 10:31:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28614/preconditions-or-not-iran-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack 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 .http://www.newser.com/story/28614/preconditions-or-not-iran-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 28 May 2008 11:42:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26557/hezbollah-militants-school-iraqi-fighters-in-iran-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHezbollah 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.http://www.newser.com/story/26557/hezbollah-militants-school-iraqi-fighters-in-iran-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 05 May 2008 6:13:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26269/iraq-leaders-to-visit-iran-to-discuss-militia-role.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 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.http://www.newser.com/story/26269/iraq-leaders-to-visit-iran-to-discuss-militia-role.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 01 May 2008 13:04:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25847/green-zone-strike-kills-2-in-sandstorm.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHidden 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.http://www.newser.com/story/25847/green-zone-strike-kills-2-in-sandstorm.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 27 Apr 2008 17:47:02 CDT