IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address Iranian nation Tuesday night. President Ahmadinejad will give a live nationwide address from the TV channel one after 21 (1630 GMT) hours local time. He is expected to touch on various domestic and foreign issues, opportunities and challenges, the four-year performance of his cabinet and his future government’s plans.
Daily Archives: July 7, 2009
US violates security agreement with Iraq
American soldiers in Iraq’s Diyala province once again violated the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement by entering a city without prior coordination with the Iraqi government. “American soldiers entered Arab Jobour area and the villages of Sansal, Homais and Taiha, without any permission from related government offices,” al-Mashriq newspaper quoted a security source in the province as saying. American soldiers had also entered some towns of the province including Baladrouz, Kanaan, Miqdadiya and Wajihiya last week without prior authorization. According to the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, American soldiers who withdrew from Iraqi cities on June 30th, are not allowed to enter Iraqi cities and towns without a prior permission from the Iraqi government.
IRI, Qatar eager to boost defensive ties
Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Qatar and his accompanying delegation met and conferred with IRI Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Mostafa Mohammad Najar. After the official welcoming ceremony of Qatari Chief of Staff, Mohammad Najar said the two countries’ historical, cultural, political and social commonalities are appropriate grounds for expansion of bilateral relations. “Defensive relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar could be considered as a symbol for expansion of regional defensive ties,” he added. “IRI is committed to ensure stability and security of the Persian Gulf and the Hormoz Strait,” Iranian Minister said reiterating that IRI defensive power is in the service of security and stability of the strategic waterway. “IRI officials believe that security of the region could be ensured only through regional cooperation,” he said. At the other part of his remarks, Mohammad Najar announced IRI’s readiness to expand its defensive relations with the Persian Gulf littoral countries and reaffirmed that security of the Middle East region could be ensured only by the regional countries. He described withdrawal of American forces from Iraq as the first step in this regard.
HUNDREDS OF ARMED HAN CHINESE MARCH IN URUMQI
Police fired tear gas Tuesday to try to restore order as hundreds of Han Chinese armed with clubs marched through the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi, smashing shops and knocking over food stalls. According to AP, the city, where rioting and ethnic clashes killed 156 people two days ago, was extremely tense, with security officials breaking up a separate protest by the train station. Also, women faced off with armed Chinese police, wailing for the release of their sons and husbands detained after the riots.
Police used loudspeakers to appeal to the Han Chinese crowd to stop, but a group of about 300 protesters were joined by two other columns of marchers on Jiefang Nan Road.
US ATTACK KILLS 12 IN PAKISTAN
US missiles slammed into Pakistan’s south Waziristan region on Tuesday, killing at least 12 civilians in the latest in a flurry of cross border violations. If AP is to be believed, five foreigners were among the dead in the attack in South Waziristan close to the Afghan border.
It said two missiles hit Jangara, a village close to Makeen.
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