Iran to retaliate if planes, ships inspected: speaker
Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani warned the West and certain countries with retaliation if they try to inspect Iranian planes and ships following last week's UN Security Council sanctions resolution against Tehran, the English language satellite Press TV reported on Wednesday.
"I am warning the U.S. and certain adventurous countries that in case they plan to inspect the cargo of Iranian ships and planes, they should rest assured that we will do the same in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman (with their ships)," Larijani was quoted as saying.
"This retaliation would be part of our policy to protect our national interests," Larijani added.
The new round of the UN Security Council sanctions resolution, adopted against Iran last Wednesday over its controversial nuclear program, aims to restrict the country's shipping and air cargo operations.
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Special Report - 06/18/10
Combined Patrol Captures Taliban Commander
An Afghan-international force captured a Taliban commander in Afghanistan's Zabul province last night, military officials reported.
The commander is responsible for coordinating and assisting in attacks against Afghan and international forces and has also been involved in the procurement and emplacement of roadside bombs, officials said.
The suspect was detained while the security force searched a compound in the province's Shah Joy district after intelligence sources confirmed insurgent activity. The combined force protected several women and children during the operation, officials said, and no shots were fired.
Inter-Services Intelligence agency denies LSE report saying it is 'arming and funding' Afghan Taliban
Pakistani intelligence is so deeply involved in the arming and funding of the Afghan Taliban that it holds a seat on the militant leadership council and has sent the president, Asif Ali Zardari, to make prison visits to captured leaders, a report by the London School of Economics has said.
Researcher Matt Waldman said Pakistani support for the insurgency was "official" policy, implemented by the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency in the form of money, weapons and training.
"Pakistan appears to be playing a double game of astonishing magnitude," the report, which cited interviews with unnamed Taliban commanders and western officials, said.
Special Report - 06/21/10
