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Bloomberg reported that "U.S.-led forces said they seized an Iranian intelligence agent near Baghdad who was involved in training Iraqi militants." "The main suspect is believed to be a commander of Iranian special operations in Iraq, the military said, adding that he helped train Iraqi fighters at elite camps." Read

The New York Times reported that Russia denied recent reports of surface to air missile sales to Iran. "A Russian government agency on Monday denied an Iranian official's claim that Russia was selling an advanced air-defense system to Iran.

Reuters reported that “The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany agreed with Arab diplomats to consult regularly on Iran's nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday.” “‘All there expressed their concern about Iran's nuclear policies and its regional ambitions,’ Rice said, adding that they all expressed support for efforts by the U.N. Security Council, the six powers and the U.N. atomic agency on Iran.

AFP reported that "Germany wants further sanctions to be imposed against Iran, hitting the banking and transport sectors, according to the weekly Der Spiegel to be published Monday." "The magazine says Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's chief-of-staff Volker Stanzel suggested new measures to his French and British counterparts on Thursday.