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Iranian to be sentenced in arms smuggling case
The undercover agents hooked the Iranian arms broker slowly, setting up a phony storefront in Philadelphia and sending electronic messages that promised "our future is going to be big." But it took three years before authorities drew the man to a face-to-face meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, where he...
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Timetable for Drawdown Sets Off Afghan Alarm
For Afghans, the change in tone from the United States was unmistakable and may have already succeeded in President Obama’s goal of focusing Afghans’ attention.
Britain Says Iran Has Freed Five Detained Sailors
The sailors had been held after their racing yacht apparently drifted into Iranian waters.
Text of Secretary Gates’s Prepared Testimony
Here is the text of the prepared testimony of Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, as released in advance by his office.
Iran President Says Nuclear Enrichment Will Grow
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s comments are likely to heighten tensions with the West over Iran’s program.

