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Operatives of a secretive Iran-backed terrorist network in Turkey scouted the area hosting a radar site in Malatya's Kürecik district that is part of a NATO early warning radar system, an ongoing investigation has revealed. According to an 854-page police investigation on the Tawhid-Salam terror network obtained by Today's Zaman, witness testimony provided to the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office on March 22, 2013 indicated that suspects tied to Iranian intelligence had collected information about Kürecik. The witness said many front companies with the cover of legitimate businesses such as real estate agencies or bookstores had been established in Malatya by...

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf says leaks on the Iran nuke talks by Israel would “betray” the US’s trust. “We’ve continuously provided detailed classified briefings to Israeli officials to keep them updated and to provide context for how we are approaching getting to a good deal,” she told reporters in Washington. “Any release of any kind of information like that would, of course, betray that trust.”

Amman, Iraq Press, July 21, 2002 – The Iraqi army command has cancelled leaves as tension mounts in the country over a possible U.S. military attack. Informed sources told Iraq Press that the army has suspended regular military leaves and declared a state of high alert. Meantime, military police units which pursue deserters have carried out spot searches of residential areas in Baghdad amid reports of a substantial increase in army desertion rates despite a presidential pardon. Residents say the police have set up checkpoints at Baghdad's main interjections and highways leading to the capital. The campaign coincides with an...