Even as a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran is considering cooperation with the US to check the insurgent advance in Iraq, Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani was putting out a far different message on Friday. Larijani told a conference in Tehran that the US was responsible for the Islamic State of Iraq and as-Sham, which has led the insurgency:...

[caption id="attachment_100550" align="alignright" width="206"] Members of the al-Qaeda terrorist group. (file photo)[/caption] Thirty agents linked to the terrorist group al-Qaeda have been apprehended across Iran over the past month, says the countrys deputy intelligence minister. The Intelligence Ministry carries out very good and effective measures ...