Baghdad (AFP) US and Iraqi forces, backed by helicopters, killed 26 militants suspected of links to “Iranian terror networks” in raids in the Baghdad Shiite district of Sadr City Saturday, the US military said.

THE HARD-LINE regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been frightening neighbors with its meddling-by-proxy in Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza.

The U.S. and its allies are reviewing a proposal that would commit the U.N. Security Council to hold off on new sanctions on Iran if the country stops further development of its uranium enrichment program, diplomats said Friday.