WSJ: Iran Protesters Defy Clampdown Demonstrations flared up in Tehran and other big Iranian cities on Thursday evening, ending a week of effective clampdown on street protests, as thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets and clashe...

REUTERS: Israeli report: U.S., Israel strike settlement deal An Israeli newspaper reported on Wednesday Israel had won agreement from the United States for the continued construction of 2,500 housing units in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, ...

NOW LEBANON: Hezbollah denies connection to ship carrying weapons intercepted by Israel Full Article: http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=124401

THE CABLE: Report: Obama’s national security team ‘incredibly weak’ ..."Reform must take place," said James Locher, President & CEO of the Project on National Security Reform (PNSR), "If you did not like what happened in the last 7 or 8...

LAT: Israel seizes ship with alleged Hezbollah-bound arms Israel's navy intercepts a vessel off Cyprus that it says contained 300 tons of weapons being smuggled by Iran to Syria, bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Iran and Syria deny the...

From Andrew Sullivan: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/ REUTERS: Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran

REUTERS: Iran wants to be seen as regional power: ElBaradei ..."They believe that the nuclear know-how brings prestige, brings power, and they would like to see the U.S. engaging them," he told a forum on nuclear disarmament. "Unfortunately that...