Iran Says It Helped Counter Terror
Iran has made a significant contribution to the war on terror by arresting agents of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Saturday. He did not say how many — or how senior — al-Qaida detainees were in Iranian jails. “That we have detained and jailed al-Qaida operatives here and cut their contacts with the outside world is a very serious step in the fight against terrorism,” Kharrazi said. The United States has accused Iran of harboring al-Qaida fugitives and has called upon the Islamic country to turn over the detainees it had. Tehran has no extradition treaty with Washington. Full Story