U.S. Clear Evidence of Arms Smuggling

The United States said there was clear evidence of arms smuggling across the Syrian border to terrorist groups in Lebanon, and accused Iran and Syria of playing a negative role in the country. The U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, made the accusation after a closed Security Council meeting to discuss progress on a U.N. resolution that ended last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas backed by Syria and Iran. That resolution banned weapon transfers to Hezbollah. Syria's U.N. Ambassador dismissed the allegations.

Iran Stops gas only Car Making

Iran has announced that it will stop producing purely gas driven cars and produce more dual-fuel vehicles, which also run on gas. They will stop production in a little over two weeks time. They say it is not clear whether Iran can produce enough gas or supply it to gas stations. The government introduced gas rationing last week, a policy which provoked widespread anger and violence. The move was an attempt to reduce the large subsidies the government spends on gas and to limit the country's rising gas consumption.