18:55 The Gutsy Goose fined for selling alcohol A restaurant owner in Cardiff has been fined £2,000 for illegally selling alcohol at his Cathays restaurant. More »
18:39 Stop-start traffic on the M4 There is stop-start traffic on the M4 Westbound between J40 A4107 (Port Talbot / Taibach) and J43 A465 (Llandarcy).
This is due to the sheer volume of traffic heading west this afternoon.
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18:18 Accident investigations on the A494 The A494 is closed in both directions due to accident investigation work between A470 (Dolgellau) and B4416 (The Turning for Brithdir).
Investigation work continues following a collision involving a lorry and a car which occurred near to the village of Bontnewydd at approximately 1.15pm. More »
17:56 More time to question Cardiff Bay murder suspect Police have been granted a 24-hour extension to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering a 65-year-old woman. More »
17:25 A474 blocked near Neath Abbey The A474 is blocked and there is queueing traffic due to an accident involving two vehicles at A4230 Neath Abbey Road (Neath Abbey Roundabout).
The collision is causing queues on all approaches to the roundabout so please be mindful of the area. More »
14:58 Katherine Jenkins to sing at the rugby Katherine Jenkins will be back on the pitch and singing for Wales when she performs ahead of the team’s game against England at Twickenham next weekend. Katherine Jenkins sings the Welsh national anthem prior to kickoff during the RBS Six Nations Championship match between Wales and Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on February 4, 2007 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) More »
13:52 Remains of woman who went missing 14 years ago are found The remains of a woman who went missing 14 years ago have been discovered at a South Wales quarry. Gwent Police say they belong to Margaret Llewellyn who was reported missing from her Chepstow home in 2002. Margaret Ann Llewelyn has been missing since May 6 2002 More »
13:26 New Cardiff restaurant opens tonight Cardiff newest restaurant opens its doors to the public for the first time tonight. Time & Beef will be a coffee shop by day and serve gourmet burgers and cocktails by night. Take a look at what to expect here. Rob Matthews Photography More »
12:47 More tickets to see Six Nations game at CASTLE Another 250 tickets have gone on sale for the screening of Wales v England in Caerphilly Castle. It comes after the first 500 on sale sold out in less than 24 hours. Find out more here.
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Seal of the U.S. State Department.
In the latest report published by the United States State Department, it accuses Iran of being the top state sponsor of terrorism.  The report contrasts Al-Qaeda's interest in "global jihad" against the interests which Iran is said to be sponsoring.  Iran's focus is explained as Israel, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

The report describes Iran's interest in Israel as, "encouraging anti-Israeli terrorist activity, rhetorically, operationally, and financially."  Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are accused of lauding terrorist attacks carried out by anti-Zionist groups.  The report notes that Iran's support for organisations involved in the Israel-Palestine conflict is not limited to Shia groups such as Hezbollah;  Hamas and others are, like most Palestinians, Sunni muslims.

Second, Iran is accused of playing a "destabilizing role in Iraq."  In particular, Iran's providing of IED to rejectionist groups in Iraq were mentioned in the State Department report.  The report also indicates that Iraq is "not currently a terrorist safe haven" but can become a "potential safe haven" for them.  Iranian officials deny that they are supplying weapons to Iraqi insurgent groups.

Third, Iran is said have aided the Taliban militarily according to General Peter Pace and other U.S. officials.  In Afghanistan, Iran gainsays a military role; it only acknowledges that it has helped with the reconstruction and revival of the Afghan economy.  

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards and Iran's intelligence ministry were specifically named in the coordination of the activities of the Iranian government abroad.

This statements of this State Department report are not novel.  In fact, in 2006, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said, "The Iranian regime is today the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism."

Many Iranian officials accuse the United States of terrorism and a raft of crimes in return and "Death to America" chants are a regular scene at Friday prayers throughout Iran.  

Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini, the 2nd deputy chair of the Assembly of Experts has, for instance, said,

Other countries on the state sponsors of terrorism list were Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.