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CIA ‘shares’ intel info on car bomb Washington, February 19 Informed sources claimed that the Indian intelligence agencies have confirmed and corroborated the intelligence information on the bombing shared by the CIA. The sources expressed "surprise" that despite the alleged Iranian links, India has kept mum on it, which they claimed is mainly due to its diplomatic implications and its impact on India-Iran ties. They, however, did not comment on how credible the information is. The CIA did not respond to the e-mail sent by the PTI on this issue earlier in the day. Lisa Curtis, a former CIA analyst and now a Senior Research Fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, says that last Monday's attack on the Israeli diplomat in New Delhi has shined an uncomfortable spotlight on Indo-Iran ties. "If evidence revealing an Iranian hand in the attacks builds, the Indian government will have no choice but to condemn it. India would likely limit its reaction to condemnations, however, and stop short of taking other actions like expelling Iranian diplomats from the country," Curtis said. "India will find it increasingly challenging to balance its interest in maintaining cordial relations with Iran and avoiding tensions with the US over the Iranian nuclear stand-off as the situation intensifies," Curtis said, adding that there are no easy solutions for New Delhi. The US State Department, so far, has maintained that it is awaiting the results of the Indian investigations, but has observed that it would not be surprised if the attacks are traced to Iran. "We wouldn't be surprised if the fingerprints and the trail lead back to Iran but we're not in a position to assess until the investigations of the host governments are complete," State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, had said Friday. Notably, soon after the attack, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had blamed Iran. — PTI
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Bangkok: The Thai police has found a motorcycle allegedly left on the street by the Iranians detained in connection with recent blasts, with investigators probing whether there was a plan to use the bike for the attack. An owner of an electrical appliances repair shop alerted police after he noticed the Honda Wave that had been parked in front of his shop for a long time. Bomb disposal experts and forensic police rushed to the scene and checked the bike.