NYT: U.S. Envoys Head Out on a Mission to Rally Iran’s Neighbors With tensions over Iran’s nuclear ambitions hitting new levels, the United States is mounting a diplomatic full-court press in the Middle East, sending four top diplomats, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, to confer with Arab and Israeli leaders.  The envoys’ visits to Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were planned separately in recent weeks, but they now have a common purpose, administration officials said: to reassure Iran’s neighbors that the United States will stand firm against Tehran, and to enlist other countries in a global effort to put pressure on the Iranian authorities.

WP: At least 5 killed in attack on militia American and Iraqi soldiers targeting a Shiite militia that had been smuggling weapons in southern Iraq killed at least five people Friday, angering provincial officials who accused U.S. forces of using excessive force.  U.S. military officials said the operation in Maysan province, which bordersIran , targeted Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Shiite militia. It was among the militant groups that splintered in 2007 from armed forces loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.  U.S. officials say Kataib Hezbollah receives training and funding from Iran. Iran denies the allegation.  American officials accused the group of attacking several U.S. bases in 2007 and 2008 using rocket-propelled bombs, usually fired in volleys from trucks. A U.S. base in southern Iraq was attacked with that type of bomb last month.

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