Al-Qaeda group threatens Iranians

The Daily Telegraph: THE leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Iraq has vowed to attack Iranians unless Iran cuts off its support for the Iraqi government within two months.We announce it today, our hands will not stay far from you," he said.

He did not say whether the group would mount attacks inside Iran.

Baghdadi said his group's decision is the result of Iran's support for its fellow Shiite Muslims in Iraq, and accused Tehran of being behind the burning of Sunni Muslim mosques and killings of Sunni leaders.

"We have prepared four years for this war, and all that remains is to give the orders," he said.

In May, Iraq's Interior Ministry said Baghdadi had been killed, but the group denied his death in a web posting.

Baghdadi said the ultimatum covers financial organisations and banks in Iraq that deal with Iran, without elaborating.
He warned Sunni businessmen against doing business with Iran and urged Arab states to denounce the Iraqi government.
"We give a precious chance to all countries that host the rejectionist Persians to issue a statement of condemnation denouncing the crimes committed by the rejectionist government (of Iraq)," he said.
Sunni Islamists often refer to Shiites as "rejectionists".
"They will be safe from our attacks if they do so within two months."