Iran Iran faced a major confrontation with the international communnity and threats of UN Security Council intervention when it resumed ultra-sensitive nuclear fuel work after a nine-month suspension. US-UN-Iraq The former head of the UN oil-for-food program, Benon Sevan, "corruptly benefited" from the scandal-tainted aid scheme, an independent panel concluded in an interim report. Japan Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called early elections after parliament shot down his plan to privatize the post office, the cornerstone of his agenda since taking office four years ago. Britain Three suspects behind a failed copycat bombing in London last month were remanded in custody as prosecutors mulled whether to slap treason charges on hardline Islamist clerics. Saudi-Australia-US-Britain Australia and Britain warned that terror attacks could be imminent in Saudi Arabia, following a US move to temporarily close its missions in the country that pushed oil prices to record levels.