Yesterday afternoon’s headline: Tehran demands U.S. prove claims that Iran is harboring al-Qaida

Six hours later: Iran admits holding al Qaeda operatives:

Iranian officials Thursday told a U.N. representative that Iran has several unnamed al Qaeda operatives in custody, CNN has learned.

The acknowledgment comes as Washington has intensified its accusations that al Qaeda terrorists are inside Iran — something Tehran had previously denied.

What’s next? Will they remember that Saddam is there, too?