AFP: Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rowhani has brushed off threats of military action against the Islamic republic by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying such warnings only made him “laugh”, media reported Wednesday.
Iran’s Rowhani brushes off Netanyahu threats
Iran labor protest: Sign of daunting challenges for next president
Los Angeles Times: More than 200 steelworkers staged a demonstration Tuesday in front of the Iranian parliament, protesting layoffs and unpaid salaries in an illustration of the daunting economic challenges facing President-elect Hassan Rouhani.
Iran reshuffles hardline electoral body
AFP: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday appointed four clerics to Iran’s powerful Guardians Council, a body dominated by ultra-conservatives that interprets the constitution and supervises elections, media reported.
Protective measures are necessary to ensure the safety and security of the population of Camp Ashraf
Roll Call:For years, freedom-loving people around the world worked together under the courageous leadership of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, using every tool at their disposal, to get the wrongful designation of the Iranian opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) as a terrorist group removed.
World powers hope to resume Iran talks quickly
Reuters: World powers expressed hope on Tuesday of resuming negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program “as soon as possible” but gave no indication of a possible date for any new talks.
Iranian Americans urge Secretary General to ensure protection of Iranian dissidents in Iraq
PRNewswire: Hundreds of Iranian American rallied outside the United Nations Headquarters calling for guaranteeing the rights of Iranian refugees in Iraq, members of the opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
UN failure in Iraq is also an EU failure
EurActiv.com: Camp Ashraf, a refugee camp in Iraq’s Diyala province, used to be an oasis of technology and agriculture, but its UN-led resettlement proved to be a nightmare, writes retired US Army Colonel Wesley Martin.
Tehran says Israel PM aims to damage Iran’s status
AP: Iran’s foreign ministry is saying Israel’s prime minister seeks to damage relations between Iran and the world, referring to the Jewish state as “a warmonger regime.”
West demands tougher action against Iran arms to Syria
AFP: The United States on Monday led western calls for tougher UN action on Iran’s arms supplies to Syria and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. The calls came as Russia blocked a UN panel’s unanimous ruling that a ballistic missile launch by Iran was a breach of international sanctions, diplomats said.
Iranian wiretapping allegations lay bare political divisions
Bloomberg: The political divisions facing Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani were laid bare at a heated debate in Iran’s parliament over a lawmaker’s allegation his office was bugged.
