AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she was confident Iran would free two US hikers convicted of spying and rejected concerns about the delay in their release.
Clinton says Iran will free hikers
Exclusive: Belarus said to help Iran flout U.N. sanctions
Reuters: Belarus is the latest country that Western powers suspect of helping Iran to skirt U.N. sanctions aimed at preventing Tehran from expanding its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, Western diplomats told Reuters.
US wants details on Iran nuke claims ‘very soon’
AFP: The United States said Wednesday it hoped the UN atomic agency would “very soon” give more detail on new information the watchdog has on possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme.
Britain will push for Iran sanctions at UN, says Hague
AFP: Foreign Secretary William Hague has vowed to confront Iran’s “repressive” human rights record by pushing for tough sanctions at next week’s United Nations General Assembly.
Iran’s release of US hikers in doubt
AFP: Iran’s judiciary said on Wednesday that no decision has been taken on releasing two US hikers convicted of spying, a day after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted the duo would be released soon.
Iran to pardon US hikers jailed for spying: Ahmadinejad
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in interviews Tuesday that Iran “in a couple of days” would release two US hikers convicted on charges of spying but who claimed to have accidentally strayed into the country.
Aide to Ahmadinejad ally freed on bail: prosecutor
AFP: An aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff has been released on bail, Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said on Monday.
Man who tried to export jet to Iran sentenced
AP: A California man who admitted trying to sell a fighter jet and other items to Iran was sentenced to almost four years in prison Monday.
Britain to accuse Iran of ‘hypocrisy’ over Arab Spring
AFP: British Foreign Secretary William Hague will accuse Iran of “breathtaking hypocrisy” for supporting revolutions in the Arab world while crushing domestic dissent in a speech Tuesday, The Times said.
Amnesty urges Iran to free detained rights lawyer
AFP: Iran must immediately free Abdolfattah Soltani, a prominent human rights lawyer rearrested at the weekend after spending months behind bars between 2005 and 2009, Amnesty International said on Monday.
