Iran Focus: Washington, Sep. 09 – Iran is secretly building a uranium enrichment site near Qazvin, 120 km west of Tehran, Iranian dissidents said on Thursday.
Iran building secret nuclear enrichment site – opposition group
Iran says to free one detained American hiker
Reuters: Iran will release one of the three detained American hikers accused of espionage, an official told Reuters on Thursday.
Iran bans imports of 49 agriculture products, Donya reports
Bloomberg: Iran’s Agriculture Ministry banned the import of 49 agriculture products, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad set to visit Lebanon in October
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon next month for the first time since taking office five years ago, a government source told AFP on Thursday.
Son asks Iran for proof mother’s adultery, murder case is ‘on hold’
CNN: The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning said he wants proof that his mother’s adultery and murder case has been put “on hold.”
U.S. seeks to support Iran democratic forces – Clinton
Reuters: The United States tries to support democratic forces in Iran but in a way that does not undermine or endanger them, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.
US welcomes South Korean sanctions against Iran
AFP: The United States hailed new sanctions imposed by South Korea against Iran as increasing pressure on Tehran to return to the negotiating table to address concerns about its nuclear aims.
EU: Suspension of Iran stoning case not enough
AP: The European Union presidency said Thursday that Iran’s suspension of a stoning sentence against a woman convicted of adultery is not enough and demands it be completely overturned.
European Parliament condemns Iran stoning sentence
AP: Germany, the European Union and a major human rights group slammed Iran on Wednesday for its plans to stone a woman convicted of adultery, increasing the global pressure on Tehran over a case it has tried to present as a criminal matter and not one of human rights.
Iran’s shadow games
Wall Street Journal – Review & Outlook: Another International Atomic Energy Agency report serves up more data on Iran’s atomic progress. Ho-hum. So, barring an epiphany of seriousness by the so-called international community, one of these days Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will usher his regime into the world’s club of nuclear states.
