Reuters: Iran is sending aid ships to blockaded Gaza, state radio said on Monday — a move likely to be considered provocative by Israel which accuses Tehran of arming the Palestinian enclave’s Islamist rulers, Hamas.
Iranian aid ships head for Gaza
Iran police ‘free Karroubi from hardliners’ siege’
AFP: Iranian police on Monday helped opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi escape a day after rival hardline loyalists surrounded him in a cleric’s house, a website close to the government said.
Iraq’s new parliament convenes 3 months after vote
AP: Iraq’s new parliament has convened, more than three months after inconclusive national elections left the country in political limbo.
71 women passengers denied boarding flights
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 – Some 210 men and 112 women have been arrested for promiscuous conduct in airports in Iran over the past 82 days, according to the head of security of Iran’s airports, Revolutionary Guards Brig. Gen. Nabiollah Heidari.
Iran seals office of late dissident cleric
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 – The Office of the late Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri was locked and sealed on Monday by authorities in the holy city of Qom, according to his son, Ahmad.
Defying the crackdown
Iran Focus – Editorial: On Saturday, thousands of Iranians once again braved death to take to the streets, this time to mark the anniversary of the 2009 protests. Chants of “death to the dictator” could not be muffled by the heavy security presence. The protests were significant in outlining the future direction of the uprising.
U.S. Congress concern for MEK in Iraq
Iran Focus: Washington, Jun. 13 – Concern for the safety of members of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran is mounting in the U.S. Congress as the American military prepares to evacuate a base near Camp Ashraf, where the group’s members reside in Iraq, and turn it over to Iraqi security forces.
Midnight celebration in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 13 – At about 1:00 am on Sunday, large groups of people gathered at Tehran’s Azadi Square to sing and dance after successfully taking part in anti-government protests earlier on Saturday.
Iran hardliners surround opposition leader in holy city
AFP: Iran’s opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi was surrounded while in the house of a senior cleric in the holy city of Qom on Sunday by regime supporters who also attacked his car, an opposition website said.
Iran drafting bill to reduce UN atomic agency ties: MP
AFP: Iran’s parliament is drafting a bill on downgrading ties with the UN atomic watchdog, a lawmaker said Sunday after the Islamic republic was slapped with fresh sanctions over its nuclear drive.
