AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due in China on Thursday after the UN Security Council slapped Tehran with fresh sanctions over its nuclear programme — a move backed by Beijing.
Ahmadinejad due in China after sanctions slap
Iran halts production of ‘Neda’ figures
New York Times: A factory in Iran has been closed down after trying to mass produce statuettes of people who were killed in the protests that followed last year’s disputed presidential election, among them, Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old who became an icon of the opposition when a video of her shooting was broadcast around the world.
New UN sanctions on Iran for nuclear program
AP: A resolution approved Wednesday by the U.N. Security Council by a vote of 12-2 with one abstention imposes a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program. Here are the key points in the 18-page text:
Reactions to new UN sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 09 – The following are some reactions to the vote by the UN Security Council on Wednesday to tighten sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend suspected nuclear weapons activities:
Canine protest
Iran Focus: Isfahan, Jun. 09 – Political activists in the central city of Homayoun-Shahr hung pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei around the necks of three dogs which were running around in the city centre on Monday.
UN Security Council tightens sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: United Nations, Jun. 09 – The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted to tighten sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, targeting in particular the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
UN sanctions should be ‘thrown in dust bin’: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led a chorus of defiant Iranian criticism of new UN sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic on Wednesday, saying they deserved to be “thrown in the dust bin.”
Amnesty International issues warning over Iran human rights abuses
The Guardian: More than 5,000 Iranians have been arrested since disputed elections last year, with many subjected to torture, says report.
Karroubi’s bodyguard severely assaulted
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 09 – Tehran, Mohammad Mirza’i, a bodyguard for former Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Mehdi Karroubi, was arrested by security forces and roughed up.
Diplomats say US, Russia, France dismiss Iran deal
AP: The U.S., Russia and France on Wednesday replied to a proposal by Iran to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel, effectively dismissing the idea hours before an expected U.N. Security Council vote on new sanctions against Tehran.
