Iran Focus: Paris, May 31 – Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi condemned the deadly Israeli attack Monday on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip.
Iran opposition condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy
Seminaries in Qom eyed by Foreign Ministry to further Iran’s fundamentalist agenda
Iran Focus: Qom, May 31 – Iranian officials are focusing on foreign students studying at seminaries in the Shiite holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, as vessels to help further the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy agenda, especially advancing its fundamentalist influence in Muslim countries, Iran Focus has learnt.
Iran producing higher-enriched uranium: IAEA
AFP: Iran is pressing ahead with its controversial atomic programme, producing enriched uranium at higher levels of purification and installing more machinery, a restricted UN report revealed on Monday.
Japan urges Iran to halt uranium enrichment
AFP: Japan urged Iran Monday to halt its controversial uranium enrichment programme, hinting Tokyo might support additional international sanctions against the country, officials said.
Iranian ambassador: No deal on US hikers
AP: The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad said the recent release of two Iranians from Iraqi custody is not an indication of any impeding deal to free three Americans held by Tehran on spying charges.
Iran oil rig fire may blaze for six months – report
Reuters: An Iranian oil rig fire may take six months to put out, an official in charge of extinguishing the blaze was quoted as saying on Monday.
China offers billion-euro loan for Iran projects
AFP: Beijing has offered a loan of one billion euros (1.2 billion dollars) to fund projects in Tehran, a report said on Sunday, in a sign of increased Chinese participation in the Iranian economy.
Iran oil rig fire may blaze for one month -report
Reuters: A fire blazing at an Iranian oil rig may take up to one month to extinguish, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.
General McChrystal says Afghan insurgents trained in Iran
Reuters: Afghan insurgents are being trained inside Iran and given weapons to fight security forces, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Sunday, joining a rising drumbeat of criticism of Iran’s role in the country.
Israel stations nuclear missile subs off Iran
Sunday Times: Three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline.
