AFP: US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Thursday agreed to step up moves on new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, the White House said.Obama, Medvedev to ‘intensify’ efforts on Iran sanctions: US
AFP: US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Thursday agreed to step up moves on new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, the White House said.US tries to blunt Iran anti-sanctions push
AP: The Obama administration moved Thursday to head off a joint Turkish-Brazilian effort that could help Iran avoid new United Nations sanctions over its suspect nuclear program.
Jailed Iran director Panahi appears on-screen in Cannes
AFP: The jailed Iranian film-maker, Jafar Panahi, described being interrogated by police in a clip screened Thursday at the Cannes film festival.Clashes at Iran embassies in Denmark, Sweden
AFP: Police and protesters opposed to Iran’s rulers clashed in front of the Iranian embassies in Denmark and Sweden on Thursday when demonstrators threw rocks and tried to enter, authorities said.US hikers’ mums to visit Iran ‘next week’
AFP: The mothers of three US citizens detained in Iran are to visit the country next week and see their children for the first time in almost 10 months.
Strike brings Kurdish province to a standstill
Iran Focus: Mahabad, Iran, 13 May – Public outrage has spread throughout towns in Iran’s Kurdistan Province following the hanging of five Kurdish prisoners of conscience over the weekend, an Iran Focus correspondent in the area reports.A call to protest in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, 13 May – From the Grapevine … Young people in the capital’s northern districts of Elahiyeh and Ekhtiariyeh wrote extensive graffiti on walls Wednesday urging the public to join the 10-day anti-government protests in June, which the opposition has called for.Taiwan man pleads guilty in Iran missile case
AP: A Taiwanese businessman has pleaded guilty in Miami to federal charges of conspiring to export items to Iran that can be used for missiles and military drones.Russia warns U.S. against unilateral Iran sanctions
Reuters: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States and other Western nations on Thursday against imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.Afghans protest against Iran over executions
Reuters: Around 1,000 Afghans demonstrated on Thursday against alleged ill-treatment and executions of some Afghan refugees by Iranian authorities on charges of drug-smuggling.
