Reuters: The rape of some Iranian reformers who were jailed after a disputed presidential election has been proven to a parliamentary committee, a lawmaker was quoted as saying on Thursday. Iran MP says rape of some vote detainees proven
Reuters: The rape of some Iranian reformers who were jailed after a disputed presidential election has been proven to a parliamentary committee, a lawmaker was quoted as saying on Thursday. Irans factional disputes grow increasingly bitter
New York Times: On Wednesday, aides to Iran’s president lashed out publicly at two former presidents, the nation’s most influential dissident cleric said government officials had taken a “deviant path” and a government-aligned Web site reported that the Tehran prosecutor had been fired. Iran’s top dissident cleric warns against regime ‘fall’
AFP: Top dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri has renewed his criticism of Iranian authorities, warning their handling of the post-election unrest could lead to the fall of the regime. France’s Sarkozy raises Iran sanction threat
Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened on Wednesday to press for tougher sanctions on Iran and repeated his call for broad international action to curb financial market abuses. Iran ‘pragmatists’ proposed nuclear halt-diplomats
Reuters: Iranian leaders received and rejected in May a proposal from domestic "pragmatists" to halt Iran's nuclear enrichment program to resolve its feud with the West and avoid new U.N. sanctions, Western diplomats said. Sarkozy criticizes Iran’s leaders, al-Qaida
AP: President Nicolas Sarkozy criticized Iranian leaders for their handling of contested elections and their nuclear program, and pleaded for a new push for peace in the Middle East in a sweeping diplomatic strategy speech Wednesday. Iran’s envoy to Japan confirms expansion of ties
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 – Iran's envoy to Japan emphasized Mahoud Ahmadinejad's new government's determination to develop ties with his Japanese counterparts.
Iran’s envoy to Japan confirms expansion of ties
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 – Iran's envoy to Japan emphasized Mahoud Ahmadinejad's new government's determination to develop ties with his Japanese counterparts.
Iraq Shiite leader Hakim ‘dies in Tehran hospital’
AFP: Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim has died in a Tehran hospital after a long battle with lung cancer, his son Mohsen Hakim told AFP. Atomic agency is pressed on Iran records
New York Times: The Obama administration and its European allies are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency to make public evidence that they believe points toward an Iranian drive to gain the ability to build a nuclear weapon, part of a broad effort to build a case for far more punishing sanctions against the country. 