Ahmadinejad seeks revenge on interfering powers

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 09 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday vowed to “slam the heads” of those nations which he perceives as having “interfered” in Iran’s post-election unrest “into the ceiling”.

Ahmadinejad to name new cabinet in mid-August

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ImageAFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that he will submit his new cabinet line-up to parliament for its approval toward the middle of August, the ISNA news agency reported.

Tehran embassy worker trial ‘provocation’

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ImageAFP: Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the trial in Tehran Saturday of an Iranian employee of the British embassy was the "latest Iranian provocation" since the disputed presidential election.

Frenchwoman charged over Iran unrest, IRNA says

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ImageReuters: A Frenchwoman on trial in Iran has been charged with acting against the country's national security for being involved in unrest after the June presidential vote, the state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Britain calls Iran trial of employee an “outrage”

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ImageReuters: Britain strongly criticised the trial in Iran on Saturday of an Iranian staffer from its Tehran embassy, calling it an "outrage" and saying it was in breach of past assurances from senior Iranian officials.

Detained French lecturer in dock at Tehran protesters’ trial

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ImageAFP: A French lecturer and an Iranian employee of the French embassy were in the dock on Saturday alongside others detained during protests over the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a Tehran court resumed their trial.

Conservatives warn Ahmadinejad not to defy ayatollah on cabinet picks

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ImageNew York Times: In a sign of persistent divisions in Iran’s hard-line political camp, a coalition of major conservative parties issued an unusually blunt open letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday, warning him not to disregard the supreme leader and other senior figures as he chooses his new cabinet.

Iran puts French woman on trial

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ImageReuters: Iran put on trial a French citizen and a local employee of the French embassy in Tehran on Saturday following the country's disputed June presidential election, the semi-official Fars news agency said.

Iran resumes mass trial of activists, protesters

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ImageAP: Dozens of opposition activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and plotting to topple the ruling Islamic system following the disputed presidential election, Iran's state media reported.

Amnesty says large spike in executions in Iran

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ImageAFP: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday it had recorded an "alarming spike" in the number of executions in Iran since the disputed presidential election in June.