AFP: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said Arab fears of a possible "grand bargain" between Iran and the United States were unfounded and Washington would not abandon its long-time regional allies. Gates says US-Arab ties unchanged by Iran outreach
AFP: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said Arab fears of a possible "grand bargain" between Iran and the United States were unfounded and Washington would not abandon its long-time regional allies. Delara Darabi: ‘Oh mother, I can see the noose’
The Independent: It was 7am when Delara Darabi phoned home. "Oh mother, I see the hangman's noose in front of me," she garbled. "They are going to execute me. Please save me." Moments later a prison official snatched the handset away.
‘Mother, they’re going to kill me’: Calls for international tribunal into Iran’s ‘illegal’ hanging
Daily Mail: A 23-year-old woman made a frantic phonecall to her mother begging for help before Iran authorities held a rushed execution – disregarding a stay-of-execution and allegedly without informing her lawyer.
Iran court to hear U.S.-born reporter’s case next week
Reuters: An Iranian court will hold a hearing next week on the appeal submitted by Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi against her eight-year jail sentence for espionage, the judiciary said Tuesday. Dozens eye Iran presidency
AFP: Dozens of hopefuls, including four women and a truck driver, signed up on Tuesday to run in June 12 presidential election, seen as a test for Iran's dominant conservatives. Irans Ahmadinejad cancels Brazil trip indefinitely
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad canceled a trip to Brazil this week without explanation amid criticism at home from the country’s clerical leader and U.S. concern about Iran’s growing influence in Latin America. Iran shells Iraqi Kurdistan village
Reuters: Iran shelled a Kurdish village in a remote area of northern Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region on Monday, causing damage to buildings but no casualties, the region's border police said. Russian ship frees Iranians seized with pirates
AP: Iran's embassy in Moscow says a Russian warship has freed eight Iranians who were seized along with suspected Somali pirates last week. Iran says U.S. sanctions will not halt nuclear work
Reuters: Iran will not suspend its disputed nuclear programme even if the United States imposes sanctions targeting companies that ship fuel to the Islamic Republic, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. Peres says Iran seeks to control Arabs with terror
Bloomberg: Israeli President Shimon Peres said Iran’s nuclear program is a threat to the entire Middle East and the “fanatic rulers of Iran are on the wrong side of history.” 