BBC: Human rights organisations have condemned the execution of another juvenile offender in Iran on Tuesday.
Iran hangs second teenager
Hezbollah presence in Venezuela feared
Los Angeles Times: The Lebanese Shiite militia, linked to deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s, may be taking advantage of Chavez's ties with its ally Iran, terrorism experts say.
Iran says can hit Israel with missiles if attacked
Reuters: Iran could hit back at Israel with missiles if the Jewish state attacked it and could also rely on allies in the region to strike, the commander of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday. Israel develops diseases to sell drugs – Ahmadinejad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27 – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel on Tuesday of creating new diseases to make money from pharmaceutical products that cure them, state media reported.
Israel develops diseases to sell drugs – Ahmadinejad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27 – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel on Tuesday of creating new diseases to make money from pharmaceutical products that cure them, state media reported.
Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new army chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan as the new commander of the Islamic Republic's regular army ground forces.
Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new army chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan as the new commander of the Islamic Republic's regular army ground forces.
Syria, Iran warm to Russia as US tensions grow
AP: Syria's President Bashar Assad has publicly stepped up his outreach to old ally Russia in recent days, seeking aid to build up Syrian military forces and offering Moscow help in return — in an apparent effort to exploit a new Russian-American rift. Drought stricken, Iran buys US wheat for first time in 27 years
AFP: Wracked by drought, Iran has turned to the United States for wheat for the first time in 27 years, marking a setback for Tehran's search for agricultural self-sufficiency. Iran, Nigeria seeking to boost bilateral ties
AFP: Senior government officials from Iran and Nigeria opened talks on Tuesday aimed at boosting ties between the two oil producing nations. 