AFP: The UN atomic agency’s investigation of Iran will continue as Tehran has failed to provide sufficient information on crucial questions about uranium-enriching centrifuges and nuclear smuggling, the agency’s chief said. Mohamed ElBaradei, who was named Monday to a third-four year term as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, outlined the world’s … Iran has failed to provide crucial nuclear information – ElBaradei
AFP: The UN atomic agency’s investigation of Iran will continue as Tehran has failed to provide sufficient information on crucial questions about uranium-enriching centrifuges and nuclear smuggling, the agency’s chief said. Mohamed ElBaradei, who was named Monday to a third-four year term as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, outlined the world’s … Iran presidential candidate hints at bombings being insider job
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 One of the eight candidates bidding to become president in the upcoming election said that the recent spate of pre-election bombings in Iran were not the work of the main Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK). Members of the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation could not be blamed for the bombings, Mostafa Moin told an election rally in the central town of Khomein. Iran presidential candidate hints at bombings being insider job
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 One of the eight candidates bidding to become president in the upcoming election said that the recent spate of pre-election bombings in Iran were not the work of the main Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK). Members of the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation could not be blamed for the bombings, Mostafa Moin told an election rally in the central town of Khomein. Iran: conservative candidate denies any intention of quitting race
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 – Ali Larijani, one of the eight candidates in Irans upcoming presidential elections, announced today that he had no intention of withdrawing from the race amid speculation that members of the ultra-conservative faction were scrambling to introduce a single candidate. Iran: conservative candidate denies any intention of quitting race
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 – Ali Larijani, one of the eight candidates in Irans upcoming presidential elections, announced today that he had no intention of withdrawing from the race amid speculation that members of the ultra-conservative faction were scrambling to introduce a single candidate. Iran security forces arrest protesters outside Evin Prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 At least 10 people were arrested this afternoon by Irans paramilitary police for taking part in a sit-in outside Tehrans Evin Prison. The protesters had gathered to declare their support for political prisoners presently on hunger strike inside Evin. Evin Prison was built by the Shahs regime as a modern security prison to house … Iran security forces arrest protesters outside Evin Prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 At least 10 people were arrested this afternoon by Irans paramilitary police for taking part in a sit-in outside Tehrans Evin Prison. The protesters had gathered to declare their support for political prisoners presently on hunger strike inside Evin. Evin Prison was built by the Shahs regime as a modern security prison to house … Iran elections candidates: Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran Focus: For over two decades, Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been one of the two most powerful men within Irans ruling hierarchy, first as Ayatollah Khomeinis most trusted confidant until his death in 1989, and later as the junior partner in the Khamenei-Rafsanjani duo that has been at the apex of the Islamic Republic since then. As a young theological student in Qom, Rafsanjani, who hails from the rural deserts of southern Iran, became a fervent supporter of Khomeinis radical Islamic ideology.
Iran elections candidates: Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran Focus: For over two decades, Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been one of the two most powerful men within Irans ruling hierarchy, first as Ayatollah Khomeinis most trusted confidant until his death in 1989, and later as the junior partner in the Khamenei-Rafsanjani duo that has been at the apex of the Islamic Republic since then. As a young theological student in Qom, Rafsanjani, who hails from the rural deserts of southern Iran, became a fervent supporter of Khomeinis radical Islamic ideology.
Iran elections candidates: Mohsen Rezai
Iran Focus: Major General Mohsen Rezai was Commander of Irans elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from 1981 to 1997. The IRGC, and in particular its Qods (Jerusalem) Force, are tasked with liberating Jerusalem through Baghdad in stark contrast to the countrys regular armed forces which are purely for defending the country against foreign attacks. He currently serves as Secretary of the State Expediency Council. Mohsen Rezais life story is one of the most bizarre, and yet typical, cases of extreme make-over among the Islamic regimes elite. 