Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 – A hunger strike by seven political prisoners in Iran’s Rajaii Shahr prison near Karaj (west of Tehran) has entered its third week. The hunger strike by the prisoners started on January 25 in protest to their confinement in the “dangerous criminals” section. Reports have surfaced that the political prisoners have been faced with assault and intimidation from murderers and other dangerous criminals. The seven prisoners are Hojjat Zamani, Bina Darab-Zand, Arzhang Davoodi, Valiollah-Feyz Mahdavi, Mehrdad Lohrasbi, Dr. Farzad Hamidi, and Jaafar Iqdami. Hunger strike in Iran prison enters third week
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 – A hunger strike by seven political prisoners in Iran’s Rajaii Shahr prison near Karaj (west of Tehran) has entered its third week. The hunger strike by the prisoners started on January 25 in protest to their confinement in the “dangerous criminals” section. Reports have surfaced that the political prisoners have been faced with assault and intimidation from murderers and other dangerous criminals. The seven prisoners are Hojjat Zamani, Bina Darab-Zand, Arzhang Davoodi, Valiollah-Feyz Mahdavi, Mehrdad Lohrasbi, Dr. Farzad Hamidi, and Jaafar Iqdami. Hunger strike in Iran prison enters third week
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 – A hunger strike by seven political prisoners in Iran’s Rajaii Shahr prison near Karaj (west of Tehran) has entered its third week. The hunger strike by the prisoners started on January 25 in protest to their confinement in the “dangerous criminals” section. Reports have surfaced that the political prisoners have been faced with assault and intimidation from murderers and other dangerous criminals. The seven prisoners are Hojjat Zamani, Bina Darab-Zand, Arzhang Davoodi, Valiollah-Feyz Mahdavi, Mehrdad Lohrasbi, Dr. Farzad Hamidi, and Jaafar Iqdami. Bush: U.S. to counter Iran nuke threat with ‘effective strategy’
Combined dispatches: Washington, Feb. 17 – United State President George W. Bush today called on Iran to adhere to its international obligations and called Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons “unacceptable”. At a White House press conference to introduce John Negroponte as the new national intelligence chief, Bush said Iran had kept its program secret over the past two decades until it was exposed by an Iranian group. Words are weapons for Iranian bloggers
UPI: Iran is already under attack. The opposition is at work both within and beyond its borders, restless, coordinating and sharing intelligence. Its ranks number in the tens of thousands, most of whom are young and savvy with experience in clandestine activity. Their arsenal, however, includes neither guns nor grenades, but keyboards and flat-screen monitors. Iran warns of immediate payback for any attack after blast scare
AFP: Iran warned Thursday that it would respond immediately to any military strike after a roadworks blast near a nuclear site sparked fears of an attack, the state news agency IRNA reported Thursday. “An attack, whatever it is, against any site, whether it be nuclear or not, would produce a very rapid response,” Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said.
Nuclear fuel deal with Russia imminent, Iran says
Reuters: Russia will sign a deal with Iran next week to start nuclear fuel shipments for the Russian-built reactor there, an Iranian official said on Thursday. The United States, which accuses Iran of secretly working to develop nuclear weapons, has long called on Russia to avoid supplying the Islamic state with nuclear fuel. Bush: U.S. to counter Iran nuke threat with “effective strategy”
Combined dispatches: Washington, Feb. 17 – United State President George W. Bush today called on Iran to adhere to its international obligations and called Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons “unacceptable”. At a White House press conference to introduce John Negroponte as the new national intelligence chief, Bush said Iran had kept its program secret over the past two decades until it was exposed by an Iranian group. Bush: U.S. to counter Iran nuke threat with “effective strategy”
Combined dispatches: Washington, Feb. 17 – United State President George W. Bush today called on Iran to adhere to its international obligations and called Iran’s possession of nuclear weapons “unacceptable”. At a White House press conference to introduce John Negroponte as the new national intelligence chief, Bush said Iran had kept its program secret over the past two decades until it was exposed by an Iranian group. Iran Continues Support of Terrorism, US Congress Told
Voice of America: Experts and other witnesses appearing before a congressional committee say Iran continues to support terrorist groups and is encouraging instability in Iraq. A hearing also included emotional testimony by individuals affected by Iranian-backed terrorism. From Israel and the Palestinian territories to Iraq and elsewhere, witnesses at Wednesday’s hearing said Iran’s ongoing sponsorship of terrorism is indisputable, and poses a direct and continuing threat to U.S. interests. After Iraq, Iran the new threat as Bush heads to Europe
AFP: When US President George W. Bush comes to town next week, Washington’s European allies will be hoping to extinguish the heat of transatlantic rancour over Iraq. But just as one issue gets switched to the backburner for Bush’s participation next Tuesday in EU and NATO summits, another in the form of Iran’s nuclear ambitions threatens a fresh flare-up.
