Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 31 A worker from Iran’s “Foumanat Textiles” factory attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself inside the factory but was prevented when a fellow worker cut the rope aroundIran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 31 A worker from Iran’s “Foumanat Textiles” factory attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself inside the factory but was prevented when a fellow worker cut the rope around
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 30 – In a letter to Tehrans prosecutor, his counterpart in the earthquake-stricken city of BamIran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 30 – In a letter to Tehrans prosecutor, his counterpart in the earthquake-stricken city of Bam
USA TODAY: Here in the theological hub of Shiite Islam for the past quarter-century, thousands of Iraqis who fled the regime
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed concern Sunday over the actions of Iran and Syria in neighboring Iraq, saying the two countries have not been helpful. “We certainly are concerned by the role that Iran has tried to play in Iraq,” Rice said in an interview with the ABC television program “This Week.” 
Reuters: The United States has rebuffed pleas to join a European diplomatic drive to persuade Iran to give up any ambitions to add nuclear bombs to its arsenal, U.S. officials and foreign diplomats say. For months, Britain, France and Germany have hoped to improve their bargaining power with the Islamic republic by involving Washington in a proposed accord over an end to its uranium enrichment activities. 
Reuters: The United States and Gulf Arab states are discussing ways of pressuring Iran over a perceived threat from Tehran’s nuclear and missile program, the top U.S. diplomat in charge of disarmament said Sunday. 
Sunday Times: Democracy came to Iran last week, but unfortunately for the budding reformists who dream of ending theocratic rule in Tehran, the ballot boxes were Iraqi. The lines of men and women outside polling stations were expatriates casting early votes for a new government in Baghdad. More than 60,000 exiled Iraqis have registered to vote in Iran, which is watching todays elections with a mixture of caution and avarice. 
BBC: A Cairo court has charged an Egyptian national with spying for Iran. Prosecutors said Mahmoud Eid Muhammad Dabbous was paid by the Revolutionary Guard to provide information about a number of locations in Egypt. Mr Dabbous pleaded not guilty and said Egyptian intelligence had tortured him while he was in detention. 
