AFP: The EU said Tuesday it will resume trade talks with Iran this week after Tehran agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, but the bloc vowed to keep up pressure in areas of concern including the Islamic state’s nuclear plans. Talks on a trade and cooperation agreement, suspended 18 months ago, will resume Wednesday, but in parallel EU negotiators will restart political talks on key issues including human rights and weapons of mass destruction. EU to resume trade talks with Iran
AFP: The EU said Tuesday it will resume trade talks with Iran this week after Tehran agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, but the bloc vowed to keep up pressure in areas of concern including the Islamic state’s nuclear plans. Talks on a trade and cooperation agreement, suspended 18 months ago, will resume Wednesday, but in parallel EU negotiators will restart political talks on key issues including human rights and weapons of mass destruction. 120,000 Iraqi expatriates can vote in Iran but Shiite party complains
AFP: About 120,000 Iraqis living in neighboring Iran can participate in landmark national elections this month, UN officials said Tuesday, but the main Iraqi Shiite party criticized restrictions imposed on voters. About 70 voting stations will be set up in six large cities including Tehran, poll organizer Kate Pryce told a press conference, with registration scheduled for January 17 to 23 and voting from January 28 to 30. Govt to deport Iranian man: advocate
Seven News: The federal government will try to deport an Iranian asylum seeker from Australia after three unsuccessful attempts to force him to leave, a refugee group said.The man, in his 30s, fled Iran for Australia four years ago after converting from Islam to Christianity – an offence punishable by death in his home country, according to the Refugee Action Collective. But the federal government has rejected his bid for asylum and he has exhausted all possible appeals.
Two deported from Iran for practicing Bahai faith
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 11 – Two foreigners were deported from Iran for practicing the Bahai faith according to an Iranian official. These individuals, one a European and the other a Latin American, travelled to and from Iran over the past five years posing as traders and tourists, secretly attracting youths to their sect through economic activities, the official said. Two deported from Iran for practicing Bahai faith
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 11 – Two foreigners were deported from Iran for practicing the Bahai faith according to an Iranian official. These individuals, one a European and the other a Latin American, travelled to and from Iran over the past five years posing as traders and tourists, secretly attracting youths to their sect through economic activities, the official said. 12 caught crossing from Iran into Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 11 – Twelve Iranians were arrested by Iraqi police yesterday in the city of al-Kut, south of Baghdad. The individuals who crossed the Iran-Iraq border travelled without valid visas. Iraqi authorities had demanded in recent weeks that Tehran shut down illegal crossings between the 1500km border.
12 caught crossing from Iran into Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 11 – Twelve Iranians were arrested by Iraqi police yesterday in the city of al-Kut, south of Baghdad. The individuals who crossed the Iran-Iraq border travelled without valid visas. Iraqi authorities had demanded in recent weeks that Tehran shut down illegal crossings between the 1500km border.
Iran Plays a Role in Iraq Vote
Los Angeles Times: As Iraq lurches toward elections this month, its neighbor Iran is emerging as one of the hottest campaign issues. Iraq’s outspoken defense minister fired one of the first salvos last month, charging that the front-running slate, the Shiite Muslim-dominated United Iraqi Alliance, was controlled by Tehran and was determined to “build an Islamic dictatorship and have turbaned clerics rule in Iraq.” The minister, Hazem Shaalan, is a Shiite, but is running on a rival, more secular slate. Friday Prayers Leader denounces mal-veiling in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 10 – Irans Friday Prayers Leader for the city of Urumiyeh (northwest Iran) demanded a harsher crackdown on mal-veiling in the Islamic republic. Hojatolislam Gholamreza Hassani speaking to a state-run news agency accused security forces of acting too softly on women who do not fully cover their hair, calling the issue the root of Irans social problems.
Friday Prayers Leader denounces mal-veiling in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 10 – Irans Friday Prayers Leader for the city of Urumiyeh (northwest Iran) demanded a harsher crackdown on mal-veiling in the Islamic republic. Hojatolislam Gholamreza Hassani speaking to a state-run news agency accused security forces of acting too softly on women who do not fully cover their hair, calling the issue the root of Irans social problems.
