AFP: A member of the team of Iranian lawyers representingthe family of murdered photographer Zahra Kazemi has been
barred from leaving the country, local media reported Wednesday.
Murdered Canadian photographer’s lawyer barred from leaving Iran
AFP: A member of the team of Iranian lawyers representingthe family of murdered photographer Zahra Kazemi has been
barred from leaving the country, local media reported Wednesday.
Europes Ritual Dance
National Review Online: The European “solution” to the threat of Iranian atomic bombs bids fair to join the “peace process” as the most boffo running gag in the history of show biz. Every few months, the elegantly dressed diplomatic wizards from London, Paris, and Berlin race across a continent or two to meet with Iranians dressed in turbans and gowns, and after some hours of alleged hard work, they emerge with a new agreement, just like their more numerous counterparts engaged in the peace negotiations. Bush says Iran freeze ‘not the final step’
AFP: US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that Iran’s agreement to freeze all uranium enrichment activities was “certainly not the final step” in easing US fears that Tehran seeks a nuclear weapon. “The Iranians agreed to suspend — but not terminate — their nuclear weapons program. Our position is that they ought to terminate their nuclear weapons program,” said the president. Canada warns will push IAEA to report violations of Iran nuclear deal
AFP: Canada, the 2004-5 chair of UN atomic energy agency’s Board of Governors, warned Monday it would press the body to inform the Security Council of any violation of a deal to freeze Iran’s uranium program. The Canadian position, laid out in a statement by Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew, mirrored the US stance on the agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Women facing imminent stoning, death by hanging in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 30 – The Supreme Court of Iran has upheld a stoning sentence for a woman accused of adultery. Hajieh Esmailvand has been serving prison time in the town of Jolfa (Northwestern Iran) since Jan. 2000 for having an affairwith a 17-year-old boy.
Women facing imminent stoning, death by hanging in Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 30 – The Supreme Court of Iran has upheld a stoning sentence for a woman accused of adultery. Hajieh Esmailvand has been serving prison time in the town of Jolfa (Northwestern Iran) since Jan. 2000 for having an affairwith a 17-year-old boy.
Nuclear Freeze Talks Must Not Last Too Long – Iran
Reuters: Iran is prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday. “The length of the suspension will only be for the length of the negotiations with the Europeans and the length of negotiations must be rational and not too long,” Rohani told a news conference. Election delay urged
Washington Times: Three Iraqi activists called on the United States to delay the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, but not for the reason advocated by some of their colleagues who worry religious minorities will not participate. They fear a religious party will win the election and impose a theocratic government like Iran’s. White House Awaits Proof on Iran Promises
AP: The United States is taking a time out from browbeating Iran about its nuclear weapons, giving way – for now, at least – while the Europeans try to sweet-talk Iran’s uranium enrichment to a halt. America’s rhetorical muscling of Iran, and the Iranians’ pugnacious reactions, got the world’s attention. But the Europeans’ offer of nuclear fuel, trade benefits and security guarantees drew a promise from Iran to suspend enrichment of uranium. U.S. Says Iran Deal Is Not Reassuring
Los Angeles Times: Despite a pledge by Tehran on Monday to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, the United States warned that it reserved the right to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, insisting that the Islamic Republic was trying to build nuclear weapons. A resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s governing board sealed a mid-November deal brokered by Britain, France and Germany for Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment-related activities and avoid referral to the Security Council, where it could face sanctions. 