Daily Telegraph: Adml Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord, has demanded the return of three Royal Navy river patrol boats seized by Iran in June. He said it was “outrageous” that Iranstill held them.
Royal Navy tells Iran to return boats
Daily Telegraph: Adml Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord, has demanded the return of three Royal Navy river patrol boats seized by Iran in June. He said it was “outrageous” that Iranstill held them.
Respol, Shell sign natural gas deal with Iran’s NIOC
AFP: The Spanish oil group Repsol YPF and British-Dutch group Shell have signed a project framework agreement involving the Iranian oil company NIOC regarding liquefied natural gas in Iran, Repsol said on Thursday.Spain’s El Pais newspaper reported earlier that Repsol and Shell had signed an agreement worth $3.96 billion dollars with Iran to exploit natural gas reserves.
US senator urges US to confront Iran on nuclear weapons program
AFP: A prominent Democratic senator urged the Bush administration to directly engage Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program and that preemptive military force should not be ruled out. “I don’t want to saber rattle, but I wouldn’t take anything off the table,” said Senator Joe Lieberman …
Gender segregation in school transport
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 23 As millions of school children headed back to school at the beginning of the new academic year, government officials in Iran announced new measures aimed at further segregation of boys and girls.School transport authorities across the country have been instructed to allocate separate buses for boys and girls.
Gender segregation in school transport
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 23 As millions of school children headed back to school at the beginning of the new academic year, government officials in Iran announced new measures aimed at further segregation of boys and girls.School transport authorities across the country have been instructed to allocate separate buses for boys and girls.
Tehran-Baku Tensions Rise Again
Iran Focus: Baku, Sep. 23 Azerbaijans media reported Thursday that Iran violated Azeri airspace by sending surveillance aircraft for aerial reconnaissance. There was no immediate reaction from Tehran, but the top commander of Azerbaijan’s Air Force, General Rahil Rzayev, denied any incursion of his countrys airspace. Tehran-Baku Tensions Rise Again
Iran Focus: Baku, Sep. 23 Azerbaijans media reported Thursday that Iran violated Azeri airspace by sending surveillance aircraft for aerial reconnaissance. There was no immediate reaction from Tehran, but the top commander of Azerbaijan’s Air Force, General Rahil Rzayev, denied any incursion of his countrys airspace. 30,000 Iranian Physicians Living Below Poverty Line
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 23 In a country where doctors have one of the highest social status, 30,000 physicians live below the poverty line, according to the head of Irans General Practitioners Association.Contrary to what is perceived, there are at present 30,000 general practitioners around the country who are living under the poverty line, …
30,000 Iranian Physicians Living Below Poverty Line
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 23 In a country where doctors have one of the highest social status, 30,000 physicians live below the poverty line, according to the head of Irans General Practitioners Association.Contrary to what is perceived, there are at present 30,000 general practitioners around the country who are living under the poverty line, …
It’s Iran More Than Iraq
Christian Science Monitor: Two years from now, during either a Kerry or Bush presidency, Iran will probably be much more of a security issue for the United States than Iraq. Yet the campaigns of the two presidential candidates remain focused on Iraq, even though their approaches for stabilizing Iraq are far less different from their solutions for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
