Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 4 In his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran yesterday, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said Iran would vigorously continue its pursuit for nuclear capabilities. He insisted that Tehran would never abandon its quest regardless of what the international community might think. Friday Prayers Leader: Iran will obtain nuclear capabilities
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 4 In his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran yesterday, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said Iran would vigorously continue its pursuit for nuclear capabilities. He insisted that Tehran would never abandon its quest regardless of what the international community might think. Iran: National Security Official to visit EU to discuss latest breaches
Iran Focus: Iran will be sending its chief national security official, Hassan Rowhani to The Hague on Monday. The Netherlands is the current holder of the rotating EU Presidency.Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters in Tehran today: At present we are conducting very sensitive discussions with the Europeans. He added that Rowhani will conduct a series of talks with Dutch officials.
Friday Prayers Leader: Iran will obtain nuclear capabilities
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 4 In his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran yesterday, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said Iran would vigorously continue its pursuit for nuclear capabilities. He insisted that Tehran would never abandon its quest regardless of what the international community might think. Mashhad Court Sentences Two Sisters to Lashes and Fines for Improper Dress
Radio Farda: Sep. 3 – A court in Mashhad on Thursday sentenced two young sisters to lashes, suspended jail terms and fine for not adhering to proper Islamic dress code. Vice squads had arrested the two as a part of a nationwide enforcement campaign. Iran: National Security Official to visit EU to discuss latest breaches
Iran Focus: Iran will be sending its chief national security official, Hassan Rowhani to The Hague on Monday. The Netherlands is the current holder of the rotating EU Presidency.Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters in Tehran today: At present we are conducting very sensitive discussions with the Europeans. He added that Rowhani will conduct a series of talks with Dutch officials.
Disappointed EU torn over how to handle Iran
AFP: Disappointed European leaders seem to be torn between pursuing efforts to engage Iran and calls for a harder line over Tehran’s nuclear aims, to bring them closer to the US stance. European Union (EU) foreign ministers, gathered for back-to-work talks in the Netherlands this weekend, did little to disguise their deep concern over Iran, which Washington wants hauled before the UN Security Council.
Memories of a slaughter in Iran
TORONTO STAR: Payam lives alone and never talks about the past. The 46-year-old Iranian with gentle brown eyes and a quiet smile is haunted by the smell of fear and death. Now working as an engineer in England, he walks with special soles in his shoes because his feet have been damaged by torture. Key EU powers weigh bringing Iran nuclear issue to UN panel
Reuters: VALKENBURG, the Netherlands — Major European powers were discussing yesterday whether to take Iran to the UN Security Council amid frustration at its failure to cooperate fully with UN efforts to make sure it is not secretly trying to develop atomic weapons. A War’s Hidden Hands; As Americans and Iraqis slaughter each other, another player aims to reap big
Newsweek – Sep. 6: Six months ago, Abu Sajjad was rolling in cash. His cloth shop is right in front of the Imam Ali shrine, a great location to attract pilgrims visiting this holiest of Shiite sanctuaries. The faithful who flocked into Najaf from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan bought hundreds of yards of fabric to take home as souvenirs. Now Abu Sajjad looks at his storefront, riddled with bullets and shrapnel, and shakes his head. “Why did this happen?” he asks. In nuclear shadow, EU reviews Iran ties
AP: The European Union said Friday that Iran’s nuclear program has cast a shadow over its relations with Europe, which has been at pains to forge closer trade and other ties in recent years. “We want to send out a very strong signal that we mean business,” said Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot, whose country holds the EU presidency. “We cannot accept … the development of weapons grade uranium” by Iran.
