Reuters: Iran and six world powers ended an expert-level meeting over Tehran’s disputed nuclear activities on Thursday, but there was no immediate word on whether they had come any closer to an elusive breakthrough deal.
Iran and big powers end expert talks without comment
Lord Clarke of Hampstead condemns Iranian president as a “butcher”
Ham & High: Life peer Lord Anthony Clarke, a former Labour Party chairman, joined a panel of cross-party MPs and political organisations to speak out against the Iranian government at a conference held by the British Parliamentary Committee of Iran Freedom.
Action needed to save Iranian dissidents in Iraq
UPI: Imagine if seven British citizens had been taken hostage in a foreign land and couldn’t be located, that’s exactly what has happened to seven members of an Iranian opposition group but there has been little news coverage of this affair.
Confront al-Maliki with the massacre of Iranian dissidents
The Hill: On Nov. 1, al-Maliki will come dragging the sack to collect more of our taxpayers’ money as he meets with the president. The U.S. must do a better job of holding the government of Iraq accountable.
Major report implicates government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki in crimes against humanity
Herald Online: At an event at the National Press Club this morning, a human rights NGO released an Independent Report of a massacre of 52 asylum-seekers and abduction of seven asylum-seekers in Camp Ashraf, Iraq, on September 1, 2013.
Iran denies halt to 20 percent uranium enrichment
New York Times: Iran has never stopped 20 percent uranium enrichment, Iran’s top nuclear official said on Wednesday, contradicting an influential lawmaker who last week said the country had voluntarily halted its production.
America abandons its responsibility for Iranian dissidents in Iraq
Baltimore Sun: In 2003, I served as a senior military officer at Camp Ashraf, Iraq. In keeping with my responsibility as an oath-bound Army officer and under the Geneva Convention, I made a solemn promise to the group of 3,000 Iranian dissidents living there.
Iranian actress receives 18-month jail sentence
AFP: An Iranian court has sentenced filmmaker and actress Pegah Ahangarani to 18 months in prison, her mother told ISNA news agency Monday, apparently for her social activities, political comments and interviews with foreign media.
Deutsche Boerse faces $169 million fine over Iran sanctions
Bloomberg: The U.S. government may fine Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1)’s Clearstream unit $169 million after looking into potential violations of sanctions against Iran. Standard Chartered Plc agreed to pay $327 million in fines in December 2012.
Iran bans reformist newspaper Bahar
AFP: Iran’s press watchdog has imposed a ban on reformist newspaper Bahar for publishing an article seen by critics as questioning the beliefs of Shia Islam, media reported Monday. A leading reformist, Mohammad Reza Aref, also criticised the article.
