AP: A senior Iranian government official and former Tehran prosecutor general has been arrested, two years after a parliamentary probe found him responsible for deaths by torture of at least three jailed anti-government protesters, state media reported.
Iran arrests official implicated in prison deaths
Iran nuclear talks set for February 26
Reuters: Iran and world powers announced new talks on Tehran’s nuclear program on February 26, but hopes of progress after Tuesday’s announcement were tempered when an Iranian official said the West’s goal in talking was to undermine the Islamic republic.
Top Iranian politicians exchange accusations
New York Times: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad escalated a bitter political fight this week with Iran’s most influential political family by disclosing secret film recordings of what he purported were fraudulent business deals.
Responding to Iran’s latest nuclear ploy
Bloomberg: Iran’s tentative agreement to resume talks over its nuclear program is a hopeful sign. More distressing — and more demanding of a U.S. response — is Iran’s plan to speed up that program.
Israel will ‘regret aggression against Syria’: Iran
AFP: Israel will regret its latest “aggression against Syria”, Iran’s security chief Saeed Jalili told reporters during a visit to Damascus on Monday.
Ahmadinejad ready to be Iran’s first spaceman
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he is ready “to be the first man in space” under Iran’s ambitious programme which aims to send a human being into orbit by 2020.
Iranian reports confuse images of space monkeys
New York Times: A senior official at Iran’s space agency confirmed on Saturday that state media reports on the launching of a monkey into the thermosphere had used images of two different monkeys.
Defying Iran sanctions propels Tehran mayor before vote
Bloomberg: After blaming trade sanctions for delaying a new Tehran highway last month, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf ordered extra work shifts to meet the deadline.
Rare Iran infighting surfaces over minister impeachment
AFP: Bad blood between Iran’s government and parliament spilled into open on Sunday over the impeachment of a minister, with heads of the two branches accusing each other of corruption and abuse of power.
Ahmadinejad accuses Iran speaker’s family of corruption
Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the parliament speaker’s family of corruption on Sunday, turning a long-standing rivalry between two of Iran’s most powerful figures into a face-to-face feud, months before an election.
