PR Newswire: Some 30 Iranian-American associations, communities and professional organizations lent their strong support to the bipartisan letter to President Obama by 74 U.S. Senators regarding the Iranian nuclear program and support for the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom.
Iranian-Americans laud 74 Senators for urging President Obama to toughen sanctions and support the Iranian people
Iranian exiles blame Iraqis for camp death
AP: An Iranian exile group representing residents of a refugee camp outside Baghdad alleged Monday that one of its members has died after Iraqi authorities prevented him from being hospitalized last month.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad visits press aide on medical leave from jail
Bloomberg: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited his press adviser, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, in a Tehran hospital following his temporary release from jail last week.
Ahmadinejad aide returns to jail after short parole
AFP: Ali Akbar Javanfekr, a senior aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, returned to jail on Monday after a four-day parole during which he underwent medical treatment, the ISNA news agency reported.
Senators: Hagel would face tough confirmation
AP: Two senators predicted Sunday that former Sen. Chuck Hagel would face a difficult confirmation if nominated by President Barack Obama to be defense secretary. Their concerns largely center on Hagel’s past comments about Israel and Iran.
Iraqi protestors block highway to Jordan, Syria
AP: Thousands of protesters demonstrated Sunday in Iraq’s western Sunni heartland following the arrest of bodyguards assigned to the finance minister, briefly blocking the main highway linking Baghdad with neighboring Jordan and Syria.
Iranian businessman denies EU sanctions-busting accusation
Reuters: An Iranian businessman named by the European Union for breaching sanctions against Iran denied any wrongdoing on Sunday, saying his bank and other companies did not work for the Iranian government.
Iran fighting ‘smart economic war’: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iran is engaged in a “smart economic war” with Western powers whose sanctions against its nuclear programme are hurting some Iranians, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday.
Iran a central issue for my next term: Netanyahu
Reuters: Iran’s perceived nuclear threat against Israel will be the central issue concerning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he is re-elected in a month’s time, the Israeli leader said on Saturday.
Tougher EU sanctions against Iran come into force
Reuters: Rigorous new sanctions against Iran’s banking, shipping and industrial sectors took effect on Saturday, as part of the European Union’s effort to force Tehran to scale back its nuclear program.
