AFP: Germany summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires to demand a stay of execution for a pastor who has refused to give up Christianity and return to Islam, the foreign ministry said late Thursday.
Germany summons Iran envoy to demand pastor’s release
Iran to Syria: Save regime and preserve alliance
AP: Two weeks after Egypt’s uprising swept aside Hosni Mubarak, the presidents of Iran and Syria stood side by side in Damascus in a blunt message to the Arab Spring: The Syrian regime can count on its allies in Tehran.
Iran’s hosting of Taliban reflects desire for greater role
Washington Post: Iran quietly hosted a delegation of Taliban members in Tehran this month in a powerful and unusual signal of its ambition to shape the trajectory of the Afghanistan conflict as U.S. troops begin to withdraw.
Sudan plans to strengthen ties with Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 30 – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Kartis declared on Wednesday that his government in Khartoum planned to promote bilateral ties with Iran in a number of fields.
US condemns Iran over pastor facing death
AFP: The United States on Thursday warned Iran would show “utter disregard” for religious freedom if it carried out a death sentence on a pastor who refused to renounce Christianity for Islam.
Iran mass-produces new missile, rejects ‘hot line’ idea with America
New York Times: Iran announced the mass production of a new cruise missile on Wednesday, the latest in a series of belligerent-sounding proclamations from that country in the face of its increased isolation by a Western-led group of nations worried about Iran’s nuclear program and avowed hostility toward Israel.
Iranian pastor’s death sentence deplorable: Hague
AFP: Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday said he “deplored” reports that Iran was about to execute a pastor after he refused to give up Christianity and return to Islam.
US threatens sanctions on China banks over Iran
AFP: A top US envoy said Wednesday that Washington could penalise China’s four biggest state banks if they were found doing business with an Iranian insurance firm in violation of US nuclear sanctions.
Top US lawmaker urges Iran to spare Christian pastor
AFP: US House Speaker John Boehner urged Iran on Wednesday to spare the life of an Iranian pastor reportedly facing execution for refusing to recant his Christian faith and return to Islam.
Iran plans to send ships close to US waters: report
AFP: Iran’s navy is going to deploy ships close to US territorial waters, its commander in chief was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
