AP: Iranian state television is reporting that authorities have arrested five people for working for the BBC’s Farsi-language service.
Iran arrests 5 people for working for BBC
US slams Iran at UN atomic agency meet
AFP: The United States took a renewed swipe at Iran Monday, telling the annual gathering of the UN atomic agency Tehran was creeping “still closer” to producing nuclear weapons-grade uranium.
US hikers’ release in Iran delayed by judge’s absence
AFP: The lawyer of two American hikers convicted of spying in Iran told AFP on Sunday their release on bail has been delayed since a judge whose signature is needed is on leave.
West fears possible Iran-North Korea nuclear links
Reuters: It is one of the West’s biggest nuclear proliferation nightmares — that increasingly isolated Iran and North Korea might covertly trade know-how, material or technology that could be put to developing atomic bombs.
Iran official sees West’s troubles curbing oil price
Reuters: Iran says international crude oil prices will not rise with the onset of the cold season due to the continuing global economic slump, state broadcaster IRIB quoted an official on Saturday as saying.
Free Iran’s freedom fighters: Those who slander the MEK know nothing about its promise
New York Daily News – By Wes Martin: As the first colonel to command Camp Ashraf in Iraq, where the main Iranian opposition movement, the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) is located, I should like to think I can speak with some authority about this deeply misunderstood organization now at the center of a fierce debate in Washington.
Khamenei warns Arab revolts against trusting the West
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday warned those involved in popular Arab uprisings against trusting Western powers and their “promises,” saying they should instead confide in Islam for solutions.
Giving away Iraq
Wall Street Journal – REVIEW & OUTLOOK: Leaving only 3,000 U.S. troops will enhance Iran’s influence.
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 17 – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Teyyip Erdogan has said he will soon visit Iran.
Iran frees jailed Dutchman
AFP: A Dutch-Iranian man jailed in Iran for a year for “spreading the Christian faith” has been freed and is back in the Netherlands, the country’s foreign ministry said Friday.
