AFP: Iran’s ruling conservatives on Saturday ratcheted up pressure on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to detach himself from his chief of staff and scrap plans to line up his own favourites for elections next year.
Iran conservatives heap pressure on Ahmadinejad
Iran and Japan sign MOU – report
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 28 – Iran and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for closer economic ties between Tehran and a major Japanese development agency, an Iranian news agency reported on Saturday.
North Korea eager on new economic ties with Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 27 – North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun on Thursday announced his country was keen on further economic ties with Iran.
Top Russian officials to attend Bushehr nuclear plant opening ceremony
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 27 – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev or Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will accompany Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to celebrate the inauguration of Iran’s first nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr, Iranian state media reported.
Saudi bid to curb Iran worries U.S.
Wall Street Journal: Saudi Arabia is rallying Muslim nations across the Middle East and Asia to join an informal Arab alliance against Iran, in a move some U.S. officials worry could draw other troubled nations into the sectarian tensions gripping the Arab world.
Iran’s Syria strategy: Heavy meddle
Wall Street Journal: The mullahs have plenty of motivation for assisting Assad’s crackdown.
Sarkozy says more sanctions on Iran to come
Reuters: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday new sanctions would be taken against Iran, accusing it of taking advantage of the Arab Spring to press ahead with its nuclear programme.
Jersey government knew about Iran sanctions firm
BBC: Jersey was aware for some time of the activities of a Jersey company facing sanctions from the US for trading with Iran, according to the Chief Minister.
MPs rally for Iranian refugees
AAP: Thousands of Iranian civilians in a refugee camp north of Baghdad are living in fear that every day might be their last.
Spain halts sale of military choppers to Iran: police
AFP: Spanish police halted the illegal export of nine Bell-112 military transport helicopters to Iran and detained eight people including three Iranians, they said Thursday.
