CNN: The State Department called on the government of Iran Wednesday to investigate the death of a human rights activist this week, reportedly after security forces got into a confrontation with mourners at her father’s funeral.
U.S. demands answers in death of Iranian dissident
Bolivia apologises to Argentina for Iran minister visit
BBC: Bolivia has apologised to neighbouring Argentina for inviting Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi for a visit.
Iran DM threatens “crushing response” to US aggression
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 01 – Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi declared Iran’s readiness to “crush” any aggressive moves by the US, state media reported on Wednesday.
Iran and Turkey renew ties
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 01 – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Reza Sheibani and his Turkish counterpart Halit Cevik met in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the region and on ways of strengthening ties between the two countries.
Iranian wanted by Argentina visits Bolivia
AP: The defense minister of Iran, whose extradition is sought by neighboring Argentina for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, is in Bolivia participating in the dedication of a military academy.
Iranian pleads guilty in Chicago to missile parts export plot
Reuters: An Iranian national pleaded guilty in Chicago on Tuesday to federal charges of trying to illegally export missile parts and radio test sets from the United States to Iran.
Iran parliament – Ahmadinejad ministry move illegal
Reuters: Iran’s parliament said on Wednesday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad acted illegally by declaring himself caretaker oil minister and referred the case to the judiciary, increasing pressure on him to quit the post.
Daewoo Elec $513 mln takeover deal falls apart – source
Reuters: Daewoo Electronics creditors-turned-shareholders dropped the $513 million deal to sell the electronics maker to Iran’s Entekhab Industrial Group, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Inspectors pierce Iran’s cloak of nuclear secrecy
New York Times: The International Atomic Energy Agency last week presented a report to its board that laid out new information on what it calls “possible military dimensions” of Iran’s nuclear program, clarifying the central issue in the long clash between Tehran and the West over nuclear technology.
Iran and Armenia look to strengthen economic ties
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 31 – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan met in Tehran on Monday at the 10th joint meeting of the Iran-Armenia Intergovernmental Commission.
