Wall Street Journal: From nukes to terrorist proxies, Tehran’s power grows—and Washington dithers.
Iranian winter could chill the Arab Spring
Brand Ahmadinejad rights abuser: US senators
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should formally brand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and 25 other current and former Iranian officials as human rights abusers, senators urged Friday.
Iran orders Hamas to block Palestinian reconciliation: Abbas
AFP: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Friday that Iran has ordered the Islamist movement Hamas not to reconcile with its long-time foe and his secular party, Fatah.
UN rights chief calls for independent probe of 34 deaths from Iraqi raid on Iranian exile camp
AP: The U.N.’s human rights chief called Friday for an independent probe into the deaths of at least 34 people during last week’s Iraqi military raid on a camp housing Iranian exiles, some of whom she said appeared to have been crushed to death.
Iran keeps gas price hike despite consumer ‘dismay’
AFP: Iran will not review cooking gas prices despite dismay among consumers who have seen their bills multiplied as much as seven fold after the government scrapped subsidies, a newspaper reported Thursday.
U.S. says Iran helps crackdown in Syria
Wall Street Journal: Iran is secretly helping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad put down pro-democracy demonstrations, according to U.S. officials, who say Tehran is providing gear to suppress crowds and assistance blocking and monitoring protesters’ use of the Internet, cellphones and text-messaging.
Iranian group seeks U.S. shield after Iraqi raid
International Herald Tribune: Members of a blacklisted Iranian dissident group were joined by former U.S. officials on Wednesday in calling on the United States to protect them after a raid on their camp by Iraqi government forces last week that the dissidents say left 34 people dead and 318 people wounded.
U.N. confirms 34 dead at Iranian camp in Iraq
Reuters: The United Nations on Thursday confirmed 34 people have been found dead at an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq after Iraqi security forces moved against the camp last week.
List of 32 Iranian officials banned by EU for human rights violations
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 14 – The European Union on Thursday imposed travel bans and other sanctions against 32 Iranian police commanders, judges and prison wardens for human rights abuses. The following is a full list of the banned Iranian officials.
Iran fails to publish statistics, avoids criticism, Shargh says
Bloomberg: Iranian official bodies are withholding publication of economic indicators, preventing analysis of the country’s performance, Shargh reported, citing economists.
