Los Angeles Times – Editorial: The execution of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is on hold. But until Iran ends the practice of stoning and insists on equal justice for women, it will not be rid of international censure.
Iran’s barbaric side
Rumoured return of ‘Shiite butcher’ rattles Baghdad
AFP: Baghdad residents are gripped by fear over the rumoured return of “the Shiite butcher,” a militant who earned his gruesome nickname by slaughtering dozens of Sunnis in the Iraqi capital.
‘Hundred pct guarantee’ Iran nuclear plant peaceful: Russia
AFP: There is a one hundred percent guarantee that Iran’s first nuclear power plant, set for its official launch on Saturday, will be used only for peaceful purposes, a top Russian official said.
Iran says to enrich uranium to make fuel for Bushehr plant
AFP: Iran said Friday it will press ahead with its controversial uranium enrichment programme in order to provide fuel for the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant due to go online this weekend.
U.S. officials discussed Iran sanctions with Turkey
Reuters: U.S. officials have held talks with Turkey over U.S. sanctions on Iran, U.S. and Turkish officials said, a possible sign that Washington may be growing impatient with Ankara’s trade with Iran despite sanctions.
Iran’s Bushehr plant not a major proliferation risk: experts
AFP: Iran’s first nuclear plant, scheduled to go online this weekend, is not a major proliferation risk, despite international concerns about the nature of Tehran’s atomic programme, experts said Friday.
Tupras Q2 net misses forecast, no Iran sales
Reuters: Tupras, Europe’s fourth-biggest oil refiner, on Friday posted a 40 percent drop in its second-quarter net profit, pulled lower by a weaker lira.
US officials wrap up eight-nation tour on Iran sanctions
AFP: US officials wrapped up Friday an extensive visit to eight nations to push for the implementation of US and UN sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear program, the Treasury Department said.
Britain repeats concern over Iranian nuclear drive
AFP: Britain acknowledged Iran’s right to build nuclear power stations Saturday as it began loading fuel into the first plant, but warned that concerns remain about the Islamic republic’s atomic programme.
Iran test fires Qiam missile
AFP: Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Friday that Iran has test fired a surface-to-surface missile, Qiam, while footage of the event was screened on state television.
