Wall Street Journal: Sayyid Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah died at the age of 75 in a Beirut hospital Sunday after a long illness. While he was not exactly Hezbollah’s spiritual guide, as was often alleged, he was one of the most influential shapers of modern Shiite political thought in both its peaceful and more violent incarnations.
Iran and Hezbollah’s spiritual leader
Rights group: Cancel Iran execution
UPI: Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Iran to cancel the scheduled execution of a man convicted of murder when he was 15 years old.
Tehran Bazaar remains closed for 2nd day
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 07 – From the Grapevine… Shops in the main Bazaar in Tehran remained shut for a second day as carpet merchants joined other sellers in a strike.
Leafleting in west Tehran for new rally
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 07 – From the Grapevine… Some residents of Tehran-Sar and Ekbatan townships in west Tehran have this week received leaflets in their mailboxes from pro-democracy activists urging them to take part in anti-government protests to mark the anniversary of the 9 July 1999 student-led uprising in Iran.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Mali for one-day visit: foreign ministry
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Mali on Tuesday for a 24-hour visit to boost ties between the two nations, Mali’s foreign ministry said.
EU urges Iran to halt woman’s stoning execution
AFP: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton urged Iran on Tuesday to stop the execution of three people including a woman who faces death by stoning for adultery.
Canadian guilty of bid to send Iran nuclear material
AFP: A Canadian court found a Toronto man guilty on Tuesday of attempting to export nuclear-related materials to Iran in violation of sanctions, prosecutors said.
Iran opposition channel satire on Khomeini death anniversary
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 06 – This video clip was produced by Simay-e Azadi (iranntv.com), an Iranian opposition satellite television channel. It is a comedy skit which takes place at Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum and was broadcast around Khomeini’s death anniversary in June.
“Death to Khamenei” chanted in western Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 06 – From the Grapevine… Residents of Tehran’s western Ghisha district and Ekbatan township chanted “death to Khamenei” (Iran’s Supreme Leader) and “Allah-o Akbar” (God is the greatest) from rooftops Monday night.
Nuclear talks can resume from Sept 1 if conditions met: Iran
AFP: Iran on Tuesday set September 1 as a possible date to resume nuclear talks with six world powers that have been stalled since October, but insisted its conditions must first be met.
