AFP: Iranian police have issued warnings to 62,000 women who were “badly veiled” in the Shiite holy province of Qom as part of a clampdown on dress and behaviour, a newspaper said on Monday.
62,000 ‘badly veiled’ women warned in Iran holy province
Iraqi electricity minister resigns over shortages
AP: Iraq’s electricity minister resigned Monday as the government scrambled to do damage control in the face of angry protests over the lack of power despite years of promises that the situation would improve.
Tehran residents chant “Allah-o Akbar” from rooftops
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 21 – From the Grapevine… Residents of Tehran’s Narmak, Ferdowsi and Enqelab districts took to rooftops late on Sunday, chanting “Allah-o Akbar” (God is the greatest) and “Death to the dictator”.
The Iranian Resistance and us
The New Republic: One year ago this week in Iran, the desire for democracy gave birth to an indigenous political reform movement that is more promising and more consequential than anything the Middle East has seen in a generation.
US lawmakers ready Iran sanctions bill
AFP: Top US lawmakers crafting Iran sanctions legislation announced Monday they had reached a deal on a series of punitive measures aimed at piling pressure on Tehran over its suspect nuclear program.
Iraqi FM says political ‘bickering’ risks street riots
AFP: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari warned on Monday that prolonged “bickering” over who should be the war-torn country’s prime minister is angering the public and risks stoking deadly street riots.
An update from Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 21 – From the Grapevine… Opposition supporters on Sunday chanted “Down with the principle of the velayat-e faqih” (absolute clerical rule) during a protest in the Tehran-Karaj train, and there were clashes with a number of Bassij militiamen and intelligence agents inside the station.
UN-sanctioned Iran Guards wing offers to end US oil spill
AFP: The UN-sanctioned industrial wing of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards offered on Monday to help end the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the disaster had become a “shame” for the United States.
Iran plans 2 bln euros bonds to develop petrochemicals
Reuters: Iran will issue bonds worth 2 billion euros ($2.48 billion) to help finance development of its petrochemical industry, the Oil Ministry website SHANA reported on Monday.
Pakistan to abide by US sanctions on Iran: PM
AFP: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said that his country would abide by US sanctions on Iran which could hit a 7.6-billion-dollar gas pipeline project.
