Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 01 – In another sign of the waning influence of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his allies in the religious establishment, the son of Iran’s most renowned dissident cleric, who prior to his death in December had called for Khamenei’s dismissal, has rejected requests by senior clerics in Qom to close down the operations of his late father’s offices throughout the country.
Son of late dissident cleric snubs religious authorities
Iranian foreign minister visit sparks EU Parliament outcry – Summary
DPA: A visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki sparked an outcry Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels, with one lawmaker calling him “a murderer.”
Gasoline tank explosion in Persian Gulf port leaves two casualties
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 01 – One person was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an explosion in a gasoline storage tank, in Hormuzgan Province, used for providing fuel to ships in the Persian Gulf, the state-run news agency Mehr reported.
France urges rapid adoption of Iran sanctions
Reuters: A report by a U.N. watchdog saying Iran is stepping up uranium enrichment measures leaves world powers no alternative but to push for new sanctions, France’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Iraq’s north says villagers flee Iranian shelling
Reuters: Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said on Tuesday dozens of families had been displaced in days of shelling by Iranian forces pursuing Kurdish rebels in the border region.
Iraq’s Supreme Court ratifies election results
AP: Iraq’s Supreme Court on Tuesday took the first major step toward resolving the nation’s election crisis, ratifying the results and declaring a secular alliance the biggest winner in the March 7 parliamentary vote.
Iranian subsidy cuts to hurt Afghan refugees – UNHCR
Reuters: Iran’s plans to slash subsidies on electricity, water and food will pinch Afghan refugees who are already struggling to make ends meet, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday.
Iran arrests two reporters ahead of poll anniversary
AFP: Iran has arrested two female journalists working for reformist newspapers ahead of the first anniversary of a disputed presidential election, an opposition website reported on Tuesday.
China calls on Iran to boost cooperation with IAEA
AFP: China on Tuesday called on Iran to improve its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, after the agency said in a report that Tehran was pressing ahead with its controversial atomic programme.
U.N. report says Iran has fuel for 2 nuclear weapons
New York Times: In their last report before the United Nations Security Council votes on sanctions against Iran, international nuclear inspectors declared Monday that Iran has now produced a stockpile of nuclear fuel that experts say would be enough, with further enrichment, to make two nuclear weapons.
