Reuters: The United States will pursue “multiple means” to isolate Iran and North Korea if they ignore their international obligations over their nuclear programs, according to President Barack Obama’s national security strategy unveiled on Thursday.
Government sees “multiple means to isolate Iran, North Korea
Turkey chides US in Iran row, urges support for swap deal
AFP: Turkey insisted Thursday that rejecting a nuclear swap deal with Iran would be unreasonable and said that a US push for fresh sanctions on Tehran was creating an “absurd situation.”
ANALYSIS-Iran’s Ahmadinejad takes gamble on subsidy cuts
Reuters: A ragged and torn one-thousand Iranian rial note is worth around $0.10 and can buy you a couple of bus rides across Tehran, half a loaf of price-controlled bread, one imported cigarette – or a litre of gasoline.
Russia says Iran was deaf to its nuclear proposals
Reuters: Russia on Thursday rejected Iran’s criticism of the Kremlin for supporting draft sanctions, saying that Russian attempts to resolve the crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme had repeatedly fallen on deaf ears in Tehran.
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran top world disaster risk rankings
AFP: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran are the countries that are the most vulnerable to natural disasters, according to a study released on Thursday.
Rights activist on trial in Iran
Iran Focus: Rome, May 27 – Shiva Nazar Ahari, 26, journalist, human rights activist, blogger and reporter of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters was put on trial on 23 May on a charge that could lead to a death sentence.
Iran unveiled
Iran Focus – Editorial: Many Iran watchers have perhaps been most struck by the outstanding political activism of women during a year-long unprecedented tidal wave of political unrest
Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison
Iran Focus: Karaj, Iran, May 27 – Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, has created extremely unsanitary conditions for prisoners. On average, 10 to 20 prisoners are added to the prison population every day.
Larijani re-elected as Iran’s Parliament Speaker
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 – Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected Ali Larijani as Majlis (Parliament) Speaker for a further one year term.
Residents in Tehran chant Allah-o Akbar
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 – From the Grapevine… Residents of the capital’s southern Toopkhaneh and western Geisha districts chanted ‘Allah-o Akbar’ (God is Greatest) from their rooftops Tuesday night in chorus in protest to the country’s rulers.
