Reuters: Pakistan’s ambassador was attacked and injured in his car in Tehran on Tuesday by an Afghan, officials said.
Pakistani ambassador in Tehran attacked
Iran tests missiles as MP boasts of ability to sink US warships
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 11 – Iran says it has test fired two sets of missiles as part of ongoing war games in the Strait of Hormuz and northern Indian Ocean.
Iran border guards arrest Iraqi fishermen: report
AFP: Iranian border guards arrested nine Iraqi fishermen in Iranian waters in the strategic Shatt al-Arab waterway in recent days, the Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran warned U.S. plane to stay away from exercise: report
Reuters: Iran’s armed forces chief said a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft had tried to approach Iranian naval maneuvers, but was warned by the Iranian military to leave, Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran’s nuclear chief could meet EU’s Ashton in Turkey
AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili could hold talks with EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton in Turkey, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
IRGC’s dominance over Iran’s politics and economy – Part 1
Iran Focus: London, May 11 – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps constitutes the backbone of clerical rule in Iran and is controlled directly by supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Most trade and oil contracts signed by
Bank agrees to forfeit $500 million to US
AP: A bank formerly known as ABN Amro Bank N.V. agreed on Monday to pay the government $500 million for facilitating the movement of illegal funds through the U.S. financial system, the Justice Department announced.
EU’s Ashton says U.N. plan for Iran sanctions likely soon
Reuters: A new round of United Nations sanctions against Iran could be adopted very rapidly, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday.
Iran officials fear backlash over execution of Kurdish activists
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 10 – The execution of five Kurdish activists over the weekend has touched off protests in Tehran and in Iran’s Kurdistan Province, terrifying local officials of the backlash that has been created, Iran Focus has learnt.
Iran to grant visas to mothers of held US hikers: minister
AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday that the mothers of three US hikers held in the Islamic republic were able to apply for visas to meet their children, state television reported.
