Iran Focus is being revamped in order to become one of the most comprehensive Web sites specialising in current events and trends in Iran. In addition to a new editorial staff, we will add features including Tehran Grapevine — presenting the latest inside information before it hits the mainstream — and a complete analysis section with commentary and opinion from our staff of experts and from media around the globe. Also, you will find a section on Life in Iran, linked to a cavalcade of multimedia and interactive input depicting how ordinary people are coping in the Islamic Republic. With these revisions, Iran Focus will further its mission of providing the most thorough introspective of the culture, economy and politics of one of the most complex and strategic countries on the planet.
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Iran says develops short-range missile defense
Reuters: Iran, whose nuclear dispute with the West has raised the possibility of new regional conflict, has developed a short-range defense system to combat Cruise missiles, its defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Kuwaiti MPs want Iran envoy expelled over ‘spy cell’
AFP: Several Kuwaiti MPs on Sunday blasted neighbouring Iran over an espionage cell allegedly busted by the emirate’s security forces, calling on the government to expel Tehran’s ambassador.
Iran’s advances in nuclear technology spark new concerns about weapons
Washington Post: Iran is poised to make a significant leap in its ability to enrich uranium, with more sophisticated centrifuge technology that is being assembled in secret to advance the country's nuclear efforts, according to U.S. and European intelligence officials and diplomats.
Kuwait busts alleged Iran spy cell: paper
AFP: Security agencies in Kuwait have busted a spy cell working for Iran's Revolutionary Guards to feed information on Kuwaiti and US targets, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Anti-government protest rocks Tehran on May Day
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 01 – Thousands of Tehran residents Saturday afternoon chanted anti-government slogans as they marched towards the Labour Ministry on international Workers’ Day.
Iraqi FM: US, Britain must push to resolve impasse
AP: Iraq's foreign minister chided the U.S. and Britain for not taking an active role in resolving his country's bitter election dispute, and accused Washington of being more concerned with sending home U.S. soldiers.
Anti-government protest rocks Tehran on May Day
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 01 – Thousands of Tehran residents Saturday afternoon chanted anti-government slogans as they marched towards the Labour Ministry on international Workers’ Day.
Anti-government protest rocks Tehran on May Day
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 01 – Thousands of Tehran residents Saturday afternoon chanted anti-government slogans as they marched towards the Labour Ministry on international Workers’ Day.
U.S. sees progress, but more work, on Iran sanctions
Reuters: The United States and its allies are making progress on drafting new U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, but there is still work to do to reach a final document, a top U.S. official said on Friday.
