Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 12
Allegation of US role in Iran bombing ‘absurd’: State Dept
AFP: The United States rejected as "absurd" an allegation by Tehran Tuesday that Washington had a hand in a bomb attack that killed an Iranian nuclear scientist, a State Department spokesman said.
Money talks of rebellion in Iran as activists leave mark of protest
The Times: Banknotes defaced with opposition slogans are banned in Iran from this week, but they remain a symbol of the Green Movement as it refuses to succumb to crackdowns.
Detained Americans to be tried soon: Iran spokesman
Reuters: Three U.S. citizens detained in Iran and charged with espionage will stand trial soon, a Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying Tuesday, in a case that Washington has called "totally unfounded."
Pro-Iran hackers hit China’s top search engine
AFP: China's top search engine Baidu was hacked on Tuesday in what state media said was an attack by a pro-Iranian government group that replaced the usual home page with an Iranian flag.
End blacklisting of Iranian patriots
Washington Times: People's Mujahedin "terrorist" designation was always about politics.
Iran confirms nuclear scientist killed in bomb blast
AFP: The university lecturer killed in a bomb blast in the Iranian capital on Tuesday was a nuclear scientist, Tehran's prosecutor told ISNA news agency.
Obama’s policy doesn’t have to fail
Washington Times: On Dec. 27, during one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest occasions, Ashura, millions of Iranians poured out onto the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities, defying warnings and a brutal crackdown by the security forces, to call for the overthrow of the now increasingly vulnerable theocracy.
Iran’s top prosecutor wants action against opposition
Reuters: Iran's top prosecutor called on Monday for firm action against those behind street unrest after the Islamic Republic's disputed election in June, in a clear warning that senior opposition figures may face trial.
Six to meet this week on Iran sanctions: Clinton
AFP: The United States, Russia, China, Britain France and Germany will meet late this week to discuss sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday.
