CNN: Iran once again has more journalists in jail than any other country, the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders announced Wednesday.
Rights group: Iran jails most journalists
Iran shielding its nuclear efforts in maze of tunnels
New York Times: Last September, when Iran’s uranium enrichment plant buried inside a mountain near the holy city of Qum was revealed, the episode cast light on a wider pattern: Over the past decade, Iran has quietly hidden an increasingly large part of its atomic complex in networks of tunnels and bunkers across the country.
Iran diplomat quits over protests: report
Reuters: A diplomat at the Iranian embassy in Oslo told Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Wednesday that he has resigned in protest over a crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in Iran.
Taiwan firm put on watch list after sales to Iran
AFP: Taiwan has placed a local company on a watch list after the firm sold specialised equipment to Iran, an official said on Wednesday.
China rules out new U.N. sanctions on Iran for now
Reuters: China's U.N. ambassador on Tuesday dashed Western hopes for a swift agreement on a fourth round of U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, saying the issue requires more "time and patience."
Earthquake jolts mid-south Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 05 – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck areas of Baravat in the southern province of Kerman, state media reported.
Earthquake jolts mid-south Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 05 – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck areas of Baravat in the southern province of Kerman, state media reported.
Ahmadinejad predicts “imperialist” collapse
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 05 – Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Western leaders that their military adventurism will soon come to an end, vowing that Tehran will become the region's superpower.
Ahmadinejad predicts “imperialist” collapse
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 05 – Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Western leaders that their military adventurism will soon come to an end, vowing that Tehran will become the region's superpower.
Iran parliament advances plan to lift subsidies
AFP: Iran's conservative-dominated parliament authorised the creation of a state-run body on Tuesday that will implement a major plan to scrap costly subsidies on energy and goods, the ISNA news agency reported.
