AFP: France said Monday that claims by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that a "Zionist cancer" was gnawing into the lives of Islamic nations were "profoundly shocking."
France slams Khamenei’s ‘Zionist cancer’ remark
Khamenei slams Israel, West in holy Eid sermon
AFP: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted arch-foe Israel, Western powers and foreign media networks in a sermon on Sunday marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Medvedev: Israel not planning Iran strike
AP: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Israeli officials have assured him that they are not planning a military strike on Iran.
Anglican Church leader concerned about Iraq’s Camp Ashraf
Reuters: The spiritual head of the Anglican Church expressed concern Sunday about Iranian exiles living in a camp in Iraq, saying they faced "human rights violations" that needed to be addressed urgently.
Iran detains about 35 people over Quds Day protests
AFP: Iranian authorities have detained about 35 people, accusing them of vandalising public properties, during protests at the Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a police commander said on Sunday.
Iran detains several after Friday protests
AP: Iran's official news agency says police detained several protesters after Friday's massive demonstrations.
Ahmadinejad Holocaust jibe ‘totally unacceptable’: Moscow
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statement that the Holocaust was "a myth" is "totally unacceptable", the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday.
Hunger strikers press for Iraqs release of Iranian exiles
New York Times: Wednesday was the 50th day of their hunger strike, but Hamid Goudarzi, 26, and his fellow Iranian-immigrant protesters here swore they would never give up.
Despite warning, thousands rally in Iran
New York Times: Tens of thousands of protesters chanted and carried banners through the heart of Tehran and other Iranian cities on Friday, hijacking a government-organized anti-Israel march and injecting new life into the country’s opposition movement.
“Death to the dictator” chanted in massive Iran rallies
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 18 – Huge anti-government protests erupted in central Tehran and across the country on Friday which marked Qods, or Jerusalem, Day in Iran.
