AFP: Iran's new judiciary chief has sacked hardline Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, who hunted down scores of journalists and dissidents during his six years in office, local media reported on Sunday.
Iran judiciary chief sacks hardline prosecutor
Hunger strike a daily reminder of U.S.’s forsaken promise
Washington Post: On a sunny patch of Pennsylvania Avenue a half-block from the White House, middle-aged men and women recline on beach lounge chairs under four canopies festooned with colorful flags. They haven't eaten solid food in a month.
Iran parliament debates Ahmadinejad’s new cabinet
Reuters: Iran's parliament began a session Sunday to debate and vote on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's proposed new cabinet following his disputed re-election in June.
Ahmadinejad lauds his govt ahead of confidence vote
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted on Saturday that his current government fought for people's rights and served them honestly, as he prepares to face a vote of confidence on his new cabinet.
Nuclear agency says Iran has bolstered ability to make fuel but slowed its output
New York Times: International nuclear inspectors reported on Friday that Iran had significantly increased its ability to produce nuclear fuel over the summer, even while slowing the pace at which it was enriching the uranium that the West fears could one day fuel nuclear weapons.
UAE seized N.Korea arms shipment bound for Iran
Reuters: The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo of North Korean weapons being shipped to Iran, which would have violated a U.N. embargo on arms exports from the communist state, Western diplomats said on Friday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad urges prosecution of opposition leaders
Los Angeles Times: Iran's hard-line president Friday demanded the prosecution of top opposition leaders, raising the political temperature anew just a day and a half after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sought to cool tensions in a conciliatory speech.
UAE reports ship seizure with NKorea arms for Iran
AP: The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo ship bound for Iran with a cache of banned rocket-propelled grenades and other arms from North Korea, the first such seizure since sanctions against North Korea were ramped up, diplomats and officials told The Associated Press on Friday.
German lawmakers act on behalf of Ashraf
UPI: A group of German lawmakers has urged Chancellor Angela Merkel to act on behalf of Iranian dissidents exiled in Iraq.
Report shows Iran expands nuclear program-W.House
Reuters: The latest report on Iran's nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency shows Tehran continues to defy the international community and expand its nuclear program, an Obama administration official said on Friday.
