AP: A graduate student imprisoned for a month in Iran and barred from leaving the country for nearly a year has returned to Los Angeles.
Grad student imprisoned in Iran returns to US
U.S. faults Iraq raid that left Iran dissidents dead
Los Angeles Times: The Obama administration criticized Iraqi security forces this week, saying they botched an attempt last month to establish a police station in a refugee settlement for Iranian dissidents, resulting in clashes that claimed the lives of at least eight of the refugees.
UN expert receives claims of prison abuse in Iran
AP: A U.N. anti-torture investigator said Thursday he has received credible claims that Iranian protesters detained after the June 12 presidential elections were abused in prison.
Iran cleric says obeying Ahmadinejad like obeying God
Reuters: A senior Iranian cleric seen as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor said obeying the head of government was like obeying God, the moderate Etemad-e Melli newspaper said on Thursday.
Diplomat: Iran opposes US base deal for Colombia
AP: Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country opposes an impending deal to expand the U.S. military's presence in Colombia.
Iran says Frenchwoman cannot leave if freed on bail
Reuters: France has agreed to provide bail for Clotilde Reiss, a French teaching assistant tried in Iran on spying charges but she will not be allowed to leave the country, Iranian news agencies said on Wednesday.
Iran trial of French lecturer over: prosecutor
AFP: The trial of detained French lecturer Clotilde Reiss has ended but she remains in prison, the Tehran prosecutor was quoted by the Fars news agency as saying on Wednesday.
U.N. says Ban didn’t congratulate Iran’s Ahmadinejad
Reuters: The United Nations said on Wednesday that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon did not congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his contested re-election, reversing a previous statement.
US does not know location of Americans in Iran: State Dept
AFP: US officials do not know the location of the Americans arrested after hiking into Iran from Iraq, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Wednesday.
Iran speaker says vote detainees not been raped: TV
Reuters: Iran's speaker of parliament on Wednesday rejected as "baseless" an opposition leader's accusation that some moderates had been raped in jails after their detention in unrest following the June election.
