Iran Focus: London, Jul. 28 – Iraqi forces on Tuesday are attacking the base of the main Iranian opposition group situated north-west of Baghdad. More than a thousand armed Iraqi police and soldiers using batons, water cannons and pepper spray attacked members of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran in Camp Ashraf.
Iraqi forces attack Iranian opposition camp
Iraqi forces attack Iranian opposition camp
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 28 – Iraqi forces on Tuesday are attacking the base of the main Iranian opposition group situated north-west of Baghdad. More than a thousand armed Iraqi police and soldiers using batons, water cannons and pepper spray attacked members of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran in Camp Ashraf.
Iraqi police crack down on opposition camp
Washington Post: Iraqi police officers and soldiers on Tuesday raided a camp near Baghdad that is home to an Iranian opposition group that has supplied intelligence information to U.S. forces but that has long been an irritant to Iran.
Iran bans opposition mourning ceremony
AFP: Iran has denied the opposition a permit for a ceremony to mourn people slain in protests over last month's presidential election, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Court finds Iran minister guilty of fraud
AP: An appeals court found Iran's industry minister guilty of fraud, newspapers reported Monday, in a new embarrassment for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad even as he faces new disputes with his own hard-line camp over his government.
Gates warns of tough sanctions if Iran rebuffs US overture
AFP: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned on Monday that tough sanctions will follow if Tehran fails to respond to Washington's offers of dialogue on its controversial nuclear programme.
Iran’s Mousavi says protests will continue: website
Reuters: Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said on Monday the pro-reform protests which erupted after the country's disputed June presidential vote will continue, his website reported.
Ahmadinejad under fire after minister sacked
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on Monday grappling with a fresh political crisis that has weakened his standing even among hardline supporters as he prepares to unveil a new government.
Israel, U.S. keep up pressure on Iran
Reuters: Israel affirmed during a visit by the U.S. defense secretary Monday that it was still considering military force for thwarting Iran's nuclear plans, and encouraged other countries to keep their options open.
Ahmadinejad seen as increasingly vulnerable since re-election
New York Times: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran dismissed his intelligence minister on Sunday and his culture minister resigned, the latest fallout of a bitter dispute among conservatives that has exposed Mr. Ahmadinejad’s vulnerability in the aftermath of last month’s disputed election.
