BBC: Iran has opened new naval facilities east of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Gulf which is key to oil supplies, state media say.
Iran ‘opens naval base’ near Gulf
Two hanged in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 28 – Iranian authorities have hanged two men in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-east Iran, state media reported.
Two hanged in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 28 – Iranian authorities have hanged two men in the restive province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, south-east Iran, state media reported.
Iran sets up new naval base near the Gulf
AFP: Iran has opened a new naval base east of the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to boost its military control over the strategic Gulf waters, the country's navy chief was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Iraq security pact highlights battle between U.S., Iran
Washington Post: A deal to authorize the presence of American forces in Iraq beyond 2008 is forcing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to choose between two influential powers in this country: the United States and Iran.
Corporal Daniel James: I am a victim of a conspiracy by the CIA
The Times: A British Army interpreter told police he was the victim of a conspiracy by the CIA which made up an espionage plot against him, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.
UN nuclear chief says Iran blocking progress
AP: The U.N. nuclear chief said Monday that Iran is blocking his watchdog agency from verifying whether the nation has any ambitions for nuclear weaponry.
IAEA still undecided on nature of Iran nuclear program
AFP: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said here Monday that his agency was still unable to determine whether or not there were undeclared nuclear activities in Iran.
UAE banks step up pressure on Iranian firms: report
AFP: Local banks in the United Arab Emirates have stepped up pressure on Iranian firms by freezing their assets and refusing to deal with merchants doing business with Iran, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Iran president says is not ill, counters reports
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday he was healthy, countering reports suggesting he was ill and that his political future could be threatened.
