AFP: Republican White House candidate John McCain Monday threatened tough new sanctions on Iran if it fails to halt its nuclear program, advocating a bid to starve the US foe of gasoline.
McCain vows tough sanctions on Iran
Former Iran Revolutionary Guards commander in S. Arabia
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 02 – The former commandant of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), wanted for his involvement in a spate of international terrorist attacks, is currently in Saudi Arabia, Iran Focus has learnt.
Former Iran Revolutionary Guards commander in S. Arabia
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 02 – The former commandant of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), wanted for his involvement in a spate of international terrorist attacks, is currently in Saudi Arabia, Iran Focus has learnt.
Iran withholds data on atom bomb issue: ElBaradei
Reuters: Iran appears to be holding back information needed to clarify intelligence allegations that it secretly studied how to design nuclear weapons, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday.
Maliki to raise Iran’s role in Iraq in Tehran talks
Reuters: Iraq wants to discuss evidence of Iranian intervention in Iraq and the two countries' overall relationship during a visit to Tehran this week by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a government spokesman said on Monday.
IAEA demands ‘full disclosure’ from Iran, sends team to Syria
AFP: UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Monday urged "full disclosure" from Iran over its nuclear programme and said he was sending experts to Syria to probe allegations of a secret nuclear reactor.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says Israel will “disappear”
Reuters: Iran's president said on Monday Israel would soon disappear off the map and that the "satanic power" of the United States faced destruction, in his latest verbal attack on the Islamic Republic's arch-foes.
Iran threatens even less openness on nukes
New York Sun: Iran is threatening to limit its cooperation with the U.N. atomic watchdog, complaining that a recent assessment from that agency was written under pressure from America and Europe.
Iran jails man campaigning for women’s rights-lawyer
Reuters: A court has sentenced a male activist for greater female rights in Iran to one year in prison, his lawyer and a fellow campaigner said on Monday.
Iran temporarily closes semi-official news agency
AP: Iranian authorities have ordered the temporary closure of a semiofficial news agency, Fars, for false reporting and disturbing public opinion.
