AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has backed parliament in a dispute with hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had objected to several measures adopted by MPs, the ISNA news agency said on Monday.
Iran leader backs parliament in dispute with Ahmadinejad
Thousands of Iran election candidates face ban
Reuters: About 40 percent of the 7,200 people who have registered to run in Iran’s March parliament election “have a record” with the authorities, a senior official said Monday, an indication they would not be allowed to run.
World powers close to Iran resolution deal: source
Reuters: World power foreign ministers should agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany on January 22, a French diplomatic source said on Monday.
France says new Iran resolution imminent
AP: The U.N. Security Council’s five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree Tuesday on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, a French diplomat said.
Quake jolts south-western Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 – An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Do-Gonbadan and Gachsaran, in Irans south-western province of Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, on Monday.
Quake jolts south-western Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 – An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Do-Gonbadan and Gachsaran, in Irans south-western province of Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, on Monday.
Iran wants to host Middle East conference on Gaza Strip
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 Iran said on Monday that it sought to host an emergency meeting of representatives of Middle Eastern countries over the situation in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Iran wants to host Middle East conference on Gaza Strip
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 Iran said on Monday that it sought to host an emergency meeting of representatives of Middle Eastern countries over the situation in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Iran studies raising of rial rate vs dlr-papers
Reuters: An Iranian monetary policy body is studying the possibility of strengthening the rial against the U.S. dollar to fight double-digit inflation, according to an unsourced news agency report carried by newspapers on Monday.
Quake jolts south-eastern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 20 – An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Arzooyeh, in Irans south-eastern province of Kerman, on Sunday.
