AFP: The top United Nations human rights official on Friday voiced her “grave concern” at the execution of a young Iranian man convicted of rape amid reports a judge had ordered a stay of execution.
UN rights chief condemns hanging of young Iranian
Persian Gulf conference to focus on Iran
AP: Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital commercial waterway, are the greatest concern for Naval security in the region, a senior U.S. Naval commander said Friday.
ANALYSIS-Iran report raises Arab concern over U.S. policy
Reuters: A U.S. intelligence report claiming Iran halted a nuclear weapons programme in 2003 has caught Washington’s Gulf Arab allies off guard, analysts say, raising concern that U.S. pressure against Tehran could slacken.
WHouse: Iran report has no impact on missile shield plans
AFP: The United States said Friday that it was pushing ahead with a planned missile shield that has angered Russia, and that a new US assessment downgrading the threat from Iran had no impact on the plan.
Russia unconvinced on Iran sanctions
AP: Secretary of State Condoleezza said Friday the United States would continue along a two-track strategy to deal with Iran, pressing for new sanctions and holding talks to convince Tehran to come clean about its nuclear program. But Russia ignored her calls to punish Iran.
Despite report, Iran still a threat
Chicago Sun-Times: President Bush’s critics claim the new assessment that Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003 discredits the White House’s hard-line foreign policy. But what else except Bush’s policies could have been responsible for Tehran’s decision?
US reversal on Iran intel reflects breaking of the ranks: analysts
AFP: The US reversal on Iran’s nuclear weapons program has exposed a breaking of ranks within a waning administration, with US intelligence and military professionals asserting themselves on issues of war and peace, analysts said.
Iran: Funeral of hanged youth draws 6,000 people
AKI: An estimated 6,000 people – almost the entire population – from the Kurdish Iranian town of Paveh, have attended the funeral of Makwan Moloudzadeh, 19-year-old Iranian youth hanged at dawn on Wednesday.
China appoints new envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 07 – China has appointed a new ambassador to Iran, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
China appoints new envoy to Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 07 – China has appointed a new ambassador to Iran, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
