Reuters: Iran said on Sunday the U.N. nuclear watchdog had closed two major issues relating to the scope of its nuclear programme, which the West suspects is aimed at acquiring atomic bombs.
Iran says IAEA closes more files over atomic work
Two men hanged in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 25 – Two men were hanged in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, state media reported.
Two men hanged in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 25 – Two men were hanged in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan, state media reported.
Iran appoints former Revolutionary Guard commander to oversee parliamentary elections
AP: A former commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards has been appointed to oversee crucial parliamentary elections scheduled for March, state television reported Saturday.
Tough Iran sanctions to hit Germany hard: report
Reuters: The adoption of tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could cost the German budget 2 billion euros, according to Finance Ministry estimates cited in Der Spiegel magazine on Saturday.
Iran will not block oil passage: navy chief
AFP: Tehran has no plans to block the Straits of Hormuz amid fears it could use the strategic oil passage as a weapon in its nuclear standoff with the West, Iran’s navy chief said on Saturday.
Hezbollah will avenge Iran strike
Sunday Express: Terrorist group Hezbollah is poised to launch bloody reprisals in Britain for any Western attack on Iran, a former intelligence chief has warned.
Iran says it made nuclear fuel pellets
AP: The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday that the country had produced its first nuclear fuel pellets for use in a heavy water reactor, which is still under construction.
Iran rejects UN nuclear snap inspections
AFP: Iran on Saturday rejected the UN atomic watchdog’s demand for more inspections of its nuclear sites after the body urged the country to open up its doors, the ISNA news agency reported.
Iranian-linked militants bombed Baghdad market: US military
AFP: A US military commander on Saturday accused Iranian-linked “special groups” of bombing a Baghdad pet market in which 13 people were killed and said the bombers had tried to pin the blame on Al-Qaeda.
