AP: Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Kurdish journalist accused of offering to provide the United States with information on Kurds in Iran, his lawyer said Saturday.
Iran upholds death sentence against Kurd
Bush, Merkel discuss tougher sanctions on Iran
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday she would be willing to support a third round of U.N. sanctions against Iran if Tehran continues to resist demands to halt sensitive nuclear work.
Iran ‘must free’ woman activist
BBC: Seven human rights groups including Amnesty International have urged Iran to set aside a prison sentence for women’s rights activist Delaram Ali.
Escorted by the US Navy, British sailors return to the Gulf
The Independent: Seven months after the Royal Navy suffered one of the most humiliating episodes in its history when 15 sailors and Royal Marines were detained by Iranian forces, British patrols have resumed close to the Iranian border.
Iran court upholds death sentence on dissident
Reuters: Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence on a Kurdish dissident journalist convicted of charges including spying, his lawyer said on Friday.
Bush, Merkel to focus on Iran in Texas ranch visit
Reuters: President George W. Bush welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday to his Texas ranch where they will seek a common approach to deal with Iran’s nuclear program.
Bush, Merkel to focus on Iran in Texas ranch visit
Reuters: President George W. Bush will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to his Texas ranch on Friday where they will seek to show unity on Iran even as Tehran defies the West over its nuclear program.
Bush extends Iranian asset freeze
AFP: President George W. Bush on Friday extended by one year a freeze of Iranian government assets in the United States that has been in place since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the White House said.
Iran opposition says elite militia tightening grip on econ
Dow Jones: An Iranian opposition group alleged Thursday that new information contained in a confidential government report obtained by the opposition showed the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards militia force had tightened its grip on the Iranian economy.
Florida governor cancels Brazil meeting over Iran ties
Reuters: The governor of Florida, who is on a trade mission in Brazil, canceled a meeting with executives of the state energy company Petrobras on Thursday because of its business dealings with Iran.
