Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 31 Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in the holy city of Qom on Wednesday, state media reported.
In Brief: Iran hangs man in public in holy city
Iran warns U.S. of “quagmire”
Reuters: Iran warned the United States on Wednesday it would find itself in a “quagmire deeper than Iraq” if it attacked the Islamic state, and Russia stepped up efforts for a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s nuclear row with the West.
Russia FM delivers ‘Putin message’ to Iran
AFP: Russia’s foreign minister delivered a mystery Kremlin message to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his surprise trip to Iran amid growing tensions over the its atomic drive, media reports said on Wednesday.
Rivals challenge Clinton on her vote for Iran measure
New York Times: Senator Hillary Rodham Clintons Democratic opponents said at the debate on Tuesday night that she had voted for an amendment against Iran that would ultimately embolden President Bush to one day take military action against that nation.
Iran jails labor leader for five years: report
Reuters: An Iranian court has sentenced a dissident labor leader to five years in jail, a judiciary official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Millions of Iranians ready for martyrdom: Ahmadinejad
Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday millions of Iranians would be ready to sacrifice themselves fighting the country’s enemies, in an apparent reference to the United States and its allies.
Major powers expected to meet on Iran this week
Reuters: Major powers plan to meet in London this week to discuss new U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a spat between Washington and the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
US downplays talk of Iran attack
AFP: After weeks of escalating US rhetoric on Iran, the White House vowed Tuesday vowed to “pursue every possible diplomatic means” to defuse the volatile dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran detains students as demo erupts on Tehran campus
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 30 At least half a dozen Iranian students were arrested on Tuesday while taking part in an anti-government protest on the campus of Tehrans Allameh University.
Iran detains students as demo erupts on Tehran campus
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 30 At least half a dozen Iranian students were arrested on Tuesday while taking part in an anti-government protest on the campus of Tehrans Allameh University.
