Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 28 Three men were hanged on Saturday in prisons in Yazd Province, central Iran, state media reported.
In Brief: Iran hangs three men
France, Saudi concerned over Iran’s nuclear programme: French Defence Minister
AFP: French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Saturday that Saudi Arabia and France share a common “concern” over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Guard propels Iranian economy
Washington Times: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the target last week of new U.S. financial sanctions, plays a far larger role in Iran’s economy than previous studies have suggested, according to a report compiled by a leading Iranian resistance group.
Iraq hampers U.S. bid to widen Sunni police role
New York Times: The American militarys push to organize Sunni Arabs into local neighborhood watch groups has been one of the United States most important initiatives in Iraq so much so that President Bush flew to Anbar Province in September to highlight growing alliances with Sunni tribal leaders.
Iranians study nuclear physics in Britain
Sunday Times: The Foreign Office has cleared dozens of Iranians to enter British universities to study advanced nuclear physics and other subjects with the potential to be applied to weapons of mass destruction.
In Brief: Iran appoints new deputy governor of central bank
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 27 – Hossein Qazavi has been appointed as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), state media announced on Saturday.
In Brief: Iran appoints new deputy governor of central bank
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 27 – Hossein Qazavi has been appointed as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), state media announced on Saturday.
Revolutionary Guard runs Iran’s Baghdad embassy, opposition group claims
AP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is using Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad to coordinate covert operations in Iraq, an Iranian opposition group has claimed.
Iran says enough supply in oil market- newspaper
Reuters: Iran’s oil minister said the market had enough supplies of crude and OPEC was not to blame for the surge in oil prices, a newspaper reported on Saturday, a day after prices set a new record above $92 a barrel.
Australia ‘may put sanctions on Iran’
AAP: Australia, Japan and the European Union are likely to join the United States in slapping sanctions on Iran if it fails to suspend its nuclear enrichment program soon, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says.
