AP: Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday in a ruling that left survivors and families shedding tears of joy.
Iran fined $2.65 billion for terrorism
Amnesty appalled at group executions in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 06 The human rights organisation Amnesty International said it was appalled at the spiralling numbers of executions in Iran.
Iran hangs two men in the south
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 07 Two Iranian men were hanged on Thursday in the southern province of Hormozgan, state media reported.
Iran hangs two men in the south
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 07 Two Iranian men were hanged on Thursday in the southern province of Hormozgan, state media reported.
ElBaradei urges Iran to stick to nuclear promises
Reuters: Iran must stick to its promises to be more open with the International Atomic Energy Agency about its nuclear power plans and the international community must encourage it, the body’s chief said on Thursday.
Iranian-American scholar back home after detention in Tehran
CNN: Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-American scholar who was held in Iran for eight months, has returned to her home in Potomac, Maryland, her husband, Shaul Bakhash, told CNN.
Turk firm hopes to sign Iran gas accords next year
Reuters: Turkish petrol company TPAO said on Wednesday it is pressing ahead with plans to invest $3.5 billion in Iran’s South Pars gas field and hopes to sign further agreements in the first quarter of next year.
It’s Iran we’re fighting, says Basra commander
Daily Telegraph: British forces in southern Iraq have been fighting a “proxy war” against Iran, the commander of the troops who withdrew from Basra Palace has said.
France mulling non-UN sanctions against Iran
AFP: France is considering fresh sanctions to pressure Iran to halt its nuclear programme, holding talks with investors on measures that could be adopted outside the UN, the presidency said Thursday.
Amnesty appalled at group executions in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 06 The human rights organisation Amnesty International said it was appalled at the spiralling numbers of executions in Iran.
