Iran Focus: London, Jun. 24 U.S.-led forces in Iraq have detained three individuals as part of an effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq, according to a statement by the Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I).
3 nabbed as part of effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq
Iran to reward denouncing of ‘immoral’ messages
AFP: Iran is encouraging people who receive “immoral” messages on their mobile phones to report them to the judiciary and receive a reward, a press report said on Sunday.
Iran says Rushdie death fatwa still stands
AFP: Iran said on Sunday that a fatwa ordering the death of British writer Salman Rushdie issued by its revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini still stands after his knighthood by the queen.
Iran cracks down on dissent, parading examples in streets
New York Times: Iran is in the throes of one of its most ferocious crackdowns on dissent in years, with the government focusing on labor leaders, universities, the press, womens rights advocates, a former nuclear negotiator and Iranian-Americans, three of whom have been in prison for more than six weeks.
In Brief: Man hanged near Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 A man was hanged in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, state media reported on Sunday.
In Brief: Man hanged near Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 A man was hanged in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran replaces UN envoy
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 Iran announced on Sunday that it had appointed a new permanent representative to the United Nations.
Rice cool to any partial nuclear suspension by Iran
Reuters: The United States dismissed on Sunday the idea of a partial suspension of uranium enrichment by Iran, saying that Washington and its allies still insisted on a full suspension.
Iran replaces UN envoy
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 Iran announced on Sunday that it had appointed a new permanent representative to the United Nations.
Iraqi President to visit Iran on Tuesday
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will make a state visit to Iran on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported.
