Iran Focus: London, Jun. 19 – Norway’s ambassador to Iran flatly denied that he hailed the Islamic Republics role in the Middle East, rejecting Iranian reports to the contrary, according to a report which appeared on the website of the Norwegian daily Aftenposten.
Norwegian ambassador: I did not praise Iran
Norwegian ambassador: I did not praise Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 19 – Norway’s ambassador to Iran flatly denied that he hailed the Islamic Republics role in the Middle East, rejecting Iranian reports to the contrary, according to a report which appeared on the website of the Norwegian daily Aftenposten.
Iran says Palestinian cabinet ‘anti-democratic’
AFP: The emergency Palestinian government set up by president Mahmud Abbas after Hamas took control of Gaza is anti-democratic, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi said on Monday.
Iran says won’t rule out using oil as a weapon
Reuters: Iran will not rule out using oil as a weapon if the United States resorts to military action against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, an Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Tuesday.
Iran group raises Rushdie bounty
UPI: A non-governmental organization in Iran is offering $150,000 for the death of author Salman Rushdie.
Europe must stop Iran
Wall Street Journal – By Dirk Niebel: Iran is doing more these days than just ignoring global concerns over its nuclear program. The Islamic Republic is increasingly taunting the international community, making clear that it has no intention of abandoning its program and almost daring Western nations to stop it.
EU ‘deplores’ Iran’s pursuit of nuclear program, seeks talks
Bloomberg: European Union governments deplored Iran’s pursuit of nuclear enrichment and repeated an offer of economic incentives aimed at persuading the Islamic republic not to seek a weapons program.
Coalition discovers Iranian weapons cache in Iraqi capital
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 18 Coalition forces uncovered half a dozen Iranian-made rockets in a Baghdad schoolyard earlier this week, the U.S.-led military said on Monday.
Coalition discovers Iranian weapons cache in Iraqi capital
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 18 Coalition forces uncovered half a dozen Iranian-made rockets in a Baghdad schoolyard earlier this week, the U.S.-led military said on Monday.
Iraqi forces detain Iran-linked agent in northern city
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 18 Iraqi security forces have arrested an individual in the northern city of Kirkuk for facilitating the travel to and from Iran of insurgents belonging to the al-Mahdi Army, the armed militia of firebrand Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
