AKI: Some 150,000 women have been detained in Iran for violating strict new Islamic dress code rules, the country’s top police officer has announced.
Iran: 150,000 women detained for breaking dress code
UN chief Ban to Egypt for Iraq reconstruction summit
AFP: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Thursday that he will co-chair the May 3-4 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Iraq’s reconstruction along with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.
Iran sole sticking point in Democratic presidential debate
AFP: Iran proved to be the sole flashpoint in an otherwise muted debate between US Democratic presidential hopefuls Thursday, as contenders weighed what Washington’s response should be to an Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Iran: Nuclear negotiators cautiously upbeat
New York Times: Iranian and European officials said progress had been made in talks on Irans nuclear program but said they had fallen short of the breakthrough needed to restart formal negotiations.
Iran may be closer to nukes than thought
CBS News: has learned that a new intelligence report says Iran has overcome technical difficulties in enriching uranium and could have enough bomb-grade material for a single nuclear weapon in less than three years.
Oil steady as US outages offset easing Iran tension
Reuters: Oil was steady on Friday under $68 as easing fears over Iran’s nuclear program were countered by a slew of refinery outages in the United States that have thinned gasoline stocks.
Iran to shift international flights to new airport
AFP: Iran is seeking to move all Tehran’s international flights from the end of next month to a new and still under-used airport outside the city, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
Iran must cease all uranium reprocessing: Rice
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Iran must stop all uranium reprocessing activities in order to head off further UN sanctions.
Attend Iraq conference, FM urges Iran
AFP: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Thursday urged Iran to attend an international conference on his country’s security next month, during talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iran hangs two men in capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 26 Two men were hanged in Tehrans notorious Evin Prison, the state-run daily Tehran Emrouz reported on Thursday.
