Iran Focus: London, Apr. 24 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would like to see Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki take part in a conference on Iraqi security which is taking place in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, in the first week of May.
Rice wants Iran to take part in Iraq conference
Rice wants Iran to take part in Iraq conference
Iran Focus: London, Apr. 24 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would like to see Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki take part in a conference on Iraqi security which is taking place in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, in the first week of May.
Iran police swoop on slipping headscarves
AFP: The police bus screeches to a halt at a Tehran square packed with traffic. The officers leap out and begin spot checks on passing pedestrians and cars.
Iranian regime penalises university activists
The Guardian: Iran’s “starred” students – politically active university students barred from continuing with their studies – are desperately trying to obtain the right to go on with their education. Undergraduates who have criticised the government are given one to three penalty points, according to the possible threat they are said to pose.
US cautions Austrian oil giant over gas deal with Iran
AFP: The United States said Monday it would try to discourage a major Austrian oil company from following through on a proposed deal to help develop an Iranian gas field, noting the venture could draw US sanctions.
U.S. criticizes Iran-European gas deal
AP: Irritated by the prospect of a huge European gas development deal with Iran, the Bush administration said Monday it will argue that such transactions undercut international bargaining power over Iran’s nuclear program.
Iraq: Two more bombs by Iranian embassy, ministries
AFP: Two more car bombs exploded Tuesday in a Baghdad parking lot outside the Iranian embassy and several Iraqi government buildings, one day after two detonated in the same place.
Two Chinese companies deny dealings with Iran, Syria
AFP: Two Chinese companies, hit with fresh US sanctions aimed at stopping banned military dealings with Iran and Syria, denied Tuesday that they were doing business with the two nations.
Iran’s leader proposes talks with Bush
AP: Iran’s hard-line president proposed Monday to hold public talks with President Bush on a wide range of issues, without saying whether that included international suspicions of the Iranian nuclear program or allegations of Iranian meddling in Iraq.
Iran cracks down on women’s dress
AP: With the arrival of spring, Iranian police have launched a crackdown against women accused of not covering up enough, arresting nearly 300 women, some for wearing too tight an overcoat or letting too much hair peek out from under their veil, authorities said Monday.
