Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 The Chairman of Irans State Expediency Council (SEC), Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has kept his top post in the constitutional body that arbitrates in disputes between Irans parliament and the Guardians Council.
Senior Iran cleric keeps post in constitutional body
Senior Iran cleric keeps post in constitutional body
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 The Chairman of Irans State Expediency Council (SEC), Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has kept his top post in the constitutional body that arbitrates in disputes between Irans parliament and the Guardians Council.
23 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of security meet
AFP: Bomb and mortar attacks tormented war-weary Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, as Iraq set the date for a security conference that could see Washington sit down with archfoes Iran and Syria.
Iran police killed, abducted in Pakistan border clash
AFP: Militants killed four Iranian policemen and kidnapped at least one other in a late-night ambush in a sensitive border province before fleeing towards Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.
Irans Ahmadinejad holds talks with al-Bashir in Sudan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met and held talks with Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday in Khartoum, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Irans Ahmadinejad holds talks with al-Bashir in Sudan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met and held talks with Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday in Khartoum, the official news agency IRNA reported.
US invites Iran and Syria to talks on Iraq in reversal of Bush policy
The Guardian: The Bush administration gave up one of the central tenets of its Middle East strategy yesterday, reversing its much criticised effort to isolate Iran and Syria by inviting both states to negotiations on stabilising Iraq.
Iran, Syria may join Baghdad talks
AP: Envoys from the West and Islamic nations – including Iran, Syria and the United States – are expected to attend a conference next month on efforts to stabilize Iraq, a diplomatic adviser said Tuesday.
Canada imposes UN sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 27 Canada imposed sanctions on Iran on Tuesday in line with a United Nations Security Council resolution in December which ordered a blockade of the countrys suspected nuclear weapons program.
Canada imposes UN sanctions on Iran
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 27 Canada imposed sanctions on Iran on Tuesday in line with a United Nations Security Council resolution in December which ordered a blockade of the countrys suspected nuclear weapons program.
