Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 04 Two young men were hanged in public in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran hangs two youths in public in northern province
Censorship fears rise as Iran blocks access to top websites
The Guardian: Iran yesterday shut down access to some of the world’s most popular websites. Users were unable to open popular sites including Amazon.com and YouTube following instructions to service providers to filter them.
US tells banks to shut down Iran operations
The Independent on Sunday: Several of the UK’s largest banks fear they could face the full legislative wrath of the US government unless they bow to Washington’s pressure to shut their operations in Iran.
Iran responds to U.S. fingerprinting law
AP: Iran has enacted a law requiring American citizens visiting the country to be fingerprinted upon arrival, an official said Saturday.
Iran president sees Israel ‘disappearing’
UPI: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel is an “enemy” created to “penetrate the heart of Muslim land.”
Russia’s nuclear chief to visit Iran on Dec 11
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 03 – The head of Russia’s atomic energy agency Sergei Kiriyenko will visit Iran on December 1, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini told reporters on Sunday.
Russia’s nuclear chief to visit Iran on Dec 11
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 03 – The head of Russia’s atomic energy agency Sergei Kiriyenko will visit Iran on December 1, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini told reporters on Sunday.
Iran official sees need for OPEC oil cut – agency
Reuters: Iran’s OPEC governor said on Sunday that the oil cartel needed to cut production further because of a slowdown in world economic growth and rising oil stocks, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Russia says six-party Iran talks to be held Tuesday
Reuters: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday six-party talks on Iran’s nuclear program would take place on Tuesday, swiftly reversing an earlier statement that the talks had been delayed.
Novelist Salman Rushdie says no longer fears Islamic death threat
AFP: British author Salman Rushdie no longer fears for his life because of the death threats issued against him by Islamic clerics in response to his book “The Satanic Verses” nearly 20 years ago, he said in comments published Saturday in Portugal.
