Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 19 Only 17 prospective candidates hoping to win a seat in a key constitutional body have passed an examination required of them to stand in the upcoming polls.
Irans state watchdog bars candidates in run-up to key polls
Iran to fingerprint US visitors
AFP: Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament adopted a bill Sunday that would make digital fingerprinting compulsory for all US citizens seeking to enter the country.
Iran protests over Argentina bomb attack warrants
AFP: Iran has summoned the Buenos Aires envoy to Tehran to protest over arrest warrants issued in Argentina against top Iranian officials over a deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish charity, the government daily Iran reported Sunday.
Bush urges Hu and Putin on North Korea and Iran
Reuters: U.S. President George W. Bush sought help from China and Russia on Sunday on thwarting the twin nuclear challenges of North Korea and Iran as security dominated his agenda at an Asia Pacific summit.
Iran secure with missiles, centrifuges – agency
Reuters: An Iranian judicial official said on Sunday Iran should not fear its enemies because it has built guided missiles and nuclear centrifuges, part of a programme Tehran has always said is peaceful, Fars News Agency said.
IAEA may turn down Iranian request for help with nuclear reactor: diplomats
AFP: The UN atomic agency is expected this week to heed US calls to put off granting Iran help in building a nuclear reactor that could provide plutonium for nuclear weapons.
Iraqi President to visit Iran next week
Iran Focus: London, Nov. 19 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will visit Iran next week to discuss Tehran-Baghdad bilateral relations.
Iraqi President to visit Iran next week
Iran Focus: London, Nov. 19 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will visit Iran next week to discuss Tehran-Baghdad bilateral relations.
Russia issues warning on Iran, N. Korea
AP: The world must be firm but also very cautious when dealing with the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, Russia’s foreign minister said Saturday during an Asian-Pacific summit in Vietnam.
Iran’s leader seeks ties with N. Korea
AP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has demanded more ties with North Korea and urged for nuclear disarmament in Korean peninsula, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Sunday.
