AFP : Russia does not want to see the UN Security Council punish Iran over its refusal to freeze sensitive nuclear work, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
Russia doesn’t want Iran punished in nuclear stand-off: minister
Outcry as Iran set for 11 public hangings
The Scotsman : TEHRAN’S hardline Islamic regime is preparing to publicly hang 11 Iranian Arabs convicted of “enmity with God” for their alleged involvement in a bombing campaign in which over 20 were killed last year, after what rights activists say were summary, secret trials.
What do we do with Iran?
Khaleej Times Online – By Henry A. Kissinger : Irans nuclear programme and considerable resources enable it to strive for strategic dominance in its region. With the impetus of a radical Shia ideology and the symbolism of defiance of the UN Security Councils resolution, Iran challenges the established order in the Middle East and perhaps wherever Islamic populations face dominant, non-Islamic majorities.
Iran increases Palestinian aid to 120 million dollars
AFP: Iran has stepped up its aid to the Palestinians by donating some 120 million dollars to the Hamas-led government and is ready to give more, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Thursday.
Iran FM travels to India to meet Singh
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 16 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is leading a delegation in New Delhi to discuss Iran-India bilateral relations.
Iran FM travels to India to meet Singh
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 16 Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is leading a delegation in New Delhi to discuss Iran-India bilateral relations.
Iran soon to take “final step” in atomic plan-IRNA
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his country would soon take the “final step” in its nuclear programme, Iran’s official news agency reported without saying what that would involve.
Iran planning chief resigns over Ahmadinejad changes
AFP: Iran’s planning organisation chief has resigned after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad decided to tighten government control of its budget, Iranian media reported on Thursday.
INTERVIEW-Argentine prosecutor in bomb probe presses Iran
Reuters: The Argentine prosecutor seeking the arrests of former Iranian officials in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center said on Wednesday that Tehran’s reaction so far had been “aggressive” and marked by “insults.”
Iran sanctions negotiations stall at U.N.
Reuters: Deep divisions between Western nations and Russia have stalled talks on a draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Wednesday.
