New York Times: As debate swirls about whether new international sanctions against North Korea will be effective, the Bush administration appears to have made some headway in using new American legal tools to cut off both North Korea and Iran from the international financial system.
U.S. pursues tactic of financial isolation
Iran leader in Bush ‘Satan’ claim
BBC: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly delivered a scathing attack on US President George W Bush, saying he is inspired by Satan.
Iran newspaper closure seen as squeeze on critics
Reuters: The only thing that surprised Abdolreza Tajik when the Iranian authorities shut the pro-reform newspaper where he worked was that it had survived so long since last year’s election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iran rejects U.N. stance on North Korea
AP: Iran’s president said his country has no reservations about pursuing its nuclear ambitions despite the U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for its purported nuclear test.
Iran registers candidates for Dec 15 municipal elections
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 16 Registration of candidates for the December 15 municipal elections commenced on Monday.
Iran registers candidates for Dec 15 municipal elections
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 16 Registration of candidates for the December 15 municipal elections commenced on Monday.
U.S. says North Korea sanctions should help sway Iran
Reuters: Tough U.N. sanctions on North Korea should help convince Iran to suspend its suspected nuclear weapons program, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Sunday.
Iran to pursue atomic work despite pressure – agency
Reuters: Iran’s president said Tehran would keep up its nuclear activities despite Western countries’ mounting threats and pressures, the student news agency ISNA reported on Sunday.
Britain raps Iran rights abuses
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 15 Britains Foreign Office censured human rights violations by Irans theocratic government in its 2006 annual human rights report.
Britain raps Iran rights abuses
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 15 Britains Foreign Office censured human rights violations by Irans theocratic government in its 2006 annual human rights report.
