Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 18 Road accidents in Iran are all too common. The real scale of the cataclysmic carnage is evident in a new report released by the countrys Medical-Law Organisation which analysed road deaths in Iran over the past five months of the Iranian calendar year.
Iran road deaths soar in first five months
Head of top Iran bank fired after U.S. sanctions imposed
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 18 The head of an Iranian bank which the United States recently imposed tough sanctions against has been sacked, state-run press reported earlier this week.
Head of top Iran bank fired after U.S. sanctions imposed
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 18 The head of an Iranian bank which the United States recently imposed tough sanctions against has been sacked, state-run press reported earlier this week.
Iran bans fast internet to cut west’s influence
The Guardian: Iran’s Islamic government has opened a new front in its drive to stifle domestic political dissent and combat the influence of western culture – by banning high-speed internet links.
U.N. proposal on Iran nearly ready
New York Sun: European diplomats will circulate a draft U.N.resolution on Iran’s nuclear program as early as today, but negotiations on the proposal could last “a couple of months,” officials said yesterday.
Baker says no “magic bullet” for Iraq problems
Reuters: Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker warned on Tuesday not to expect a special Iraq panel he co-chairs to come up with a “magic bullet” to solve deepening problems in that country.
France nears U.N. resolution on Iran
AP: France said Tuesday it hopes to circulate a draft U.N. resolution that is expected to call for sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and return to negotiations on its nuclear program.
Bush opposed to dividing Iraq, concerned about Iran meddling
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 17 – United States President George W. Bush announced his opposition to Iraq being divided into three autonomous Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish regions during an interview on Monday on FOX News’ “The O’Reilly Factor”. The following is a partial transcript of Bush’s interview:
Bush opposed to dividing Iraq, concerned about Iran meddling
Iran Focus: London, Oct. 17 – United States President George W. Bush announced his opposition to Iraq being divided into three autonomous Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish regions during an interview on Monday on FOX News’ “The O’Reilly Factor”. The following is a partial transcript of Bush’s interview:
U.N. sanctions on Iran to exempt Russia project
Reuters: To dissuade Moscow from blocking U.N. action against Iran, Russia would be permitted to work on a nuclear reactor in Iran even if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions on Tehran for its nuclear program, U.S. and European officials said.
