Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 A man was hanged in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, state-media reported.
Man executed in Irans restive oil city
Man executed in Irans restive oil city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 A man was hanged in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, state-media reported.
The six-million person question
Wall Street Journal: “As to the Holocaust, I just raised a few questions. And I didn’t receive any answers to my questions.”
— Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, interviewed in Time magazine in September 2006.
US, world reserves can offset Iran oil for 18 months
Reuters: U.S. and world emergency crude oil reserves could replace a complete shut-off of Iranian oil exports for 18 months, avoiding an estimated $201 billion in damage to the American economy, the Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday.
Chirac must lead resistance to Iran’s latest nuclear offer
The Times: The latest Iranian brinkmanship on its nuclear hopes is ingenious. But it should be a non-starter: a concession that other countries cannot contemplate.
Iran’s female racing champion barred from defending title
The Guardian: She was the speed queen of the racetrack who became a feminist icon after triumphing over an all-male field to become Iran’s national car rally champion. But now the high-octane driving career of Laleh Seddigh has juddered to a halt, with a ban from participating at a race by the country’s motor racing authorities.
UK to seek incremental sanctions against Tehran
The Guardian: The British government signalled yesterday the latest round of negotiations with Iran had failed and that it will begin a push within the next fortnight for targeted UN sanctions against Tehran.
Irans proposal to end nuclear standoff is rejected by the West
New York Times: Iran has proposed that France organize and monitor the production of enriched uranium inside Iran, complicating negotiations over the fate of its nuclear program.
U.S. may back Iran on nuke alliance
Washington Times: The United States is willing to consider setting up an international consortium to help Iran’s nuclear program, but Tehran must suspend enriching uranium before any discussions can take place, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday.
US: Iran could have nuclear bomb in four years
Voice of America: The top U.S. intelligence official says Iran could have a nuclear weapon within four to nine years, but that it still has time to turn away from that path.
