AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday to stand by the country’s nuclear work, insisting the UN Security Council cannot deprive Iran of its “rights”, state news agency IRNA reported.
Ahmadinejad vows to stand by Iran nuclear work
Iran envoy says call for enrichment halt ‘not acceptable’
AFP: Iran’s ambassador to Paris reaffirmed Thursday that international calls for his country to halt uranium enrichment were “not acceptable”, after Tehran said it would be prepared to discuss a freeze.
Iran police arrest dozens of political activists in crackdown
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 Dozens of Iranian Kurds have been arrested over the past few days in the course of a new crackdown by Irans State Security Forces (SSF) on political activists in the western province of Kurdistan, according to a local rights group.
Iran police arrest dozens of political activists in crackdown
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 Dozens of Iranian Kurds have been arrested over the past few days in the course of a new crackdown by Irans State Security Forces (SSF) on political activists in the western province of Kurdistan, according to a local rights group.
Relatives of political prisoner blame Irans rulers for sons death
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 17 The relatives of a political prisoner who recently died while on hunger strike in one of Irans notorious jails have blamed the countrys clerical rulers for their sons death.
Relatives of political prisoner blame Irans rulers for sons death
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 17 The relatives of a political prisoner who recently died while on hunger strike in one of Irans notorious jails have blamed the countrys clerical rulers for their sons death.
Iraqi and British troops clash with Shiite militias
New York Times: Iraqi security forces and British troops fought Shiite militias and tribesmen in two major cities south of Baghdad on Wednesday in sustained battles that left two policemen and a dozen militiamen dead. The violence underscored the tenuous grip the Iraqi government maintains even in regions not under the sway of Sunni Arab insurgents.
Iran leader praises Hezbollah resistance
AP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message to Hezbollah head Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, described the militant group’s clashes with Israel as a “victory” for Islam.
Iran military to launch war-games as tensions build with West
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 16 Iran will launch a new round of war-games later this week, putting on display new Iranian-make armaments, a top military commander announced on Wednesday.
Iran military to launch war-games as tensions build with West
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 16 Iran will launch a new round of war-games later this week, putting on display new Iranian-make armaments, a top military commander announced on Wednesday.
