Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 20 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with and briefed the Islamic Republics new envoy to Japan on Sunday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Iran President briefs new envoy to Japan
Focus: The nuclear fanatic
The Sunday Times: If some Iran-watchers in America are to be believed, we could be 48 hours away from the day of judgment.
Two of Iraq’s Shiite parties denounce Iran
Washington Post: Two Shiite Muslim parties on Friday accused Iran of instigating violence in Iraq and attempting to destabilize the country, exposing a growing rift within Iraq’s largest sect that many fear will exacerbate the nation’s slide into full-scale civil war.
South Africa and Iran to discuss nuclear, Mideast, trade issues
AFP: South Africa’s Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will this week meet her Iranian counterpart for talks touching on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the Middle East and trade, her spokesman said Sunday.
Iran denies visa to key atomic inspector – diplomats
Reuters: Iran has denied entry to a senior U.N. nuclear inspector and cut back on multiple-entry visas that ease monitoring of its atomic sites as world pressure mounts on Tehran to stop enriching uranium, diplomats say.
Iran says it won’t halt atomic work
Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it would not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a nuclear package backed by six world powers that aims to allay Western fears that Tehran is seeking to build atomic bombs.
Iran army tests missiles in wargames
Reuters: Iran’s army has fired tactical missiles and will test surface-to-sea missiles during Iranian army wargames on Sunday, state television reported.
Iran ready for Israel action after Lebanon war – army
Reuters: A senior Iranian army commander said on Saturday the armed forces were prepared for any action by Israel after what Iran has called the Jewish state’s defeat at the hands of Lebanon’s Hizbollah guerrillas.
Man hanged in Iran
AFP : An Iranian man convicted of murdering his wife was hanged in the northern town of Sari, an Iranian newspaper reported on Saturday.
Blair doing lasting damage to UK, says Iranian leader
The Guardian : President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has urged British voters to throw Tony Blair’s government out of office to prevent Britain being drawn into new foreign policy “disasters” in the Middle East.
