AP: The presidents of Iran and Venezuela, leading U.S. critics, pledged Saturday to support one another in disputes with Washington, with the Iranian calling Hugo Chavez “a brother and trench mate.”
Iranian leader calls Chavez a ‘trench mate’
Iran launches sex-segregated parks
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 Iran will soon launch new womens only parks in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran.
Iran launches sex-segregated parks
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 Iran will soon launch new womens only parks in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran.
State radio: Iran to reject U.N. proposal
AP: Iranian state radio said Saturday that the government would reject a proposed U.N. resolution that would give it until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of international sanctions.
Somalia PM: Iran, Libya backing militants
AP: Somalia’s prime minister on Saturday accused Egypt, Libya and Iran of providing weapons for Islamic militants who have seized control of much of this country’s south.
Iranian leader bans usage of foreign words
AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as “pizzas” which will now be known as “elastic loaves,” state media reported Saturday.
Iran flag stunt storm
The Sun: Iranian hatemonger Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked fury yesterday by flying Hezbollahs flag in his parliament building.
Bush and Blair lay out Lebanon plan but warn Tehran
The Guardian: Tony Blair and George Bush delivered yesterday their sharpest warning yet to Iran over its involvement in Lebanon and its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
Backing resistance
Washington Times: A leading member of the European Parliament is on a mission to persuade the Bush administration to remove the Iranian resistance movement from its list of terrorist organizations.
Security Council reaches accord on Iran
AP: The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council reached a deal Friday on a resolution that would give Iran until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of economic and diplomatic sanctions.
