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.
Iranian leader bans usage of foreign words
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.
House voted on Indian deal unaware of Iran missile sales
Washington Post: The Bush administration will impose sanctions on two Indian firms for selling missile parts to Iran, government officials said yesterday, acknowledging privately that the secret decision should have been shared with the House before it voted this week to support U.S. plans to sell nuclear technology to New Delhi.
Pact near on deadline for Iran
Washington Post: The Security Council neared agreement Friday on a resolution that would threaten economic sanctions against Iran if it does not halt its enrichment and reprocessing of uranium by the end of August.
U.N. may vote next week on Iran nuclear measure
Reuters: France introduced a draft resolution to the full U.N. Security Council on Friday demanding Iran suspend nuclear activities by Aug. 31 or face the threat of sanctions.
Iran: Security Council cannot stop our nuclear pursuit
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 Iran said on Friday that the United Nations Security Council could not deprive it of its inalienable right to obtain nuclear capabilities.
Iran: Security Council cannot stop our nuclear pursuit
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 Iran said on Friday that the United Nations Security Council could not deprive it of its inalienable right to obtain nuclear capabilities.
