Iran Focus: London, May 05 Iranian authorities have launched a crackdown on mal-veiling in society and have stepped up arrests of women caught breaching the Islamic dress code.
Iran cracks down on mal-veiled women – photos
Irans Intelligence Ministry accused of terrorism in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, May 05 A prominent Iraqi Sunni politician accused Irans Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) of involvement in many assassinations and terrorist attacks in Iraq.
Irans Intelligence Ministry accused of terrorism in Iraq
Iran Focus: London, May 05 A prominent Iraqi Sunni politician accused Irans Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) of involvement in many assassinations and terrorist attacks in Iraq.
54 people flogged in Iran for attending mix-sexed party
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 05 Iranian authorities flogged 54 people for attending a mixed-sex party in the northern province of Mazandaran, a state-run daily reported.
54 people flogged in Iran for attending mix-sexed party
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 05 Iranian authorities flogged 54 people for attending a mixed-sex party in the northern province of Mazandaran, a state-run daily reported.
Annan: U.S. should hold talks with Iran
AP: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan encouraged the United States to hold direct talks with Iran and expressed hope that an agreement can be reached to settle the nuclear dispute with Tehran without resorting to violence.
Germany’s Merkel calls for unity on Iran
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Thursday for a united front to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, with no repeat of the European disunity that preceded the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Iran rejects UN draft as envoys foresee tough talks
Bloomberg: Iran rejected a U.S.-backed bid for a United Nations resolution demanding that the Islamic republic halt uranium enrichment, as diplomats forecast difficult negotiations over a measure that might lead to military action.
Report: Iran makes fuel rods for reactors
AP: Iran is producing fuel rods for nuclear reactors, state radio reported Thursday in the government’s latest attempt to boost a nuclear program that world powers are trying to curb.
Iran sentences 52 Sufis and their lawyers to jail, flogging
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 04 Dozens of Islamic mystics and their lawyers have been sentenced to jail and flogging, a state-run daily reported on Thursday.
