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New U.N. draft on Iran softens condemnation

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New York Times: European and American diplomats circulated a new draft statement to the Security Council on Tuesday evening that weakens language condemning Iran’s nuclear program but still calls on Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment activities, which the West believes are intended to make weapons.

Iran puts Revolutionary Guards on alert on Iraq border

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in western and south-western Iran close to the Iraqi border have been put on a heightened state of alert since the middle of this month, a source in the Iranian military told Iran Focus.

Iran puts Revolutionary Guards on alert on Iraq border

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in western and south-western Iran close to the Iraqi border have been put on a heightened state of alert since the middle of this month, a source in the Iranian military told Iran Focus.

INTERVIEW – Iran pleased with nuclear fuel research

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Reuters: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday the Islamic Republic’s research on atomic enrichment was proceeding well and that the programme was on track to be expanded later this year.

West optimistic about UN deal with Russia on Iran

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Reuters: Western powers on the Security Council were optimistic on Tuesday that an agreement could be reached on Iran’s nuclear ambitions before their foreign ministers discuss the issue this week.

Urgent: Cargo plane crashes close to Iran capital

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – An Iranian cargo plane carrying 12 passengers crash-landed close to the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, on Tuesday, state television reported.

Urgent: Cargo plane crashes close to Iran capital

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – An Iranian cargo plane carrying 12 passengers crash-landed close to the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, on Tuesday, state television reported.

Iran gets a new censorship czar

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Iran Focus: London, Mar. 28 – A radical hard-line cleric has been appointed as the new secretary general of the Supreme Council for Diffusion of Information, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.

Iran gets a new censorship czar

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Iran Focus: London, Mar. 28 – A radical hard-line cleric has been appointed as the new secretary general of the Supreme Council for Diffusion of Information, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.

Iran’s police carry out 2 million “spot inspections” in a year

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 28 – Iran’s State Security Forces carried out close to two million spot inspections in public places over the past 12 months and mounted 6,000 operations every day in the Iranian capital over the Persian year that ended on March 20, according to a report released on Tuesday by the country’s police authorities.