Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that the Islamic Republics survival depended on its acquisition of nuclear capabilities and vowed that Tehran would never succumb to pressure by the West to abandon its nuclear pursuit.
Iran says nuclear issue existential for Islamic Republic
Iran says nuclear issue existential for Islamic Republic
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday that the Islamic Republics survival depended on its acquisition of nuclear capabilities and vowed that Tehran would never succumb to pressure by the West to abandon its nuclear pursuit.
Iran says Iraq shrine blast work of CIA, Mossad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 A senior Iranian cleric accused United States and Israeli intelligence agencies of being behind Wednesdays attack on a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Samarra.
Iran says Iraq shrine blast work of CIA, Mossad
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 A senior Iranian cleric accused United States and Israeli intelligence agencies of being behind Wednesdays attack on a Shiite shrine in the holy city of Samarra.
Many Sunnis see Iran behind Iraq shrine blast
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 24 The London-based Arabic-language website Elaph carried a report suggesting that Irans notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security may have been behind Wednesdays bombing of a holy Shiite shrine in the city of Samarra, which destroyed the golden dome of the Askariyain shrine, the resting place of two revered Shiite Imams.
Many Sunnis see Iran behind Iraq shrine blast
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 24 The London-based Arabic-language website Elaph carried a report suggesting that Irans notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security may have been behind Wednesdays bombing of a holy Shiite shrine in the city of Samarra, which destroyed the golden dome of the Askariyain shrine, the resting place of two revered Shiite Imams.
Iran making progress in uranium enrichment: diplomats
AFP: Iran is now running a 10-centrifuge cascade in a step forward in enriching uranium as part of its nuclear program, diplomats told AFP Friday ahead of a crucial UN watchdog report next week.
White House sits out Iran nuclear talks
AP: The Bush administration rejected on Thursday a suggestion by former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer that the United States join now-sidelined European negotiations designed to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Iran offers IAEA secret atomic info
AP: Iran has offered the International Atomic Energy Agency information on a secret uranium processing project that U.S. intelligence has linked to high explosives and warhead design, diplomats said Thursday.
Iran-nuclear-cartoon: Time running out
Iran Focus: London, Feb. 23 The following cartoon appeared in Thursdays edition of the London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat:
