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GCC does not oppose referring Iran to Security Council: chief

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Xinhua: Chief of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which groups six Gulf Arab countries, said on Saturday that the bloc did not oppose referring Iran’s nuclear file to the UN Security Council, which might lead to sanctions.

EU to make new nukes appeal to Iran as rift deepens

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Reuters: European officials will make a fresh appeal to Iran on Monday to halt sensitive nuclear activities, warning its foreign minister on a rare trip to Brussels that the West is fast running out of patience.

Iranian fatwa approves use of nuclear weapons

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The Sunday Telegraph: Iran’s hardline spiritual leaders have issued an unprecedented new fatwa, or holy order, sanctioning the use of atomic weapons against its enemies.

Iran recruits suicide bombers to fight “Global Blasphemy”

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – A group affiliated to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a new recruitment drive for suicide bombers in Tehran to fight against “Global Blasphemy”, state-run news agencies reported.

Iran recruits suicide bombers to fight “Global Blasphemy”

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – A group affiliated to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a new recruitment drive for suicide bombers in Tehran to fight against “Global Blasphemy”, state-run news agencies reported.

Iran cracks down on Sufis: hundreds remain jailed

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – Iran Focus has obtained a partial list of names of Islamic mystics arrested during a protest in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, earlier this week.

Iran cracks down on Sufis: hundreds remain jailed

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – Iran Focus has obtained a partial list of names of Islamic mystics arrested during a protest in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, earlier this week.

Rafsanjani has no say in Iran’s nuclear policy – official

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – Former Iranian President and current chairman of the State Expediency Council Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has no say in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear policy, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.

Rafsanjani has no say in Iran’s nuclear policy – official

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – Former Iranian President and current chairman of the State Expediency Council Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has no say in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear policy, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.

Many Muslims ignore Iran’s incitement over cartoons

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 – An attempt by Iran’s radical theocratic government to organise an international conference of Islamist parties in Tehran to adopt a unanimous position on the publication of cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad may have to be put off due to lack of interest from political parties across the Muslim world.