AP: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked Congress on Wednesday for $75 million this year to build democracy in Iran, saying the U.S. must support Iranians who are seeking freedoms under what she called a radical regime.
Rice asks for $75M for democracy in Iran
Iran hangs political prisoner
UPI: Hojjat Zamani, a political prisoner and member of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Gohardasht prison in Karaj, west of Tehran was hanged Feb. 7.
Iran sentences 15-year-old schoolboy to death
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 15 A 15-year-old schoolboy has been sentenced to death accused of murder, government-run websites announced on Wednesday.
Iran sentences 15-year-old schoolboy to death
Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 15 A 15-year-old schoolboy has been sentenced to death accused of murder, government-run websites announced on Wednesday.
Unions around world to protest Iran’s treatment of bus workers
Washington Post: While the international community is locking horns with Iran over its plan to push ahead with uranium enrichment — a potential first step toward making nuclear weapons — a separate global confrontation is gathering steam over labor practices under the Iranian theocracy.
Iran plays growing role in Iraq, complicating Bush’s strategy
Wall Street Journal: Bush administration officials who promoted war with Iraq envisioned Americans reshaping the country in their own image after the war. Instead, the reshaping is increasingly being carried out by Iran — the same nation that has provoked a diplomatic furor over its nuclear ambitions.
Iran court upholds death sentences for two teenagers
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 14 Irans Supreme Court upheld a death by hanging sentence against two teenagers in Tehran, the official state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran court upholds death sentences for two teenagers
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 14 Irans Supreme Court upheld a death by hanging sentence against two teenagers in Tehran, the official state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Russia, France oppose Iran’s atomic plan
AP: Iran has resumed small-scale enrichment of uranium, a senior nuclear negotiator said Tuesday, showing the country was determined to proceed with its atomic development despite international moves to restrict it.
Americans think Iran may use nukes
UPI: A USA Today-CNN-Gallup Poll says Americans not only think Iran will develop nuclear weapons but also use them against the United States.
