AP: He wants Israel wiped off the face of the earth, dismisses the Holocaust as a myth and defies the world by pushing ahead with a nuclear program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s fiery rhetoric has found instant appeal among some Arabs, who consider him a hero for standing up to Israel and the West. But not everyone is cheering the hard-line leader.
Some Arabs aren’t fans of Iranian leader
German spy charges ‘on Iran arms’
AP: Federal prosecutors said Friday they have charged two Germans with spying and violating German export laws in a case media reports have said involves delivering weapons technology to Iran.
German newspaper says Tehran secretly tested missile last month
DPA: Iran secretly tested a new surface-to-surface missile last month, the German daily newspaper Die Welt was set to report Saturday, quoting western intelligence sources.
Ahmadinejad says Iran to pursue nuke project to the end
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday that the Islamic Republic would pursue its nuclear program to the end, adding that Tehran would never back down in the face of international pressure.
Ahmadinejad says Iran to pursue nuke project to the end
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Friday that the Islamic Republic would pursue its nuclear program to the end, adding that Tehran would never back down in the face of international pressure.
IAEA delays vote to send Iran to Security Council
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog deferred until Saturday a vote to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over fears it is seeking atomic bombs, as the European Union lobbied developing nations to back the measure.
Iran warns UN referral kills Russian plan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 Iran would no longer consider a proposal by Russia aimed at averting a diplomatic showdown on the international scene over Tehrans suspected nuclear weapons work if the United Nations nuclear watchdog referred the Islamic Republics nuclear file to the Security Council, a top Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Friday.
Iran warns UN referral kills Russian plan
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 Iran would no longer consider a proposal by Russia aimed at averting a diplomatic showdown on the international scene over Tehrans suspected nuclear weapons work if the United Nations nuclear watchdog referred the Islamic Republics nuclear file to the Security Council, a top Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Friday.
Opposition questions Iran gas deal
UPI: Georgia’s opposition lawmakers have demanded that the government make public the details of a deal struck with Iran to buy natural gas.
Iran warns EU not to make mistake of UN referral
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 Irans former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned the 35-nation board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency not to make the mistake of reporting the Islamic Republics nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council.
