Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her first visit to Israel on Sunday to deliver a strong criticism of Iran, saying it threatens not only the Jewish state but the entire democratic world.
Merkel says Iran threatens democratic world
Iran says 17 British officers tied to oil-city bombings
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 29 Seventeen British army officers and intelligence agents were behind Tuesdays twin bombings in the south-western city of Ahwaz, a news agency run by the Office of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday.
Iran says 17 British officers tied to oil-city bombings
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 29 Seventeen British army officers and intelligence agents were behind Tuesdays twin bombings in the south-western city of Ahwaz, a news agency run by the Office of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday.
Rafsanjani says Iran must defend regional ally Syria
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 29 Irans former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani described regional ally Syria as the frontline of Islam against the policies of the state of Israel, adding that the Islamic Republic had to defend it against enemy threats.
Rafsanjani says Iran must defend regional ally Syria
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 29 Irans former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani described regional ally Syria as the frontline of Islam against the policies of the state of Israel, adding that the Islamic Republic had to defend it against enemy threats.
North Korea’s plutonium pile attracts Iran
The Sunday Times: The drab compound that houses the Iranian embassy in Pyongyang is the focus of intense scrutiny by diplomats and intelligence services who believe that North Korea is negotiating to sell the Iranians plutonium from its newly enlarged stockpile a sale that would hand Tehran a rapid route to the atomic bomb.
Merkel visits Israel amid worries about Hamas, Iran
Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins her first official trip to Israel on Sunday, where she will voice concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme and the victory of Islamist militant Hamas in the Palestinian election.
Clashes erupt in Iran capital after bus drivers protest
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 28 Clashes erupted between Irans State Security Forces and bus drivers and union activists in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday after authorities arrested activists in an attempt to prevent a demonstration that had been planned for the day, local residents told Iran Focus.
Clashes erupt in Iran capital after bus drivers protest
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 28 Clashes erupted between Irans State Security Forces and bus drivers and union activists in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday after authorities arrested activists in an attempt to prevent a demonstration that had been planned for the day, local residents told Iran Focus.
Bush says Free World cannot allow nuclear-armed Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 28 United States President George W. Bush said on Friday that the Free World cannot allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, adding that there existed a real possibility that Tehrans nuclear file would be referred to the United Nations Security Council.
