Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 28 – Clashes erupted between Iran’s 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.

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 Tehran’s nuclear file would be referred to the United Nations Security Council.

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 28 – British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw stated once again on Saturday that Iran may be referred to the Untied Nations Security Council for breaching its international obligations vis-à-vis its nuclear program.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 28 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned European nations on Saturday that the referral of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council would spell the end of all of Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN’s nuclear watchdog.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 28 – Iran threatened on Saturday to strike its enemies with its medium-range missiles if its suspected nuclear weapons facilities came under attack.