Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 13 Irans former president and strongman Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani joined other senior officials of the Islamic Republic on Monday in defending remarks by the countrys hard-line President against the state of Israel.
Rafsanjani defends Iran Presidents anti-Israel stance
Rafsanjani defends Iran Presidents anti-Israel stance
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 13 Irans former president and strongman Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani joined other senior officials of the Islamic Republic on Monday in defending remarks by the countrys hard-line President against the state of Israel.
Iraqi group blames mortar attack on offices on Iran
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Dec. 13 An Iraqi group, whose offices in the town of Diwaniya underwent a mortar attack, in a statement blamed Iran for being behind the operation.
Iraqi group blames mortar attack on offices on Iran
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Dec. 13 An Iraqi group, whose offices in the town of Diwaniya underwent a mortar attack, in a statement blamed Iran for being behind the operation.
Iran gaining influence, power in Iraq through militia
Knight Ridder Newspapers: The Iranian-backed militia the Badr Organization has taken over many of the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s intelligence activities and infiltrated its elite commando units, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
State Dept. rules out guarantee on Iran
AP: The Bush administration is ruling out a guarantee not to attack Iran to induce it to halt development of nuclear weapons.
EU says Iran must show greater respect for human rights
Dow Jones Newswires: European Union foreign ministers called on Iran Monday to show greater respect for human rights, saying the situation in Iran was deteriorating and damaging E.U.-Iran ties. The E.U. ministers said they regretted that Iran has failed to hold talks on human rights this year, “despite the E.U.’s strong and repeated requests.”
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says world ‘on verge of change’
AFP: Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday stood by his latest controversial attack against Israel and boldly asserted the world was “on the verge of change”.
Iran does not have the right to enrich uranium – US official
AFP: Iran does not have the right to enrich uranium since it is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, a senior US State Department official said in Vienna Monday, disputing Iranian claims.
Iraqi women condemn Irans meddling in elections
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Dec. 12 Prominent womens rights personalities from Iraqs Diyala Province condemned on Monday massive meddling by Iran in their countrys internal affairs ahead of key elections this week. They called for widespread and active participation in the elections by Iraqi women to combat this threat.
