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US announces London meeting on Iran nuclear program Friday

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AFP: The United States said Thursday that an informal meeting on Iran’s nuclear program would be held in London on Friday, confirming reports, after Tehran resumed nuclear fuel work that it had earlier suspended.

UN nuclear agency finalizing Iran report

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AFP: UN atomic inspectors were Thursday putting the final touches on a report on Iran’s nuclear program as EU negotiators rejected an offer by Russia to host a meeting aimed at resolving the standoff, diplomats said.

European Parliament rips Iran leader’s remarks

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Iran Focus: London, Nov. 17 – The European Parliament voted to condemn remarks last month by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who proclaimed that Israel “must be wiped off the map” and threatened neighbouring Muslim nations that developed ties with the Jewish state.

European Parliament rips Iran leader’s remarks

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Iran Focus: London, Nov. 17 – The European Parliament voted to condemn remarks last month by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who proclaimed that Israel “must be wiped off the map” and threatened neighbouring Muslim nations that developed ties with the Jewish state.

Analysis: Iran President appoints allies to key posts

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 17 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed more than 30 of his former advisers and deputies from Tehran’s city council to senior posts in his new government, according to an Iran Focus tally.

Analysis: Iran President appoints allies to key posts

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 17 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed more than 30 of his former advisers and deputies from Tehran’s city council to senior posts in his new government, according to an Iran Focus tally.

EU turns down Russian offer of talks with Iran in Moscow

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AFP: EU negotiators Britain, Germany and France have turned down a Russian offer to host an EU-Iran meeting in Moscow next week on Iran’s disputed nuclear program, diplomats told AFP Thursday.

China, North Korea, Iran pose ‘greatest danger’ to US: poll

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AFP: China, North Korea and Iran are seen by American opinion leaders as posing the “greatest danger” to the United States, a survey showed Thursday.

Iran is behind the Badr Brigade in Iraq – report

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Iran Focus: London, Nov. 17 – The Badr Brigade who were accused this week of jailing and torturing their Iraqi opponents, along with their political front Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), are financed and run by neighbouring Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report on an Arab-language website, which said it had uncovered documentary evidence of financial ties between Tehran and the dangerous militia.

Iran is behind the Badr Brigade in Iraq – report

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Iran Focus: London, Nov. 17 – The Badr Brigade who were accused this week of jailing and torturing their Iraqi opponents, along with their political front Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), are financed and run by neighbouring Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report on an Arab-language website, which said it had uncovered documentary evidence of financial ties between Tehran and the dangerous militia.