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Iran takes France to task over treatment of Muslims

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 – State-run Iranian dailies accused on Tuesday the French government of oppressing its people as Paris and other cities went through another night of fiery protests.

Iran rejects EU call for new nuclear fuel work freeze

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AFP: Iran rejected Tuesday a call by European ministers for it to heed a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling for a renewed freeze on all activities related to uranium enrichment.

Tattoos out for basketball players in Iran

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AFP: The Iranian basketball federation has banned its players from having tattoos like many of their foreign counterparts, the student-run news agency ISNA reported Tuesday.

Iran publicly hangs young man in north of country

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 – A young man was publicly hanged in the northern Iranian town of Sari, a semi-official daily reported on Tuesday.

Iran publicly hangs young man in north of country

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 08 – A young man was publicly hanged in the northern Iranian town of Sari, a semi-official daily reported on Tuesday.

Thousands rally in support of Iran opposition group

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Iran Focus: Brussels, Nov. 08 – Thousands of banner-waving Iranians rallied outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Monday calling for Tehran’s nuclear dossier to be hauled before the United Nations Security Council for possible trade sanctions and the removal of the name of Iran’s principal opposition Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) from the EU’s list of terrorist organisations.

Thousands rally in support of Iran opposition group

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Iran Focus: Brussels, Nov. 08 – Thousands of banner-waving Iranians rallied outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels on Monday calling for Tehran’s nuclear dossier to be hauled before the United Nations Security Council for possible trade sanctions and the removal of the name of Iran’s principal opposition Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK) from the EU’s list of terrorist organisations.

Iran protests U.S. aerial drones

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Washington Post: Iran has strongly protested what it said was the United States’ use of unmanned aerial drones over its territory and said two of them had crashed this summer within its borders, according to diplomatic letters circulated at the United Nations yesterday.

Iran says it’s not afraid of Security Council

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Reuters: Threats to refer Iran’s nuclear case to the U.N. Security Council, where Tehran could face sanctions, will not scare it into scrapping its nuclear programme, Iran’s chief atomic negotiator said on Tuesday.

Iran kicks out SKorean sponsors after Seoul nuclear vote

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AFP: Iran has barred South Korean companies from sponsoring sporting events, including this weekend’s LG Cup football competition, in apparent punishment for Seoul’s
stance on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme.