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Iran blasts Canada’s human rights record

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 03 – Iran blasted Canada’s “violation of human rights”, accusing the North American state of practicing torture, during a session of the United Nations social and humanitarian committee, the state-run news agency IRNA reported on Thursday.

Iran’s hard-liners protest against U.S., Britain

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 02 – Thousands of hard-line supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad converged on Monday at the site of the former American embassy in Tehran, chanting for the destruction of the United States, Britain, and Israel, in a state-organised demonstration held to commemorate the November 4, 1979 seizure of the embassy compound by radical Islamists.

Iran’s hard-liners protest against U.S., Britain

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 02 – Thousands of hard-line supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad converged on Monday at the site of the former American embassy in Tehran, chanting for the destruction of the United States, Britain, and Israel, in a state-organised demonstration held to commemorate the November 4, 1979 seizure of the embassy compound by radical Islamists.

Blast outside British Petroleum offices in Iran capital

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 02 – A home-made bomb exploded outside the offices of British Petroleum (BP) and British Airways (BA) in the Iranian capital, while a senior Iranian official told a state-run news agency that the bombs might be a response to “the anti-Iranian stance taken by some countries”, fuelling speculation that Iran’s ruling hard-liners were behind the blast.

Blast outside British Petroleum offices in Iran capital

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 02 – A home-made bomb exploded outside the offices of British Petroleum (BP) and British Airways (BA) in the Iranian capital, while a senior Iranian official told a state-run news agency that the bombs might be a response to “the anti-Iranian stance taken by some countries”, fuelling speculation that Iran’s ruling hard-liners were behind the blast.

Blair calls on Iran to meet international obligations

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Voice of America: British Prime Minister Tony Blair says military action against Iran is not contemplated, but he says the international community demands Iran meet its obligations for global security.

France renews threat to take Iran before UN Security Council

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AFP: France on Wednesday renewed its threat to haul the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme before the UN Security Council if the Islamic republic did not suspend activities in that area.

Iran summons Italian envoy over planned Rome rally

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Reuters: Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Italy’s ambassador to protest about plans to hold a rally
outside the Iranian embassy in Rome on Thursday.

Iran to process fresh batch of uranium – diplomats

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Reuters: Iran will process a new batch of uranium at its Isfahan nuclear plant beginning next week, despite pressure from the United States and European Union to halt all sensitive nuclear work, diplomats said on Wednesday.

Iran sacks diplomats in purge of reformers

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The Times: THe President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
has ordered an unprecedented purge of senior ambassadors who are regarded as too liberal for the policies of his administration, The Times can disclose.