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Iran backs Syria after scorching UN report

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AFP: Iran on Sunday rallied behind Syria, its only regional ally, by praising Damascus for cooperating with a UN probe into the killing of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri.

Iran bans books that “inflame ethnic strife”

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 – Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance banned the publication of several books about Iran’s ethnic minorities, according to a statement by the ministry’s Supervisory Council for Publication of Books. Every author has to obtain the council’s green light to be allowed to publish a book.

Iran bans books that “inflame ethnic strife”

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 – Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance banned the publication of several books about Iran’s ethnic minorities, according to a statement by the ministry’s Supervisory Council for Publication of Books. Every author has to obtain the council’s green light to be allowed to publish a book.

Thirty arrested over Iran bombings

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AFP: Iran hardline judiciary said on Saturday that so far 30 people have been arrested in connection to the bombings in the southwestern city of Ahvaz that killed six and wounded more than 100.

Iran’s President assures fellow Islamists of “resolute” nuclear pursuit

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assured key ultra-conservative allies that the Islamic Republic would continue to pursue its nuclear activities despite international disapproval.

Iran’s President assures fellow Islamists of “resolute” nuclear pursuit

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assured key ultra-conservative allies that the Islamic Republic would continue to pursue its nuclear activities despite international disapproval.

Senior aide says Iran rejects conditions in nuclear talks

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 – Iran’s former intelligence chief and a top aide of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear negotiators could only re-commence talks aimed at ending the country’s nuclear standoff if there were no pre-conditions by the other parties.

Senior aide says Iran rejects conditions in nuclear talks

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 – Iran’s former intelligence chief and a top aide of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear negotiators could only re-commence talks aimed at ending the country’s nuclear standoff if there were no pre-conditions by the other parties.

Iran’s leader calls for end to occupation of Iraq by “Great Satan”

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, Oct. 22 – In a fiery Friday prayers sermon delivered in Arabic, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Arabs to reject peace with Israel and to consolidate gains by radical Islamic fundamentalists in Iraq, as the country heads to parliamentary elections in December.

Iran’s leader calls for end to occupation of Iraq by “Great Satan”

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, Oct. 22 – In a fiery Friday prayers sermon delivered in Arabic, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Arabs to reject peace with Israel and to consolidate gains by radical Islamic fundamentalists in Iraq, as the country heads to parliamentary elections in December.