Iran Focus: London, Aug. 31 – Iran Focus has learnt from a senior officer in Iran’s regular armed forces that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has decided to appoint Revolutionary Guards Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani as the new commander in chief of the regular armed forces.

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 31 – Iran’s new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning to woo Iranian exiles living in the United States in his upcoming trip to New York for the opening ceremony of the United Nations’ General Assembly.

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 31 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied reports that United States President George W. Bush had written a letter to Iranian leaders threatening them with tough action if Iran did not back down from its threatening stance on its suspected nuclear weapons program.

AP: Iranian Americans opposed to Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday denounced his upcoming visit to the United Nations, citing the new leader’s alleged ties to terrorist activities abroad and repressive policies at home.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 30 – Iran’s Supreme Leader told the country’s newly-installed hard-line president and cabinet on Tuesday that one of the main tasks of the new government is to “wage a wise, professional and courageous struggle against the various aspects of the oppressive World Order”, the state-owned news agency FARS reported.