AFP: Iran announced Monday it has made another breakthrough in its controversial nuclear programme by successfully using biotechnology to extract purer uranium from its mines.
Iran claims new nuclear breakthrough
Majlis deputy: Dozens of officials involved in Iran drugs ring
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 30 A Majlis (parliament) deputy from the town of Orumieh, northwest Iran, accused on Monday government officials of running nationwide drug rings.
Majlis deputy: Dozens of officials involved in Iran drugs ring
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 30 A Majlis (parliament) deputy from the town of Orumieh, northwest Iran, accused on Monday government officials of running nationwide drug rings.
European-3 to discuss Irans nuclear file on Wednesday
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 29 – Senior diplomats from the European trio of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will meet in Paris on Wednesday to discuss their options in the wake of Irans resumption of its nuclear activities, the German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, reported on Monday.
European-3 to discuss Irans nuclear file on Wednesday
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 29 – Senior diplomats from the European trio of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will meet in Paris on Wednesday to discuss their options in the wake of Irans resumption of its nuclear activities, the German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, reported on Monday.
Politics & Policies: Iran`s nuke missiles
UPI: Iran`s Revolutionary Guard commander met secretly with A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan`s atomic bomb, in an effort to acquire nuclear-capable missiles with a range of 1,800 miles, according to Iranian dissidents.
Irans rejected oil chief nominee to head central bank
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 Irans new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning to appoint his close confidante Ali Saeedlou as director of the countrys central bank, according to sources close to the presidential office.
Ahmadinejad nominated Saeedlou, 41, as his oil minister, but he failed to win enough ballots during the confirmation vote in Irans Majlis (Parliament).
Irans rejected oil chief nominee to head central bank
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 Irans new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning to appoint his close confidante Ali Saeedlou as director of the countrys central bank, according to sources close to the presidential office.
Ahmadinejad nominated Saeedlou, 41, as his oil minister, but he failed to win enough ballots during the confirmation vote in Irans Majlis (Parliament).
Hundreds arrested in northern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 Irans State Security Forces have arrested 442 trouble-makers in the coastal province of Gilan, northern Iran, according to the provincial police press office.
The arrests come after Iranian authorities announced that they had launched a new crackdown to root out dissent in society.
Hundreds arrested in northern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 Irans State Security Forces have arrested 442 trouble-makers in the coastal province of Gilan, northern Iran, according to the provincial police press office.
The arrests come after Iranian authorities announced that they had launched a new crackdown to root out dissent in society.


