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Iran claims new nuclear breakthrough

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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.

Majlis deputy: Dozens of officials involved in Iran drugs ring

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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

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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 Iran’s nuclear file on Wednesday

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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 Iran’s resumption of its nuclear activities, the German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, reported on Monday.

European-3 to discuss Iran’s nuclear file on Wednesday

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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 Iran’s resumption of its nuclear activities, the German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, reported on Monday.

Politics & Policies: Iran`s nuke missiles

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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.

Iran’s rejected oil chief nominee to head central bank

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 – Iran’s new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning to appoint his close confidante Ali Saeedlou as director of the country’s 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 Iran’s Majlis (Parliament).

Iran’s rejected oil chief nominee to head central bank

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 – Iran’s new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is planning to appoint his close confidante Ali Saeedlou as director of the country’s 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 Iran’s Majlis (Parliament).

Hundreds arrested in northern Iran province

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 – Iran’s 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

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 – Iran’s 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.