Iran Focus: London, Aug. 26 Two former United States hostages held captive in Iran for 444 days when radical Islamists seized the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 told a Persian-language satellite channel that they have no doubts that Irans new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was one of the supervisors of their interrogators during their ordeal.
Ex U.S. hostages confirm Iran presidents role in embassy siege
Ex U.S. hostages confirm Iran presidents role in embassy siege
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 26 Two former United States hostages held captive in Iran for 444 days when radical Islamists seized the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 told a Persian-language satellite channel that they have no doubts that Irans new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was one of the supervisors of their interrogators during their ordeal.
Irans new initiative for nuclear talks sets tougher tone
Iran Focus: Vienna, Aug. 26 Irans new chief nuclear negotiator is due to hold talks with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) here on Friday as the political tug-of-war continues over the Islamic Republics suspected nuclear weapons program.
Irans new initiative for nuclear talks sets tougher tone
Iran Focus: Vienna, Aug. 26 Irans new chief nuclear negotiator is due to hold talks with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) here on Friday as the political tug-of-war continues over the Islamic Republics suspected nuclear weapons program.
Washington dismisses Tehran’s questions about EU-3
AFP: The US State Department on Thursday dismissed Tehran’s challenge of the legitimacy of the role of three European countries — Britain, France, and Germany — who have been negotiating with Iran for two years about its nuclear program.
Irans leader names new Revolutionary Guards air force chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed a veteran Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) general as the new commander of the IRGC air force, the countrys official news agency, IRNA, reported on Thursday.
Irans leader names new Revolutionary Guards air force chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed a veteran Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) general as the new commander of the IRGC air force, the countrys official news agency, IRNA, reported on Thursday.
Irans defeated reformists pin hope on dissident ayatollah
Iran Focus: Paris, Aug. 25 A simple Islamic wedding party, with male guests in one hall and women in a separate wing, turned into a powwow for Irans dispirited reformists, who are still in the throes of confusion and despair after a crushing defeat in last Junes presidential election.
Irans defeated reformists pin hope on dissident ayatollah
Iran Focus: Paris, Aug. 25 A simple Islamic wedding party, with male guests in one hall and women in a separate wing, turned into a powwow for Irans dispirited reformists, who are still in the throes of confusion and despair after a crushing defeat in last Junes presidential election.
Iran nuclear negotiator to meet ElBaradei in Vienna
Reuters: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will meet the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Friday in Vienna, a U.N. spokeswoman said.
