Iran Focus: London, Jul. 29 Irans ultra-conservative President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be heading to New York in mid-September to take part in the opening ceremonies of the General Assembly of the United Nations, a semi-official Iranian news agency reported on Friday. Fars News Agency said that Irans hard-line Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel would be going to New York about a week in advance of Ahmadinejads planned trip.
Irans new president plans New York trip despite U.S. inquiry
Irans dreaded paramilitary force to be given police role
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 The newly appointed head of Irans police, or State Security Forces, announced Friday that members of
the Bassij, paramilitary vigilantes loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei, were authorised to assist the police in cracking down on dissent.
Brigadier General Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam told a police garrison
in Mashad, northeast Iran, The Bassij forces can assist agents of
the State Security Forces in their activities.
Irans dreaded paramilitary force to be given police role
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 The newly appointed head of Irans police, or State Security Forces, announced Friday that members of
the Bassij, paramilitary vigilantes loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei, were authorised to assist the police in cracking down on dissent.
Brigadier General Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam told a police garrison
in Mashad, northeast Iran, The Bassij forces can assist agents of
the State Security Forces in their activities.
Irans judiciary refuses to pardon jailed journalist
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 The spokesman for Irans judiciary said today that the head of the Islamic Republics Judiciary Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi would not grant hunger striking jailed journalist Akbar Ganji a pardon from prison despite an appeal from ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Irans judiciary refuses to pardon jailed journalist
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 The spokesman for Irans judiciary said today that the head of the Islamic Republics Judiciary Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi would not grant hunger striking jailed journalist Akbar Ganji a pardon from prison despite an appeal from ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Two Iranians arrested in Iraq for drug smuggling: Iran TV
Iran Focus: Iran, Tehran, Jul. 29 Irans state television reported last of the arrest of two Iranians in Iraq who were
found smuggling illegal drugs. The state-controlled television station Shabake-2 said that agents of Iraqs security forces had arrested two Iranians along with an Iraqi for smuggling illegal drugs.
Two Iranians arrested in Iraq for drug smuggling: Iran TV
Iran Focus: Iran, Tehran, Jul. 29 Irans state television reported last of the arrest of two Iranians in Iraq who were
found smuggling illegal drugs. The state-controlled television station Shabake-2 said that agents of Iraqs security forces had arrested two Iranians along with an Iraqi for smuggling illegal drugs.
Irans next cabinet to be made up exclusively of hard-liners
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 – A leading ally of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the forthcoming cabinet of hard-line President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be made up entirely of Islamic fundamentalists, newspapers reported on Friday. There will be no outsiders, he said.
Irans next cabinet to be made up exclusively of hard-liners
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 29 – A leading ally of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the forthcoming cabinet of hard-line President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be made up entirely of Islamic fundamentalists, newspapers reported on Friday. There will be no outsiders, he said.
Officials: European Union set to make deal with Iran
USA Today: The European Union will offer Iran next week a guaranteed supply of nuclear fuel for civilian nuclear power plants and expanded economic cooperation if Iran agrees to stop trying to make its own fuel, two European officials said Wednesday.
