Reuters: Mohamed ElBaradei vowed on Monday to pursue his questioning of Iran over its atomic program after the governing board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog unanimously approved his third term as agency chief. “The Iran file will be closed when we close all the issues that are still open,” ElBaradei told reporters. “We are inching forward but I’d like to have more speedy cooperation on the part of Iran,” he said after the 35-nation governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approve his third four-year term.
ElBaradei vows to pursue Iran over nuclear program
Two small explosions hit Iran city, no one hurt
Reuters: Two small devices hidden in rubbish bins exploded in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Monday, causing no casualties, police said.
They said the first explosion damaged some cars and broke windows, while there was no damage from the second.
We want the right to party not a futile vote, say alienated youth
The Times: Gelled hair, shades, jeans and attitude: the youth
of Isfahan were hanging out in the neon-lit night of Nazar
Street doing what young men do best smoking, posing and watching the girls. But they were feeling the pressure of their idle delight. We dont have any privacy, began Irbad, 21, who is unemployed. . Were not free in the street, were not free to party, were not free at home. They can search us at any time.”
Camera of Sean Penn, Journalist, Confiscated in Iran
Editor and Publisher: Iran was rocked by bombings on Sunday, killing at least nine and wounding more than 30, as dozens of journalists from around the world gathered in advance of the presidential election this Friday. One of those journalists, actor Sean Penn–covering the events for the San Francisco Chronicle–was involved in a separate incident, and had his video camera confiscated for a time.
US swings behind UN’s ElBaradei, takes aim at nuclear Iran
Reuters: The governing board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to formally approve Mohamed ElBaradei’s third term as the agency’s chief on Monday after Washington ended its efforts to oust him, diplomats said. But the United States has not given up its battle against Iran’s nuclear programme, which Washington says is a front to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies this, insisting its atomic ambitions are limited to the peaceful generation of electricity.
Some analysts suspect bin Laden slipped into Iran
Washington Times: Some within the U.S. intelligence community think Osama bin Laden is in eastern Iran, instead of the rugged tribal areas of Pakistan’s northwestern frontier, where most American officials think he is still on the run. U.S. officials said in interviews that the Iran theory, which is held by a minority, is based on bits of intelligence information and the fact that months of CIA intelligence operations, along with …
Taking the Iranian nuclear danger seriously
The Washington Times – Editorial: As the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors prepares for its quarterly meeting in Vienna, Austria, the press is breathlessly playing up what is said to be good news about Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons: that Iran permitted IAEA inspectors to visit a uranium-enrichment facility last week, and that the agency says it has verified that the regime has frozen its activities there. But
unfortunately the significance of this is questionable.
Rep. Weldon says Iran key to insurgency
UPI: Iran may not have the largest number of insurgents in Iraq, but what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality, Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., said Sunday. Weldon, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said Iraqi officials have told him “Syria may have the largest number (of insurgents) from outside of Iraqi country, but Iran overwhelmingly has the quality behind the insurgency.”
Iranian women defy police whips to demonstrate against ‘dictatorship’
The Independent: Hundreds of women demonstrated outside Tehran university, calling for greater rights and a boycott of Friday’s presidential election. They shouted “down with dictatorship!” and “shame on you!” in response to the aggressive tactics of police, who tried to prevent protesters reaching the demonstration yesterday.
Iran: Thousands join womens anti-government demonstration in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 A protest that began with a gathering of dozens of women in downtown Tehran this afternoon drew thousands of anti-government protesters and streamrolled into one of the largest demonstrations against Irans clerical rulers in recent months. The protest began in front of Tehran University as a small group of women began chanting freedom, freedom and calling for a referendum on religious rule.
