Sunday Times: Democracy came to Iran last week, but unfortunately for the budding reformists who dream of ending theocratic rule in Tehran, the ballot boxes were Iraqi. The lines of men and women outside polling stations were expatriates casting early votes for a new government in Baghdad. More than 60,000 exiled Iraqis have registered to vote in Iran, which is watching todays elections with a mixture of caution and avarice.
Focus: Only Iraqi democracy for Iran
Egyptian charged as spy for Iran
BBC: A Cairo court has charged an Egyptian national with spying for Iran. Prosecutors said Mahmoud Eid Muhammad Dabbous was paid by the Revolutionary Guard to provide information about a number of locations in Egypt. Mr Dabbous pleaded not guilty and said Egyptian intelligence had tortured him while he was in detention.
Iran Has Stake in Namibia Uranium Mine, Says Owner
Reuters: Iran, which the United States accuses of secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, has a stake in the world’s biggest open-pit uranium mine in the African state of Namibia, the mine’s owner told Reuters.
Rossing Uranium Limited, which is majority owned by Anglo-Australian firm Rio Tinto, sells its uranium to nuclear power plants in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Sweden.
Sen. Biden, Iran Minister Clash Over Nukes
AP: Sen. Joseph Biden and Iran’s foreign minister clashed Friday over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, with Biden hinting at the possibility of armed conflict unless fears of an Iranian weapons program were put to rest. The rare and frank public exchange between a senior American politician and a ranking member of the Iranian government came at a dinner during the World Economic Forum held in this Alpine resort town.
Military group reports to Iran Qods Force commander
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 Sources within the Iranian Resistance told Iran Focus that they had obtained a secret report sent from an insurgent group operating in Iraq to a senior commander of Iran’s Qods (Jerusalem) Force.
The latest revelation comes after another classified document was obtained by the Resistance from within Iran’s intelligence and security apparatus earlier this month confirming insurgents’ links to Iran.
Military group reports to Iran Qods Force commander
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 Sources within the Iranian Resistance told Iran Focus that they had obtained a secret report sent from an insurgent group operating in Iraq to a senior commander of Iran’s Qods (Jerusalem) Force.
The latest revelation comes after another classified document was obtained by the Resistance from within Iran’s intelligence and security apparatus earlier this month confirming insurgents’ links to Iran.
Iran’s Khamenei warns EU it may reconsider nuclear cooperation
AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned European powers Saturday that they must take their nuclear negotiations with Iran seriously, otherwise Tehran will reconsider its cooperation. “The Europeans negotiating with Iran should know that they are dealing with a great, cultured nation… if Iranian officials feel that there is no seriousness in the European negotiations, the process will change,” …
Halliburton Will Withdraw From Energy Projects in Iran
New York Times: The chief executive of Halliburton said on Friday that the company would withdraw all employees from Iran and end its business activities there after its Iranian
energy exploration contracts came under criticism this month. Halliburton, the nation’s largest energy- and military-services company, plans to cease dealings in Iran when it completes
its present commitments, David J. Lesar, Halliburton’s chief executive, told investors on a conference call.
Iran embassy official arrested in Baghdad
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 An official from Iran’s embassy in Baghdad was arrested by Iraq’s security apparatus. Heydar Javaheri was gathering intelligence under the cover of an economic attaché in the Iranian embassy. He admitted to having illegally entered the country from Iran using fake travel documents after the fall of the previous regime.
Iran embassy official arrested in Baghdad
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 29 An official from Iran’s embassy in Baghdad was arrested by Iraq’s security apparatus. Heydar Javaheri was gathering intelligence under the cover of an economic attaché in the Iranian embassy. He admitted to having illegally entered the country from Iran using fake travel documents after the fall of the previous regime.
