Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 13 – Iranian officials in the town of Babol (northern Iran) paraded a young man around the towns main streets on Wednesday. One eyewitness reported that in a bid to mock and disgrace the young man as well as to humiliate his dignity the regimes agents shaved his hair like a cross, put a long stick through his sleeves, and paraded him around the streets.
Young man street-paraded in northern Iran
Iranian agents captured in Falluja
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Nov. 13 – Ten Iranian agents were arrested during a raid on a local mosque in Falluja following attacks by coalition forces. News of the arrests came at a
press conference by the heads of the multinational and Iraqi forces in Falluja. The mosque had been housing at least 300 militants with 110 of them confirmed to be foreign nationals.
Iranian agents captured in Falluja
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Nov. 13 – Ten Iranian agents were arrested during a raid on a local mosque in Falluja following attacks by coalition forces. News of the arrests came at a
press conference by the heads of the multinational and Iraqi forces in Falluja. The mosque had been housing at least 300 militants with 110 of them confirmed to be foreign nationals.
Young man street-paraded in northern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Nov. 13 – Iranian officials in the town of Babol (northern Iran) paraded a young man around the towns main streets on Wednesday. One eyewitness reported that in a bid to mock and disgrace the young man as well as to humiliate his dignity the regimes agents shaved his hair like a cross, put a long stick through his sleeves, and paraded him around the streets.
Iran says ball in Europe’s court on nuclear issue
AFP: Iran insisted Saturday it has gone as far as it could to meet the demands of Europe and the rest of the international community over its nuclear activities, and said the ball was
now in their court. “We did our utmost to cooperate with the agency and build the needed confidence. Iran can take no further measures,” Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said …
European-Iran Nuclear Deal Tottering
AP: A tentative deal committing Iran to suspend activities that Washington says are part of a nuclear arms program was in jeopardy Friday, with diplomats suggesting Tehran had reneged on an agreement reached just days ago with European negotiators.
Company admits Iran sales
AP: A company that sells refurbished photo developing equipment pleaded guilty Friday to breaking a U.S. embargo barring American firms from doing business in Iran.
EU studies Iranian response on nuclear program wrangle
AFP: EU officials were Friday evaluating Iran’s response to an offer for Tehran to avoid possible UN sanctions over its nuclear program in a wrangle that has led the UN atomic watchdog to hold up a key report. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is standing by in order to give Iran more time to hand over a letter officials hope will announce a halt in uranium enrichment, a key process in the nuclear fuel cycle.
Bush lends support to Europe on Iran nuclear talks
Reuters: President George W. Bush lent support on Friday to European leaders trying to break a deadlock in talks with Iran over its nuclear program. France, Britain and Germany are trying to get Iran to agree to suspend sensitive nuclear work to avoid a referral to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions.
500 jurists from 16 countries gather in Paris to discuss terrorism lists
Iran Focus: Paris, Nov. 11 – 500 international jurists, lawyers and politicians yesterday took part in a conference in the French capital to discuss the need to differentiate between terrorism and legitimate resistance to dictatorship.
The international conference was held at the invitation of nine legal and human rights institutions from several European countries.
