Reuters: The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that Iran had begun to engage substantively with a long-thwarted probe into suspected atom bomb research, but that more was needed to clear up his concerns.
U.N. nuclear chief says bomb probe will take time
Act of Cowardice
Iran Focus: Iran’s ruling tyrants have executed yet another political prisoner. Why is the West ignoring abhorrent human rights violations in Iran? The ongoing nuclear negotiations with Tehran are simply not an excuse.
Kuwait’s ruler makes rare visit to Iran to build ties
Reuters: Kuwait’s emir began a visit to Iran on Sunday, the first by a ruler of the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state since the 1979 Islamic revolution, underscoring improving ties between Tehran and its Arab neighbours.
Iran holds ceremony for commander killed in Syria
AP: Authorities held a commemoration Sunday for a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who was killed in Syria. The death of Gen. Abdollah Eskandari underscores Iran’s high-level, hands-on involvement in the Syrian conflict.
Iran execution a reprisal for prison unrest: opposition
AFP: Iran on Sunday executed a political prisoner. Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani was convicted of “waging war against God” (moharebeh) by helping the People’s Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran (PMOI) and then hanged, state media reported.
Iran announces execution of dissident for ‘enmity against God’
Fox News: The execution of Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani for “enmity against God” was announced Sunday on the website of Tehran’s Revolutionary Prosecutor’s office, according to Ali Safavi, a spokesman for the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
Amnesty says Iranian dissident faces imminent execution
Reuters: Amnesty International urged Iran on Saturday not to execute a political dissident convicted of “enmity against God” in what it said had been an unfair trial, as his family said they feared he would be hanged within hours.
Iran says Syria vote will boost legitimacy of ally Assad
AFP: Iran said that next week’s presidential election in Syria, branded a farce by Western governments, will boost the legitimacy of its ally Bashar al-Assad. “This election will strengthen the legitimacy of the Bashar government” said Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign policy adviser to Khamenei.
Iran’s cyber spies’ dubious techniques
Daily Beast: Hackers believed to be connected to the Tehran government are posing as Bolton on social media platforms in a scheme to get human rights activists and national security wonks to hand over their passwords and user names.
Iran cyberspies created fake news website
AFP: Spies based in Iran created a bogus news organization used for espionage since 2011. A report released this week by iSight Partners says that more than 2,000 people are or have been targeted in the operation dubbed Newscaster, which uses a “front media outlet” called NewsOnAir.org.
