AFP: Iranian dissidents, backed by Belgian, European and US politicians, Tuesday urged the international community to press Iraq to postpone the closure of a camp housing thousands of outlawed Iranians.
Iranian exiles urge delay of Iraqi Camp Ashraf closure
Iran under fire at the UN Human Rights Committee
AFP: Iran came under fire Monday at the UN Human Rights Committee over its lack of respect for women’s rights as well as its failure to provide data on executions.
Iran says to make own nuclear fuel plate within 5 months
AFP: Iran plans to produce the first of its own enriched nuclear fuel within five months, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran crude reserves rise to 158 bln barrels – report
Reuters: Iran’s oil reserves stand at 158 billion barrels, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday, signalling a slight rise in the Islamic Republic’s estimate.
Iran reacts to pressure from America
New York Times: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised on Sunday that Iran would deliver “an unforgettable response” to any “improper actions” from the United States over an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
Iran secretly executing hundreds of prisoners: UN
AFP: Iran’s authoritarian regime has secretly executed hundreds of prisoners, according to a new UN report detailing growing rights abuses in the Islamic republic.
Leading US lawmaker warns of Iran ‘collision course’
AFP: A leading Democrat warned Sunday that the United States and Iran are on a “collision course” as Tehran steps up its nuclear program and escalates hostilities with its alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy to Washington.
Gingrich charges Obama lacks strong policy on Iran
AP: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is charging the Obama administration has failed to undermine the Iranian regime, saying Tehran has been “waging war against us since 1979.”
Iran faces UN rights review on Monday
AFP: The UN’s human rights committee will on Monday begin questioning Iran over its attempts to reduce executions and other extreme judicial sentences, while probing the country’s efforts at promoting key rights.
Saudi Arabia takes Iran to U.N. over alleged plot – papers
Reuters: Saudi Arabia has taken a first step to have Iran reported to the United Nations Security Council, a move that could lead to new sanctions, over an alleged plot to assassinate its ambassador in Washington, Saudi-owned newspapers reported on Sunday.
