New York Times: Widespread strikes continued for a third day on Thursday at Tehran’s central bazaar, according to Iranian news sites, as merchants protested a proposed tax increase on their earnings.
Iran: Merchants on strike for 3rd day
Heavy police presence outside Tehran University
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 09 – Around 150 security agents were stationed in Daneshjoo Park outside Tehran University, filming vehicles and passersby, on Friday which marks the anniversary of the 9 July 1999 student-led uprising in Iran.
Residents chant “death” to Iran’s Supreme Leader
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 09 – On the third day of a major strike by Tehran’s Bazaar merchants, residents of the capital’s Arya Shahr, Sadeqiya, Gheish and Azadi districts and Imam Hossein Square late on Thursday chanted “Allah-o Akbar” (or God is the greatest) and “death to Khamenei” (Iran’s Supreme Leader) from their rooftops.
US appalled by ‘barbaric’ stoning plan in Iran
AFP: The United States on Thursday urged Iran not to stone to death a woman convicted of adultery, calling the punishment “barbaric.”
Ahmadinejad says sanctions will not alter nuclear drive
AFP: Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that new sanctions slapped on his country would not alter Tehran’s nuclear drive, remaining defiant in the face of growing Western pressure.
Britain condemns planned stoning in Iran as ‘medieval’
AFP: British Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke out Thursday against the “medieval” planned stoning to death for adultery of a woman in Iran, saying it would “disgust and appal” the rest of the world.
New protest at Tehran University
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 08 – An anti-government protest has erupted near Tehran University.
Arrests made in Tehran Bazaar strike
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 08 – At least two people were arrested in Tehran’s grand bazaar on Thursday, the third day of a major strike that has alarmed the authorities.
Chants of ‘Allah-o Akbar’ in Tehran as merchants continue strike
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 08 – As the strike by merchants in Tehran’s grand Bazaar continued into its second day, Wednesday night, chants of “Allah-o Akbar” (or God is the greatest) and “death to Khamenei” (Iran’s Supreme Leader) could be heard in many parts of the capital.
Obama says Israel unlikely to surprise US with Iran attack
AFP: US President Barack Obama said in an Israeli TV interview broadcast on Thursday it is highly unlikely the Jewish state would surprise Washington with an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
