AFP: Iran has arrested several foreign nationals in bloody anti-government protests last week that left at least eight people dead, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said on Monday.
Iran says foreign nationals among protest detainees
Iran cites 60 groups as ‘soft war’ agents
CNN: Iran's Intelligence Ministry has compiled a list of 60 groups — several based in the United States — saying it considers them "soft war" agents against the country, Iranian media reported Monday.
Chinese evade U.S. sanctions on Iran
Wall Street Journal: Chinese companies banned from doing business in the U.S. for allegedly selling missile technology to Iran continue to do a brisk trade with American companies, according to an analysis of shipping records.
Iran hangs three men
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 04 – Three men were hanged in a town south of Tehran on Monday.
Iran hangs three men
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 04 – Three men were hanged in a town south of Tehran on Monday.
France rejects Iran’s nuclear counter-proposal
AFP: France rejects Iran's latest move to set a new deadline to end the standoff over its contested nuclear programme, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday.
Iran university professors denounce crackdown
AP: A pro-reform Web site says 88 Tehran University professors have appealed to Iran's supreme leader to halt violence against opposition protesters.
High-ranking clerics undermining Iran govt – Kouchner
Reuters: High-ranking clerics are undermining Iran's government from within, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Monday.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 4
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iranian lawmakers discuss downgrading ties with Britain
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 04 – Iranian lawmakers are in the process of discussing methods of downgrading ties with Britain following what the Iranian leadership has called British involvement in Iran’s domestic affairs, according to a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.
