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.
Iranian lawmakers discuss downgrading ties with Britain
Iran MPs reject call for subsidy bill withdrawal
Reuters: Iran's parliament rejected on Sunday the government's request to withdraw a bill aimed at gradually cutting energy and food subsidies, state radio said.
Iranian journalist gets prison term, desert exile
AP: An Iranian journalist lost an appeal Sunday against his conviction on charges of spreading propaganda against the ruling Islamic establishment and was sentenced to six years in prison and five years of internal exile in a remote desert town.
Iranian lawmakers reject Kerry visit to Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 03 – Iranian lawmakers on Sunday rejected a request by former US Presidential candidate and head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry to visit Iran.
Iranian lawmakers reject Kerry visit to Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 03 – Iranian lawmakers on Sunday rejected a request by former US Presidential candidate and head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry to visit Iran.
U.S. sees an opportunity to press Iran on nuclear fuel
New York Times: As President Obama faces pressure to back up his year-end ultimatum for diplomatic progress with Iran, the administration says that domestic unrest and signs of unexpected trouble in Tehran’s nuclear program make its leaders particularly vulnerable to strong and immediate new sanctions.
Iran: the truth the UK cannot admit
Independent on Sunday: Official denials of involvement in kidnapping should not mask Tehran's growing power, says a leading Iraqi politician
Iran cleric demands force against rioters
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 02 – One of Iran’s most senior clerics and a staunch supporter of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Friday called on Iran’s judiciary to deal with much greater force against anti-government protesters.
Iran cleric demands force against rioters
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 02 – One of Iran’s most senior clerics and a staunch supporter of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Friday called on Iran’s judiciary to deal with much greater force against anti-government protesters.
Former Revolutionary Guards chief hails Mousavi’s “retreat”
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 02 – In a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, former presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei says Mir-Hossein Mousavi has now retreated from his previous stance towards the government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state television reported.
