Iran Focus: London, Dec. 19 – The United Nations General Assembly accused Iran on Thursday of continuing the practice of torture and punishments such as flogging, stoning and amputation of limbs.
UN General Assembly condemns rights abuses in Iran
Obama to create Iran outreach post
Washington Times: The incoming Obama administration plans to create a new position to coordinate outreach to Iran and is considering a number of senior career diplomats, State Department officials and Iran specialists say.
Assets seized at company suspected of funneling money to Iran
New York Times: Federal authorities moved on Wednesday to seize assets from a company suspected of being a front for an Iranian bank that has ties to terrorism, assets that include the company’s 40 percent stake in a sleek Midtown Manhattan office tower.
U.S. links Iranian bank To Fifth Avenue building
Washington Post: A Fifth Avenue building in Manhattan that houses a Charles Schwab branch, a trendy espresso boutique and Juicy Couture's flagship store is secretly co-owned by an Iranian bank that helped finance that country's nuclear program, the Justice Department alleged yesterday.
U.S. claims Iran tie to a Manhattan skyscraper
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. government is attempting to seize a piece of a storied Manhattan skyscraper, alleging it is owned by a front for the Iranian government.
Israel issues new warning on Iranian nuclear arms
AP: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is warning that if Iran acquires a nuclear weapon, it could try to attack the United States.
‘Iran Covenant’- fact and fiction
Washington Times: Something ominous is taking place in Iran. For several days now, U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies have been monitoring suspicious activities. U.S. spy satellites and an increased number of communication intercepts of short-burst, encoded messages from within Iran further support this assessment.
Iran and Bosnia sign tariff deal
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 18 – Iran and Bosnia have signed an accord reinforcing mutual cooperation between the two countries, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Iran and Bosnia sign tariff deal
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 18 – Iran and Bosnia have signed an accord reinforcing mutual cooperation between the two countries, the official news agency IRNA reported.
EU assembly calls for end to Iran group blacklist
AP: The European Parliament has asked France to make sure an Iranian opposition group in exile is taken off the EU's terrorist list in line with a recent court ruling.
