Reuters: Ali Daryani is embarrassed at the inflationary pain he is passing on to his customers. “Sometimes we have to change the price stickers three times a day because of inflation,” the 42-year-old Tehran grocer said.
Iran inflation keeps pressure on Ahmadinejad
Cheney hits out at Iran, Syria as he wraps up Mideast peace push
AFP: US Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday hit out at Iran and Syria as he wrapped up a Middle East peace push, saying they were undermining the renewed but faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Swiss brush aside criticism over gas contract with Iran
The Times: A multibillion-euro Swiss contract to buy natural gas from Iran has provoked threats from Washington, protests from Jewish groups and fuelled mounting concern about Europe’s energy security.
Quake hits northwestern Iran
AFP: An earthquake rocked northwestern Iran on Sunday, state television reported, adding there was no early information on casualties or damage.
Kurds say Iran shells northern Iraq
AP: Iranian artillery shelled three border towns Sunday in northern Iraq where Iranian Kurdish rebels are believed to be operating, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.
Iran rejects Sarkozy’s claim on missile threats
Reuters: Iran on Sunday rejected French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s comments on the necessity to build a strong deterrent against new security threats posed by nuclear-armed Islamic states, a news agency reported.
70 holidaymakers die in Iran road accidents in past 3 days
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 Some 70 holidaymakers have been killed in road accidents in Iran since the Persian New Year which began on March 20, a senior state security official announced.
4.0 Richter-scale quake jolts southern Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 21 – An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Char-Mahal and Bakhtiari Province, southern Iran, on Friday.
70 holidaymakers die in Iran road accidents in past 3 days
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 23 Some 70 holidaymakers have been killed in road accidents in Iran since the Persian New Year which began on March 20, a senior state security official announced.
Father of Irans drive for nuclear warhead named
Sunday Times: A senior officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has emerged as the father of a nuclear programme that western intelligence services believe is aimed at producing a warhead capable of devastating any city in the Middle East.
