Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 12 Irans notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security announced on Wednesday that it would prosecute a member of the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) for doing an interview with the U.S. broadcaster Voice of America.
Irans secret police will prosecute MP for foreign interview
U.S. accuses Iran of violating human rights
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 12 – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday accused Iranian authorities of stepping up repression throughout the country in 2007.
U.S. accuses Iran of violating human rights
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 12 – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday accused Iranian authorities of stepping up repression throughout the country in 2007.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Senegal
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 12 – Iran’s hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has gone to Dakar to hold talks with Senegalese officials and attend the 11th summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Senegal
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 12 – Iran’s hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has gone to Dakar to hold talks with Senegalese officials and attend the 11th summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
After Fallon
New York Sun – Editorial: The resignation of Admiral Fallon from the leadership of the United States Central Command will be seen by many as a signal that war with Iran is coming. The current issue of Esquire magazine suggests as much, saying that behind the scenes he was “brazenly challenging his commander in chief” on the very question of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Mideast commander retires after rankling bosses
New York Times: Adm. William J. Fallon, the commander of American forces in the Middle East whose outspoken public statements on Iran and other issues had seemed to put him at odds with the Bush administration, is retiring early, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
US: Syria, Iran back foreign fighters
AP: Despite increased counterterrorism efforts by Damascus, as much as 90 percent of the foreign fighters in Iraq cross the border from Syria, according to a Pentagon report that says Iran’s support for Shiite militants also is hurting efforts to improve Iraq security.
Gay teenager faces return to Iran after Dutch ruling
The Independent: A gay teenager who claims he faces the death penalty in Iran after his boyfriend was executed there two years ago has spoken of his anger and disappointment at losing his legal battle against deportation.
Fallon didn’t get it
Los Angeles Times: To see why Tuesday’s “retirement” of Navy Adm. William “Fox” Fallon as head of U.S. Central Command is good news, all you have to do is look at the Esquire profile that brought about his downfall.
