AFP: A top Iranian cleric said on Friday that a new set of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme was aimed at undermining next week’s legislative elections.
UN sanctions to mar Iran election: cleric
UN urges Iraq to uphold rights of Iranian opposition
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 07 A senior United Nations official chided the Iraqi government on Thursday for failing to protect the main Iranian opposition group based in Iraqs Diyala Province, bordering Iran.
UN urges Iraq to uphold rights of Iranian opposition
Iran Focus: London, Mar. 07 A senior United Nations official chided the Iraqi government on Thursday for failing to protect the main Iranian opposition group based in Iraqs Diyala Province, bordering Iran.
Leading article: Squalid priorities
The Independent – Leading article: It is a curious paradox that, while our Government is often perfectly happy to pour scorn on repressive regimes abroad, when it comes to offering asylum to the persecuted inhabitants of such countries, all this righteous anger seems to evaporate.
Dissidents hail campus protests
Washington Times: Activists of the People’s Mujahedin in Iran claim they were involved in a series of student demonstrations that have led to a crackdown by authorities.
Iran’s state within a state
Daily Telegraph: They were once the storm troops of the Iranian revolution, the fanatical young men who spearheaded Ayatollah Khomeini’s campaign to overthrow the Shah and establish an Islamic Republic where the rule of law was based on a strict interpretation of the Koran.
Egypt summons Iranian diplomat over Tehran protest
Reuters: The Egyptian government summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in Cairo on Thursday to complain about a demonstration that took place outside the Egyptian diplomatic mission in Tehran.
Financial sanctions “painful” for Iran: U.S. official
Reuters: Targeted financial sanctions have been effective in isolating Iran, causing a “painful” situation for Tehran’s leaders and raising questions about the Iranian administration, a U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.
World powers still want Iran nuclear talks: Rice
AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted Thursday that world powers would continue to offer Iran incentives to get it to suspend uranium enrichment, even after Iran rejected further talks.
US: Iran-US talks never scheduled
AP: The United States insisted Thursday that a meeting between Iran and Washington over Iraq’s security was never scheduled, a day after Iran announced that the meeting would take place.
