Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27 Authorities hanged a young man on Tuesday in a prison in central Iran for a crime allegedly committed when he was 16 years old, state media and human rights activists said on Wednesday.
Man hanged in Iran for allegedly committing crime aged 16
Man hanged in Iran for allegedly committing crime aged 16
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27 Authorities hanged a young man on Tuesday in a prison in central Iran for a crime allegedly committed when he was 16 years old, state media and human rights activists said on Wednesday.
Iran ruled responsible for ’92 Israeli embassy bombing
New York Sun: An American judge has ruled for the first time that Iran was responsible for the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina. Judge Ellen Huvelle, who sits in Washington, ruled Monday that Tehran must pay about $63 million to the family of an Israeli diplomat who was one of 29 killed in the Buenos Aires attack. She said the bombing was carried out by Hezbollah and could not have taken place without assistance from Iran.
Iran, China gas deal signing delayed
Reuters: The signing of a contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to develop Iran’s northern Pars gas field has been postponed to the “near future”, an Iranian official said on Wednesday.
Major powers discuss Iran incentives move – Solana
Reuters: Major powers are discussing possible new moves to draw Iran into negotiations over its nuclear programme while still pushing for more U.N. sanctions, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana confirmed on Wednesday.
Polish PGNiG not committed to Iran investments
Reuters: Polish gas monopoly PGNiG has not committed itself to a specific amount of investments in potential oil and gas projects in Iran, a company official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Materazzi senior keen on Iran post
AFP: Italian coach Giuseppe Materazzi said on Tuesday he had been approached by the Iranian Football Federation about taking the national coaching post and added he would be keen to do so.
EU urges Iran to drop draft on witchcraft and heresy
Reuters: The European Union has called on Iran to drop provisions in a draft penal code stipulating the death penalty for apostasy, heresy and witchcraft.
America’s misguided blacklist
International Herald Tribune: If there is one issue that has dominated discussions among policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic, it is the devilish question of how to deal with an Iranian regime that has continued to frustrate the democratic ambitions of its people while meddling in the affairs of other nations.
U.S. predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
CNN: The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran’s central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department officials and European diplomats said.
