Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 07 Two Iranian men were hanged on Thursday in the southern province of Hormozgan, state media reported.
Iran hangs two men in the south
ElBaradei urges Iran to stick to nuclear promises
Reuters: Iran must stick to its promises to be more open with the International Atomic Energy Agency about its nuclear power plans and the international community must encourage it, the body’s chief said on Thursday.
Iranian-American scholar back home after detention in Tehran
CNN: Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-American scholar who was held in Iran for eight months, has returned to her home in Potomac, Maryland, her husband, Shaul Bakhash, told CNN.
Turk firm hopes to sign Iran gas accords next year
Reuters: Turkish petrol company TPAO said on Wednesday it is pressing ahead with plans to invest $3.5 billion in Iran’s South Pars gas field and hopes to sign further agreements in the first quarter of next year.
It’s Iran we’re fighting, says Basra commander
Daily Telegraph: British forces in southern Iraq have been fighting a “proxy war” against Iran, the commander of the troops who withdrew from Basra Palace has said.
France mulling non-UN sanctions against Iran
AFP: France is considering fresh sanctions to pressure Iran to halt its nuclear programme, holding talks with investors on measures that could be adopted outside the UN, the presidency said Thursday.
Amnesty appalled at group executions in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Sep. 06 The human rights organisation Amnesty International said it was appalled at the spiralling numbers of executions in Iran.
Iran shrugs off new nuclear sanctions threats
AFP: Iran on Thursday shrugged off warnings of further UN sanctions over its nuclear drive, saying the atomic programme was now so well advanced that more punitive measures would have no effect.
Iran says has deal on nuclear plant but Russia denies
Reuters: Iran said on Thursday it had struck a deal with Russia on a timetable for the start-up of the Islamic state’s first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
Nippon Oil to buy Iran oil in yen
BBC: Japanese firm Nippon Oil is to start paying for Iranian oil in yen, rather than in US dollars.
