AFP: Iran on Tuesday released on bail US-Iranian academic Haleh Esfandiari, whose detention for the past three months on security charges further inflamed tensions with arch enemy the United States.
Iran frees US-Iranian scholar on bail
Dresdner Bank to cease doing business in Iran
Reuters: Dresdner Bank has decided to wind up its remaining business in Iran, a spokesman for the German bank said on Tuesday.
Scholar held in Iran to be freed on bail
AP: A detained Iranian-American academic accused of conspiring against the government will be freed from prison within hours if bail is posted in her case, a top judiciary official said Tuesday.
Leaflets said to warn of Iran move into north Iraq
Reuters: Kurdish authorities in northeastern Iraq said on Tuesday they were investigating the authenticity of leaflets warning villagers to evacuate ahead of an Iranian military offensive against Kurdish rebels.
Speaker of Syrian Parliament begins week-long tour of Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 The Speaker of the Syrian Parliament has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for an official visit, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Speaker of Syrian Parliament begins week-long tour of Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 The Speaker of the Syrian Parliament has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for an official visit, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new Navy chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari as the new commander of the Islamic Republic’s regular navy.
Iran’s Supreme Leader appoints new Navy chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari as the new commander of the Islamic Republic’s regular navy.
U.S. chides allies for trade deals with Tehran
Washington Times: America’s allies must do more to cut commercial and energy ties with Iran if the international campaign to halt Tehran’s nuclear-weapons programs is to succeed, a top State Department official said yesterday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to visit Azerbaijan Republic on Wed.
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to visit the Republic of Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
