Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 07 Authorities hanged a man in public in the province of Golestan on Tuesday, northern Iran, state media reported.
Man hanged in public in northern Iran
Iran says ‘terror plot’ foiled in restive province
AFP: Iran announced on Tuesday it has foiled a rebel plan to carry out a “terrorist act” in an oil-rich border province, adding it was on guard against Western plans to topple the clerical authorities.
Iran hopes to avoid nuclear sanctions with IAEA talks
AFP: Iran expressed hope on Tuesday that its recent moves to step up cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog would lead to the West dropping attempts to impose a third set of UN sanctions.
Officials: Russia ups pressure on Iran
AP: Moscow has warned Iran that it will not deliver fuel to a nearly completed Russian-built nuclear reactor unless Tehran lifts the veil of secrecy on suspicious past atomic activities, a European diplomat said Tuesday.
Moscow puts new conditions on nuclear fuel for Iran reactor
AFP: Russia has put new conditions on supplying nuclear fuel for a reactor it is building in Iran, insisting Tehran must clear up questions over possible military atomic development, diplomats said Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad says Iran defiant over nuclear energy
AFP: Tehran will not negotiate with countries that refuse it the right to nuclear energy, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday during a state visit to Algeria.
Iran re-appoints Guardians Council official
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 07 – Iran’s hardline-dominated Majlis, or Parliament, reappointed on Tuesday Ibrahim Azizi as a member of the 12-man Guardians Council.
Iran re-appoints Guardians Council official
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 07 – Iran’s hardline-dominated Majlis, or Parliament, reappointed on Tuesday Ibrahim Azizi as a member of the 12-man Guardians Council.
5 ministers threaten to leave Iraqs cabinet
New York Times: Five ministers suspended their participation in meetings of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Malikis cabinet on Monday, sending a warning signal that they may pull out of his increasingly isolated government if their demands are not met.
U.S. warns missing man’s family about visiting Iran
Reuters: The U.S. State Department on Monday said it has urged the family of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran to think twice about visiting the country, where four other U.S. citizens have been detained this year.
