AFP: Russian and Iranian officials held talks on Wednesday aimed at salvaging a long-delayed project to build Iran’s first nuclear power plant from a “crisis,” Russia’s state nuclear contractor said.
Russian construction of Iran nuclear plant in ‘crisis’
Two quakes jolt southern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 25 Two earthquakes struck the province of Hormozgan, southern Iran, on Monday and Tuesday, state media reported.
Iran announces more arrests made
AP: Authorities arrested a number of Iranians allegedly connected to two Iranian-Americans detained on charges of conspiring against the government, the intelligence minister said Wednesday.
Iran military plane crashes, no injuries
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 25 An Iranian military plane crashed earlier this week in the north-eastern province of Khorassan Razavi, though no one was killed, the official news agency IRNA reported.
U.S. rejects higher-level Iran talks for now
Reuters: The United States on Wednesday played down the prospect of higher-level talks with Iran after Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying his government was open to moving negotiations to a more senior level.
Iran’s message is softly spoken, yet clear: It will enrich uranium
The Independent: Iran has issued its strongest signal to date that it will defy UN demands for a suspension of uranium enrichment – a possible route towards a nuclear bomb – threatening to respond to any further sanctions and accusing the Americans of “running away” from negotiations to end the crisis over the Iranian nuclear programme.
Film of woman, 2 men being hanged in public in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 24 The following is shocking footage of a public hanging of a woman and two men in Iran, as shown on the Iranian opposition satellite channel Simay-e Azadi.
Film of woman, 2 men being hanged in public in Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jul. 24 The following is shocking footage of a public hanging of a woman and two men in Iran, as shown on the Iranian opposition satellite channel Simay-e Azadi.
US acts against groups aiding Hezbollah
AP: The Bush administration took action Tuesday against an Iran-based foundation, including its U.S. branch, for allegedly providing support to Hezbollah, a terrorist group the United States has blamed for bloodshed in the Middle East.
IAEA inspectors to Iran next week
AP: The U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Tuesday it will send a team of inspectors early next week to a disputed Iranian reactor – a key step in efforts to allay concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program.
