Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 07 The current Mayor of Tehran met and held talks with Swiss Vice President and Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin earlier this week, state television reported.
Tehran Mayor meets top Swiss official
Tehran Mayor meets top Swiss official
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 07 The current Mayor of Tehran met and held talks with Swiss Vice President and Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin earlier this week, state television reported.
Iran waiting to see U.S.-held Iranians in Iraq: agency
Reuters: Iran has still not received a reply to a request to visit five Iranians held by U.S. forces in Iraq, an official at Iran’s Baghdad embassy was quoted as saying on Saturday by Iran’s ISNA news agency.
U.S. denies Iranian claim of CIA torture
AP: An Iranian diplomat freed two months after being abducted in Iraq accused the CIA of torturing him during his detention, state television reported Saturday. The United States immediately denied any involvement in the Iranian’s disappearance or release.
Iranian “diplomat” alleges CIA torture
AP: An Iranian diplomat freed two months after being abducted in Iraq accused the CIA of torturing him during his detention, state television reported Saturday. The United States immediately denied any involvement in the Iranian’s disappearance or release.
US condemns Iranian treatment of Britons
AFP: The United States on Friday condemned as “unfortunate and extremely disappointing” any mistreatment by Iran of British naval personnel held captive by Tehran for nearly two weeks.
Iran president to announce nuclear ‘good news’
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to unveil what he has described as “good news” on Iran’s nuclear programme on Monday amid international calls for a suspension of uranium enrichment.
Police chief says device may have been made in Iran
The Times: The commander of Basras police force said yesterday that the huge bomb that killed the four British soldiers on Thursday was similar to Iranian-made devices used to deadly effect in other parts of Iraq.
Britons say they feared for lives in Iran captivity
New York Times: Their greatest scare, they recalled, came on the second day, when they were flown to Tehran, blindfolded and backed up against a prison wall while their Iranian captors fiddled with weapons, cocking rifles and making them fear for their lives.
Iran calls for UK goodwill gesture
Press Association: The Iranian ambassador to London Rasoul Movahedian has called for a goodwill gesture from Britain following the release of 15 Navy captives.
