Reuters: An official at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad denied a report U.S. and Iraqi forces were raiding its compound on Tuesday and an embassy source said private security guards were there with a visiting U.N. official.
Baghdad Iranian embassy denies U.S. troops raid it
Iran builds hand-launched drones
AFP: Iran said Tuesday it has developed its own hand-launched drones in a breakthrough for the Islamic republic’s aeronautics industry.
Iranian banks halt dollar transfers
AFP: Iran’s major banks said Tuesday they have halted the transfer of dollars abroad as a result of US financial sanctions and fears the money may be seized by the US authorities.
Move to bar UN nuclear inspectors will further isolate Iran: US
AFP: The United States on Monday denounced a reported decision by Iran to bar some UN nuclear inspectors from the country as an attempt to “dictate terms” to the international community in the standoff over Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.
Man hanged in public in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 23 A man was hanged in public in south-eastern Iran, the semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami reported on Monday.
Man hanged in public in south-east Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 23 A man was hanged in public in south-eastern Iran, the semi-official daily Jomhouri Islami reported on Monday.
U.S. drafts resolution condemning Holocaust deniers
Reuters: The United States intends to introduce a U.N. resolution on Tuesday condemning deniers of the Holocaust, a document aimed at a conference in Iran last year dominated by delegates who questioned the extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazis in World War Two.
Reports: Russia fulfills Iran missile deal
AP: Russia fulfilled a contract to sell air defense missiles to Iran, Russian news agencies quoted the head of the country’s state-run weapons exporter as saying Tuesday.
EU calls for “full” implementation of sanctions against Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 22 The European Union called on the international community to fully implement sanctions against Iran as was demanded by the United Nations Security Council in December.
EU calls for “full” implementation of sanctions against Iran
Iran Focus: London, Jan. 22 The European Union called on the international community to fully implement sanctions against Iran as was demanded by the United Nations Security Council in December.
