Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 03 Iran’s government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham has been appointed as the caretaker Justice Minister, state television announced on Tuesday.
Iran Gov. Spokesman appointed as caretaker Justice Minister
Iran’s secret plan for mayhem
New York Sun: Iran is supporting both Sunni and Shiite terrorists in the Iraqi civil war, according to secret Iranian documents captured by Americans in Iraq.
Oil stays below $61 on warm US, but eyes on Iran
Reuters: Oil prices held below $61 a barrel on Wednesday as mild weather conditions were projected to persist in the United States, slowing down heating oil demand.
Iran parliament raises voting age to 18
AFP: Iran’s parliament on Tuesday defied government opposition to pass a bill that would raise the minimum voting age in legislative and presidential elections from 15 to 18.
Iran takes Holocaust exhibition on tour
AFP: Iran is taking a controversial exhibition of cartoons about the Holocaust that sparked international condemnation on a tour of its provinces, media reported on Tuesday.
Top aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects UN decree
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 02 A top aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Tehran would continue its nuclear activities in defiance of a resolution by the United Nations Security Council imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic for its failure to suspend uranium enrichment.
Top aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects UN decree
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 02 A top aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Tehran would continue its nuclear activities in defiance of a resolution by the United Nations Security Council imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic for its failure to suspend uranium enrichment.
West tries a new tack to block Irans nuclear agenda
New York Times: The United States and its allies in Europe, in a tacit acknowledgment that sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council in late December are too weak to force Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions, have embarked on a new strategy to increase the financial and psychological pressure.
Iran will press ahead with nuclear work
Reuters: resident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday Iran would not retreat from its right to nuclear technology and that a U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran was “invalid”.
Satire surrounds Iran’s president
Washington Times: Have you heard the joke about how Santa Claus passed out during a visit to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s house in Tehran? He was filling an unwashed presidential sock with presents when he was overcome by the smell.
