Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 – Iranian authorities have arrested more than a dozen Iraqi nationals illegally crossing into Iranian waters, state media reported.
Iran arrests 14 Iraqi nationals for illegal entry
Iran signals refusal of nuclear freeze-EU diplomat
Reuters: Iran has indicated to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana it will not freeze its most sensitive nuclear work and major powers will consult later this week on sanctions, a European diplomat said on Wednesday.
Iran goes back on offer for French role in nuclear work
AFP: Iran went back Wednesday on its offer to allow France to monitor the enrichment of uranium on Iranian soil, saying the matter had yet to be decided.
Man executed in Irans restive oil city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 A man was hanged in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, state-media reported.
Man executed in Irans restive oil city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 04 A man was hanged in the restive city of Ahwaz, south-west Iran, state-media reported.
The six-million person question
Wall Street Journal: “As to the Holocaust, I just raised a few questions. And I didn’t receive any answers to my questions.”
— Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, interviewed in Time magazine in September 2006.
US, world reserves can offset Iran oil for 18 months
Reuters: U.S. and world emergency crude oil reserves could replace a complete shut-off of Iranian oil exports for 18 months, avoiding an estimated $201 billion in damage to the American economy, the Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday.
Chirac must lead resistance to Iran’s latest nuclear offer
The Times: The latest Iranian brinkmanship on its nuclear hopes is ingenious. But it should be a non-starter: a concession that other countries cannot contemplate.
Iran’s female racing champion barred from defending title
The Guardian: She was the speed queen of the racetrack who became a feminist icon after triumphing over an all-male field to become Iran’s national car rally champion. But now the high-octane driving career of Laleh Seddigh has juddered to a halt, with a ban from participating at a race by the country’s motor racing authorities.
UK to seek incremental sanctions against Tehran
The Guardian: The British government signalled yesterday the latest round of negotiations with Iran had failed and that it will begin a push within the next fortnight for targeted UN sanctions against Tehran.
