New York Times: A senior Bush administration official said Thursday that he anticipated that the United Nations would move rapidly in September to impose sanctions on Iran if it refused to halt uranium enrichment, a process central to building nuclear weapons.
U.S. predicts fast action at U.N. if sanctions on Iran are needed
Iranian planes grounded in Turkey for weapons search
AFP: Turkey has grounded two Syria-bound Iranian planes over the past month to search for weapons following Israeli intelligence that Iran is supplying rockets to Hezbollah, officials and media reports said Thursday.
US to press for quick UN sanctions if Iran refuses halt to uranium enrichment
AFP: The United States will move quickly for UN Security Council action on sanctions against Iran if Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment by the end of the month, a senior State Deparment official said Thursday.
Ahmadinejad vows to stand by Iran nuclear work
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday to stand by the country’s nuclear work, insisting the UN Security Council cannot deprive Iran of its “rights”, state news agency IRNA reported.
Iran envoy says call for enrichment halt ‘not acceptable’
AFP: Iran’s ambassador to Paris reaffirmed Thursday that international calls for his country to halt uranium enrichment were “not acceptable”, after Tehran said it would be prepared to discuss a freeze.
Iran police arrest dozens of political activists in crackdown
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 Dozens of Iranian Kurds have been arrested over the past few days in the course of a new crackdown by Irans State Security Forces (SSF) on political activists in the western province of Kurdistan, according to a local rights group.
Iran police arrest dozens of political activists in crackdown
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 Dozens of Iranian Kurds have been arrested over the past few days in the course of a new crackdown by Irans State Security Forces (SSF) on political activists in the western province of Kurdistan, according to a local rights group.
Relatives of political prisoner blame Irans rulers for sons death
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 17 The relatives of a political prisoner who recently died while on hunger strike in one of Irans notorious jails have blamed the countrys clerical rulers for their sons death.
Relatives of political prisoner blame Irans rulers for sons death
Iran Focus: London, Aug. 17 The relatives of a political prisoner who recently died while on hunger strike in one of Irans notorious jails have blamed the countrys clerical rulers for their sons death.
Iraqi and British troops clash with Shiite militias
New York Times: Iraqi security forces and British troops fought Shiite militias and tribesmen in two major cities south of Baghdad on Wednesday in sustained battles that left two policemen and a dozen militiamen dead. The violence underscored the tenuous grip the Iraqi government maintains even in regions not under the sway of Sunni Arab insurgents.
