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Amnesty: Iran to stone woman to death by end of month

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 27 – A young woman is at imminent risk of execution by stoning for adultery, according to the international human rights group Amnesty International.

Student in restive Iran city gets 10 years behind bars

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – A student from the restive Iranian city of Ahwaz has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the state-run news agency ILNA.

Student in restive Iran city gets 10 years behind bars

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – A student from the restive Iranian city of Ahwaz has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the state-run news agency ILNA.

Man lashed in public in northern Iran town

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – A man was lashed in public in the northern town of Gorgan for distribution of alcoholic beverages, according to the official news agency.

Man lashed in public in northern Iran town

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – A man was lashed in public in the northern town of Gorgan for distribution of alcoholic beverages, according to the official news agency.

Iran remains a ‘grave’ world threat: Bolton

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AFP: US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton on Thursday said Washington remains focused on the “grave and direct” threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program, despite the distraction created by the recent crisis in the Middle East.

Iranian envoy, Hezbollah leader meet

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AP: A top Iranian envoy was in Syria on Thursday for talks on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, in a gathering of the Lebanese guerrilla’s two key sponsors, according to Iranian news reports.

Bush cites Iran’s role in Lebanon conflict

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AP: President Bush declined Thursday to criticize Israel’s tactics in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp condemnation of Iran’s role in the bloody fighting.

Lebanon war setback for Iran nuclear ambitions: US

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Reuters: The war in Lebanon may have somewhat distracted the world from Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but it will increase scrutiny in the longer term, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

China links US Mideast stance to UN Iran measure

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Reuters: China on Thursday warned the United States that its opposition to a statement condemning a deadly attack on a U.N. post in Lebanon could have a “negative impact” on U.N. talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions.