Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jun. 20 Some 10,000 Iraqis gathered on Saturday at a solidarity congress held the headquarters of the main Iranian opposition group, the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), at Ashraf City, north of Baghdad. Organisers of the congress unveiled a statement signed by 5.2 million Iraqis warning of the threat of Iranian meddling in Iraq and voicing support for the PMOI.
10,000 Iraqis attend congress at Iran opposition HQ
Bush, at merchant academy, warns Iran on nuclear program
New York Times: On the day before he was to depart for a meeting with European allies in Vienna, President Bush issued a stiff warning to Iran on Monday, saying it should suspend its uranium enrichment program now or face “progressively stronger” economic sanctions and further political isolation.
Bush warns Iran not to reject offer
AFP: US President George W. Bush on Monday warned Iran of “progressively stronger political and economic sanctions” if Tehran refuses to freeze sensitive nuclear activities in return for talks.
French FM urges Iran to suspend uranium enrichment
AFP: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy urged Iran on Sunday to suspend uranium enrichment if it wishes to avert United Nations sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.
Bush visit coincides with EU, US cooperation on Iran
AFP: US President George W. Bush will be in Vienna Wednesday for an EU-US summit that comes at a time when the two sides differ over Guantanomo Bay and CIA prisoner flights but are united on Iran.
Iran protests France’s lifting of ban on armed opposition
AFP: Iran said it would fire off an official complaint to France over its decision to lift restrictions on members of the Islamic Republic’s main armed opposition group.
Irans Rafsanjani: U.S. presence in Iraq cause of insecurity
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 19 Irans former President and current chair of the State Expediency Council (SEC), Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, said the presence of United States-led troops in Iraq was the cause of regional insecurity.
Irans Rafsanjani: U.S. presence in Iraq cause of insecurity
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 19 Irans former President and current chair of the State Expediency Council (SEC), Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, said the presence of United States-led troops in Iraq was the cause of regional insecurity.
Iraqi court sentences 46 Iranians to prison for illegal entry
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 19 An Iraqi court has sentenced 46 Iranians who illegally entered Iraq to six months prison time, the government-run news agency Fars reported on Monday.
Iraqi court sentences 46 Iranians to prison for illegal entry
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 19 An Iraqi court has sentenced 46 Iranians who illegally entered Iraq to six months prison time, the government-run news agency Fars reported on Monday.
