Reuters: The American ambassador to Iraq, taking an unusually blunt line with Iran, accused Iraq’s eastern neighbour on Monday of giving training and weapons to militias operating in Iraq. “Iran has another policy as well: to work with militias, provide training and provide weapons to extremist groups, direct and indirectly,” Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters after a news conference.
US envoy accuses Iran of training Iraqi militias
Police confiscate alcohol, satellite dishes in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 18 Iranian police confiscated 28,000 bottles of liqueur, large quantities of banned CDs, and several thousand satellite dishes at a facility in Tehran as part of a crackdown on social vice in the Iranian capital.
Police confiscate alcohol, satellite dishes in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 18 Iranian police confiscated 28,000 bottles of liqueur, large quantities of banned CDs, and several thousand satellite dishes at a facility in Tehran as part of a crackdown on social vice in the Iranian capital.
GCC does not oppose referring Iran to Security Council: chief
Xinhua: Chief of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which groups six Gulf Arab countries, said on Saturday that the bloc did not oppose referring Iran’s nuclear file to the UN Security Council, which might lead to sanctions.
EU to make new nukes appeal to Iran as rift deepens
Reuters: European officials will make a fresh appeal to Iran on Monday to halt sensitive nuclear activities, warning its foreign minister on a rare trip to Brussels that the West is fast running out of patience.
Iranian fatwa approves use of nuclear weapons
The Sunday Telegraph: Iran’s hardline spiritual leaders have issued an unprecedented new fatwa, or holy order, sanctioning the use of atomic weapons against its enemies.
Iran recruits suicide bombers to fight Global Blasphemy
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 A group affiliated to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a new recruitment drive for suicide bombers in Tehran to fight against Global Blasphemy, state-run news agencies reported.
Iran recruits suicide bombers to fight Global Blasphemy
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 A group affiliated to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a new recruitment drive for suicide bombers in Tehran to fight against Global Blasphemy, state-run news agencies reported.
Iran cracks down on Sufis: hundreds remain jailed
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 Iran Focus has obtained a partial list of names of Islamic mystics arrested during a protest in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, earlier this week.
Iran cracks down on Sufis: hundreds remain jailed
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 19 Iran Focus has obtained a partial list of names of Islamic mystics arrested during a protest in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran, earlier this week.
