AP: The U.S. national security adviser met with Russia’s foreign minister on Monday, as Washington pushes diplomatic efforts to confront Iran over its nuclear program. Iran’s foreign minister held separate talks in the Russian capital.
U.S. wants Russia to push Iran on nukes
Irans hard-line judge pays fine for murder of young man
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 23 A court ruling in the northern town of Rudsar that only imposed a fine on a hard-line judge accused of shooting a young man to death at point blank has led to public anger, according to the local residents.
Irans hard-line judge pays fine for murder of young man
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 23 A court ruling in the northern town of Rudsar that only imposed a fine on a hard-line judge accused of shooting a young man to death at point blank has led to public anger, according to the local residents.
Irans Revolutionary Guards liquidate whistleblower
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 23 The trial behind closed doors of a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in the northern province of Gilan and five of his accomplices on charges of murdering a local official began in the city of Rasht, Iran Focus learned on Sunday.
Irans Revolutionary Guards liquidate whistleblower
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 23 The trial behind closed doors of a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in the northern province of Gilan and five of his accomplices on charges of murdering a local official began in the city of Rasht, Iran Focus learned on Sunday.
Blairs New Tune on Iran
Foreign Policy: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has decided to play hardball with Iran. Frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations over Tehrans nuclear program, the Britishwho used to give Iran the benefit of the doubtare now hedging their bets on nuclear diplomacy by using Irans meddling in Iraq to make military options more palatable to the British public.
Rice: U.S. military action vs Iran “not on agenda”
Reuters: Military action against Iran over its nuclear
programme is not on the agenda, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Iran backs Syria after scorching UN report
AFP: Iran on Sunday rallied behind Syria, its only regional ally, by praising Damascus for cooperating with a UN probe into the killing of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri.
Iran bans books that inflame ethnic strife
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 Irans Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance banned the publication of several books about Irans ethnic minorities, according to a statement by the ministrys Supervisory Council for Publication of Books. Every author has to obtain the councils green light to be allowed to publish a book.
Iran bans books that inflame ethnic strife
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 22 Irans Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance banned the publication of several books about Irans ethnic minorities, according to a statement by the ministrys Supervisory Council for Publication of Books. Every author has to obtain the councils green light to be allowed to publish a book.
