Iran Focus: London, Aug. 15 On Monday, Irans new hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad handed down the position
of Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council to veteran conservative Ali Larijani who will from now on take over the role of Irans chief nuclear negotiator.
Larijani takes over Irans nuclear negotiations
Iran hard-liners laud Revolutionary Guards grip on new cabinet
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 15 Deputies in Irans hard-line Majlis (parliament) welcomed the proposed list for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads new 21-member cabinet, which included at least 13 former commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and its affiliated agencies, as well as five former officials in Irans notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and revolutionary prosecutors office.
Iran hard-liners laud Revolutionary Guards grip on new cabinet
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 15 Deputies in Irans hard-line Majlis (parliament) welcomed the proposed list for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads new 21-member cabinet, which included at least 13 former commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and its affiliated agencies, as well as five former officials in Irans notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and revolutionary prosecutors office.
Iran police use teargas to disperse protesters
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 15 Police fought off angry demonstrators on Monday with teargas outside a government ministry in Tehran. Dozens of protestors had lined up outside the Ministry of Cooperatives to demand their dividends that had not been paid by the bankrupt Rahyan Bang Saba Cooperative.
Iran police use teargas to disperse protesters
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 15 Police fought off angry demonstrators on Monday with teargas outside a government ministry in Tehran. Dozens of protestors had lined up outside the Ministry of Cooperatives to demand their dividends that had not been paid by the bankrupt Rahyan Bang Saba Cooperative.
Teachers protest outside Iran Majlis for jobs
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 15 A group of kindergarten teachers gathered outside Irans Majlis on Monday to protest against the Ministry of Educations decision to fire them. The teachers from Tehran Province complained that the Ministry of Education discriminated against kindergarten teachers.
Teachers protest outside Iran Majlis for jobs
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 15 A group of kindergarten teachers gathered outside Irans Majlis on Monday to protest against the Ministry of Educations decision to fire them. The teachers from Tehran Province complained that the Ministry of Education discriminated against kindergarten teachers.
Multinational Force in Iraq lashes out at abduction of Iran dissidents
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Aug. 15 – The Multinational Force in Iraq on Sunday strongly condemned the abduction earlier this month of two Iranian dissidents who were protected persons under the Geneva Conventions.
The U.S.-led force announced that the two members of the opposition group People’s Mojahedin or Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MeK) were abducted on August 4 in eastern Baghdad while on a routine logistics trip to Baghdad.
Multinational Force in Iraq lashes out at abduction of Iran dissidents
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Aug. 15 – The Multinational Force in Iraq on Sunday strongly condemned the abduction earlier this month of two Iranian dissidents who were protected persons under the Geneva Conventions.
The U.S.-led force announced that the two members of the opposition group People’s Mojahedin or Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MeK) were abducted on August 4 in eastern Baghdad while on a routine logistics trip to Baghdad.
Iran face-off
Washington Times: Two tough guys will meet next month at the opening of the United Nations. These diplomatic ruffians will wrestle over the U.S.-Iranian cold war as Iran restarts uranium processing and denies American charges that it is trafficking weapons into Iraq.
