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Iran’s Islamist vigilantes march for nuclear enrichment

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Some 1,000 members of the Islamist vigilante group, Ansar-e Hezbollah, held a rally following the Friday prayers sermon in Tehran and called on the Islamic Republic to immediately and unconditionally resume all nuclear enrichment activities.

Iran’s Islamic vigilantes plan British embassy protest

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Hard-line members of the paramilitary Bassij announced that they will hold a rally outside the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday to protest against what they describe as London’s “conspiratorial role” in securing a resolution critical of Iran’s nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors.

Iran’s Islamic vigilantes plan British embassy protest

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Hard-line members of the paramilitary Bassij announced that they will hold a rally outside the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday to protest against what they describe as London’s “conspiratorial role” in securing a resolution critical of Iran’s nuclear activities by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors.

Britain rips Iran for breaching IAEA resolutions

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Iran Focus: London, Aug. 12 – The British Foreign Office on Friday criticised Iran for breaching international agreements and resolutions by the United Nations nuclear watchdog Board of Directors by resuming part of its nuclear fuel cycle. A statement by Foreign Office Minister Ian Pearson, posted on the ministry’s website stated, “Earlier this week, Iran made a serious mistake in resuming part of its nuclear fuel cycle by restarting its uranium conversion facility in clear breach of previous international agreements and IAEA Board resolutions.

Britain rips Iran for breaching IAEA resolutions

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Iran Focus: London, Aug. 12 – The British Foreign Office on Friday criticised Iran for breaching international agreements and resolutions by the United Nations nuclear watchdog Board of Directors by resuming part of its nuclear fuel cycle. A statement by Foreign Office Minister Ian Pearson, posted on the ministry’s website stated, “Earlier this week, Iran made a serious mistake in resuming part of its nuclear fuel cycle by restarting its uranium conversion facility in clear breach of previous international agreements and IAEA Board resolutions.

Riot in southern Iran prison leaves dozens injured

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Anti-riot police used live ammunition to put down a prison riot in a southern Iranian city on the border with Iraq, according to residents reached by telephone. At least five prisoners escaped from the main prison in the city of Abadan after a full-scale riot broke out on Wednesday night.

Riot in southern Iran prison leaves dozens injured

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Anti-riot police used live ammunition to put down a prison riot in a southern Iranian city on the border with Iraq, according to residents reached by telephone. At least five prisoners escaped from the main prison in the city of Abadan after a full-scale riot broke out on Wednesday night.

Iran Revolutionary Guards chief: nuclear capability ensures our survival

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that nuclear capabilities will guarantee the survival of the Islamic Republic. Referring to Tehran’s nuclear pursuits, Major General Rahim Safavi told a gathering of members of the paramilitary Bassij in universities, “Technology is a vital factor for political regimes in defending themselves. Technological superiority has been and will continue to be the strategic cornerstone for the defence of nations”.

Iran Revolutionary Guards chief: nuclear capability ensures our survival

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that nuclear capabilities will guarantee the survival of the Islamic Republic. Referring to Tehran’s nuclear pursuits, Major General Rahim Safavi told a gathering of members of the paramilitary Bassij in universities, “Technology is a vital factor for political regimes in defending themselves. Technological superiority has been and will continue to be the strategic cornerstone for the defence of nations”.

Rafsanjani: Iran will never turn back on nuclear decision

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Iran’s influential former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani termed Thursday’s resolution adopted unanimously by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors as “very cruel” and said that Tehran’s nuclear decision was irreversible.