Reuters: In its strongest statement so far, the White House
said on Thursday that Iran’s president-elect was a leader of the student movement that organized the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. But the United States has not yet determined whether Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was involved in the taking of hostages, a White House national security council spokesman said.
Iran president-elect a 1979 embassy siege student leader – US
Iran smuggling steel for nukes – exiles
Reuters: Iran has been using front companies to import a type of steel that can be used for the casing of a nuclear bomb and for machines that can enrich uranium to weapons-grade, an exile group said on Thursday. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said the country was seeking to produce its own maraging steel and skirt international export controls by importing it.
U.S. warns Iran against violating nuclear deal
Reuters: The White House warned Iran on Thursday against resuming key work on its nuclear fuel cycle, saying it could prompt the United States and its European allies to pursue U.N. sanctions against Tehran. On Wednesday outgoing Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Iran would resume some work on its nuclear fuel cycle, which the West suspects is part of a clandestine effort to produce a bomb.
Iran importing extra-durable steel for nukes exile group
AP: Iran is violating international agreements by secretly importing an extra-durable steel for use in its nuclear program, an exiled Iranian opposition group alleged Thursday. Some of the group’s past information about Iran’s nuclear program has proved accurate. The Iranian government, which says it has no nuclear weapons program, routinely refuses to respond to its allegations from the opposition group.
Woman protestor killed by Irans security forces in Kurdish town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 – Irans security forces gunned down a woman protestor in the Kurdish town of Oshnavieh, northwest Iran, on Wednesday during clashes between residents and government forces.
The woman was identified as Jamileh Khezri and was among three protestors killed by state security forces in Oshnavieh during the unrest.
Woman protestor killed by Irans security forces in Kurdish town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 – Irans security forces gunned down a woman protestor in the Kurdish town of Oshnavieh, northwest Iran, on Wednesday during clashes between residents and government forces.
The woman was identified as Jamileh Khezri and was among three protestors killed by state security forces in Oshnavieh during the unrest.
Iran police raid home of slain Canadian journalists lawyer
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 Agents of Irans public prosecutors office and plainclothes policemen conducted a raid on Thursday morning on the home of a lawyer representing the family of murdered Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
The raid on the home of Abdolfattah Soltani was carried out on the orders of Tehrans Public Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi.
Iran police raid home of slain Canadian journalists lawyer
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 28 Agents of Irans public prosecutors office and plainclothes policemen conducted a raid on Thursday morning on the home of a lawyer representing the family of murdered Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.
The raid on the home of Abdolfattah Soltani was carried out on the orders of Tehrans Public Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi.
Iran secretly acquiring super-strong steel for nuclear bomb – exile
Iran Focus: Paris, Jul. 28 Iran is secretly acquiring a rare form of ultra-strong steel to use as casing for nuclear bombs it is manufacturing, an Iranian opposition figure said Thursday at a press conference in Paris. Mohammad Mohaddessin, who chairs the foreign affairs committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, said that Tehran was trying to obtain maraging steel both through smuggling from abroad and by producing it inside the country.
Iran secretly acquiring super-strong steel for nuclear bomb – exile
Iran Focus: Paris, Jul. 28 Iran is secretly acquiring a rare form of ultra-strong steel to use as casing for nuclear bombs it is manufacturing, an Iranian opposition figure said Thursday at a press conference in Paris. Mohammad Mohaddessin, who chairs the foreign affairs committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, said that Tehran was trying to obtain maraging steel both through smuggling from abroad and by producing it inside the country.
