Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 An hour after a state-run news agency reported a second explosion in Tehran, eye-witnesses reported that the blast near the capitals Vali-Asr Square seemed to have been an accidental fire in the basement of a computer shop. A
local police chiefs account seemed to confirm suspicions that mysterious hands within Irans clerical regime wanted to present the incident as the latest in a series of bombings that took place in Tehran and the provincial city of Ahwaz, claiming eight lives in a single day and wounding 75 others, according to official statements.
Murky motives seen behind Iran blasts
Osama bin Laden ‘in and out’ of Iran: US lawmaker
AFP: Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who has been the subject of a worldwide manhunt after carrying out the 9/11 terror attacks, has been in and out of Iran several times over the past few years, a US lawmaker said Sunday.
Iran: Explosion in Tehran square kills 1
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Minutes ago an explosion was heard in the Iranian capital Tehran.
The blast occured near Imam Hossein Square at 08:30 pm Tehran time.
Iran: Explosion in Tehran square kills 1
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Minutes ago an explosion was heard in the Iranian capital Tehran.
The blast occured near Imam Hossein Square at 08:30 pm Tehran time.
Iran: Explosion in Tehran square kills 1
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – Minutes ago an explosion was heard in the Iranian capital Tehran.
The blast occured near Imam Hossein Square at 08:30 pm Tehran time.
Urgent Iran: Thousands join womens anti-government demonstration in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 A protest that began with a gathering of dozens of women in downtown Tehran this afternoon drew thousands of anti-government protesters and streamrolled into one of the largest demonstrations against Irans clerical rulers in recent months. The protest began in front of Tehran University as a small group of women began chanting freedom, freedom and calling for a referendum on religious rule.
Urgent Iran: Thousands join womens anti-government demonstration in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 A protest that began with a gathering of dozens of women in downtown Tehran this afternoon drew thousands of anti-government protesters and streamrolled into one of the largest demonstrations against Irans clerical rulers in recent months. The protest began in front of Tehran University as a small group of women began chanting freedom, freedom and calling for a referendum on religious rule.
Homes demolished in northeast Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 State Security Forces have carried out a series of destructive raids on homes in northeast Iran as part of a new campaign to silence dissent, according to local residents. Residents in the No-Dareh region of the city of Mashad complained that government forces destroyed their livelihood, leaving nothing more than rubble on the sites where their homes used to be.
Homes demolished in northeast Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 State Security Forces have carried out a series of destructive raids on homes in northeast Iran as part of a new campaign to silence dissent, according to local residents. Residents in the No-Dareh region of the city of Mashad complained that government forces destroyed their livelihood, leaving nothing more than rubble on the sites where their homes used to be.
Man publicly hanged in southeast Iran city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 A man was publicly hanged in
the city of Zahedan this morning, southeast Iran, charged with murder, according to the state-run news agency. Yagoubali Mirshekar, who was originally accused of a string of road-trucker murders, was handed down nine death sentences.
