Iran Focus: Tehran, May 03 The British Royal Navy gunboats which were seized last June by Irans Revolutionary Guards
are to be put on display in the Iranian capital from May 20, authorities in the port city of Khorramshahr announced today. One informed source said that the three boats would go on display in the Imam Khomeini Prayer Hall in Tehran on May 20, marking the anniversary of the 1982 liberation of Khorramshahr
from Iraqi forces.
Iran sets date for British gunboats display
Iran – 2005 annual report
Reporters Without Borders: Press freedom shrank daily during 2004 in Iran, one the world’s 10 countries most repressive of the media. Countless threats hang over journalists and they are beaten when thrown in jail. The country has for years been the Middle East’s biggest prison for journalists. Since the massive crackdown in 2000 which resulted in the justice ministry closing down nearly 100 reformist newspapers …
Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment
Reuters: Iran is determined to develop all legal types of
nuclear technology, including processes that could be used to develop fuel for weapons, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi
said on Tuesday. “Iran is determined to pursue all legal areas of nuclear technology including enrichment, exclusively for peaceful purposes,” Kharrazi told a United Nations-sponsored conference on nuclear disarmament.
Iran pastor in jail over politics, not religion: judiciary
AFP: Iran’s judiciary said Monday that a former navy officer and born-again Christian, Pastor Hamid Pourmand, was in jail for breaking the law and not because of his religion.
Judiciary spokesman Jamal Karimi-Rad said Pastor Pourmand had been “involved in a political group” while still serving in the armed forces, something which is forbidden by Iranian law.
Iran set date for British gunboats display
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 03 The British Royal Navy gunboats which were seized last June by Irans Revolutionary Guards
are to be put on display in the Iranian capital from May 20, authorities in the port city of Khorramshahr announced today. One informed source said that the three boats would go on display in the Imam Khomeini Prayer Hall in Tehran on May 20, marking the anniversary of the 1982 liberation of Khorramshahr
from Iraqi forces.
Iran sets date for British gunboats display
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 03 The British Royal Navy gunboats which were seized last June by Irans Revolutionary Guards
are to be put on display in the Iranian capital from May 20, authorities in the port city of Khorramshahr announced today. One informed source said that the three boats would go on display in the Imam Khomeini Prayer Hall in Tehran on May 20, marking the anniversary of the 1982 liberation of Khorramshahr
from Iraqi forces.
Iran security forces open fire on residents in Kurdish city
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 03 A young man was injured when Irans State Security Forces (SSF) opened fire on residents in the Kurdish city of Mahabad (Western Iran) late Saturday evening. The incident took place in the city centre and Ash-Mam Ahmad district, where officials of the SSF were seen to be pursuing unknown people. Rahmat Khakpour, a 23-year-old first year Electronics university student, was injured after being shot at as he was returning home.
Iran security forces open fire on residents in Kurdish city
Iran Focus: Tehran, May 03 A young man was injured when Irans State Security Forces (SSF) opened fire on residents in the Kurdish city of Mahabad (Western Iran) late Saturday evening. The incident took place in the city centre and Ash-Mam Ahmad district, where officials of the SSF were seen to be pursuing unknown people. Rahmat Khakpour, a 23-year-old first year Electronics university student, was injured after being shot at as he was returning home.
Iran nuclear threat increases transatlantic friction
Financial Times: Iran’s threat to resume nuclear enrichment-related activities has led to more friction between the three European governments negotiating with Tehran and the Bush administration, which refuses to join the talks, diplomats said yesterday. Nevertheless, the so-called EU3 of France, Germany and the UK are in broad agreement with Washington that they would refer the crisis to the United Nations Security Council if Iran renewed production of uranium hexafluoride gas.
Iran Is Rebuked on Nuclear Fuel Efforts
The Wall Street Journal: The U.S. and other nations warned Iran against resuming efforts to produce fuel usable for a nuclear reactor or potentially a bomb, as diplomats gathered in New York for the opening session of a major international arms control conference. While Washington called on Iran to completely and verifiably dismantle its fuel facilities, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said that if the Iranians …
