Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 At least 1,000 people were arrested in the Caspian province of Gilan (northern Iran) on drug related charges, according to the Public Relations department of State Security Forces in Gilan.
Thirteen kilograms of drugs including opium and cannabis were confiscated, over the past week.
Over 1,000 arrested on drug charges in northern Iran province
Over 1,000 arrested on drug charges in northern Iran province
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 At least 1,000 people were arrested in the Caspian province of Gilan (northern Iran) on drug related charges, according to the Public Relations department of State Security Forces in Gilan.
Thirteen kilograms of drugs including opium and cannabis were confiscated, over the past week.
8 injured after explosion in Iran prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 An explosion in the central
prison in the town of Zahedan (southeast Iran) left at least
eight wounded.
Officials announced that the explosion was due to a malfunctioning air capsule.
8 injured after explosion in Iran prison
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 21 An explosion in the central
prison in the town of Zahedan (southeast Iran) left at least
eight wounded.
Officials announced that the explosion was due to a malfunctioning air capsule.
Insurgent from Iran arrested in Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 21 An underground armed group operating in Iraq’s Diyala province was discovered and several of its members detained by Coalition Forces, according to well-informed sources in the area. U.S. forces arrested an Iraqi by the name of Fakhri along with an agent of Iran’s Qods Force (Jerusalem Force) in the Qareh Tapeh region near the Iraqi town of Kifri.
Insurgent from Iran arrested in Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 21 An underground armed group operating in Iraq’s Diyala province was discovered and several of its members detained by Coalition Forces, according to well-informed sources in the area. U.S. forces arrested an Iraqi by the name of Fakhri along with an agent of Iran’s Qods Force (Jerusalem Force) in the Qareh Tapeh region near the Iraqi town of Kifri.
Iran ‘forced’ Afghans to go home
BBC: The United Nations refugee chief says thousands of Afghans may have been forced to return to Afghanistan because of Iran’s policies. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has been increasingly concerned that Iranian officials are pressurizing Afghan refugees to go home. There have been radio campaigns informing them that they have to leave.
Cheney says Iran is priority hotspot
The Times: DICK CHENEY placed Iran at the top of Washingtons list of world troublespots and said that he feared that Israel may strike Tehran in order to eliminate its nuclear threat. We dont want a war in the Middle East if we can avoid it, said Mr Cheney, who was yesterday sworn in for a second term as President Bushs Vice-President.
Iran under spotlight in president’s mission for freedom
Daily Telegraph: Now comes the hard part. President George W Bush’s elegy to freedom yesterday and his vision of it flowering around the world fitted into the long tradition of inaugural speeches that blend America’s optimism with smugness about the reach and benefits of its power. But unlike most of his predecessors Mr Bush has repeatedly made clear that he sees “spreading freedom” as more than a slogan. For him it is a mission. The challenge for his aides now is how – and where – to act on his words.
No common ground with Iran regime, says Rice
Financial Times: The Bush administration’s changing of the guard at the State Department was almost complete yesterday as Colin Powell bid an emotional farewell to his staff just as senators were wrapping up their grilling of Condoleezza Rice, the next secretary of state. Speaking of the foreign policy challenges ahead, Mr Powell said the focus was on …
