Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 15 More than 200 tons of narcotics have been discovered in Iran over the past nine months, according to a senior Iranian security official. Speaking to a gathering of reporters, the State Security Forces commander, Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, hinted today that such a large quantity of drugs in circulation might raise questions that drug smuggling has become institutionalized.
More than 200 tons of narcotics discovered in Iran in past 9 months
Jordan King receives photo of al-Zarqawi, Iran military chiefs
Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 15 A photo showing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian born mastermind behind the latest spate of bombings in Iraq, standing with senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was seen by Jordan’s King Abdullah II last month, according to an Algerian journalist.
Jordan King receives photo of al-Zarqawi, Iran military chiefs
Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 15 A photo showing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian born mastermind behind the latest spate of bombings in Iraq, standing with senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was seen by Jordan’s King Abdullah II last month, according to an Algerian journalist.
Iraqi MP blasts Iran meddling in Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 15 A member of Iraq’s interim parliament speaking on national television strongly criticized the Iranian regime for its meddling in Iraq. Hossein Sadr, a candidate from the election list of the current interim-Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, aired his comments on the Al-Iraqi network Thursday, saying that Iran should not be allowed to meddle in Iraq’s internal affairs.
Iraqi MP blasts Iran meddling in Iraq
Iran Focus: Baghdad, Jan. 15 A member of Iraq’s interim parliament speaking on national television strongly criticized the Iranian regime for its meddling in Iraq. Hossein Sadr, a candidate from the election list of the current interim-Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, aired his comments on the Al-Iraqi network Thursday, saying that Iran should not be allowed to meddle in Iraq’s internal affairs.
Parts bound for Iran nuclear plant seized
Reuters: German investigators have seized four special motors they suspect were about to be illegally exported to an Iranian nuclear power plant and hope to intercept another shipment en route to Iran, prosecutors say. Customs officers found the high-voltage engines, each weighing around seven tonnes and imported from South Korea, when they raided an unnamed trading company in Hanover on Wednesday.
European Parliament adopts Iran resolution to review EU terror list
Iran Focus: Strasbourg, Jan. 14 After a debate in which a number of Euro-MPs spoke out against the terror-tag placed upon the main Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), the European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution on Iran calling for a review of the European Union’s list of terrorist organisations.
European Parliament adopts Iran resolution to review EU terror list
Iran Focus: Strasbourg, Jan. 14 After a debate in which a number of Euro-MPs spoke out against the terror-tag placed upon the main Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), the European Parliament yesterday adopted a resolution on Iran calling for a review of the European Union’s list of terrorist organisations.
Human Rights Watch annual report condemns violations in Iran
Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 14 – In its annual report on human rights practices around the globe Human Rights Watch said that “basic human rights in Iran, especially freedom of expression and opinion, deteriorated in 2004”. “Torture and ill-treatment in detention, including indefinite solitary confinement, are used routinely to punish dissidents
Abuses are carried out by what Iranians call ‘parallel institutions’: …
Human Rights Watch annual report condemns violations in Iran
Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 14 – In its annual report on human rights practices around the globe Human Rights Watch said that “basic human rights in Iran, especially freedom of expression and opinion, deteriorated in 2004”. “Torture and ill-treatment in detention, including indefinite solitary confinement, are used routinely to punish dissidents
Abuses are carried out by what Iranians call ‘parallel institutions’: …
