Reuters: Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog will soon visit the Parchin military complex in Iran, where the United States suspects Tehran has been conducting secret atomic weapons work, Western diplomats said Friday.
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said last month there were no indications that Parchin was a nuclear weapons site, but U.S. officials said ElBaradei was not qualified to make such a statement without having inspected the site.
Diplomats: UN Plans Visit to Suspected Iran Nuke Site
Iranian cleric says atomic programme will continue
Reuters: Iran is determined to press ahead with its atomic programme even if its nuclear dossier is sent to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions, a leading cleric said
on Friday.
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told worshippers at Friday prayers in Tehran that possible U.N. sanctions on Iran would make the Islamic republic stronger than ever.
I KNOW WHAT HE’S GOING THROUGH.. I WAS A HOSTAGE
Daily Mirror: The one thing that should give Ken Bigley hope is that he is worth more alive than dead. This thought gave me a straw to clutch at in prison in Iran.
The governor of Evin jail, a decent man, told me the court had sentenced me to death – plus 10 years.
25 rockets found in imported scrap at Indian steel factory: report
Associated Press: An arsenal of rockets and three launchers were discovered in a shipment of imported scrap metal at an Indian steel factory, a news report said Friday, one day after a mysterious blast at the plant left 10 workers dead.
Initial reports said the explosion was caused by a burst boiler, but the Press Trust of India on Friday quoted police as saying it was triggered by rockets buried in the scrap.
‘Un-Islamic ties’ spark raids in Iran town
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 1 – State Security Forces (SSF) in the town of Bukan, western Iran, raided several wedding ceremonies and arrested a number of young guests. The detained men have been charged with wearing ties.
Ties are considered by the Iranian regime to be un-Islamic and a symbol of corrupt Western influence.
Over 100 motorcyclists arrested in Iranian city
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 1 Plain-clothed agents of the State Security Forces (SSF) in Shahre Kord (central Iran) arrested over 100 motorcyclists on Sep. 28, eye-witnesses said. All the motorcycles were confiscated and taken to the local SSF headquarters parking lot.
Iran steps up flow of arms, gunmen into Iraq for a hot October
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 30 Irans Revolutionary Guards and other state agencies have been sending more gunmen and weapons into Iraq in recent weeks in preparation for a hot October, according to sources in the Iranian government with
a good knowledge of security issues.
Iran steps up flow of arms, gunmen into Iraq for a hot October
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 30 Irans Revolutionary Guards and other state agencies have been sending more gunmen and weapons into Iraq in recent weeks in preparation for a hot October, according to sources in the Iranian government with
a good knowledge of security issues.
Iran aide cites worse relations
Boston Globe: Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday his country’s relations with the United States are about the worst ever, but he believes the upcoming US presidential election could open avenues for renewed dialogue, even if President Bush is reelected.
Iranian DM refutes US claim of nuclear tests
Xinhuanet: Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani on Wednesday dismissed the US claim that nuclear tests have been conducted in the Parchin region in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
“The claim is baseless. Such claims are not unprecedented
on the part of the United States,” Shamkhani was quoted as saying.
