Iran Focus: The Iranian regime hanged a young man in the
city of Dezful (southwest Iran) yesterday. At the same time, two other prisoners were sentenced to death.
The regime has stepped up executions in recent days as schools and universities commenced. On Sep. 8, seven prisoners were hanged in Tehran and Karaj.
Arrests, executions on the rise
Arrests, executions on the rise
Iran Focus: The Iranian regime hanged a young man in the
city of Dezful (southwest Iran) yesterday. At the same time, two other prisoners were sentenced to death.
The regime has stepped up executions in recent days as schools and universities commenced. On Sep. 8, seven prisoners were hanged in Tehran and Karaj.
Iran Is Criticized for Its Lack of Candor on Nuclear Program
New York Times: The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation board of governors passed a resolution on Saturday criticizing Iran for a lack of candor over its nuclear program and calling for the country to suspend all uranium enrichment activities that could contribute to producing fuel for a nuclear bomb.
UN Calls on Iran to Freeze Nuclear Enrichment
Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
The resolution called on Iran to suspend all “enrichment-related activities” and said the agency’s governing board regretted Iran’s suspension of enrichment as promised last year had fallen far short of what had been expected.
US Accuses Iran of Bomb Plans as UN Nuke Talks Stall
Reuters: The United States said on Saturday that Iran was “completely isolated” in what Washington says is Tehran’s pursuit of an atom bomb, while talks at the U.N. atomic agency stalled over what to demand of Tehran.
France, Britain and Germany formally submitted a toughly-worded draft resolution to the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Friday …
West sets deadline for Iran to freeze uranium enrichment
The Guardian: Four western countries set the scene yesterday for a showdown with Iran by demanding that it freeze its uranium enrichment activities immediately.
The US, Britain, France and Germany agreed on a form of words at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, which threatened tough action in November if Iran remained defiant.
Nuclear Agency’s Action on Iran Falls Short of U.S. Goal
New York Times: The United States once again failed to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday that it should
refer Iran’s suspect nuclear program to the United Nations
Security Council, accepting instead a repetition of calls for the country to stop uranium enrichment activities and clear up remaining questions about its nuclear ambitions.
A resolution making those calls is expected to be approved by
the agency’s 35-member board on Saturday …
Powell says Iran aids Iraqi rebels
New York Times: Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that Iran is “providing support” for the insurgency in Iraq but that the extent of its influence over insurgent forces is not clear.
Most of the insurgency, he said, was “self-generating” and drew support from indigenous sources in Iraq.
Allies at IAEA Meeting Reject U.S. Stand on Iran
Washington Post: The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade its closest allies and other members of the International Atomic Energy Agency to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran, settling instead on another request that Tehran voluntarily drop its nuclear program.
A draft resolution, likely to be approved by the IAEA’s 35-member board on Saturday, calls on Iran to suspend suspect nuclear work before the board meets again in late November.
Top Iran cleric warns IAEA over setting deadline
Reuters: Iran will take the U.N. nuclear watchdog to the international court of justice if it sets a deadline for the Islamic state to commit to a new freeze on uranium enrichment activities, a top Iranian cleric said on Friday.
Influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told worshippers at Friday prayers at Tehran University …
