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AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 8:31 AM
Iran has again rejected an end-of-the-month UN Security Council deadline to suspend sensitive nuclear fuel work saying it would not accept "illegal international obligations".Iran urges foreign forces to leave Iraq after Najaf attack AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:31 AM
Shiite Iran has called for foreign troops to leave war-torn Iraq following a deadly bombing near one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines in the southern city of Najaf.Iran wants 'religious empire' in Middle East: Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 5:44 AM
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has urged the international community to prevent Iran from imposing a "religious empire" across the Middle East.CORRECTED: Iran says West dragging feet on Middle East truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:40 AM
(Removes word "not" in paragraph to make clear the United Nations has passed a resolution in Iran)Iran s President Ahmadinejad, one year later The Manila Times - 14 minutes ago
LAST August a little-known mayor of Teheran became president of Iran. Populist Mah moud Ahmadinejad (BBC) ran on a platform of returning to the roots of the revolution, promising reforms and economic improvements for Iran s downtrodden masses.Nuke Iran Idea Dropped At Insistence of Chiefs Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney abandoned a plan to include the possible use of a nuclear device to destroy Iran s uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz because of Pentagon opposition, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has said.Iran accuses U.S. of violating NPT on nuke issue People's Daily - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday lashed out at the United States for violating Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on Iran's disputed nuclear program, the local Fars news agency reported Thursday.Iran will continue nuclear work "to the maximum scope:" ambassador People's Daily - Aug 10 5:22 PM
Iran will continue its nuclear work "to the maximum scope" within the non-proliferation regime, but will give a reply to an international nuclear offer by Aug. 22 as announced, Iran's ambassador to Russia said on Thursday.'India will not be dictated on Iran' New Kerala - 1 minute ago
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Aug 11: With India unwilling to accept dictation from external powers, India-Iran relations may cause policy differences between New Delhi and Washington but is unlikely to derail their own "global partnership", according to a new Congressional study.GAIL demurs on CNG foray in Iran The Hindu - Aug 10 12:35 PM
CNG options GAIL had in 2005 joined hands with Ashok Leyland Project Services Ltd (ALPS), a wing of the Hinduja Group, to explore opportunities in CNG and related sectors in India and abroad in countries such as Iran, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and South Africa where complementary capabilities of either or both GAIL and ALPS would be a significant advantage.Iran Iran suffer Karimi injury blow for AFC Asian Cup FIFA - Aug 10 7:43 AM
Iran will be without injured playmaker Ali Karimi for next week's AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Syria, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday.Iran filmmaker focuses on love not war AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:48 AM
As Western leaders fret over Iran's nuclear ambitions and support of the Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, filmmaker Mani Haghighi offers a different take on his country with the story of four ordinary guys and one big rock.A Message from Iran Gay City News - Aug 10 3:16 PM
The following statement was distributed on August 6 by the editors of MAHA, the clandestine gay zine in Iran. MAHA means we or us in Persian.Iran cinema booms as people crave smiles over style Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 6:13 PM
International audiences have come to know Iranian cinema as a lyrical but slow-paced genre where horses slog through snowy Kurdish mountain passes and children spend two hours looking for a lost banknote.A Guide to the Iran Debate Gay City News - Aug 10 3:16 PM
During the last year and particularly over the past four weeks Gay City News has devoted substantial space and energies to the story of growing repression of gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals in Iran. We have done so because we think that LGBT people everywhere have a special responsibility to understand and work to improve the lives of our brothers and sisters around the world, and I Was Afraid To Speak Out About Iran Gay City News - Aug 10 3:16 PM
I have a confession to make regarding my attendance at the vigil held July 19 in front of the Iranian Embassy to the United Nations in Midtown, to protest the persecution of gay people in Iran by its totalitarian government.Iran: Human Rights Defenders under attack- Amnesty International calls for the ban on leading independent human rights Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:46 AM
Amnesty International is alarmed at the continuing erosion in the human rights situation in Iran, highlighted by the announcement that the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR, in Persian, Kanoon-e Modafean Hogooge Bashar), co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi, has been banned.Pentagon stopped Bush, Cheney nuking Iran Middle East Times - Aug 10 7:41 AM
WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush and his vice president abandoned a plan to include "the possible use of a nuclear device" to destroy Iran's uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz over Pentagon opposition, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has said.Iran wants 'religious empire' in ME: Israel IranMania.com - Aug 10 12:23 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres Thursday urged the international community to prevent Iran from imposing a "religious empire" across the Middle East.Iran, Azerbaijan willing to promote relations Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 10 9:38 AM
Azerbaijan Republic - Safari Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister and special envoy for Caspian Sea affairs, Mehdi Safari, here Thursday conferred with Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov on issues of mutual interest.Iran is an important power in Middle East: Chirac Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:46 AM
French President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday that Iran is an important power in the Middle East which should be consulted on resolving the Lebanon crisis. -MehrIran wants religious empire in Middle East: Israel Khaleej Times - Aug 10 8:45 AM
PARIS - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Thursday urged the international community to prevent Iran from imposing a religious empire across the Middle East.Austria to build high-speed rail in Iran Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:45 AM
Austrians are to assist Iran with construction of Gorgan-Mashhad high-speed rail and the final form of the proposal will be put on Roads and Transportation Ministry's desk by September 22, 2006 -MehrIran, Azerbaijan keen to expand mutual ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 10 8:00 AM
Iran - Azerbaijan - Relations Iran's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Republic Afshar Soleymani said that Tehran-Baku relations in trade, science and industries sectors should expand.Iran urges foreign forces to leave Iraq after Najaf attack Khaleej Times - Aug 10 8:45 AM
TEHERAN - Shia Iran called on Thursday for foreign troops to leave war-torn Iraq following a deadly bombing near one of Shia Islam s holiest shrines in the southern city of Najaf.Iran suffer Karimi injury blow for Asian Cup Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Aug 10 2:05 AM
TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Iran will be without injured playmaker Ali Karimi for next week's Asian Cup qualifier against Syria, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Thursday.CORRECTED-Iran says West dragging feet on Mideast truce Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Aug 10 1:39 AM
Removes word "not" to make clear the United Nations has passed a resolution on Iran. A corrected version follows. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Western nations are dragging their feet over halting hostilities between Israel and Lebanon because war helps their goals in the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in ...CBS' Wallace interviews Iran president AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 11:59 AM
Twenty-seven years after a chilling sit-down with Ayatollah Khomeini that was one of Mike Wallace's most memorable, the CBS newsman snagged an interview this week with current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.President: Iran still interested in dialogue based on justness (Part one) Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 10 5:24 AM
Iran - India - Ahmadinejad President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday as saying that Those who think only about bombs, war, and attacking others are the root cause of everything that is wrong in the world.Iran-India-President /POL/ Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 10 5:24 AM
(Part two) Q: "Are there any circumstances if this approach of the U. S. and the Europeans continues, the approach, as you see it, of increasing pressure on you that Iran may one day decide to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Is that at all a possibility?"After Lebanon, there's Iran The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 1:00 AM
When the war in Lebanon ends, the US will have to piece together a whole new strategy for dealing with Iran especially its nuclear program. The Israeli- Hizbullah war has boldly ratcheted up Iran's regional stature at the same time it has depleted US influence and prestige.Iran condemns U.S. for revoking professors' visas People's Daily - Aug 10 2:53 AM
Iran's Culture and Islamic Relations Organization lashed out at the United States Wednesday for revoking the visas of dozens of Iranian professors, Iranian local Fars News Agency reported.Iran gas to match global prices: Ahmadinejad Hindustan Times - Aug 10 3:03 AM
The cost of natural gas Iran is offering to Pakistan and India "cannot be very far away from international prices", Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in comments published here on Thursday.Iran views UN resolution illegitimate, will give answer on Aug 22 Itar-Tass - Aug 10 12:49 AM
MOSCOW, August 10 (Itar-Tass) -Tehran views the latest UN Security Council resolution on Iran "unlawful" but will give an answer on August 22 anyway to the proposals on its nuclear program, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Gholamreza Ansari told Itar-Tass on Thursday.Tattoos go undercover with Iran`s youth AngolaPress - Aug 10 3:21 AM
TEHRAN, Iran, 08/10 - It`s an undercover movement - literally: Tattoos have become a fad among many young Iranian women who proudly display them in private but must keep them under wraps from authorities.Iran government to name jurors in press cases AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 5:18 AM
Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has begun implementing a new law giving the government the right to appoint the jurors in press cases, further tightening the authorities' control over the media, a report has said.CORRECTED-Iran says West dragging feet on Mideast truce Tiscali - Aug 10 1:56 AM
Removes word "not" to make clear the United Nations has passed a resolution on Iran. A corrected version follows.China, Iran FMs discuss bilateral relations by phone Itar-Tass - Aug 09 10:48 PM
BEIJING, August 10 (Itar-Tass) - Foreign Ministers of China Li Zhaoxing and Iran Manouchehr Mottaki held a telephone conversation late on Wednesday to discuss issues of bilateral relations, as well as regional problems, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported.Iran gas to match global prices: Ahmadinejad The Times of India - Aug 09 9:53 PM
The cost of natural gas Iran is offering to Pak and India 'cannot be very far away from international prices', Iranian President said.U.S.: No sign Iran will comply with U.N. AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 8:37 PM
With deadlines approaching, the State Department on Tuesday said it has seen no indications that Iran plans to comply with U.N. demands that it suspend enrichment of uranium, a key step in making nuclear weapons.Militancy: Iran promises help Khaleej Times - Aug 09 9:17 PM
ISLAMABAD - Iran has promised to arrest any operatives of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on its territories, Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah told a Press conference here.Iranian dissident holds court at Hollywood party Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Just months after being freed from nearly six years in Iran's feared Evin prison, Iran's most prominent dissident, Akbar Ganji, found himself guest of honor in a Hollywood producer's mansion.Iran: Unionist's release welcomed Scoop.co.nz - Aug 09 8:27 PM
Just days following a formal complaint to the ILO from trade unions, Mansoor Osanloo, Iran's most prominent trade union prisoner, who has been detained incommunicado for over seven months, was today released from Tehran's infamous Evin Prison at midday ...Iran says West dragging feet on Middle East truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:45 AM
Western nations are dragging their feet over halting hostilities between Israel and Lebanon because war helps their goals in the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks published on Thursday.Iran gas to match global prices, says Ahmadinejad New Kerala - Aug 09 9:53 PM
New Delhi, Aug 10: The cost of natural gas Iran is offering to Pakistan and India "cannot be very far away from international prices", Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in comments published here Thursday.Iran studying Russia's proposal on uranium enrichment: ambassador People's Daily - Aug 09 6:08 PM
Iran was still studying Russia's proposal to establish a joint venture for uranium enrichment, Iran's ambassador to Russia said on Wednesday.CBS' Wallace Interviews Iran President ABC News - Aug 10 12:25 PM
CBS' Mike Wallace Travels to Tehran for Interview With Iranian PresidentIran becomes the latest player in prophecyChurch briefs Rapid City Journal - Aug 09 9:29 PM
The latest Mideast conflict adds to long-term tensions roused by the anti-Israel fulminations and nuclear ambitions of Iran s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.What retirement? Mike Wallace gets scoop in Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:32 PM
"60 Minutes" veteran correspondent Mike Wallace may have retired last March but that hasn't stopped him from scoring an exclusive interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Pakistan, Iran boost terror cooperation AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 2:27 PM
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to increase cooperation to fight terrorism, drug and human trafficking and to ensure the early release of each other's prisoners, a senior government official said Tuesday.After Lebanon, there's Iran Gulf News - Aug 09 2:39 PM
When the war in Lebanon ends, the US will have to piece together a whole new strategy for dealing with Iran especially its nuclear programme. The Israeli-Hezbollah war has boldly ratcheted up Iran's regional stature at the same time it has depleted US influence and prestige.Iran outlaws human rights group in new crackdown Independent - Aug 10 5:14 PM
In a new move to stifle dissent, the Iranian government has decided to outlaw a legal support group headed by Shirin Ebadi, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights lawyer.Iran athletics team due in Beijing Friday IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:54 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Iran s track-and-field team will leave Teharn for the Chinese capital Beijing to take part in the 11th world youth meet, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.Iran's 3 oilfields to come on stream by Mar2007 IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:54 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - The exploration operations of the Kupal, Marun, and Aqajari oilfields in southern Iran are to be completed by late March 2007, Iranian Oil Exploration Operations Company (IOEOC) managing director Hassan Mohammadi-Moqaddam said, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.Iran's monetary base down over 10% IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:53 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Based on the statistics released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the total volume of the country s monetary base in the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1385 (April 21-May 21, 2006) has observed a 10,3% reduction over Esfand 1384 (February 20-March 20, 2006), the Persian service of Fars News Agency reported.Basra in dire need of Iran's cooperation IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:54 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Basra is in dire need of Iran s cooperation in the construction sector, Mohammad Mesbah El Wayeli, the governor general of the Iraqi city said, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.Anti-tank weapons inflict heavy losses on Israeli army AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 10:36 AM
Powerful anti-tank missiles manufactured by Russia and Iran are being used with deadly effectiveness by Hezbollah against the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, military sources say.Iran, an important power in Middle East: Chirac IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:54 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - French President Jacques Chirac said that Iran is an important power in the Middle East which should be consulted on resolving the Lebanon crisis.DRCongo denies selling uranium to Iran IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:08 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - The Democratic Republic of Congo denied a British press report that it sold uranium to Iran, AFP reported. "The Shinkolobwe uranium mine (south-east DRC) has been officially closed since 1960 because it cost so much to exploit.Austria to build high-speed rail in Iran IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:54 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Austrians are to assist Iran with construction of Gorgan-Mashhad high-speed rail and the final form of the proposal will be put on Roads and Transportation Ministry s desk by September 22, 2006, the Persian service of ILNA news agency reported.Iranian Leader Speaks To Mike Wallace CBS News - 13 minutes ago
Mike Wallace is back from Tehran, where he obtained an exclusive interview with Iran's outspoken president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The interview will air Sunday on 60 Minutes at 7 p.m. ET/PT.US paying diplomatic price for Bush refusal to deal directly with Syria, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 9:44 AM
US President George W. Bush persists in communicating only indirectly with Syria and Iran despite criticism he is paying the price for years of diplomacy rooted more in ideology than pragmatism.Heading off Ankara's nuclear temptation International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 7:56 AM
A nuclear Iran might cause Turkey to pursue a nuclear option of its own.Congo denies selling uranium to Iran Khaleej Times - Aug 09 10:42 AM
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday denied a British press report that it sold uranium to Iran. The Shinkolobwe uranium mine (south-east DRC) has been officially closed since 1960 because it cost so much to exploit.Iran hits out at US remarks on Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project Payvand Iran News - Aug 09 8:21 AM
Hitting out at Washington after an American official's comments about the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, Tehran on Tuesday said the United States should support such projects for the benefit of the international community instead of polluting political atmosphere. -IRNAWar in Lebanon becomes propaganda tool in Iran Guardian Unlimited - Aug 09 3:01 AM
World briefing: Iran is using the Lebanon crisis to advance its regional agenda. By Simon Tisdall in Tehran.Iran defeats UAE 1-0 in soccer friendly Payvand Iran News - Aug 09 8:21 AM
Striker Gholamreza Enayati found the net after five minutes to help Iran beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in a football friendly in Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran, Tuesday. -MehrIran hits out at US remarks on IPI gas pipeline project Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 5:33 AM
Iran - Embassy - US Hitting out at Washington after an American official's comments about the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, Tehran on Tuesday said the United States should support such projects for the benefit of the international community instead of polluting political atmosphere.Iran Khodro to produce 100,000 hybrid cars Payvand Iran News - Aug 09 8:21 AM
Provision 13 of Budget Law 85 (Iranian fiscal year March 21, 2006 to March 20, 2007) impels the nation's auto manufacturers to produce 280,000 light hybrid cars, a certain percentage of total production, by yearend, project manager of bi-fuel auto production at Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) noted on Tuesday. -MehrIran's ban on rights group criticized UPI - Aug 09 7:29 AM
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch criticized the government of Iran Wednesday for threatening to prosecute a human rights group in Tehran.Japan INPEX says no date set on Iran oilfield deal Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 09 3:21 AM
TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - INPEX Holdings Inc. , Japan's biggest oil explorer, said on Wednesday no date has been set to finalise a deal with Iran to develop the giant Azadegan oil field.Germany can accept nuclear enrichment in Iran Tiscali - Aug 09 9:56 AM
BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium for power generation provided there is close monitoring by U.N. inspectors to ensure that it is not trying to develop atomic weapons, Germany s defence minister said.After Lebanon, there's Iran The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 08 3:58 PM
The US should abandon its policy of isolation and intimidation, and give Iran a vested interest in stability. Has Israel Rescued Iran? Middle East Online - Aug 09 5:58 AM
Ironically, Israel's claim that Iran is the key to the threat that Hezbollah poses, and President Bush's endorsement of this with saber-rattling warnings to Iran, may have raised the stakes so high that the option of a limited air strike against Iran is precluded.Iran's consul general in Hong Kong appointed Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 7:14 AM
Iran - Hong Kong - Consul Iran on Wednesday named Abdullah Nekounam Qadiri as its consul general in Hong Kong.Iran's supreme leader urges Muslims to 'defend' Hezbollah AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:56 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has renewed calls on Muslims to rally to the defence of the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah in its war against Israel, state television reported.US says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:36 AM
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq accused Iran on Tuesday of having forces in Iraq and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel in Lebanon to try and further destabilize the country.Iran, Georgia keen to cooperate in legal fields Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 7:14 AM
Iran - Cooperation - Georgia Georgian Minister of Justice Gia Kavtaradze and Iranian Ambassador to Tbilisi Mojtaba Damirchi on Wednesday held talks on the need to prepare the grounds for legal cooperation between the two countries.Iran's new ambassador to Hungary named Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 5:44 AM
Iran - Hungary - Ambassador Iran on Wednesday named Alireza Irvash as its new ambassador to Hungary. According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the appointment was proposed by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and approved by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Iran to open its fisheries sector to Vietnam: Vietnamese daily Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 2:33 AM
Iran - Vietnam - Fisheries fair An International Fisheries Fair that is to be held in Iran's Kish Island will usher Vietnam into Iran's fisheries sector, reported a Vietnamese newspaper in its Wednesday edition.Tattoos go undercover with Iran's youth AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 12:12 PM
It's an undercover movement literally: Tattoos have become a fad among many young Iranian women who proudly display them in private but must keep them under wraps from authorities.Human Rights in Iran Gay City News - Aug 10 3:16 PM
For the past 27 years, close to 70 million Iranians have been living under an oppressive theocracy which, among other things, limits the access of its citizens to the international community, subjects them to harsh punishments for the most venial offenses, and deprives them of their basic social and political rights.Cabinet approves Iran-Singapore air transport agreement Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 5:29 AM
Iran - Singapore - Agreement The cabinet approved Iran-Singapore aerial transport agreement.Iranian envoy stresses Iran's right to nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 4:14 AM
Iran - Russia - Nuclear Iran will seriously continue its efforts to access technologies on nuclear fuel production, Iran's Ambassador to Russia Gholam-Reza Ansari said here Wednesday.Clearing the path for US war on Iran Asia Times - Aug 09 3:19 AM
WASHINGTON - Israel has argued that the war against Hezbollah's rocket arsenal was a defensive response to the Shi'ite organization's threat to Israeli security, but the evidence points to a much more ambitious objective - the weakening of Iran's deterrent to an attack on its nuclear sites.Iran faces call to unban Nobel laureate's rights group AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 3:03 AM
Human Rights Watch has called on Iran to immediately reverse a ban imposed on the rights group of Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi.Iran Not Expected to Comply With U.N. Nuclear Deadline Fox News - Aug 08 12:48 PM
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said there has been no indication that Iran will comply with an Aug. 31 deadline to suspend uranium enrichmentIRAN: Former student activist Ahmad Batebi on hunger strike Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:47 AM
Former student activist Ahmad Batebi was reportedly re-arrested on 27 July and taken to an undisclosed place of detention, believed to be Evin Prison in Tehran. He is reportedly being denied access to his family and his lawyer, and is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. -Amnesty InternationalIran says West dragging feet on Mideast truce Stuff - Aug 10 10:20 AM
NEW DELHI: Western nations are dragging their feet over halting hostilities between Israel and Lebanon because war helps their goals in the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in published remarks.Iran summons Swiss charge d'affaires over US humiliating behaviour toward Iranian travellers Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:47 AM
Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Swiss charge d'affaires in Tehran on Wednesday to object the humiliating behavior of US officials in several American international airports towards Iranian graduates and experts of Sharif University of Technology. -IRNAIran establishes automobile assembly line in Belarus Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:45 AM
The Iranian Ministry of Industries and Mines has plans to set up seven or eight Samand assembly lines in different parts of the world specifically in Venezuela, Syria, Senegal, China and Belarus, he said. -IRNAIran, Cuba to promote industrial, technical cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 2:05 AM
Iran - Cuba - Cooperation Iran and Cuba on Wednesday discussed avenues for bolstering bilateral cooperation in the technical and industrial fields.Momentum builds for Iran-sanctions bill The Hill - Aug 08 7:22 PM
While the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to dominate international headlines, new momentum is developing for a long-stalled Iran-sanctions bill that the Senate will consider after the August recess.MK Dalia Itzik: War With Hizbullah is a Clash of Civilizations With Iran Israel National News - Aug 09 8:20 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik characterized the current war with the Lebanese Hizbullah as a "clash of civilizations" that is directed by Iran. She made the comments today, during a conversation with a delegation of American congressmen on a solidarity visit to Israel.VIETNAM'S FISHERY BUSINESSES EXPAND TO IRAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Aug 08 8:57 PM
Trade / foreign investment Iran is opening a gateway for Vietnam into the former's fishery sector with an upcoming promotional International Fishery Fair on Irans Kish Island.Vietnam's Fishery Businesses Expand To Iran Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 08 8:57 PM
Iran is opening a gateway for Vietnam into the former's fishery sector with an upcoming promotional International Fishery Fair on Irans Kish Island.U-S sees no sign Iran will go along with U-N on uranium enrichment halt WLUC TV 6 - Aug 09 4:15 AM
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department sees no sign that Iran will go along with U-N demands to halt its nuclear program.Iran and Hezbollah Want To Force Jews To Exit Israel The New York Sun - Aug 08 11:01 PM
"All those Jews who came here [to Israel] from all over the world must return to the places from where they came. The Jews from Germany should return to Germany." Ikrima Sabri, a former Palestinian Authority mufti, Die Welt, January 2001 Jews should leave Israel and "return" to "where they come from." This is one of the aims of Hezbollah and Iran's war against Israel. The strategy to destroy Iran: Activist's Return To Custody Sparks Concern Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 10 7:31 AM
Human rights advocates are expressing concern over the fate of a student activist who was rearrested and jailed about two weeks ago. Some reports suggest that Ahmad Batebi has launched a hunger strike to protest his imprisonment. There are increasing concerns that Batebi -- who suffers from serious health problems -- could a fate similar to that of a jailed activist who died in prison on July 30 Iran assures Pakistan of no refuge for banned group militants People's Daily - Aug 08 10:58 PM
Iran has assured Pakistan that no one from the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA), a militants' group banned by Pakistan, will be allowed to take refuge in its border areas, local newspapers reported on Wednesday.