Iran audit body slams subsidy plan, privatisation work
Iran’s main audit body has slammed the government’s plan to scrap subsidies from later this month and its policy of privatising state firms, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
Iran responds to IAEA report – Zawya.com
TEHRAN – The latest International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran’s nuclear program has confirmed Tehran’s commitment to the framework of the IAEA Statute, the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran …
Iran says it has the right to bar UN inspectors
Iran’s nuclear chief said Tehran has the right to bar some U.N. inspectors from monitoring its disputed nuclear program, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.
Iran sends warship to Somali waters
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian state radio says Iran has sent a warship to the coast of Somalia to protect its cargo ships against piracy.
Report: Iran Paying Taliban to Kill U.S. Troops- Lawyer: Iranian Woman’s Stoning Death Near
KABUL — At least five Iranian companies in Afghanistan’s capital are using their offices covertly to finance Taliban militants in provinces near Kabul, according to an investigation by London’s Sunday Times.
Iran blasts GCC over territorial claims
TEHRAN, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Three tiny islands in the Persian Gulf are territories of Iran, Tehran said Tuesday in its dismissal of a regional ruling. Iran – Persian Gulf – Tehran – Middle East – Business and Economy
Iran slams France, Italy over Ashtiani
The Human Rights Committee of Iran’s parliament (Majlis) has censures France and Italy for standing up in defense of an Iranian woman convicted of murder and adultery. a senior Iranian lawmaker says.
Islamic scholar appeals to Iran to release hikers
PHILADELPHIA — As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end this week, Akbar Ahmed, a prominent Islamic scholar, is asking Iran’s supreme leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to show “Islamic compassion” by releasing three Americans arrested more than a year ago. They are accused of illegally entering Iran.
Vatican appeal to Iran – New York Post
Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, noted the Catholic Church opposes the death penalty in general. “The Holy See is following this affair with attention and commitment,” he said. “The position of the church,
Iran’s Khamenei vows to circumvent nuclear sanctions
Tehran (AFP) Sept 7, 2010 Iran will circumvent international sanctions aimed at halting its controversial nuclear programme, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Tuesday. “The enemies of the nation seek to frustrate the people with economic pressures so the people blame the government for them and ties are cut between the government and the people,” Khamenei said. “But the nation and …
Plan to stone Iranian widow called ‘barbaric’
TEHRAN, Iran — The international crossfire over Iran ‘s stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery intensified Tuesday with a top European Union official calling it “barbaric” and an Iranian spokesman saying it’s about punishing a criminal and not a human-rights issue.The sharp words from both sides provide a snapshot of the dispute: Western leaders are ramping up pressure to call off …
Iran Rejects Pleas For Sparing Woman Sentenced To Death By Stoning – RTT News
… brutal form” of capital punishment … lashes as a part of her sentence, had denied the accusations during her trial. She is reportedly being held in Tabriz prison. Death by stoning is generally awarded in Iran
Iran to display investment opportunities at WIF 2010
08 September 2010 TEHRAN — Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seyyed Shamseddin Hosseini said Iran’s private sector will hold an exhibition of investment opportunities in Iran on the sidelines of The 2nd World Investment Forum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development which kicked off in Xiamen, China on Monday.
Tehran denies ties to Karroubi raids
TEHRAN, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Violence at the home of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi was the act of militant individuals, a statement from the Revolutionary Guard Corps read. Mehdi Karroubi – Iran – Tehran – Middle East – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
