Iran

The Observer – A British company has been closed down after being caught in an apparent attempt to sell black-market weapons-grade uranium to Iran and Sudan, The Observer can reveal.

Belgium- (VRT Television) – A man is arrested in Tehran streets and is brutally tortured by masked men in public.

VIENNA (Reuters) — Iran faces heightened criticism over its escalating nuclear activity at a UN watchdog meeting this week that will provide a barometer of sentiment for broader sanctions against Tehran.

TEHRAN (AP)— Iran’s confirmation Sunday that it has detained a fourth Iranian-American — this one a peace activist from California — seems certain to further rile relations between the two countries, already tense over Iran’s nuclear programme.

GAZA (Reuters) – Rival Palestinian factions battled in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, raising the weekend death toll to at least three and 39 injured in the fiercest internal fighting since a ceasefire was declared nearly a month ago.

Belgium, Le Soir newspaper: The EU Council is planning to keep MEK in the terrorist list again. It seems that the Council is not paying attention to the verdict of EU Court of Justice issued on December 12th which ruled in favor of Mojahedin. (The Council did not even appeal …

In a petition, 30,000 Canadians demanded from their government to give up the misguided policy of appeasing the mullah s regime and remove the unjust terror label from the Mojahedin.

TEHRAN (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Gonu rose to 70 Saturday when Iranian state media reported nine new deaths from the storm.

Iran has brushed aside warnings by G8 leaders that it would face further UN sanctions if it failed to halt uranium enrichment work.

Neoconservatorii de la Washington spera sa izoleze Iranul speculand vechea rivalitate dintre sunniti si siiti.