Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi in exile: 'I can't sit and say nothing as Iran suffers': PHOTO
Crown Prince of Iran tells Simon Heffer he is ready to help bring change to his country but says the West needs to increase pressure on the Tehran regime.

Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad: PHOTO
Tehran — Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.

Iran: No Shipment of Uranium Abroad: PHOTO
Tehran, Iran —  Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping Uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether. Prominent conservative lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran won't ship its low Enriched Uranium abroad in a single batch or in several shipments, a compromise suggested by some government officials, under any circumstances. "Nothing will be given of the 1,200...

Iran: 109 detained at opposition rally
Tehran, Iran -- Iranian police have detained 109 people for "disturbing public order" during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Azizollah Rajabzadeh, a security spokesman, said 62 of those detained have been handed over to judicial authorities for trial and the rest have been released after questioning. "Police detained 109 people who disturbed public order on the sidelines of the rally," he said. "62 of those arrested were handed over to judicial...

Iran Lawmakers Say Tehran Will Reject UN-Backed Nuclear Deal
ISNA news agency quotes prominent conservative lawmaker, laeddin Boroujerdi, saying Iran will not send abroad any of its 1,200 kilograms of Enriched Uranium

Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during rallies
Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during pro-government and opposition rallies in Tehran

Main news of November 7
Russia * A Tu-142M3 reconnaissance plane from Russia's Pacific Fleet has crashed in the Tatar Strait in Russia's Far East, the Defense Ministry said * The Russian Pacific Fleet suspended all flights of its naval aviation following the Tu-142 crash, the fleet spokesman said * Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said further sanctions against Tehran cannot be ruled out if no progress is made on Iran's nuclear issue * A special cargo ship carrying parts of two Russian Soyuz-ST rockets left the port...

Russia's Medvedev leaves door open to Iran sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) - Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear programme, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiegel in an interview. Russia's ties with Iran, which include oil and arms, give it rare influence with the Islamic Republic, making the Kremlin a major player in international efforts to force Tehran to be more transparent in its nuclear plans and to stop enriching uranium. "If an agreement is...

Iran sanctions likely if no progress on nuclear issue - Medvedev
Multimedia Moscow, November 7 (RIA Novosti) - Further sanctions against Tehran cannot be ruled out if no progress is made on Iran's nuclear issue, the Russian president said on Saturday. "I would not like everything to end with the use of international sanctions, because sanctions, as a general rule, are a step in a very tricky and dangerous direction," Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine. "However, if there is no movement forward, such a scenario cannot be...

Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping Uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N. -backed plan altogether. Prominent conservative lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran won't ship its low Enriched Uranium abroad in a single batch or in several shipments, a compromise suggested by some government officials, under any circumstances. "Nothing will be given of the 1,200 kilograms (of low Enriched...

Iran: No Shipment of Uranium Abroad
Tehran, Iran — Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping Uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether. Prominent conservative lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran won't ship its low Enriched Uranium abroad in a single batch or in several shipments, a compromise suggested by some government officials , under any circumstances .

Iran lawmaker: No shipment of uranium abroad
Tehran, Iran (AP)

Ex-hostage lands at State - Tehran hostage starts at DOS: PHOTO
POLITICO44 is a new and innovative way to cover the Obama presidency, minute-by-minute. Powered by the largest White House staff around, it will be the go-to place for news and analysis about the president, the staff, the first lady, the vice president, and the new administration.

Iran: Israel out to sidetrack UN with ship claim
Tehran says Tel Aviv spread 'false' claims about seizing a ship with Iranian ammunition to sway attention away from the Goldstone report on Israeli War Crimes . "We strongly reject such claims. Israel has made this accusation to distract the international community's attention away from the investigating committee's report on atrocities it committed in Gaza," Iran 's UN mission said in a statement. On Wednesday, Israel alleged that it had seized a huge cache of weapons when raiding an...

Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally
Tehran (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Posted November 7th, 2009 Filed Entertainment News Comments Off Comments are closed. Recent Posts Tags Apple Auto Barack Obama Brad Pitt Brett Favre California Cat Christmas dead Disney England Facebook Gaming Gaza George Bush GM Google Hillary Clinton Illinois India...

Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally
Tehran (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Security forces clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when an annual state-organised rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent. "Police arrested 109 people who created...

Protesting While Starving: PHOTO
Graeme Wood continues his fascinating first-hand account of the Quds Day demonstrations in Tehran last month. More here .

Iranian policy say 109 detained at recent opposition rally
Tehran, Iran — Iranian police have detained 109 people for "disturbing public order" during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Azizollah Rajabzadeh, a security spokesman, said 62 of those detained have been handed over to judicial authorities for trial and the rest have been released after questioning. "Police detained 109 people who disturbed public order on the sidelines of the rally," he said. "62 of those arrested were handed over to...

Iranian policy say 109 detained at recent opposition rally
Tehran, Iran — Iranian police have detained 109 people for "disturbing public order" during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Azizollah Rajabzadeh, a security spokesman, said 62 of those detained have been handed over to judicial authorities for trial and the rest have been released after questioning. "Police detained 109 people who disturbed public order on the sidelines of the rally," he said. "62 of those arrested were handed over to...