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Relations between Israel and Russia have grown tense over a significant change in Moscow’s attitude regarding the possible sale of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and asked him to prevent the arms deal from going through. Full Story… CAIRO — Iran’s government said Sunday that it had arrested Iranian employees of the British Embassy, while the police in Tehran beat and fired tear gas at several thousand protesters who joined a demonstration at a mosque in support of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi. Full Story… While the White House contended on Sunday that Iran’s president wasn’t in charge of his country’s foreign policy and said his criticism of Washington was little more than "bloviations," US officials stressed Washington is still interested in dialogue with the Iranian leadership. Full Story… […] Iran has detained eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran on accusations of having a role in post-election riots, local reports said. Full Story… Iran’s powerful Guardian Council is due to give its verdict on the result of the disputed presidential election, two weeks after the poll was held. Full story… MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) — The United States may have been behind the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old Iranian woman whose fatal videotaped shooting Saturday made her a symbol of opposition to the June 12 presidential election results, the country’s ambassador to Mexico said Thursday. Full Story… Iran’s hard-line president lashed out again at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday Read more… TEHRAN — Despite new criticism from President Obama, the Iranian authorities showed no sign Friday of bending to domestic or foreign pressure, saying that the disputed presidential vote on June 12 was the “healthiest” in three decades Full Story… TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. president inexperienced, compared him unfavorably to President George W. Bush and suggested he apologize for "interfering in Iran’s affairs." Full Story… More than 100 MPs appear to have snubbed an invitation to celebrate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election win, local press reports say. Full Story… |
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