Iran’s top leader urges end to postelection accusations in mass trials of protestersTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader warned government supporters on Sunday against accusing opposition members of wrongdoing without proof, an indication that the Islamic government may be easing up on critics of the June presidential election. Iran’s police confirm detention of ’several’ people after Friday protestsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says police detained several protesters after Friday’s massive demonstrations. Hard-liners attack reform leaders in dueling opposition, government rallies in IranTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of protesters — many decked out in the green colors of the reform movement and chanting “Death to the dictator!” — rallied Friday in defiance of Iran’s Islamic leadership, clashing with police and confronting state-run anti-Israel rallies. In coinciding Iran rallies hard-liners attack reformist; Ahmadinejad slams Israel, WestTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at Israel and the West saying Friday the Holocaust was a lie and a pretext for occupying Palestinian lands, while hard-liners attacked a reformist cleric who was marching with the opposition at an anti-government rally in Tehran. Iranian hard-liners attack reformist former president at opposition march in TehranTEHRAN, Iran — A group of Iranian hard-liners have attacked a reformist former president while he was marching with opposition supporters at an anti-government rally in Tehran. Iranian government, opposition supporters hold coinciding rallies on pro-Palestinian dayTEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of Iranian government supporters and dozens of opposition activists poured out Friday onto the streets of Tehran for coinciding marches marking an annual pro-Palestinian commemoration. Iran braces for showdown as government, opposition supporters plan coinciding street ralliesTEHRAN, Iran — Police are deploying across Tehran as people take to the streets for a government-sponsored pro-Palestinian rally that will be addressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns opposition against planned demonstrationTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian regime’s elite Revolutionary Guard is warning opposition protesters against holding a new anti-government demonstration. Report: reformist cleric replaced with hard-liner for key Friday sermon on anti-Israel dayTEHRAN, Iran — Iran has replaced a reformist, pro-opposition cleric with a hard-liner to lead the prayer service on a key anti-Israel day this week, according to a state radio report Wednesday. Iranian conservative becomes an unexpected critic of regime with harsh attack on KhameneiTEHRAN, Iran — A prominent Iranian conservative respected by supporters of the country’s Islamic regime issued a blistering condemnation of the ruling establishment and its supreme leader on Monday, adding an unexpected voice to a growing chorus of criticism over the bloody aftermath of Iran’s disputed election. Iran starts trial of 6 more opposition activists charged in postelection turmoilTEHRAN, Iran — Six opposition activists, including a former student leader, stood trial Monday in Tehran on charges of rioting and plotting a “velvet revolution” to topple the ruling Islamic system. Iran judiciary panel rejects rape allegations, calls for prosecution of opposition leaderTEHRAN, Iran — A high-level Iranian judicial panel rejected claims made by a pro-reform presidential candidate that detained protesters were raped and demanded those making the allegations be prosecuted, the state news agency said Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader warns opposition of ‘harsh response’ for resisting ruling systemTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country’s reformist opposition on Friday it would face a “harsh response” for confronting the Islamic establishment. Iran’s supreme leader warns opposition of ‘harsh response’ for resisting ruling establishmentTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader has warned opponents that any confrontation with the country’s Islamic establishment would meet with a “harsh response.” Iran police raid reform leader’s offices, arrest 5, in crackdown on probe into abuse claimsTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security forces Tuesday cracked down on the opposition’s campaign to highlight torture and abuse of prisoners in the country’s postelection crisis, shutting down offices of pro-reform leaders and arresting five of their aides in a startling series of raids. Iran police raid reform leader’s offices, arrest 4, in crackdown on prob into abuse claimsTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security agents on Tuesday raided offices connected to senior reformist leader Mahdi Karroubi, arresting four aides and closing the headquarters of his political party, which had been probing abuse of protesters arrested in the country’s postelection crackdown. Iran intensifies crackdown on opposition, detains prominent reformist, closes party officesTEHRAN, Iran (AP ) — Iranian security agents have arrested a prominent reformist and closed the offices of an opposition party probing abuse of those arrested in the country’s postelection crackdown. Iran won’t halt nuclear work but ready for talks on ‘global challenges’TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday Iran will neither halt uranium enrichment nor negotiate over its nuclear rights but is ready to sit and talk with world powers over “global challenges.” Iran is ready for talks with world powers, rejects any deadline
Iranian lawmaker says Supreme Leader nudged parliament to approve Ahmadinejad’s CabinetTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader intervened behind the scenes with lawmakers to assure that parliament largely approved the Cabinet of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a top lawmaker said Friday, a key sign of support for the embattled president from the country’s most powerful figure. Iran’s parliament backs most hard-line Cabinet members, including Argentine bombing suspectTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a broad mandate Thursday as parliament backed his main Cabinet choices — naming the first woman minister since the 1979 Islamic Revolution but showing international defiance by supporting a suspected mastermind in the bombing of an Argentine Jewish center that killed 85 people. Iran parliament approves defense chief nominee, wanted over 1994 Argentina bombingTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament approved the president’s hard-line nominee for the key post of defense minister, Ahmad Vahidi, a man accused of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Argentina. Iranian parliament votes on Ahmadinejad’s choice for Cabinet in key test of his presidencyTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pledged his future government will work closely with the parliament and has urged Iranian lawmakers to approve his choices for the Cabinet. Iranian commander: former president, reformists sought to challenge Islamic leaderTEHRAN, Iran — The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard accused former President Mohammad Khatami and other top reformists of challenging the authority of the nation’s supreme leader — a claim that could signal Iran’s crackdown on opposition figures may seek to reach higher, the state news agency reported Wednesday. Iran TV: Tehran has prepared a revised package to offer West in nuclear talksTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state TV is quoting the country’s top nuclear negotiator as saying Tehran is ready to cooperate with world powers to ease fears over its nuclear program and has prepared a revised package of proposals to present to Western countries. Iran lawmakers back proposed defense minister sought by Argentina for Jewish center bombingTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament is supporting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nominee for defense minister, who is wanted by Argentina in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires. Top nuclear negotiator says Iran ready for talks with world powers, has new proposalsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top nuclear negotiator offered an opening Tuesday for possible compromise with the West, saying the Islamic regime is ready to hold talks with world powers over its nuclear program. Report: Doctor provides first official confirmation of prisoner abuse death after Iran voteCAIRO — An Iranian medical examiner found that the son of a prominent conservative politician’s adviser died from beatings and poor prison conditions, a semiofficial news agency reported Monday, in what would be the first official confirmation of a prisoner abuse death during Iran’s post-election turmoil. Iran’s president defends Cabinet picks to skeptical parliamentTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president defended his proposed Cabinet ministers Sunday against accusations by lawmakers that the nominees don’t have the necessary qualifications and are simply unquestioning loyalists. Iran’s judiciary chief fires hardline prosecutor, appoints team to investigate prisoner abuseTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s new judiciary chief has fired the hard-line prosecutor involved in the mass trial of opposition activists charged with seeking to topple the ruling system through a “velvet revolution,” state media reported Saturday. |
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TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to hold talks with the world powers over global challenges including its nuclear program. Ahmadinejad said Monday Iran will initially present its package of proposals to the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany.
