Iran says it is prepared to address the concerns of Western countries through diplomatic talks.Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, called on Western powers to return to the negotiating table, adding: “If you have any questions, we are ready to answer.” He added that despite all the international sanctions, Iran’s […]
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‘No right’ for Iranian workers
GVF — Stop repression of Iran’s working class, says a group of Turkish labour activists. A campaign launched by Turkey’s “Association of International Workers’ Solidarity” (UID-DER) is calling on Iranian authorities to cease their repression of Iranian workers.
UPDATE 1-China’s ZTE to ‘curtail’ business in Iran
ZTEReuters – ZTE Corp, China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment maker, said it will “curtail” its business in Iran following a report that it had sold Iran’s largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of monitoring telephone and Internet communications.
Jafar Panahi was banned from directing or editing
Jafar Panahi’s This Is Not A Film demonstrates by the simple fact of its existence that the political oppression of difficult artists a tradition as ancient and venerable as art itself is alive and well in modern Iran.
More Iranian officials make EU blacklist
Another 17 Iranian officials have been put on the EU blacklist for committing “human rights violations” and will not be permitted to travel to EU countries, and any assets they have in European financial institutions will be confiscated.
Saudi to fill in for any Iran disruption-IEA
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will be able to pump enough oil to compensate for any loss of Iranian output caused by Western sanctions, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.
China Telecom Backs Off After Iran Tech Sale Revealed
China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment company has said it will “restrict…business development” in Iran following reports it had sold sophisticated monitoring technology to Tehran.
USCIRF Identifies World’s Worst Religious Freedom Violators
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal government commission that monitors global religious freedom, today released its 2012 Annual Report and recommended that the Secretary of State name the following nations “countries of particular concern” or CPCs: Burma, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tajikistan, […]
IAEA chief accused of Western bias over Iran disputes
Several former senior officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency have accused the current IAEA chief of a pro-Western bias and relying too much on uncorroborated information.
Jailed activist goes on hunger strike
Peyman Aref, the jailed Iranian journalist and activist, has been on a hunger strike for four days.