A death-penalty trial of seven Baha’i prisoners accused of spying for Israel has been delayed, Iranian officials have told family members, according to the U.S.
Reports: Trial of Baha’is delayed in Iran
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U.S.-Iran Relations: Is Diplomacy in Closer Reach?
Since the earliest days of his Administration, President Barack Obama has sought to engage Iran’s leaders in the search for diplomatic solutions to the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program and other points of conflict. But in the days since protests exploded in the streets following the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, many U.S
Obama: G-8 has shown Iran ‘door’ to diplomatic engagement
President Obama argued Friday that the Group of Eight nations had sent a clear message to Iran: The world will not "wait indefinitely" and allow the country to build nuclear weapons. “The international community has said, ‘Here’s a door you can walk through that allows you to lessen tensions and more fully join the international community,’ ” Obama told reporters at a news conference at the end of the G-8 summit in Italy. “If Iran chooses not to walk through that door, then you have on record the G-8 to begin with, but I think potentially a lot of other countries, that are going to say, ‘We need to take further steps.’ ” Obama met with some fellow leaders to push for a threat of potential new sanctions against Iran, but the G-8 did not issue such a threat.
U.S. panel demands release of Baha’is facing trial in Iran
Seven Baha’i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a U.S. panel on religious freedom. Responding to a letter from Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who spent four months in an Iranian jail earlier this year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) demanded the seven prisoners be freed rather than stand trial on charges of espionage and religious violations.
On Tehran’s Streets: Defiance and a Crushing Response
Nearly two weeks of silence on the streets of Tehran were broken in the evening of July 9 when thousands marched through the central districts of the Iranian capital to protest the June 12 presidential election. Another anniversary helped precipitate the show of apparent defiance: the 10th anniversary of a bloody student uprising that was brutally put down by the government. Despite threats earlier in the day of a “crushing” response, men, women and even some children went onto the streets with chants of “Death to the dictator” and “Mousavi, Mousavi!” But the response was indeed crushing
Iran: New Opposition Demonstrations Bring New Violence
The quiet enforced on Tehran’s streets by the postelection crackdown was shattered on July 9 in dramatic clashes between opposition activists and security forces.
U.S. reportedly frees Iranian diplomats
The U.S. military has released five Iranian diplomats detained in Iraq since early 2007, the Iraqi government and Iran’s embassy in Baghdad said Thursday.
Iranian authorities vow to quell protests on key anniversary
The commander of Iran’s security forces warned that police would "strongly confront" anyone planning to protest Thursday, a day that marks the anniversary of a pivotal point in Iran’s reformist movement. In an interview with the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Maj
Biden’s Israel and Iran Comments Produce Oil-Price Fears
Oil analysts are jittery this week following comments on Sunday by Vice President Joe Biden that were widely interpreted as a green light to Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Iranian president to address nation
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month spurred massive protests, plans a televised speech Tuesday night to discuss domestic and foreign issues. Iran’s Fars news agency said the speech will be carried on one of the state-run television networks. The speech will follow a call from Iran’s three top reformist leaders for an end to the “security atmosphere” in the country, referring to what they say is the government’s heavy-handed response to those protesting the results of last month’s presidential election.