Accused in fraud case attends government meetingsIranian news websites report that the former deputy head of the Central Bank, who is accused of playing a part in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud and is currently out on bail, is attending important meetings of the Ahmadinejad administration.
MP decries IRGC interference in electionsAli Motahari, a conservative Iranian MP, has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of direct involvement in the ninth parliamentary elections, declaring that the “interference” was a “scourge” for both the Revolutionary Guards and the Islamic regime.
Obama hopes for mutually agreeable resolution with IranThe U.S. president says world powers are looking for a resolution to the nuclear disputes with Iran that respects its sovereignty and its rights as well as its responsibilities.
Trial of Ahwazi Arabs raises concernAmnesty International reports that six members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority will go on trial on May 20 amid fears that they will not receive a fair trial and may face the death penalty for the charge of “enmity against God.”
Iranian student activist released from jailIranian student activist Mahdieh Golroo was released from Evin Prison today, Saturday, after 30 months in prison.
Iranian FM says Amano's trip to Iran positiveIran’s Foreign Minister says Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has requested a meeting with Iranian officials in advance of the Baghdad talks between Iran and the world powers.
IAEA chief to visit IranThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will fly to Tehran on Sunday May 20 to discuss Iran’s nuclear program with that country’s top nuclear negotiators, including Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran’s Supreme Council of National Security.
Article supporting rapper draws officials' wrathTehran University has announced that the Sobh-e Farda student newspaper has been shut down after publishing an article in support of Shahin Najafi, the controversial Iranian rapper.
Activist taken to Zanjan PrisonJailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been transferred to Zanjan Prison.
Iran challenges Google's map omissionThe Iranian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it will sue Google if it fails to identify the Persian Gulf on its maps.











