The Independent - Tehran, 28 June 2007
Scenes of violence and anger erupted at Iranian petrol stations after the government’s surprise announcement that fuel would be rationed from yesterday. (more…)
Violence flares as Iran introduces petrol rationing
Fear grips Iranian academics as radical groups launch campaign of intimidation
The Independent - Tehran, 16 June
Iranian guests leaving a British embassy reception to mark the Queen’s official birthday have been harassed by radical students and security officials in a troubling sign of the mounting tensions with the West. (more…)
The price of sanctions
MEED - Tehran, 13 April
The lure of oil money still attracts companies to take on mega-projects in Iran, but tighter UN sanctions and US pressure will make it more difficult than ever to operate there Angus McDowall reports from Tehran (more…)
Technology gives Iranian women freedom to swim
The Independent - Tehran, 13 April
New uses of technology could this summer make the sexual segregation on Iran’s Caspian Riviera a little less severe. Under plans drawn up in Mazandaran Province, fibreglass barriers and water sprays will shield beach-going women from the eyes of male strangers. (more…)
Two pawns in the propaganda war
The Independent - Tehran, 12 April
Able seaman, Arthur Batchelor, has sold the story of his capture in the Persian Gulf, while Jalal Sharafi, the Iranian diplomat freed in Iraq last week, has appeared in a wheelchair, outlining allegations of torture by Iraqi intelligence agents (more…)
Iran defies UN to join nuclear club
The Independent - Natanz, 10 April 2007
Iran announced yesterday that it has taken a step forward in its nuclear programme by moving to industrial scale enrichment, thereby defying three United Nations resolutions and setting itself on a collision course with the United States. (more…)
Tehran accuses MoD of dictating sailors’ testimony
The Independent - Tehran, 7 April 2007
Iran hit back in the propaganda war with Britain last night as its state television accused the Ministry of Defence of dictating the comments made by the freed sailors and marines at yesterday’s press conference. (more…)
The day the whole world was a stage for Mahmoud
The Independent - Tehran, 5 April 2007
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sat on the podium, a satisfied smile hovering around the corners of his mouth, clearly savouring the enormous surprise he was about to spring on the world. One minute sermonising, the next pinning a medal on a grizzled revolutionary guardsman, this was, from the very beginning, Mr Ahmadinejad’s day. (more…)
Volley of bricks, stones and death chants
The Independent - Tehran, 2 April 2007
A volley of stones and bricks landed on the embassy gates. Between them and the high brick wall stood an unsmiling cordon of riot police, shields raised and helmets down. “Death to England, Death to America!” shouted the several hundred Iranian student protesters. An occasional loud bang reverberated along the street as another firecracker was loosed. (more…)
Ali Khamenei: The real power in Iran
The Independent – Tehran, 1 April 2007
British diplomats wrestling with the crisis caused by Iran’s capture of 15 British sailors and Marines in the Gulf nearly 10 days ago have been directed to a recent speech by the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (more…)
