Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity: diplomats
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/21/2013 - 05:00 pm
VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
But they said it is also likely to indicate that growth in Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile has been held back because some of it has been used for reactor fuel, potentially providing more time for diplomacy between Iran and major powers.
Tehran's holding of medium-enriched uranium gas is closely watched in the West as Israel - which has threatened ai ...
Saudi arrests 10 Iran spy suspects: ministry
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/21/2013 - 05:00 pm
Category: Iran News
RIYADH (AFP) — Saudi authorities have arrested 10 more suspects in an alleged Iranian spy ring unveiled two months ago, an interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
The eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk bring the number of people arrested to 28, the official SPA news agency quoted the spokesman as saying.
However, a Lebanese arrested in March has since been released.
"The results of investigations by security services have led to the arrest of the other 10 involved in spying for this cell," the spokesman said.
On March 19, the interior ministry said ...
New Wave of Summons, Return of Prisoners to Prison and Executions
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/21/2013 - 05:00 pm
Category: Iran News
Rooz OnlineWith less than 4 weeks left till election day, Iran is witnessing a new round of summons of civil and political activists to Iran’s ministry of intelligence, non-extension of prison leaves and mass summons of prisoners on leave. In addition, two women political prisoners, whom Tehran’s prosecutor’s office called Mossad and CIA spies, were executed last week.
While some in Iran expected that the political atmosphere would open up as election day approached, what in reality has happened is a tightening of the screws on political and civil activists. Tehran’s public prosecutor openly told prisoners who were on leave that they ...
With getting closer to the elections Internet messengers are disrupted
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/21/2013 - 05:00 pm
Category: Iran News
HRANA News Agency – With getting closer to the presidential election in Iran, the voice messengers have disrupted.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), first the Internet speed diminished by most of ISPs and newly voice calls by messengers have disrupted.
The voice port of Skype, G-Talk, ooVoo and the other messengers blocked by the criminal content controlling group and the users inside Iran cannot have voice call via internet.
Websites in Iran could be blocked by the decision of a committee supervised by supreme council of cultural revolution, presence of ...
