Iran hangs Kurdish activist as “enemy of God”

Iranian authorities hanged Kurdish activist Ehsan Fattahian, 28, in Sanandaj Prison, Kordestan province. He was accused of “armed struggle” and “enmity against God.”

Report: Iranian incursion into Pakistan

Pakistani security forces reportedly arrested 12 personnel of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards near the border town of Mashkel in the restive Baluchistan region.

US citizen sentenced in Tehran protests; neocons charge Obama with betrayal

Iran’s sentencing of Kian Tajbakhsh to 12 years for allegedly collaborating with George Soros to subvert the regime comes as neocons accuse Obama of dropping support for Iranian dissidents.

Iran: Baluchistan blast targets Revolutionary Guards

The Sunni resistance movement Jundallah took credit for a car bomb that killed two senior commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in a suicide attack in Sistan-Baluchistan province.

Israel planning New Year attack on Iran?

Citing leaks from the French government, the Parisian magazine Le Canard Enchainé asserts that Israel is planning to carry out military attacks on Iran after December.

Iran: austerity bill advances, repression continues

Iran’s parliament this week moved ahead with a bill to sharply slash energy and food subsidies, as the judiciary ordered the closure of three opposition newspapers.

Iran approves defense minister wanted in Buenos Aires terror blast

Israel and Argentina condemned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s choice for new defense minister, Ahmad Vahidi—a man wanted in the 1994 deadly bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.

Iran’s political crisis: our readers write

A majority of readers support the protesters in Iran, while 43% think it is wrong to pick a side and the real enemy is US imperialism.

Iran: “Velvet Revolutionaries” on trial

Trials have begun of 100 protesters arrested following Iran’s disputed June election. The charges against the defendants include participating in an attempted “Velvet Revolution.”

More protests in Tehran; Israel prepares intervention?

Police fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters who gathered for Friday prayers at Tehran University—as Israel sends warships into the Red Sea, in a “message” to Tehran.

Iran executes 13 in Baluchistan

Iran executed 13 members of the Sunni militant group Jundallah in Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan province, accused of attacks including a mosque bombing in May that killed 25 people..

Tehran protesters defy official threats

Some 300 protesters marched on Tehran University chanting “Death to the dictator!” before being dispersed by police with tear gas. Authorities had pledged to “smash” any new demonstrations.