Ahmadinejad’s campaign office attacked in Iran

September 21st, 2009 Rights groups want UN Iran envoyNEW YORK — Human rights groups are urging the United Nations to appoint a special envoy to investigate continuing abuses in Iran following the disputed presidential elections there. Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran say that at least 72 people have died in the crackdown that followed opposition protests against the ballot, in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election.

September 20th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The European Union Sunday strongly condemned comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust. "The presidency of the European Union condemns statements by President Ahmadinejad at the Quds Day rally in Tehran, where he repeated denials of the Holocaust and of the right to exist of the state of Israel," the EU statement said.

September 3rd, 2009 Iran parliament votes on Ahmadinejad Cabinet listTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pledged his future government will work closely with the parliament and has urged Iranian lawmakers to approve his choices for the Cabinet. The remarks came as lawmakers prepared to vote Thursday on the 21-member Cabinet proposed by Ahmadinejad.

August 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for second term as president Monday in a ceremony that sought to portray unity among the country's leadership but was snubbed by prominent critics of the disputed election. After Khamenei gave his official seal of approval, he received an awkward kiss on the shoulder from Ahmadinejad.

July 25th, 2009 Iran: We can hit Israel's nukesTEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that his country has the capability to strike Israel's nuclear facilities and wouldn't be afraid to do so if it was attacked. "If the Israeli entity engages in any kind of attack on Iran, we have the capability to strike all targets in occupied Palestine," General Mohammad Ali Jafari told the Arabic-language channel, al-Alam.

June 26th, 2009 Swedish broadcaster SVT says Iran Embassy attackedSTOCKHOLM — Swedish broadcaster SVT says the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm is being attacked by demonstrators. The report says about 150 people are trying to storm the embassy building.

June 22nd, 2009 Britain evacuating families of staff in IranLONDON — Britain's Foreign Office said Monday it was evacuating the families of staff based in Iran amid continued violence in the wake of the country's disputed election. The decision came after repeated criticism of Britain by Iranian leaders, and an increasingly tense atmosphere following angry clashes between demonstrators and security officials.

June 21st, 2009 Iran says several people killed in violent clashesTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says several people were killed when "rioters" attacked a mosque in western Tehran. The report was the first confirmation of deaths during violent clashes Saturday between police and supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims he won the June 12 presidential election.

June 21st, 2009 Iran says 13 people killed in violent clashesTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says 13 people were killed in violent clashes between police and what they call "terrorist groups." The report did not specify how the deaths occurred, but state television reported earlier that several people were killed Saturday when "rioters" attacked a mosque in western Tehran. Sunday's report on Iran's official English language station said "rioters" set two gas stations on fire and attacked a military post.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama welcomed the "robust debate" that has taken place in Iran during the presidential election and expressed optimism it will boost efforts to open dialogue with the Islamic state. "We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran," Obama said Friday as Iranians went to the polls to vote in a race that pits conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against reformist challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi.

June 1st, 2009 5 killed in Iran arson attack on bankTEHRAN, Iran — Iran state media has reported that five people are dead in an arson attack in a restive southeastern city where 25 died in a mosque bombing last week. The report on Web site of the state-owned English language Press TV said the arson attack was on Mehr Financial and Credit institute.

May 29th, 2009 Iran: Gunmen wound 3 at president's campaign siteTEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen wounded three people at one of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's campaign offices in southeast Iran on Friday, a day after a bombing in a Shiite mosque in the same city killed 25 people, the official news agency said. The attacks took place in Zahedan, the capital of a lawless province near Pakistan and Afghanistan that has witnessed attacks by Jundallah, a militant group that claims to be fighting for the rights of minority Sunnis and is believed to have al-Qaida links.

April 23rd, 2009 Iran sends protest letter to UN secretary-generalGENEVA — Iran has sent a letter of protest to the U.N. secretary-general for criticizing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's diatribe against Israel at an anti-racism conference this week.

March 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama Thursday extended US sanctions for at least another year, saying the Iranian government's policies continue to pose an 'extraordinary threat' to the US. The US enacted tight sanctions on Iran following the 1979 hostage crisis and they have remained in place since.

January 20th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari has said that US President Barack Obama must fulfil the promises he made regarding Iran during his campaign if he is to revive ties between the two countries, Iran's IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. He added that Iran will accept no preconditions for talks over its nuclear issue.