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Reports on the closure of the paper, Bahar, in Iran, on August 8, 2000. Reason for the closure; Background of the paper; Information on Ahamad Pournejati, a member of the Parliament who resigned office to protest the attacks on the reformers.

Iran's main government-run newspaper was published Tuesday without a front-page headline, replaced by photographs of its headquarters during an assault a day earlier by forces working for the judiciary who briefly arrested the newspaper's top official -- the media adviser to the president -- and more than 30 others. The presentation of the front page appeared to be an act of protest by the newspaper over the unusual episode on Monday, which judiciary officials described as a riot carried out by newspaper employees. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on an Egyptian newspaper report about the involvement of Iranian intelligence in the killing of Ihab Al Sharif, Egypt's ambassador to Iraq. The newspaper "Al Ahram" published a front-page article on January 28, 2007, accusing Iranians of abducting and killing Al Sharif in 2005, who was sent to Iraq to support the Shiite-dominated government. He was the first resident ambassador from a Sunni Arab state. However, the foreign ministries of Iran and Egypt have denied the report.

The article reports that the reformist newspaper of Iran known as "Shargh," or East, has been shut down. It is being said that this has happened because the newspaper published a cartoon in one of its recent editions that seemed insulting to the government. Also, the newspaper had refused to replace its director.

Reports on the court ruling which orders the closure of several newspapers in Tehran, Iran that are espousing reform movements in the Parliament. Names of the newspapers which closed; Impact of the court decision to the image of the country abroad; Efforts of the Parliament to enact laws on press.

Reports that a group of Iranian reformers opened another newspaper in Tehran, Iran called `Asr-e Azadegan,' after its three other newspapers were shut down by court orders. Views of conservative Muslim clerics on the newspapers; Impact of the election of reformist Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on journalism; Information on the newspapers' financial backer, editor and columnist Hamidreza Jalaeipour.

Reports that the Iranian reformist newspaper `Tous' formerly known as `Jameeh' was ordered to discontinue printing by Teheran's Justice Department as of Sunday August 2, 1998. Reason given by the Justice Department for the order it handed down to the newspaper; Conservative judiciary chief, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi's criticism of Culture Minister, Ataollah Mohajerani in relation to the resurgence of the newspaper.

Reports the Iranian Government's ban on Jahan Islam, a conservative Islamic newspaper, owned by the brother of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for violation of prohibitive laws on Islam.

Reports on a leak at a Siemens power plant in the northern Gilan province of Iran which exposed about 50 people to severe radiation.

The Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said Tuesday that talks between Iran and six major powers, which are to take place on Thursday, must be a ''two-way street'' and not just a long list of demands focused on his country's nuclear program. ''On paper they claim to recognize Iran's right for a peaceful nuclear program,'' said Mr. Mottaki in an interview at the Iranian mission to the United Nations. ''That is not enough to say that on paper.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The authorities have shut down the newspaper of the reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi, left, who angered Iran's senior leaders by publicizing claims that protesters arrested after the disputed June elections were raped in prison. The newspaper, Etemad-e-Melli, was ordered to stop printing Sunday night by a Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, Mr. Karroubi's Web site reported. On Monday, Mr. Mortazavi denied that the paper had been banned, saying it failed to publish because of printing problems, Reuters said. But state-run Press TV reported that an investigating judge ordered the paper closed for ''publishing unlawful and criminal material.'' Protesters gathered outside the paper's offices on Monday and clashed with the police, who arrested some of the demonstrators, Press TV said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Iranians called their proposal a ''None paper.'' Indeed, for officials of the six countries sitting on the other side of the table, the paper addressed none of their ideas for resolving the crisis over Iran's nuclear program. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

At first glance, President Obama's policy on Iran and its illicit nuclear program is not all that different from President George W. Bush's. They both committed themselves, on paper, to sanctions and engagement. Mr. Bush, however, was never really that serious about the carrots, and he spent so much time alienating America's friends that he was never able to win broad support for the sticks: credible international sanctions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On Jan. 24, 2009, a rusting freighter flying a Hong Kong flag dropped anchor in the South African port of Durban. The stop was not on the ship's customary route, and it stayed only an hour, just long enough to pick up its clandestine cargo: a Bladerunner 51 speedboat that could be armed with torpedoes and used as a fast-attack craft in the Persian Gulf. The name painted on the ship's side as it left Durban and made for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas was the Diplomat, and its papers showed that it was owned by a company called Starry Shine Ltd. Both the name and provenance were of recent vintage. Six months earlier, the Diplomat had been the Iran Mufateh, part of a fleet owned by the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, known as Irisl. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents a profile of Hossein Shariatmadari, general director of the Iranian newspaper "Kayhan." The paper offers insight into the mind-set and plans of the political leaders of Iran. His official position is representative of Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Shariatmadari has also ties to the intelligence services. According to him, his goal is to nurture the religious-based system prevalent in Iran.

Reports on the shooting of Saeed Hajjarian, a newspaper publisher in Tehran, Iran in March 2000. Investigation on the suspect of the shooting incident; Overview of the papers published by Hajjarian; Political implication of the incident.

Opinion. Discusses the increasing nuclear military potential of Iran. Excerpts from a paper connected with the issue by Paul Leventhal, president and director of the Nuclear Control Institute in Washington and Daniel Horner the deputy director.