Friday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 4.15.2005:

Europe "Rock-Solid" That Iran Cease Enrichment

Yahoo! News:

European diplomats are saying the EU is "rock-solid" in its insistence that Iran cease uranium enrichment.

The EU3 needs to be applauded if they stick to this position. We reported back in November that the likely reason Iran wants to maintain a small number of centrifuges to continue to run, it was necessary to hide an undeclared enrichment program. ... READ MORE

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• The Word Unheard published the following response Mohsen Sazegara's recent article.
• OpenDemocracy.com published the controversial Iranian dissident Mohsen Sazegara article, Iran’s road to democracy.
• The Jerusalem Post reports more than 250 people were arrested Friday in southwestern Iran.
• Amnesty International, Urgent Action: Seventeen-year-old Rasoul Mohammadi is reportedly due to be executed on 16 April.
• WorldTribune.com says when talking about Iran's nuclear program, "Don't expect another Osirak."
• WorldTribune.com reports that Iran wants to join a United Nations satellite network that produces high resolution imagery.
• Washington Times asks can Iran be thwarted?.
• USA Today interviewed former MEK member Arash Sametipour who says his main motivation now is to stop others from joining the group.
• The Christian Science Monitor suggests that social freedoms have long been a barometer of politics in Iran, and once again the hardliners have shifted tactics.
• And finally, SMCCDI reports another public execution lead, today, to sporadic but violent clashes in the City of Najaf-Abad located in Esfahan province.