• Three jailed bus driver union officials get family visit; leader still held in isolation.
  • White House, State Department ignore labor crackdown.
  • Despite Bush rhetoric of respect for Iranian people, not a single utterance.
  • Vladimir Zhirinovsky calls for Russia to supply Iran with S-400 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems.
  • Iran to build 300 MW electricity plant in Najaf for free, as per decree of Supreme Leader.
  • Increasing economic ties with Asia, Africa, Turkey:
  • Iran-Singapore to increase joint ventures.
  • What Axis? North Korea to strengthen, prioritize ties with Iran.
  • China to increase cultural exchange with Iran.
  • Turkey to invest $3 billion in Iranian gas field.
  • Iran-Uganda to expand energy links.
  • Crude oil exports to Japan surge.
  • ElBaradei’s report demonstrates success of Iranian diplomacy, tactics.
  • Rowhani: IAEA desperate for deal. Keeping discussions out of UNSC preserves IAEA relevance.
  • Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference concludes in Tehran.
  • Final Statement
  • Condemns U.S. ‘smear campaigns ‘against Iran, Cuba.
  • Iran positions itself as defender of international human rights.
  • Ahmadinejad claims 7 percent growth rate.
  • Wants interest-free banking in order to bring Iran into greater conformity with Islamic law.
  • Photo of the Day: Remembering Afghanistan Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud in Mashhad on anniversary of his assassination.
  • U.S. remains silent on anniversary, ceding influence battle to Iran.
  • Supreme Leader’s advice of the day: “To Use Inhaler During Fast”
  • Question: I suffer from asthma and I need to use medicine continuously especially during attack. Can I use medicine while fasting? My medicine is taken by inhaler and during dysenteric attacks I am forced to use nebulizer.
  • Answer: Using the inhaler does not harm the correctness of fasting unless it is associated with what could be called as eating or swallowing upon reaching throat. Anyhow, it seems that it is not associated with such things and the mere doubt is not enough to prevent it.