An Iranian nuclear physicist has been killed in Tehran – a killing the government is placing squarely on the sohulders of the US and Israel. The US has denied this calling it absurd. Massoud Ali Moahmmadi was leaving for his job at Tehran University, when a bomb placed on a motorcycle near his house went off. Al Jazeera’s Alireza Roneghi reports from Tehran (12 Jan 10).
Iran’s leading religious leaders have issued another warning to the country’s opposition supporters to halt their anti-government protests.
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the speaker of the Iran’s top legal body, the Guardian Council, accused the protesters of corrupting Gods earth – a cahrge punishable by the death penalty.
But Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran’s main opposition leader, has said he is prepraed to die for his cause, and he called for an end to the government crackdwon on opposition protests.
Al Jazeera’s Alireza Ronaghi reports from Tehran.
Thousands of Iranians have reportedly filled the streets of the capital, Tehran, and other cities as they reignite mass protests against the government.
Clashes have been reported around the capiatl, where witnesses say up to four people were killed when poliec and militia opened fire on the crowds.
The protests have been captured on videos and photos posted on Youtube and the social networking site, Twitter.
Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports.
Iranian officials say five people have died in violence between oppsoition protesters and security forces in Tehran.
The protests coincided with Ashoua, one of Shia Islam’s most important holidays.
Among the dead is the 35-year-old nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports.
Iran has warned that it will prosecute five British sailors if it is proven they had "evil intnetions" when their 60-foot racing yacht entered its waters, in what Britain says was an innocent case of a vessel accdientally going astray in the Gulf.
London was trying to keep the incident from getting tangled up in politics.
David Miliband, Britain’s foreign minister, has insisted this incident has nothing to do with politics – and that it should be ended without anger or cnofrontation.
The five men were detained by the Iranian navy on November 25 after their racing yacht apparently drifted into Iranian treritorial waters, British officials have said. The vessel was travelling from Bahrain to Dubai.
The yacht, owned by Sail Bahrain, is called the Kingdom of Bahrain, according to a diplomatic source and Sail Bahrain’s Web site.
Al Jazeera’s Tim Friend reports.