Iran's former vice-president Mohammad Ali Abtahi (right) has been released on bail pending his appeal. Abtahi was sentenced on Saturday to six years in jail in connection with Iran's post-election protests.
Iran began five days of war manoeuvres Sunday aimed at repelling a possible attack on the country's nuclear facilities, ostensibly by Israel. A senior aide said Iran would respond to such an attack with missile strikes on Tel Aviv.
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Clotilde Reiss, charged with provoking unrest following Iran's disputed elections, briefly appeared in court Tuesday before returning to the French embassy.
The next trial hearing of French academic Clotilde Reiss, accused of "collecting information and provoking rioters" at opposition protests, will take place in Tehran on Tuesday, the ISNA news agency has reported.
US prosecutors are moving to seize four mosques and a New York skyscraper belonging to the Alavi Foundation, accused of illegally funnelling funds to Iran's government.
US federal prosecutors have said they were moving to seize four mosques and a New York skyscraper from a non-profit Muslim group suspected of ties to Iran. The move comes as US Muslims fear a backlash after last week's Fort Hood shooting.
President Barack Obama has renewed some longstanding US financial sanctions against Iran, the White House has said. Efforts from Obama to reach out to Iran have proved less than fruitful in resolving the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme.
