Today’s Womanwill discuss an annual report on the situation of university students in Iran. The report was recently published by the Iranian Human Rights Activists in Europe and North America and our guest is the organization's coordinator Mr. Hossien Mahootiha, who will be joining us from Montreal. The last segment will further discuss the status of university students in Iran with phoner guest Mr. Morteza Samyari, student activist in Iran.
News
and Viewsreports that Iran test-fired its long-range Shahab 3 missile,
capable
of reaching Israel, as part of war games today, The test is part of war
games
being held by the Revolutionary Guards Corps in the Persian Gulf, it
said. NaV
will have US and international reaction to this story.
Dr.
Hassan Mansoor, Professor of Economics and Energy at Schiller
International
University in London, will discuss these stories: A London-based unit of Iran's
largest bank, Bank Melli, failed in a High
Court challenge on Wednesday against an asset freeze imposed by the
European
Union.The US
has imposed financial sanctions of
Iranian citizens and business that contributed to Iran’s nuclear
program.We are also seeking reactions from the
State
dept.NaV
also has a wrap-up from our reporter at the G summit.
Roundtablefeatures a discussion with Koroush Sehati regarding the anniversaty of the 18thTir student protests
Late Editionreports on the reaction to Iran’s missile tests.Other stories include the “Young 8” summit, a review of a new John Woo film, and an opera at NYC’s Lincoln center.
Newstalkfeatures political analyst Alireza Nourizadeh from London and Moshen Sazegara, in the DC studio. Topics include Iran missile test and reactions, G8 summit and Iran, and new tension between Iran and Egypt.