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7 Jul 2010

The Folly of attacking Iran

The Bush Administration deployed a rhetoric of confrontation against Iran, including the threat of military force without United Nations or even Congressional authorization. Many of the Bush Administration's claims that Iran is a threat echo claims used to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq and rest on similarly dubious evidence. Policies have been approved, such as authorizing the killing of Iranian officials in Iraq, that could easily escalate into a broader military confrontation.
The Bush Administration deployed a rhetoric of confrontation against Iran, including the threat of military force...
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17 Jun 2010

History of BP British Petroleum and Its Role in the 1953 Iran Coup

The British were very eager to overthrow Mosaddegh in order to get back their oil company. But when they presented the plan to Dulles and Eisenhower, the agent who they sent to Washington, who has later written his memoirs, did something very clever. He decided it s not going to work if I tell the Americans, "Please overthrow Mosaddegh so we can have our oil company back." The Americans won t respond to that. They won t care enough. They ll be afraid of the precedent of a government taking over a corporation that produces a resource in a poor country. That s a bad precedent for John Foster Dulles and Americans, just as much as it is for the British. But what the Americans are really concerned about at this moment in the early '50s is communism, so let's tell them that Mosaddegh is leading Iran toward communism
The British were very eager to overthrow Mosaddegh in order to get back their oil company. But when they presented the...
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25 May 2010

Protesters interrupt Ahmadinejad’s speech

A speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a southern port town was marred Monday by shouts from Iranians demanding jobs, a rare show of public discontent over the country's worsening economy. Ahmadinejad was speaking before hundreds gathered in Khorramshahr, about 625 miles (1,000 kilometers) southwest of Tehran, when his speech was interrupted by people shouting "We are unemployed!"
A speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a southern port town was marred Monday by shouts from Iranians demanding...
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25 May 2010

The Consolation of Philosophy

What does it mean to say that one needs to act? In The Human Condition Hannah Arendt insists that we should always distinguish "making" from "acting" when reflecting on the liberating potential of movements such as the Green Movement. Should people make the changes that they desire, or do they act to realize them? Connected to Arendt's thought-trains on making and acting is also a separation of "violence" from "power".
What does it mean to say that one needs to act? In The Human Condition Hannah Arendt insists that we should always...
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green movement, non violance, transformation
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21 May 2010

Pentagon’s intelligence role rising

Before the US invasion of Afghanistan, Secretary Rumsfeld was reportedly troubled by having to wait on the CIA to make contact with important local warlords. Since then, numerous reports suggest that the Pentagon is sending teams of intelligence specialists abroad to work with special- operations forces in the war on terror.
Before the US invasion of Afghanistan, Secretary Rumsfeld was reportedly troubled by having to wait on the CIA to make...
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16 Dec 2010

Iran Suicide Bombing Is the U.S. Still Funding Jundallah

A Sunni terrorist organization that may have ties to the U.S. government is claiming responsibility for a coordinated suicide bombing attack Wednesday at a Shiite mosque in the southeastern Iranian city of Chahbahar. Thirty-nine people, including women and children gathered to celebrate the holy day of Ashura, were killed and nearly 100 more were wounded.
A Sunni terrorist organization that may have ties to the U.S. government is claiming responsibility for a coordinated...
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13 May 2010

The CIA Spy Plot to Sabotage Iran

It sounds like the plot to a pulp spy novel. An Iranian nuclear scientist disappears while on a trip abroad. For months, no one hears from him, until he suddenly resurfaces in the United States, a defector with valuable information about Iran s nuclear program.
It sounds like the plot to a pulp spy novel. An Iranian nuclear scientist disappears while on a trip abroad. For months,...
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9 Dec 2010

Tehran chokes on pollution, regime denies blame

Acute air pollution in Tehran cannot be blamed on gasoline produced in an emergency plan to foil sanctions over Iran s nuclear program, officials said on Wednesday, instead blaming the weather and domestic heaters
Acute air pollution in Tehran cannot be blamed on gasoline produced in an emergency plan to foil sanctions over Iran s...
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29 Jun 2010

Mohammad Javad Larijani Misrepresents Human Rights Council Session on National Television

During an appearance on the Islamic Republic of Iran s state television this week, Mohammad Javad Larijani repeatedly misrepresented the events of last week s Human Rights Council session in Geneva. Larijani s false statements were an attempt to conceal the wide range of objections faced by the Iranian delegation during the session. In his statements, Larijani spoke of Japan s support for Iran, when in fact, Japan was one of the signatories of the statement by 56 countries that highlighted widespread violations and objected to the situation of human rights in Iran. The statement was read despite Iran s efforts to stop it.
During an appearance on the Islamic Republic of Iran s state television this week, Mohammad Javad Larijani repeatedly...
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17 May 2010

French detainee leaves Iran as thousands face prison, torture, execution

Young French academic Clotilde Reiss flew home from Iran on Sunday, 10 months after she was arrested and accused of spying, as France denied striking a secret deal with Tehran. A government jet brought the 24-year-old researcher to an airbase outside Paris after her lawyer paid Iran a fine of more than a quarter of a million dollars, and she was whisked to the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Young French academic Clotilde Reiss flew home from Iran on Sunday, 10 months after she was arrested and accused of...
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14 May 2010

Mousavi ‘Do American hikers’ mothers have more rights than Iranian mothers ‘

GVF -- A mother is a mother wherever she may be. She has a right to see her child, but the real question is whether the same privilege given to American women is given to Iranian mothers? Do they offer Iranian women, mother and sisters the same rights offered to American women?
GVF -- A mother is a mother wherever she may be. She has a right to see her child, but the real question is whether the...
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14 Mar 2010

Agent reveals names of 192 prisoners at Evin prison ward

An Iranian opposition website has published a list of 192 prisoners being held at ward 240 of Evin prison that it has obtained through an intelligence agent operating in the ward in question. The leaked list contains the names of 192 inmates at ward 240 who were being held there until 9 March 2010. Some of the names in the list are those of previously unknown individuals:
An Iranian opposition website has published a list of 192 prisoners being held at ward 240 of Evin prison that it has...
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16 Dec 2010

Iran bombing Profile of Sunni group Jundallah

Jundallah, the Iranian Sunni group that claimed responsibility for today's suicide bombing which killed dozens of people, has a long history of attacks on civilian targets. Often said by Tehran to be supported by the US, Britain or Israel, it uses bases in nearby Pakistan to mount attacks in the border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, where there is a Sunni majority.
Jundallah, the Iranian Sunni group that claimed responsibility for today's suicide bombing which killed dozens of...
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16 Dec 2010

Fears grow for health of detained Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

Human rights activists have raised serious concerns about the health of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer who has been on hunger strike in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for more than a week. Sotoudeh, 45, has been kept in solitary confinement since her arrest in September. She is charged with "propaganda against the regime" and "acting against national security". Her supporters describe the charges as bogus and unsubstantial.
Human rights activists have raised serious concerns about the health of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer who has...
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15 Dec 2010

Iran mosque bombing kills dozens

Two bombs near a mosque in south-eastern Iran have killed an estimated 39 people at a Shia mourning ceremony. A Sunni Muslim rebel group, Jundallah, claimed it was responsible for the attack, which took place outside the Imam Hussein mosque in the port city of Chahbahar, near the border with Pakistan.
Two bombs near a mosque in south-eastern Iran have killed an estimated 39 people at a Shia mourning ceremony. A Sunni...
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9 Dec 2010

Tehran chokes and blames severe pollution on US sanctions

Residents of Tehran are blaming US sanctions for unprecedented levels of air pollution that have repeatedly forced the closure of universities and schools in the Iranian capital in the past month.
Residents of Tehran are blaming US sanctions for unprecedented levels of air pollution that have repeatedly forced the...
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5 Dec 2010

Iran unveils use of locally mined uranium for the first time

Iran took a step towards nuclear self-sufficiency today, using locally mined uranium for the first time in an act of defiance to the west on the eve of the resumption of talks over its atomic programme. The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran announced it had used domestically produced uranium yellowcake (refined ore) at its conversion plant in Isfahan. The mining and milling of uranium ore is not banned by UN resolutions (which focus on uranium enrichment), but one of the ways the international community has sought to close down Iran's nuclear programme is to stop it importing yellowcake
Iran took a step towards nuclear self-sufficiency today, using locally mined uranium for the first time in an act of...
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1 Dec 2010

Shahla Jahed Iran executes woman accused of murdering lover’s wife

An Iranian woman convicted of murdering the wife of her football player lover was hanged in Iran early today, state news agencies reported. "A few minutes ago, Shahla Jahed was hanged in the courtyard of Tehran's Evin prison after 3,063 days of being kept in prison," the Fars news agency said. Islamic Republic Student Agency (ISNA) said that Jahed was hanged at 5am, in the presence of the murdered wife's family. According to Iranian law, her life could have been spared if the family of the murdered woman pardoned her. Iran executes those sentenced to death before the Islamic morning call for prayer.
An Iranian woman convicted of murdering the wife of her football player lover was hanged in Iran early today, state news...
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29 Nov 2010

Who is killing Iran’s nuclear scientists?

The last possibility is that these scientists have been killed by the state either for giving away secrets, or on suspicion of contemplating defection. The fact that that two of the victims were members of the Sesame Council, with contact with Israelis and westerners, could be seen as possible pointers in that direction.
The last possibility is that these scientists have been killed by the state either for giving away secrets, or on...
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8 Jan 2010

Iran’s judiciary takes a military colour

A new phase of political killings is set to begin in Iran with the trial of five demonstrators charged with being mohareb a description for someone who fights against Islam. Tehran's "general and revolutionary" prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, told the Iranian news agency, IRNA, that those who "set fire to vehicles and committed other crimes" could be regarded as mohareb and will be dealt with in revolutionary courts. He said the cases against them had been "prepared by security forces, after taking their confessions". The usual punishment for being a mohareb in the Islamic Republic is execution. In other words five people face execution for taking part in a demonstration.
A new phase of political killings is set to begin in Iran with the trial of five demonstrators charged with being...
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25 Jun 2010

US Hikers Were Seized in Iraq

Since their arrest last July by Iranian forces near the Iraq border, three Americans Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd have been at the center of a high-stakes diplomatic struggle between Tehran and Washington. Iranian authorities have repeatedly accused the three of entering Iran to conduct espionage.
Since their arrest last July by Iranian forces near the Iraq border, three Americans Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah...
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10 Jun 2010

OBAMA’S CHARADE ON IRAN SANCTIONS

Today, the United Nations Security Council will adopt a new resolution (see, here) imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear activities. Predictably, the Obama Administration is working to spin its 'victory' in New York as both a great diplomatic achievement and a serious intensification of international pressure on Iran over the nuclear issue. It is neither.
Today, the United Nations Security Council will adopt a new resolution (see, here) imposing sanctions on the Islamic...
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26 May 2010

As Ugly As It Gets

In my view, the "Green Revolution" in Iran is the most important, self-generated, democracy movement to appear in the Middle East in decades. It has been suppressed, but it is not going away, and, ultimately, its success not any nuclear deal with the Iranian clerics is the only sustainable source of security and stability. We have spent far too little time and energy nurturing that democratic trend and far too much chasing a nuclear deal.
In my view, the "Green Revolution" in Iran is the most important, self-generated, democracy movement to appear in the...
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29 Apr 2010

Iranian ‘Blogfather’ Hossein Derakhshan is arrested on charge of spying for Israel

A prominent Iranian blogger, nicknamed the Blogfather for spawning Iran s spectacular blogging revolution, has been arrested in Tehran and accused of spying for Israel. Hossein Derakhshan, who was last based in London after spending several years in Canada, returned to live in his homeland a few weeks ago.
A prominent Iranian blogger, nicknamed the Blogfather for spawning Iran s spectacular blogging revolution, has been...
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23 Sep 2010

United against nuclear Iran

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), as part of the campaign to isolate the Iranian regime economically and diplomatically, launched its annual Hotels Campaign to demand that all New York area hotels and venues refuse to host Ahmadinejad and the Iranian delegation for the UN General Assembly s (UNGA) yearly September meeting in New York City.
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), as part of the campaign to isolate the Iranian regime economically and...
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28 May 2010

US ‘out of options’ on Iran

ahmoud Ahmadinejad has grown in strength following the disputed elections [GETTY]  Ahmadinejad was reelected as the president of Iran last June against a background of an unusually open, divisive and acrimonious election campaign. The vote was followed by unprecedented levels of street protests and growing international pressure and isolation led by the US, despite the stated intentions of Barack Obama, the US president. But now, several months on, Ahmadinejad's government appears to have emerged stronger and more self-confident than it was before the contentious elections.
ahmoud Ahmadinejad has grown in strength following the disputed elections [GETTY]  Ahmadinejad was reelected as the...
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7 Dec 2010

Defector Iran hosted North Korean technicians

A former Iranian diplomat who defected to the West this year says he saw North Korean technicians "repeatedly" travel to Iran, which Western officials fear is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Mohammad Reza Heydari, who resigned in January from his post as Iranian consul in Norway, said he's "certain" the cooperation is continuing between his home country and North Korea.
A former Iranian diplomat who defected to the West this year says he saw North Korean technicians "repeatedly" travel to...
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29 Apr 2010

IRAN A Nation Of Bloggers

A project targeted for audience in new media journalism and socio-political issues. This motion video turned into a viral campaign that reached a social impact with an impressive exposition inside important websites such as: Motionographer.com, boingboing.net, digg.com, motionspire.com, the middle east Al Jazeera TV channel, and BBC news.
A project targeted for audience in new media journalism and socio-political issues. This motion video turned into a...
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3 Feb 2010

Khamenei has suffered from depression for years

Khamenei has suffered from depression for years. Some doctors believe it is caused by his habit of listening to recordings before bed. Given that only recordings of people speaking against Khamanei are considered noteworthy, Khamenei is constantly listening to recordings of remarks against himself. In order to preserve his system, Khamenei usually listens to 20 minutes of recorded conversations against himself, between opponents or even officials, every night before sleeping. This contributes to his depression. Every night before sleeping, he reaches the conclusion that no one loves him and the next morning he opens his eyes onto people who plead their loyalty in order to attain power and wealth or in order to avoid his rage.
Khamenei has suffered from depression for years. Some doctors believe it is caused by his habit of listening to...
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5 Dec 2010

Iranian official’s speech highlights obstinacy, isolation

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday that Iran hoped for "constructive talks" with world powers on Monday and Tuesday but left little doubt that the gaps between the two sides remain almost insurmountable. Speaking to a security forum here one day after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assured the same gathering of a "good faith" effort in the negotiations, Mottaki was by turns caustic and defiant, both on stage and at a news conference. He insisted Iran had no interest in possessing a nuclear weapon, that sanctions had had "no impact" and that the real problem in the region was a "Zionist regime" that had "hundreds of nuclear warheads in occupied Palestine."
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Saturday that Iran hoped for "constructive talks" with world powers on...
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15 Jul 2010

U.S. paid Iranian nuclear scientist $5 million for aid to CIA, officials say

The Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed to have been abducted by the CIA before departing for his homeland Wednesday was paid more than $5 million by the agency to provide intelligence on Iran's nuclear program, U.S. officials said.
The Iranian nuclear scientist who claimed to have been abducted by the CIA before departing for his homeland Wednesday...
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11 Jun 2010

Iran blames U.S. for ‘bullying’ China to join sanctions

BEIJING -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday brushed off as "worthless paper" a new U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution against his country, and he seemed to blame the United States for "bullying" his ally, China, into joining the sanctions push. Visiting Shanghai just two days after China succumbed to international pressure and supported a fourth round of sanctions, Ahmadinejad, at a news conference, aimed most of his wrath at the Obama administration and Israel, but seemed conciliatory toward Beijing.
BEIJING -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday brushed off as "worthless paper" a new U.N. Security Council...
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5 Jun 2010

Iranian attacks kill at least 2 in Kurdish region of Iraq

BAGHDAD -- At least two people have been killed and dozens of families have fled in the mountains of the semiautonomous Kurdish region during two weeks of heavy air strikes and artillery attacks that come from neighboring Iran. The dead include a 14-year-old girl and a 45-year-old woman.
BAGHDAD -- At least two people have been killed and dozens of families have fled in the mountains of the semiautonomous...
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25 Sep 2010

Is Iran behind an attempted coup

What is known is that the government of Bahrain has arrested a group of 23 men whom it accuses of plotting to overthrow the government and of resorting to terrorist activities. The government is hinting that "outside forces" are behind the plotters. While Bahrain refrained from naming those outside plotters, a quick look at the region's map will leave no doubt in anyone's mind that the accusing finger points at Iran, with which Bahrain has had a series of diplomatic rows in the past. Most Gulf countries refrain from openly naming Iran even when it's obvious.
What is known is that the government of Bahrain has arrested a group of 23 men whom it accuses of plotting to overthrow...
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3 Oct 2010

Arrests of ‘nuclear spies’ announced by Iran intelligence official

Iran's intelligence minister on Saturday announced the arrest of several "nuclear spies" who were working to sabotage Tehran's nuclear program using the Internet. No further details were given, and Heidar Moslehi did not mention the Stuxnet computer virus that has infiltrated thousands of Iranian computer systems that are used to operate water and electricity plants, including the Bushehr atomic reactor.
Iran's intelligence minister on Saturday announced the arrest of several "nuclear spies" who were working to sabotage...
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14 Sep 2010

Iran frees U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have released Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held for more than a year in Iran, her attorney confirmed Tuesday. "She is free," attorney Masoud Shafii said. "She is coming out of prison right now." The Tehran Public and Revolutionary Courts Web site reported that Shourd, held here since July 2009, was freed from prison "at the order of the case inspector and with the agreement of the Tehran Prosecutor." According to Iranian law, Shourd, 32, may leave Iran but is obliged to return for future court proceedings.
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have released Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held for more than a year in Iran, her...
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2 Apr 2010

Gay Iranians increasingly fleeing their country after June’s crackdown

As Hassan walked -- well, more like sashayed -- through the market in this southern Turkish city, the population on the sidewalk -- elderly women in dark veils, men behind stalls selling Turkish pears five to a bag, children in woolly striped sweaters -- all gawked.
As Hassan walked -- well, more like sashayed -- through the market in this southern Turkish city, the population on the...
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25 Feb 2010

Iran’s reeling reformers find Khomeini family ally

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Inside the shrine to the founder of Iran's Islamic Revolution, the grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini performed his duty as its caretaker - politely greeting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and security force chiefs during an official memorial.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Inside the shrine to the founder of Iran's Islamic Revolution, the grandson of the late...
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15 Feb 2010

Ahmadinejad makes nuclear claims, stifles protests on revolution’s anniversary

Ahmadinejad's claim that Iran is now a "nuclear state" is a frequent refrain. The Iranian president has used the phrase or similar locutions at least eight times since his announcement April 11, 2006, that Iran had succeeded in enriching uranium.
Ahmadinejad's claim that Iran is now a "nuclear state" is a frequent refrain. The Iranian president has used the phrase...
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11 Feb 2010

Iran proclaims new success in uranium enrichment

TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Thursday that Iran has produced its first batch of uranium enriched to a higher level, saying his country will not be bullied by the West into curtailing its nuclear program a day after the U.S. imposed new sanctions.
TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Thursday that Iran has produced its first batch of uranium...
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27 May 2010

Iranian artists, musicians give voice to opposition amid censorship

TEHRAN -- Nearly a year after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed election victory led to wide-scale protests and a fierce government crackdown, members of Iran's thriving and internationally acclaimed cultural scene have emerged as a driving force for the opposition.
TEHRAN -- Nearly a year after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed election victory led to wide-scale protests and a...
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17 May 2010

Iran creates illusion of progress in nuclear negotiations

Nearly eight months ago, the United States, France and Russia proposed a swap of nuclear fuel -- to support Iran's research reactor -- as a confidence-building measure that would have, in effect, paused the Iranian program and allowed for international talks to proceed. Now, however, in reaching a similar agreement with Turkey and Brazil, Iran has succeeded in narrowing the discussion. What was supposed to be a sideshow has become the main event.
Nearly eight months ago, the United States, France and Russia proposed a swap of nuclear fuel -- to support Iran's...
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20 May 2010

Mohammad Ali Abtahi

Hojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi (Persian: ??????? ?????; born January 27, 1958) is an Iranian theologian, scholar, pro-democracy activist and chairman of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue. He is a former Vice President of Iran and a close associate of former President Mohammad Khatami. Abtahi is a member of the central council of Association of Combatant Clerics (Majma'e Rowhaniyoon-e Mobarez), the political grouping to which both Khatami and the 2009 presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi (the previous Speaker of Majlis of Iran) belong
Hojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi (Persian: ??????? ?????; born January 27, 1958) is an Iranian theologian,...
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12 Sep 2010

Kahrizak detention center

Kahrizak detention center is a detainment facility operated by the Judicial system of Iran in southern Tehran.
Kahrizak detention center is a detainment facility operated by the Judicial system of Iran in southern Tehran.
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12 Sep 2010

Ahmad Batebi

Ahmad Batebi (born July 25, 1977 in Shiraz, Iran) is a human rights activist[citation needed]. During his studies at the University of Tehran he gained international fame for his appearance on the July 17, 1999 cover of The Economist magazine, holding up a shirt splattered with the blood of a fellow protester
Ahmad Batebi (born July 25, 1977 in Shiraz, Iran) is a human rights activist[citation needed]. During his studies at the...
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4 Feb 2010

Intellectual movements in Iran

Intellectual movements in Iran involve the Iranian experience of modernity and its associated art, science, literature, poetry, and political structures that have been changing since the 19th century
Intellectual movements in Iran involve the Iranian experience of modernity and its associated art, science, literature,...
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14 Dec 2010

Iran vs. Somali Pirates in Thug Navy Showdown

As Somali pirates creep closer to the Persian Gulf, the Iranian government is getting ready to push em back. Which begs the question: Can you root for both sides in a fight getting their asses kicked? Mohammad-Hossein Dajmar, director general of Iran s Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL), is due to present a plan for increased surveillance of Iranian shipping in the Indian Ocean in order to combat the threat of Somali piracy as it gets closer to Iran s shores.
As Somali pirates creep closer to the Persian Gulf, the Iranian government is getting ready to push em back. Which begs...
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24 Nov 2010

Assembly Pushes to Oust Iran President

Iran's parliament revealed it planned to impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but refrained under orders from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, exposing a deepening division within the regime. Lawmakers also launched a new petition to bring a debate on the president's impeachment, conservative newspapers reported Monday. The reports of challenges to Mr. Ahmadinejad were intended as retorts to a powerful body of clerics that urged Mr. Khamenei to curb the parliament's authority and give greater clout to the president.
Iran's parliament revealed it planned to impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but refrained under orders from Supreme...
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21 Jul 2010

Small Bank in Germany Tied to Iran Nuclear Effort

As the international sanctions noose tightens around Iran's nuclear program, Tehran is increasingly relying on a small, Iranian-owned bank in Germany to conduct business on behalf of the regime's blacklisted companies, Western officials say.
As the international sanctions noose tightens around Iran's nuclear program, Tehran is increasingly relying on a small,...
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21 Jul 2010

Sanctioned Iran Group Pulls Out of Gas Project

The engineering arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday it was pulling out of projects in a giant Iranian natural-gas field in the Persian Gulf, blaming mounting sanctions from the West. The decision is a blow to a push by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to tighten control of the country's oil and gas industry and suggests a round of fresh international sanctions specifically targeting the IRGC is causing new difficulty for the group, a paramilitary organization with a range of business subsidiaries.
The engineering arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday it was pulling out of projects in a giant Iranian...
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4 Jan 2010

Tehran Plans a Major Military Exercise

Iranian media on Sunday reported Tehran will conduct a large-scale defensive military exercise next month, coinciding with what government officials now say is a deadline for the West to respond to its counteroffer to a nuclear-fuel deal.
Iranian media on Sunday reported Tehran will conduct a large-scale defensive military exercise next month, coinciding...
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10 Jun 2010

Grand Bargainers

We don't know of a single Western scholar' or policy wonk' who thinks that access to the Iranian regime is going to make them powerful, rich, or both," Flynt Leverett and his wife, Hillary Mann Leverett, recently wrote on their website, raceforiran.com. The two Iran lobbyists were responding to my profile of them in Tablet Magazine two weeks ago, in which I wrote that contacts in a closed society have real value for policy types.
We don't know of a single Western scholar' or policy wonk' who thinks that access to the Iranian regime is going to make...
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8 Oct 2010

March 8, 1979 Iranian Women March Against Hijab and Islamic Laws

This is the Engilsh translation of the report about the Iranian women March which happened less than three weeks after the uprising of people in Feburary. This report is about the resistance of women against the Islamic Regime which was from March 7 to 11th in 1979.Opression of the Islamic Regime like other Islamic movement starts by attacking the women movement first.
This is the Engilsh translation of the report about the Iranian women March which happened less than three weeks after...
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human rights, womans rights
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3 Jun 2010

FOR NEDA (English)

FOR NEDA reveals the true story of Neda Agha-Soltan, who became another tragic casualty of Iran's violent crackdown on post-election protests on June 20, 2009. Unlike many unknown victims, however, she instantly became an international symbol of the struggle: Within hours of Agha-Soltan's death, cell phone photographs of her blood-stained face were held aloft by crowds protesting in Tehran and across the world. With exclusive access to her family inside Iran, the documentary goes to the heart of who Neda was and what she stood for, illuminating the larger Iranian struggle for democratic freedoms through her powerful story. Directed by Antony Thomas.
FOR NEDA reveals the true story of Neda Agha-Soltan, who became another tragic casualty of Iran's violent crackdown on...
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