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  • January 2008

    • Iran Prez Lashes Out at Bush, Israel

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jan 17, 08 9:20 PM CST

      Iran Prez Lashes Out at Bush, Israel

      Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim against two familiar foes with strong rhetoric today, BBC reports. He accused President Bush of "sowing seeds of division" during his Mideast trip and warned Israel not to threaten Tehran. "The Zionist regime would not dare attack," he said after Israel tested a ballistic missile. "The Iranian response would make them regret it, and they know this." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Israel  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    • Iran Gender Wars Hit High Gear

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jan 17, 08 5:15 PM CST

      Iran Gender Wars Hit High Gear

      Iranian women can't travel without a man's permission, but two female racecar drivers are taking matters into their own hands and fighting for equal opportunity on the track. Nervous officials have repeatedly banned Zoreh Vatankhah and her mentor, Laleh Seddigh, from races—and their successes don't often make the front page. But they're not giving up, Der Spiegel reports. More »

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      Iran  • Tehran  • car race

    • There's Plenty of Oil Left: Study

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 17, 08 9:37 AM CST

      There's Plenty of Oil Left: Study

      New oilfields being brought online more than offset losses from depleted fields, says an optimistic report released today. Though it cited an Iran-sized 4.5% annual loss, key oil industry adviser CERA contends “there is no impending short-term peak in global oil production," reports the Wall Street Journal. Researchers, however, had little access to fields controlled by OPEC and Russia. More »

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      Iran  • Russia  • oil  • crude oil  • OPEC  • oil supply  • oil exploration

    • Iran Sanctions Might Not be Working: GAO

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 16, 08 3:01 PM CST

      Iran Sanctions Might Not be Working: GAO

      Sanctioning Iran may not have actually worked, the Government Accountability Office said yesterday, just as the US pushes for a fresh round of UN sanctions. Restrictions on state-owned banks are easy to circumvent, the report notes, and Iran has signed $20 billion in energy contracts since 2003. The “evidence raises questions about the extent of reported economic impacts,” the report concludes. More »

    • Bush Ending Mideast Tour With Promises, Few Results

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 16, 08 10:08 AM CST

      Bush Ending Mideast Tour With Promises, Few Results

      President Bush will wrap up his tour of the Middle East tomorrow with a quick visit to Egypt, then fly home from his eight-day vision having collected plenty of promises but little in the way of actual results, the AP reports. Bush used the visit to woo Arab support for the Israeli peace process and to help counteract Iran. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Israel  • Middle East  • Egypt  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Palestinians

    • Bush to Israel: NIE Was Wrong

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jan 15, 08 3:15 PM CST

      Bush to Israel: NIE Was Wrong

      President Bush is privately assuring Israel’s leaders that he doesn’t believe the National Intelligence Estimate's conclusion that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. In disavowing December's NIE, Bush said the “conclusions don't reflect his own views,” a US official told Newsweek . The private pledge may help quell calls in Israel’s defense community for military strikes. More »

    • Bush Asks OPEC for More Oil

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 15, 08 9:32 AM CST

      Bush Asks OPEC for More Oil

      OPEC should start producing more oil, President Bush told Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah today, or it risks damaging “consuming economies,” like the US. Bush said high oil prices were reducing consumer purchasing power, and said more supply “would be helpful.” He also warned Iran to avoid another Strait of Hormuz incident, saying any attack on US ships would have serious consequences. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • Condoleezza Rice  • oil  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Saudi Arabia  • OPEC  • King Abdullah  • oil supply  • Strait of Hormuz

    • Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

      newser  |  Navy Times  |  Jan 14, 08 6:59 PM CST

      Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

      Threats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to you. You will explode in a few minutes.” Iran says the US lied about the threats; now Navy officials say they may have come from shore. More »

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      Iran  • radio  • US Navy  • Strait of Hormuz  • threats  • Iranian speedboats

    • Stop Iranian Threat Now: Bush

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 13, 08 10:03 AM CST

      Stop Iranian Threat Now: Bush

      President Bush said today that the US and its Arab allies must stop the threat posed by Iran "before it's too late." Speaking in the United Arab Emirates during his 8-day trip to the Mideast to push his peace plan, Bush called Iran the "world's leading state sponsor of terrorism," and accused officials of funding extremists, giving the Taliban arms, and defying the United Nations. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Taliban  • United Arab Emirates  • Mideast peace  • Mideast

    • Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 12, 08 5:05 PM CST

      Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

      Objects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired warning shots at a small Iranian boat that passed within 500 yards, the Washington Post reports. More »

    • Bush Defers on Troop Pullouts, Upbraids Iran

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 12, 08 10:43 AM CST

      Bush Defers on Troop Pullouts, Upbraids Iran

      At a naval base in Kuwait today, President Bush praised the success of US forces in Iraq since the surge and said he would not pressure Gen. David Petraeus to continue troop drawdowns beyond the 30,000 scheduled to be pulled out by July. "My attitude is, if he didn't want to continue the drawdown, that's fine with me," the president told reporters. "I said to the general, 'If you want to slow her down, fine. It's up to you.' " More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal

    • US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 10, 08 4:28 PM CST

      US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

      The US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US is lying. A Pentagon spokesman dismissed  that claim today. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Tehran  • Persian Gulf  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

    • Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 9, 08 3:12 PM CST

      Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

      President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend. "There will be serious consequences if they attack our ships," Bush said. More »

    • Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 9, 08 7:34 AM CST

      Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

      A video of a tense encounter between US Navy ships and Iranian speedboats is a fake, Iran claims. "The footage released by the US Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," an unnamed official in the Revolutionary Guards tells the state-run Press TV. On the video, a voice can be heard threatening the US sailors, and the Iranians are warned several times they risk being fired upon. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

    • Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 7, 08 10:54 AM CST

      Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

      Washington is firing diplomatic volleys at Tehran today after five Iranian ships "harassed" three US Navy ships in international waters yesterday, CNN reports. "Such actions are dangerous and could have quickly escalated into something much worse," the Pentagon press secretary said. "We see it as further evidence that Iran is unpredictable and remains a threat." Tehran shrugged off the encounter as "ordinary." More »

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      Iran  • Persian Gulf  • Revolutionary Guards  • Strait of Hormuz

    • Tech Sales to China Raise Red Flags

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 2, 08 9:30 AM CST

      Tech Sales to China Raise Red Flags

      Chinese companies linked to the People’s Liberation Army were cleared to import sensitive high-tech equipment from the US after the Bush administration eased restrictions blocking the sale of technology with military applications, the New York Times reports. One company has ties to arms sales to Iran and Syria, claims a report by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control. More »

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      China  • Iran  • technology  • military  • Syria  • imports  • Commerce Department  • People's Liberation Army  • arms control

  • December 2007

    • Iran's Power Structure Baffles

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 31, 07 1:25 PM CST

      Iran's Power Structure Baffles

      Since Iran’s autocratic shah fell in 1979, the question “Who runs Iran?” has stumped Western analysts. “Who doesn’t?” may be easier to grasp, reports the Los Angeles Times. Iran’s government has morphed into a free-for-all that includes the Shiite Muslim clergy, an entrenched bureaucracy, and an array of elites who wage subtle battles for influence. More »

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      Iran  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Mohammad Khatami

    • Iraqis Mark Saddam's Death

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 30, 07 9:51 AM CST

      Iraqis Mark Saddam's Death

      "There is no life without the sun and no dignity without Saddam," read graffiti in the former Iraqi leader’s hometown of Tikrit today, the first anniversary of his execution. Small groups of mourners came to his tomb to praise Saddam Hussein’s accomplishments, reports Reuters, amid tightened security in anticipation of attacks by die-hard supporters. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Saddam Hussein  • execution  • Tikrit

    • Iran's Prez Under Fire for Rising Inflation

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 27, 07 7:35 PM CST

      Iran's Prez Under Fire for Rising Inflation

      Skyrocketing inflation in Iran is sparking criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—even from within his own conservative party, the AP reports. Prices for food and homes have surged in recent months. Ahmadinejad, who ran in 2005 on promises to use oil revenue to boost the economy, blames his predecessors for the country's economic woes. The argument, however, isn't washing. More »

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      Iran  • inflation  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    • Persepolis an Animated Triumph

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Dec 25, 07 12:24 PM CST

      Persepolis an Animated Triumph

      Persepolis isn’t just a good animated movie. “It’s a small landmark in feature animation,” writes Nick Pinkerton of the Village Voice . Rendered with handcrafted charm in black and white, it tells the poignant-yet-funny story of a girl growing up amidst the Iranian revolution. But “bare synopsis doesn’t begin to convey [its] imaginative breadth,” says Newsweek ’s David Ansen. More »

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      Iran  • movie  • movie review  • comics  • animated movie  • Persepolis  • graphic novel

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