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Iran

With Iran coming ever closer to nuclear capability, the need for diplomacy - and the saber rattling on all sides - intensifies

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  • May 2008

    • Iran Rejects Nuclear Incentives

      Reuters  |  May 5, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Iran Rejects Nuclear Incentives

      (Newser) - Iran has rejected an international package of incentives to stop its nuclear enrichment program, and Tehran won’t accept any proposal of that kind, the foreign ministry said today. “Those incentives that violate the Iranian nation's right in any form will not be reviewed,” a spokesman said, referring to the pursuit of nuclear technology. But foreign diplomats are skeptical, Reuters reports. More »

    • Let's Not Push War With Iran: Top Admiral

      Reuters  |  May 5, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Let's Not Push War With Iran: Top Admiral

      (Newser) - With wars still raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US would be hard-pressed to start a new one with Iran, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Michael Mullen said today. “I actually am very hopeful that we don't have to get into a conflict,” Mullen told Israeli TV, though he reiterated he would “keep all the military options on the table.” More »

    • Iraq Leaders to Visit Iran to Discuss Militia Role

      New York Times  |  May 1, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Iraq Leaders to Visit Iran to Discuss Militia Role

      (Newser) - A delegation of Shiite Iraqi officials is heading to Iran to discuss its role in supporting anti-government activity in Iraq, the New York Times reports. The trip marks the first time Iraqi leaders have visited Tehran over the issue. The officials, selected by PM al-Maliki, all have links to Iran, whose support of Shiite militias has long drawn US criticism. More »

  • April 2008

    • New Ship a 'Reminder' to Iran: Gates

      Reuters  |  Apr 30, 08 6:36 AM CDT

      New Ship a 'Reminder' to Iran: Gates

      (Newser) - A second US aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf yesterday, which Robert Gates says Iran should see as a "reminder." The defense secretary denied that the deployment of another ship in the Gulf amounted to an escalation of American forces in the area, Reuters reports, but hoped to get Tehran's attention with the extra vessel's presence. More »

    • Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

      BBC  |  Apr 29, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

      (Newser) - Barbie, Batman, and Harry Potter have no place in the Islamic Republic of Iran, says the nation's top prosecutor. He warned of the "social danger" that toys and other Western cultural imports pose to his country and has called for a ban, the BBC reports. Barbie is a big seller in Iran, and the country's little girls haven't been as keen on the more modestly dressed, Iranian-made alternative. More »

    • US Preparing Iran War Plans

      Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      US Preparing Iran War Plans

      (Newser) - The US is preparing for a potential military action against Iran, the nation’s top military official said today. Such an attack would be “extremely stressing” on the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it is on the table if a diplomatic solution can’t stop Iran’s alleged hunt for nuclear weapons and involvement in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. More »

    • Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

      BBC  |  Apr 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

      (Newser) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader says Iran is denying the terrorist group credit for 9/11 by spreading the rumor that Israel masterminded the 2001 attacks on the US. A new audiotape from Ayman al-Zawahiri highlights the growing tension between al-Qaeda and Tehran, the BBC reports, evidence of a sectarian struggle for power in the region. More »

    • Talks Don't Yield New Nuclear Offer for Iran

      Reuters  |  Apr 16, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Talks Don't Yield New Nuclear Offer for Iran

      (Newser) - A meeting in Shanghai of permanent UN Security Council members and Germany failed to produce a new set of incentives to offer Iran for cessation of its nuclear activities, Reuters reports. "We can say we agreed on the main content of a plan to restart negotiations, but not all the problems have been resolved," a senior Chinese diplomat said today. More »

    • Ahmadinejad Calls 9/11 'Suspicious Event'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 16, 08 12:56 PM CDT

      Ahmadinejad Calls 9/11 'Suspicious Event'

      (Newser) - The September 11 attacks were a simple pretext to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, expressing doubt as to the cause and death toll of the attacks. “Four or five years ago, a suspicious event occurred in New York,” he said. “A building collapsed and they said that 3,000 people had been killed, but never published their names.” More »

    • 9 Dead, 100 Wounded in Iran Mosque Blast

      BBC  |  Apr 12, 08 8:36 PM CDT

      9 Dead, 100 Wounded in Iran Mosque Blast

      (Newser) - A bomb killed nine and wounded more than 100 in an Iranian mosque today, scattering members of an extremist Shiite group, the BBC reports. Police and militia have cordoned off the area while medics attend to victims and local media call for blood donations. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. More »

    • Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials

      Washington Post  |  Apr 12, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials

      (Newser) - Recent battles in Basra prove that Iran is crippling Iraqi stability while al-Qaeda's influence there wanes, US officials say. David Petraeus pointed to Iran's influence in testimony this week, and now Shiite militias are said to have benefited from Iranian weapons, training, and guidance in Basra fighting—prompting a Washington probe of Iran's impact, the Washington Post reports. More »

    • Iran Promises West 'Bloody Nose' Over Nuke Program

      Reuters  |  Apr 9, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Iran Promises West 'Bloody Nose' Over Nuke Program

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invoked some schoolyard rhetoric today, threatening the West with a "bloody nose" over ongoing criticism of Iran's uranium enrichment program, Reuters reports. "The Iranian nation will bloody the enemy's nose if they want to violate an iota of our rights" to nuclear technology, Ahmadinejad warned. Not clear enough? "The nation will slap you in the mouth," he added. More »

    • Iran's Latest Nuclear Moves Raise Hackles

      Reuters  |  Apr 8, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Iran's Latest Nuclear Moves Raise Hackles

      (Newser) - Iran began installation today of 6,000 high-capacity centrifuges at its Natanz uranium-enrichment facility, Reuters reports. To the chagrin of Western powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked Iran’s “National Day of Nuclear Technology” with the announcement. The US said Iran’s move showed it was determined to disobey the UN Security Council on enrichment; France said tougher sanctions might be necessary. More »

  • March 2008

    • Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

      CNN  |  Mar 31, 08 6:58 PM CDT

      Iran Played Key Role in al-Sadr Ceasefire

      (Newser) - Iran played a key role in convincing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to call a ceasefire in Basra yesterday, CNN reports. Iraqi lawmakers from five Shiite parties traveled to Iran on Friday to meet with al-Sadr, and returned yesterday, right before al-Sadr's injunction to halt violence in Basra, an Iraqi official said. More »

    • Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack

      BBC  |  Mar 24, 08 4:37 PM CDT

      Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack

      (Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus says Iran was behind yesterday's mortar attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, the BBC reports. Tehran trained, equipped, and funded the insurgents who carried out the attack, he said. "All of this in complete violation of promises made by President Ahmadinejad and the other most senior Iranian leaders to their Iraqi counterparts," said the commander of coalition forces in Iraq. More »

    • Cheney, Peres Warn of Iran's Reach

      Associated Press  |  Mar 23, 08 10:41 AM CDT

      Cheney, Peres Warn of Iran's Reach

      (Newser) - Following an early Easter prayer service in Jerusalem, Dick Cheney continued his 10-day trip focused on the Mideast peace process by meeting with Israel President Shimon Peres this morning. Both men warned of Iran’s rising influence in the region, reports the AP. "We have this problem of the Iranians who want to build two satellites, the Hezbollah (in Lebanon), and the Hamas in Gaza,” Peres says. More »

    • Election Victory Emboldens Ahmadinejad

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 17, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Election Victory Emboldens Ahmadinejad

      (Newser) - More complete results from Friday's Iranian parliamentary elections show Islamist conservatives who support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nuclear policy sweeping about 70% of the vote, Bloomberg reports. Pro-democracy candidates, meanwhile, did poorly after clerics blocked many from running. A triumphant Ahmadinejad said the results "stamped a mark of shame and despair on the forehead of Iran's enemies." More »

    • Conservatives Lead 'Cooked' Iran Vote

      Reuters  |  Mar 15, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Conservatives Lead 'Cooked' Iran Vote

      (Newser) - Early results in Iran's elections today are no surprise—conservatives will keep power—but they are expected to be more critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reuters reports. Some are teaming with reformists to fight the president's economic policies, which have let inflation rise to 19%. Reformists also picked up seats despite having many candidates disqualified. More »

    • Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 15, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Brit Furor Over Asylum for Gay Iranian

      (Newser) - A gay teenager who fears the death penalty at home in Iran, after his boyfriend was hanged for sodomy, is fighting for the right to stay in  the UK permanently, the Independent reports. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, lost his asylum claim in Britain and is now in a detention center in the Netherlands, but the British Home Secretary has bowed to pressure and agreed to reconsider. A Dutch court Tuesday said he could not claim asylum there. More »

    • Ruling Conservatives Should Fare Well in Iran Vote

      Al Jazeera  |  Mar 13, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Ruling Conservatives Should Fare Well in Iran Vote

      (Newser) - Iranian conservatives are likely to gain seats in tomorrow's parliamentary elections despite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's growing unpopularity, Al Jazeera reports. Iranians may disapprove of the president's economic policies, but the ruling Guardians Council barred 1,700 candidates—mainly reformists—from seeking election to the 290-seat parliament. Government officials and state-run media are urging high turnout after campaigning limited to one week. More »

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks in a ceremony before the burning of 70,000 kg (154,300 lbs) of narcotic drugs seized in Iran, Tuesday, June 26, 2007. A photo of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah...   (Associated Press)
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves as he attends the 18th anniversary of the death of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic revolution in Tehran,...   (Associated Press)
Under a picture of the Iranian late supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, a top Iranian nuclear negotiator, Javad Vaeedi, left, and deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...   (Associated Press)
A top Iranian nuclear negotiator, Javad Vaeidi, right, and deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen, attend a press conference after their official talks...   (Associated Press)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves to the media as he arrives prior to an official welcoming ceremony for his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid...   (Associated Press)
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Background

Catalyst for Iranian Resistance
ZNet

The Iranian question is on everyone%u2019s lips at the moment, and judging by the ongoing discussions in both the mainstream and alternative (progressive) media, it is apparent that, one way or the other, the US (and its coalition of willing cronies) has its sights firmly set on bringing regime change...

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Islamic Revolution of Iran
MSN

"Islamic Revolution of Iran, widespread uprising in 1978 and 1979 in which Islamic fundamentalists and their supporters overthrew Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran. The revolutionaries, led by an exiled religious leader, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, dismantled the shah%u2019s secular (nonreligious)...

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Iran's Growing Regional Influence
BBC

"Iran is now a regional superpower, and ever since the Islamic revolution in 1978-9, we in the West have consistently misunderstood it."

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BBC Guide to Power Structure in Iran
BBC

"Iran's complex and unusual political system combines elements of a modern Islamic theocracy with democracy. A network of unelected institutions controlled by the highly powerful conservative Supreme Leader is countered by a president and parliament elected by the people..."

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Ali Khamenei
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ali Khamenei (Mohammad Ali Hoseyn Khamenei) , 1939-, Iranian religious and political leader, b. Mashhad. A Shiite Islamic cleric who was the son of an ayatollah, Khamenei began his religious studies at a young age, and was briefly at Najaf, Iraq (1957), before he settled in Qom (1958). As an ...

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , 1956-, Iranian politician. From a humble background, he supported the Islamic revolution (1979) while working toward his civil engineering doctorate and was a founder of the student union that occupied the U.S. embassy. He joined (1980) the Revolutionary Guards and served ...

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Iran
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Iran , officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop. 68,018,000), 636,290 sq mi (1,648,000 sq km), SW Asia. The country's name was changed from Persia to Iran in 1935. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea; on the east by ...

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