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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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December 2007
- Iran's Prez Under Fire for Rising Inflation
  
  newser | Associated Press | Dec 27, 07 7:35 PM CST
  
  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 »
- Iran Plans 19 Nuke Plants
  
  newser | Reuters | Dec 24, 07 11:47 AM CST
  
  Iran has dismissed calls to drop uranium enrichment and plans 19 new nuclear power plants, Reuters reports. "US officials have talked of negotiations" on the condition that Iran stop the enrichment, "but we do not accept any preconditions for talks," Iran's Foreign Minister said today. The UN Security Council is debating another round of sanctions over Iran's refusal to stop the nuclear activity. More »
- Gulf Arabs Enjoy Iranian Thaw
  
  newser | Economist | Dec 23, 07 4:30 AM CST
  
  Relations between the Sunni states in the Persian Gulf and the Shias in Iran were chilly before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005, and they became even frostier afterward. But now the worm is beginning to turn—and former rivals are making nice. Burdened with UN sanctions and needing new trading partners, Tehran has been knocking on doors across the Gulf—in the UAE, in Bahrain and at a recent Arab summit. More »
- Iran Cracks Down on the 'Un-Islamic'
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Dec 20, 07 1:09 PM CST
  
  Iran is engaged in its most serious crackdown on "un-Islamic" behavior in years, the Christian Science Monitor reports, with masked police rounding up and humiliating everyone from drug dealers to immodestly dressed women. But the impulse for the crackdown isn't Islamic conservatism, the paper concludes; it's a fear of American-sponsored regime change. More »
- Russia Gives Iran Nuclear Fuel
  
  newser | BBC | Dec 17, 07 7:58 AM CST
  
  Russia delivered nuclear material to Iran yesterday, the BBC reports, ignoring Washington’s protests. Russia says it has assurances that the plutonium will only be used for the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is being built by a Russian company, but the US says that spent uranium could be used in weapons development. The plant could be operational within six months. More »
- Iran Prez: US Hurts World Peace
  
  newser | Newsweek | Dec 14, 07 4:03 PM CST
  
  Writing in Newsweek , Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the US has forsaken its “proper role in eliminating tyranny and violence” in the international arena, instead acting unilaterally to disrupt a peaceful world. Ahmadinejad says Iran has every right to develop nuclear fuel “for peaceful purposes,” and the US is opposing the ability of nations to “advance together.” More »
- Iran Resumed Nuke Program, Says Group
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Dec 11, 07 8:06 AM CST
  
  An Iranian opposition group claims that the US intelligence agency's recent reversal on the status of Iran’s nuclear program was in error, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group, which first identified Iran's nuclear program in 2002, agrees that Iran closed down its major research facility in 2003, says a spokesman, but “they scattered the weaponization program to other locations and restarted in 2004." More »
- U-Turn on Iran Will Shake Up Foreign Policy
  
  newser | New York Times | Dec 4, 07 8:44 AM CST
  
  The National Intelligence Estimate's findings yesterday that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 will have dramatic fallout at home and abroad, the New York Times reports, beginning with the collapse of the White House's recent campaign to portray Iran as an immediate threat to world peace. It will erode international support for tougher sanctions against Iran, and take off the table the "widely rumored and feared" possibility of military intervention pushed by hardliners in the Bush administration. More »
- Iran Praises Nuke Report; Israel Skeptical
  
  newser | Reuters | Dec 4, 07 8:15 AM CST
  
  Iran trumpeted a US intelligence report released yesterday that said it suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003, but Israel expressed skepticism, Reuters reports. "The condition of Iran's peaceful nuclear activities is becoming clear to the world," an Iranian official said of the report. Not so fast, said Israel's defense chief. More »
- Iranians Chuck Canuck
  
  newser | Globe and Mail | Dec 4, 07 2:50 AM CST
  
  Iran has ordered the Canadian ambassador out of the country, reports the Globe and Mail. The expulsion is thought to be due to Iran's unhappiness at Canada's rejection of several proposed Iranian ambassadors with suspected violent student radical pasts. "It is one-sided love," said an Iranian diplomat. "Love should be mutual." More »
- ‘Anti-Rumsfeld’ Cools Iran War Rhetoric
  
  newser | Newsweek | Dec 3, 07 7:35 PM CST
  
  Dubbed the “Anti-Rumsfeld,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates is soothing fears that the US will bomb Iran—while trying to guard against mishaps that might trigger a war. Certain that a Tehran strike would spark a wider conflict and terror in Europe, Gates coolly tries to “lower the temperature,” Newsweek reports, as a Cold War-style counterbalance to the VP's battle plans. More »
November 2007
- Iran Vows to Crack Down on 'Obscene' Rap Music
  
  newser | BBC | Nov 30, 07 5:21 AM CST
  
  In its latest bid to protect traditional Islamic morality from encroaching Western influences, Iran announced it will crack down on rap music it considers "obscene." Rap music in Farsi focusing on social, political and sexual themes is growing increasingly popular on the black market. An official recently condemned rappers for using vulgar words. It's not clear if all rap is being targeted or only particular songs or musicians. More »
- Fear of Iran Driving Push for Peace
  
  newser | New York Times | Nov 28, 07 3:19 AM CST
  
  Fear of Iran and Islamic extremism is the catalyst that's bringing together delegates at the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, the New York Times reports. Sunni Arab leaders see their young people becoming radicalized and Iran's influence expanding, and fear the region could be transformed in new and dangerous ways. Iran has strongly condemned the peace talks. More »
- Ahmadinejad Offers to Safeguard US Elections
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Nov 27, 07 11:15 AM CST
  
  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday offered to oversee the 2008 US presidential elections, saying he’s convinced that, given a free poll, Americans won’t re-elect George W. Bush. That Bush isn’t constitutionally allowed to run seemed lost on the Iranian president—as was the irony that his own government opposes independent observation of elections, the Guardian reports. More »
- Ahmadinejad Gets a Blog, Hilarity Ensues
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Nov 26, 07 9:10 AM CST
  
  When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his blog, he thought circumventing the media would let him present his message unadulterated to fawning supporters, free from opposition catcalls. What he found instead was a hypercritical audience typical of the online realm, the Guardian reports. Iranians, among others, are mercilessly flaming their president, criticizing his domestic policies and political tactics as scathingly as any columnist. More »
- Chavez Warns of $200 Oil if US Strikes Iran
  
  newser | BBC | Nov 17, 07 6:48 PM CST
  
  Crude oil prices could hit $150-$200 a barrel if Bush is “mad enough” to strike Iran, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned today at the OPEC summit. “The basis of all aggression is oil,” said Chavez, arguing that OPEC should set itself up as “an active geopolitical agent.” Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah countered, saying “Oil shouldn’t be a tool for conflict, [but for] development.” More »
- Iranian Official Says Gays Merit Death Penalty
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Nov 13, 07 5:27 PM CST
  
  Tehran is sanctioning the execution and perhaps torture of homosexuals, reports the London Times, and an Iranian politician confirmed the policy at a meeting with British MPs. Quizzed about the hanging of two boys accused of homosexual activity, a member of Iran's energy committee responded that gays should be killed—though he initially said "tortured." More »
- Bush, Merkel Meet in the Middle
  
  newser | BBC | Nov 10, 07 4:03 PM CST
  
  Bush vowed to play nice with Iran today and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to mull more sanctions despite resistance to the notion in Germany, the BBC reports. Facing reporters on Bush's Texas ranch, the president backed diplomacy as a way to thwart Iran's nuke program. "We will continue to work together to solve this problem diplomatically, which means they will continue to be isolated," he said. More »
- Siemens, Banks Bow to US Pressure to End Iran Biz
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Nov 9, 07 4:44 AM CST
  
  The Siemens company in Germany, one of the world's largest engineering operations, and the country's three largest banks are cutting business ties with Iran under White House pressure to get out or risk US interests. It's a sign that major European corporations are beginning to line up behind American economic pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. More »
- Iran, US Team to Save Cheetah
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Nov 1, 07 8:29 PM CDT
  
  In an unlikely collaboration, the US and Iran will undertake efforts this month to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah, whose numbers could be as low as 60, Der Spiegel reports. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society will send a team to the Kavir Desert in central Iran for a cheetah-tracking project—but none of the WCS scientists can be Americans. 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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