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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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  • September 2007

    • Iran Scoffs at Paying $2.65B for Bombing

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 07 6:11 PM CDT

      Iran Scoffs at Paying $2.65B for Bombing

      Iran reacted to a federal court ruling today by scoffing at paying a $2.65 billion penalty for its alleged role in a 1983 bombing, the AP reports. "The American judge's ruling is baseless," a spokesman said of yesterday's decision. "This ruling against Iran is politically motivated." Iran also denies any involvement in the US Marine barracks attack in Beirut, which killed 241 service members. More »

    • Iran Boasts of Nuke Potential

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 2, 07 12:05 PM CDT

      Iran Boasts of Nuke Potential

      Iran is operating 3,000 centrifuges in a bid to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, president Ahmadinejad said today, contradicting a UN report that listed far fewer. But the Iranian president praised the report by the UN nuclear watchdog, which said the country’s rate of enrichment activities had slowed and that it had begun cooperating with investigators. More »

  • August 2007

    • 'People's Army' Dominates Iran's Economy

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 26, 07 11:35 AM CDT

      'People's Army' Dominates Iran's Economy

      Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which the White House is on the cusp of labeling a terrorist organization, is an economic and political behemoth. The well-connected force has ties to more than 100 companies, dominates the construction industry, is in charge of developing Teheran's subway system, and even runs hospitals. The LA Times takes a look. More »

    • Shops Closed in Iran for Giving 'Un-Islamic' Do's

      newser  |  AFP  |  Aug 25, 07 3:40 PM CDT

      Shops Closed in Iran for Giving 'Un-Islamic' Do's

      Western or unconventional styles are officially out in Iran, where police shuttered over a dozen barbershops in the past 2 weeks for giving “un-Islamic” haircuts. Such practices are forbidden thanks to an edict issued in April through the barber’s union. Eleven salons for women were also closed for license violations, including tattooing, which is forbidden by the health ministry. More »

    • American Scholar to See Release From Iranian Prison

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 21, 07 9:53 AM CDT

      American Scholar to See Release From Iranian Prison

      One of two Iranian-American scholars jailed in Iran on charges of conspiring with the US government to foment revolution will be freed from prison today if bail is posted. Held in Teheran’s infamous Evin prison since May, Haleh Esfandiari will be released on a $333,000 bail, the AP reports. More »

    • Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 19, 07 1:18 PM CDT

      Iran Executes 30 in Past Month

      Iran executed up to 30 people in the past month, mostly in public hangings, in a nationwide crackdown on murderers, sex offenders, drug traffickers, and other threats to "social security," reports the Observer . Human rights advocates say the sweep, also advertised as countering an alleged surge in US-backed plots to subvert the government, is intended to silence political activists. More »

    • Bush, Karzai Diverge on Iran

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 6, 07 4:14 PM CDT

      Bush, Karzai Diverge on Iran

      President Bush and Hamid Karzai emerged from today's Camp David meetings together, but they've clearly parted ways on the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and Iran's role in Afghanistan. Bush put the onus on Iran to demonstrate that it's not a "destabilizing force," the Washington Post reports, but Karzai is already on the record praising Tehran. More »

    • Ortega Snubs US, Seals Iran Trade Pact

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 6, 07 4:19 AM CDT

      Ortega Snubs US, Seals Iran Trade Pact

      Nicaragua has finalized a trade deal with Iran worth hundreds of millions of dollars despite bitter opposition from Washington, the Guardian reports. The deal will exchange Nicaraguan  bananas, coffee and meat for farm equipment and Iranian funds for infrastructure projects, including a hydroelectric dam, milk-processing plants, housing and a health clinic. More »

    • Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 3, 07 5:56 AM CDT

      Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

      Iran's opposition leader has dropped out of the race to unseat Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president after the circulation of a Youtube video that appears to show him shaking hands with a woman, says the Guardian . The video and several photographs of Mohammad Khatami also show the reform-minded former Iranian president speaking to several women without head coverings while leaving a speech in Italy in May. More »

  • July 2007

    • Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

      newser  |  Jerusalem Post (Israel)  |  Jul 30, 07 4:19 PM CDT

      Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

      Israel is investigating reports that Russia will supply Iran with $1 billion in long-range fighter jets and aerial fuel tankers, the Jerusalem Post says. Israeli officials say the pact could be a partial response to a billion-dollar US arms deal with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. More »

    • Iranians Get Dressing Down for Dressing Up

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 25, 07 4:22 PM CDT

      Iranians Get Dressing Down for Dressing Up

      Iran’s vice police are back patrolling the streets of Tehran to curb outfits they deem too Western. Women are forbidden to wear body-fitting clothes or expose their hair or skin. Men are targeted for tight jeans, T-shirts and spiky haircuts. Offenders are usually put on trial, fined or jailed, and forced to sign a document promising to follow Islamic norms. More »

    • US Envoy Won't Raise Fate of Imprisoned Americans

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jul 24, 07 4:15 AM CDT

      US Envoy Won't Raise Fate of Imprisoned Americans

      The fate of four Iranian-Americans imprisoned in Tehran won't come up in today's talks between the US and Iran for fear of scuttling the negotiations, Bloomberg reports. US ambassador Ryan Crocker will focus on Iraq and Iran's nuclear program in the Baghdad meeting, only the second direct talks between the two nations in 27 years. More »

    • Tehran to Air 'Confessions' of US Scholars

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 17, 07 5:08 AM CDT

      Tehran to Air 'Confessions' of US Scholars

      Two Iranian-American scholars arrested for espionage in Iran appear to have made videotaped confessions after months of interrogation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Iran's state-run television is airing excerpts of the statements  to promote the confessions to be broadcast tomorrow. On tape, Haleh Esfandiari 67, of  the Woodrow Wilson Center, appears pale and wears a black chador. More »

    • Cheney Pushing Bush Toward Military Option On Iran

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 16, 07 6:15 AM CDT

      Cheney Pushing Bush Toward Military Option On Iran

      Dick Cheney is winning a West Wing power struggle, pushing the president toward the threat of military action against Iran, the Guardian reports. After an internal review over the last month, Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates favor continued diplomacy, but are said to be losing the argument. "Bush is not going to leave office with Iran in limbo," a Washington source tells the paper. More »

    • Iran's Jews Snub Israel's Offer of Cash for Emigration

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 13, 07 5:07 PM CDT

      Iran's Jews Snub Israel's Offer of Cash for Emigration

      Iran's Jews collectively rebuffed a $10K-per-person cash offer from Israel seeking their emigration, extended by a group of wealthy expats. "The identity of Iranian Jews is not tradable for any amount of money," says the spokesman for the country's Jews. More »

  • June 2007

    • Iran Erupts Over Gas Rationing

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 27, 07 4:49 AM CDT

      Iran Erupts Over Gas Rationing

      Angry Iranians torched Tehran gas stations yesterday and smashed windows as protests against gas rationing turned violent, the BBC reports. Motorists formed huge lines to fill  tanks before new laws took effect limiting Iranians to 26 gallons of gas a month. Despite its oil reserves, Iran is short of refining capacity and must import 40% of its fuel. More »

    • US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group

      As the US and Iran inch toward the table, a sticky wicket could be the US relationship with the Mujahedin e-Khalq, a paramilitary group that militantly opposes the Tehran government. The US, meanwhile, shelters the MEK in a base on the Iraq-Iran border that has become the organization's operations center. More »

    • Bush Tries to Calm Russian Fury Over Missile Shield

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 5, 07 9:51 AM CDT

      Bush Tries to Calm Russian Fury Over Missile Shield

      Russia has nothing to fear from a US missile shield in Eastern Europe, President Bush insisted in a speech in the Czech Republic today aimed at smoothing Vladimir Putin's ruffled feathers en route to the G8 summit. The Russian president threatened over the weekend to aim nuclear warheads at Europe in response to the US plan. More »

    • UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 1, 07 8:37 AM CDT

      UK May Seek Iran's Help on Iraqi Captives

      Britain may ask Iran for help in finding the five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq. Senior Iraqi officials think a rogue faction of the Mahdi Army—possibly under the influence of Iranian intelligence —is responsible for the kidnappings. British sources tell the Guardian they believe the kidnapping was not ordered by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. More »

  • May 2007

    • Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 30, 07 11:51 AM CDT

      Iran Won't Budge on Uranium

      Iran won't stop enriching uranium, its chief nuclear negotiator said today, hours before scheduled talks with the EU. Tomorrow's meeting will focus on Iran's nuclear program, seen as an increasing threat after recent inspections indicated the country is moving closer to nuclear capability. Monday's US-Iran negotiations on Iraq have no bearing on tomorrow's sit-down, Ali Larijani says. 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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