October 2009
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Iran Sentences Employee of British Embassy →
Iran sentenced an Iranian employee of the British Embassy in Tehran, who was arrested after protests broke out over the country’s disputed elections in June, to four years in prison on charges of fomenting violence during the unrest. In a statement, the embassy denounced the sentence of Hossein Rassam, a political analyst at the embassy, calling it “deeply concerning” and a sign of “further...
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Shah's son, Reza Pahlavi: Cries for Democracy in... →
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thirty years ago, Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile to found a totalitarian theocracy — the likes of which we have not seen for hundreds of years, perhaps even since medieval Europe. Thirty years ago, Iranian militants took American embassy workers hostage. Thirty years ago was the last time I saw Iran. To...
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“Please help us spread the message about Iran, its reckless pursuit of nuclear...”
– Mitt Romney , passing the collection plate for his PAC. (via Andrew Sullivan)
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The state of Iran: Giant jail full of widespread... →
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Reporters Without Borders: Iran 172 out of 175 in... →
In the three countries perennially at the bottom — Turkmenistan (173rd), North Korea (174th) and Eritrea (175th) — the media are so suppressed they are non-existent.
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Iran Blames West (SHOCKER!) →
Iran vows revenge after blaming Britain and the US for a suicide bombing that killed six of its commanders and 37 others in one of the country’s most unstable provinces.
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Iran Frees Reporter Held Since June →
Iran has released Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian reporter for Newsweek magazine and an internationally known filmmaker, Newsweek announced on its Web site. Iran’s state-run news media reported that Mr. Bahari was released Saturday evening after his family posted bail of about $300,000. Newsweek’s statement did not mention a payment. It’s still not clear whether Mr. Bahari would...
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Iran Suicide Bomb: Senior Revolutionary Guard... →
The other dead were Guard members or local tribal leaders. More than two dozen others were wounded. A militant group from Iran’s Sunni Muslim minority called Jundallah, or Soldiers of God, claimed responsibility. The group accuses Iran’s Shiite-dominated government of persecution and has carried out attacks against the Revolutionary Guard and Shiite targets in the southeast.
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WatchSahar Sarshar interviews Jason Jones and Tim Greenberg of the Daily Show about their trip to Iran (via Vimeo)
“We were most surprised by Iranians’ sense of humor and their capacity to understand ours; they get it.”
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Report: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was... →
soupsoup:
brooklynmutt:
In a stunning report on Saturday, a British newspaper claimed to have uncovered proof that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — notorious among the international community for denying the holocaust — was actually born a Jew.
According to The Telegraph, a high resolution photograph of Ahmadinejad holding up his Iranian identity card, taken just before the 2008...
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The top ten things you didn't know about Iran →
soupsoup:dinnerwithzach:
The assumptions most Americans hold about Iran and its policies are wrong.
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The Iran and Obama Dance →
This week, after 30 years of low-profile, back-door meetings, the United States government is openly meeting with the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
It’s not Obama’s fault that Iraq and Afghanistan happened, but it will be his fault if he rushes into a threat-laden, pseudo-engagement with Iran at this historical crossroads in US-Iran relations.
This summer’s...
