Ahmadinejad Hails ‘Nuclear’ Iran
“One day they said we cannot enrich uranium, but with the resistance of our leader, nation … and with the help of God, the Iranian nation has become nuclear,” Ahmadinejad said. “They (Americans) want to dominate our region but the Iranian people will never let them do that,” he said in a speech at Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Square before a crowd of hundreds of thousands. “The head of the atomic energy organisation (Ali Akbar Salehi) said the first stock of 20 percent fuel was produced and delivered to scientists,” he added.
Another Activist Receives Death Sentence in Iran
Iran has convicted another opposition activist on charges related to the country’s post-election turmoil and sentenced him to death, the judiciary said Tuesday. That brings to at least 10 the number of those facing the death penalty for unrest following June’s disputed presidential election, in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner.
Iranian Opposition in Standoff With Regime
Since the disputed June 12, 2009 presidential election, both the pro-regime and opposition sides have been using various means of persuasion to try to dominate the other. Neither side is backing away.
Clashes in Iran on Anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Iranian opposition Web sites say security forces fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathering in central Tehran. There are reports that leading reformist politicians Mehdi Karroubi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked when they attended the rally. The opposition also says authorities briefly detained Mr. Khatami’s sister-in-law, Zahra Eshraghi, and her husband Mohammad Reza Khatami. The reason was not reported. Eshraghi is the grand-daughter of the leader of the Islamic Revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
How Obama Can Really Help the Pro-Democracy Movement In Iran
History shows that intervention is easier said than done. Past U.S. attempts to sway Iranian internal affairs — such as the CIA-fomented 1953 coup d’état against a democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh — have proven costly for U.S. interests. Most notably, Washington’s support for the shah fueled the 1979 Islamic Revolution, inspiring anti-Western movements in Pakistan, Egypt, and beyond.
Blame China for Iran’s Nukes
China’s greed for secure oil imports and its willingness to deal with outlaw regimes to get these imports is causing a breakdown in the world’s only system for disciplining countries that endanger peace. If the U.N. sanctions break down in Iran, this opens up a serious danger of war—and China will bear a heavy share of the blame.
FM spokesman: China Hopes Early Resumption of Negotiation on Iran Nuclear Issue
China said Thursday it hoped negotiations on Iran nuclear issue would be resumed at an early date and it would continue its efforts for this end. “Dialogues and negotiations are the best ways to resolve this issue, ” said Ma Zhaoxu, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, at a regular press conference. Ma also said “China is serious on safeguarding the effectiveness of the international system of nuclear non-proliferation”. He called for an early resumption of the peaceful negotiation, and said China would contribute to it.
Iran: Destroy Israel if it Strikes
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel “must be resisted” and finished off “once and for all” if it launches a military operation in the Middle East, Reuters cited an Iranian report as saying on Thursday.
State Warns Insurers on Business with Iran
On the eve of major demonstrations in Iran, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner demanded Wednesday that insurers doing business in California withdraw $6 billion of investments they indirectly hold in Iranian nuclear, energy and defense companies that he said are backing the nation’s “rather evil” regime.
Iran Blocks Gmail While Americans Fret Over Google Buzz’s Privacy Implications
Gmail will be replaced by a nationally-administrated system, which it is incredibly easy to imagine will be heavily monitored and censored, and which can be switched off at a moment’s notice.
We Must not Ignore Human Rights in Iran
Old habits are difficult to break. After years of almost singularly focusing on the nuclear issue, the west has been slow to react to the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. While United Nations Security Council members are preparing new sanctions over the nuclear issue, the UN has yet to address Iran’s human rights abuses since the fraudulent elections last summer.
Worth Watching: Free Iran Twitter List
Iran Wants Chief U.N. Nuclear Inspector Removed
Iran continues to dog the inspectors and the U.N.’s response is to call for a “timeout”. Iran, cranking up a war of nerves with the West, has demanded the removal...
Mahmoud Ahamdinejad: Iran is Now a “Nuclear Power”
Ahmadineajd keeps raising the stakes. But I think he’s about to overplay his hand. Iran is now a “nuclear power,” its President, Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, delcared Wednesday, according to the Islamic...
Iran: Nuclear Celebration in February
Iran charges forward, mocking us along the way, and we’re apparently helpless: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran’s nuclear success celebration will take place during `Ten-Day Dawn’ period annually...
Private Property Rights: Kelo v. the City of New London Anniversary
Senator John Cornyn addressed private property rights on the floor of the Senate today: The main reason I wanted to come to the floor today was to talk about the...
Iran: “We do not negotiate…”
It seems that Iran is in the drivers seat: Iran’s government said on Monday it would not negotiate over its right to enrich uranium, the nuclear-fuel making process which six...
