There was a tense calm on the streets of Tehran on Sunday. Saturday saw violent clashes between protesters against the election on June 12th and Military and State Police forces. The war of words was stepped...
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Indiana University professor of Iranian Studies and specialist on Iranian history and religions, Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy, thinks the situation is very grave for the Iranian people. " "I think the situation is...
Tommorrow, Saturday, another mass protest was planned over the disputed election in Iran. Protests have been held daily since the results of the election were announced. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
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A close associate of Iranian President Ahmadinejad has come under fire for hosting a ceremony where women in traditional dress carried in the Koran to music. The head of the hardline Islamic Coalition Front calls ceremony 'Violation of the holy...
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"Even though the financial crisis, which he pledged on Friday to tackle ‘head on’, is his first priority, Barack Obama has no choice but to clear the foreign policy mess being left behind by the Republican administration. At his first news conference as president-elect,...
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" By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran. Published: September 18 2008 22:34 | Last updated: September 18 2008 22:34 Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran’s president, defied politicians and senior clergy on Thursday...
"MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat
Analysis by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
CAIRO, Jan 10 (IPS) - Recent months have witnessed several notable political reorientations in the Middle East, involving Iran, the Gulf states, Egypt and Lebanon. Several experts say...
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Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a weblog, using his first posting to ask visitors if they think the U.S. and Israel want to start a new world war, the BBC reported.