Chinese Jeans Anger Iranians

A Chinese clothing manufacturer has caused a stir in Iran by selling jeans with a sentence from the Qur'an inscribed on them. The sentence reads "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful"...

Iran cannot confirm arrest of three Americans - Foreign Ministry

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said today that the could not confirm that three American tourirst had been arrested for their incursion into Iranian territory. "There have been contradictory and...

Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iranian president

President Ahmadinejad, who was re-elected in a controversial election in Iran, was sworn into his second term of office in Teheran today.  In his inauguration speech he appealed for unity and he denounced...

Iran Protestors appear in Court

Iran's state media reported that the first opposition and political activists and protesters are in court on Saturday.   They are charged with rioting and conspiring against the ruling system. ...

Cdn NDP Leader Jack Layton calls for release of Bahari in Iran

Maziar Bahari, a Canadian journalist born in Iran, was picked up at his house on June 21st and has been held in custody since then.  This was when the anti-election results protests were at their...

Streets Stay Calm in Tehran Over Weekend, Situation Remains Tense

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...

Canadian Journalist - Maziar Bahari - Detained in Iran

Maziar Bahari, a Canadian Journalist working for Newsweek has been detained in Iran.  This is part of an extended crackdown by Iranian authorities on those protesting last week's Presidential  elections....

Iran Opposition Protests Shut Down

It appears that one of the protests this morning have been canceled.  According to CNN Iranian Police have surrounded one of the squares that a protest is to be take place.  This has been confirmed by CNN...

Choksy on Iran: 'situation very grave for Iranian people'

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...

Mousavi Rally scheduled in Iran tomorrow in doubt

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...

Canada told to quit Meddling by Iran - Canada We will not

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Canadian Charge d'affairs to tell him to quit medling in Iranian politics. Canada was one of many countries called to be told to quit meddling in Iranian...

Khameini addresses Iran - Ahmadinejad wins by 2-1 margin

The Ayatollah Alli Khameini addressed the nation on Friday.  After a week of protests alleging election fraud the Ayotollah Khameini said there was a definite victory in this election. The Ayatollah Khameini...

Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan Summit-Cooperation against Terror

Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan held a summit today to discuss terrorism and insurgencies. Both Afghanistan and Pakistan have been in the headlines for their fight against the Taliban and insurgencies.  Iran...

Iran blocks Access to Facebook, Election June 12th

Iran has blocked access to the popular networking site Facebook.  Critics of the president have condemned this as an attempt to muzzle opposition ahead of the June 12th election.Popular networking sites such...

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Christmas speech sparks row

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's a controversial Christmas Day broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 television as a counterpoint to queen's traditional broadcast has angered Britons.  British queen's...