Iran
Is Iran gas ban a step toward war?
Is Iran gas ban a step toward war?
As the Barack Obama administration struggles to devise a strategy for dealing with Iran's intransigence on the uranium-enrichment issue, it appears to be gravitating toward the imposition of an international…
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Why the Iranian Alliance Will Fail
Why the Iranian Alliance Will Fail
This article appeared in the Haaretz Newspaper on the 08/08/2009 The key strategic process that has taken place in the Middle East in the last half-decade has been the emergence…
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Iran's parliament mounts a challenge
Iran's parliament mounts a challenge
By all indications, compared with his first four-year term, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's second term will be more inward-looking, with domestic issues taking priority over foreign policy issues. His decisions…
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Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Ibrahim Yazdi
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Ibrahim Yazdi
London, Asharq Al-Awsat-The Secretary General of the Iran Freedom Movement Ibrahim Yazdi, whose movement is one of the parties forming the 'reform trend' in Iran, has warned that Iran is…
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Iran, US do a 'war on terror' somersault
Iran, US do a 'war on terror' somersault
Hussein dispensation in Baghdad and Tehran. But even though Iraqi President Jalal Talabani announced in March that the MEK would be expelled for its anti-Iran behavior, no drastic measures were…
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Iranian Police Move to Break Up Mourning Ceremony
Iranian Police Move to Break Up Mourning Ceremony
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Riot police officers ordered the Iranian opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi to leave a contentious mourning ceremony on Thursday commemorating those killed in the unrest…
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Reports of Prison Abuse and Deaths Anger Iranians
Reports of Prison Abuse and Deaths Anger Iranians
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Some prisoners say they watched fellow detainees being beaten to death by guards in overcrowded, stinking holding pens. Others say they had their fingernails ripped…
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Ayatollah Rafsanjani: "I know what Imam Khomeini wanted: Our holy objective is that the trust of the people returns"
Ayatollah Rafsanjani: "I know what Imam Khomeini wanted: Our holy objective is that the trust of the people returns"
- Sermon at the Tehran University July 17, 2009 - As far as the occasions of the week are concerned, the most important occasion was the death anniversary Imam Kazem,…
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