On the last available day, ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani arrived at the ministry of the interior to register himself as a presidential candidate. Rafsanjani was the Islamic republic’s fourth president, from 1989 to 1997, and is now once again standing as a ‘reformist’. In reality he is the candidate of capitalism and probably still one of the riches ... Continue reading »
Analysts say the candidacy of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani creates problems for the plan to have a peaceful vote that would elect a president obedient to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (above). The surprise decision by former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to enter Iran’s presidential race poses a challenge to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ... Continue reading »
Election Watch: Hardline Kayhan Criticizes Rafsanjani
In a lengthy editorial on Monday, Hossein Shariatmadari, editor of hardline newspaper Kayhan, which is close to the Supreme Leader, criticized the decision of former president Hashemi Rafsanjani to register his candidacy, asking what the point of doing so had been, and suggesting that it could ... Continue reading »
After the economy, the most controversial issue in the presidential election is normalizing Tehran’s ties with the United States. For the first time, both major conservative and reformist candidates actually embrace the idea that direct talks could bring Iran out of isolation by lifting sanctions. They all stipulate that Washington must first chang ... Continue reading »
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased from the map and painting U.N resolutions as worthless. His provocative style grated inside Iran as well — angering the country's supreme leader to the point of warni ... Continue reading »
Holocaust denial? It wasn’t me! This is the new political game played by Iran’s leaders on the eve of a problematic presidential election.
Almost eight years ago, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shocked Iranians and many others by claiming that the Holocaust never happened and that Israel had to be “erased from the map” like “a stain of shame.”
Yet l ... Continue reading »
HRANA News Agency – Kasra Nouri the Gonabadi dervishes’ rights activists and co-worker of Majzoobane-Nour website has been sentenced to 4 years and 4 months imprisonment. According to a report by Majzoobae-Nour website, Kasra Nouri was tried in branch 3 of Shiraz revolutionary court by judge Rashidi and sentenced to 4 years and 4 months impriso ... Continue reading »
Just 2 days ago we found out that European Parliament – Iran Delegation are scheduled to take a trip to Iran on April 26, 2013 to visit and negotiate with IRI authorities. This isn’t a new matter and has become a routine for European Parliament to annually organize sending their members to Iran to bargain with the regime. However every year we send ... Continue reading »
By Joobin Bekhrad Originally published in REORIENT With the bulk of major exhibitions being held in Europe, the UAE, and the United States, Canada is often dismissed as a cultural backwater when it comes to contemporary Middle Eastern art. Things are changing, however, slowly, but surely. Running between April 20 and September 15 at the Museum ... Continue reading »
HRANA News Agency – Alireza Roshan and Mostafa Abdi two of imprisoned dervishes in ward 350 of Evin prison started hunger strike since March 21st of 2013. According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Majzooban Noor,, Alireza Roshan and Mostafa Abdi who are dervishes rights activists and Majzooban Noor website s ... Continue reading »
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