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18-Aug-2010 (8 comments)
In June 2009, President Barack Obama of the United States, in a speech that was directed at Islamic world and delivered in a visit to Cairo of Egypt, stated that: "In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government". Vague statements like this by American officials at different occasions along with a document which has been produced by some fishy characters with claims to link it with Central Intelligence Agency of United States, are the roots of all stories that some people continue to make a business of them while adding fuel to the burning fire of political differences among Iranians>>>
ALLIANCE
16-Aug-2010 (9 comments)
When Congress returns from its summer recess after Labor Day, the Department of Defense will provide informal notification of the U.S. intention to sell up to $30 billion in military equipment to Saudi Arabia. The likely deal is part of a U.S. commitment predating the Obama administration to strengthen regional allies in the face of a growing threat from Iran. For the Saudis, the transaction represents a clear return to considering the United States as its principal arms supplier, a position the Americans risked losing to France as recently as 2006>>>
IRANIAN
16-Aug-2010 (one comment)
In 2009, Tiana joined the cast of the Walt Disney Company princesses, a franchise that has generated over $3 billion in global retail sales since 1999 alone (mind you, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937). Not only is The Princess and the Frog the first film to be traditionally (2D) animated in a cool minute, it is also the studios’ first film to feature a “black princess.” Even before the films debut, Disney on Ice produced “Let’s Celebrate,” a show that includes Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen in the Disney family>>>
IRIB
14-Aug-2010 (3 comments)
The Iranian state-controlled radio and television, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has acted as an arm of intelligence and security agencies implicated in gross human rights violations since the disputed presidential election of June 2009. Research by International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and investigations into the content of programs produced and broadcast by the IRIB reveal a close working relationship between intelligence and judiciary officials in charge of prosecuting post-election detainees, such as in the case of Maziar Bahari, a Newsweek journalist who was detained last year>>>
TIES
14-Aug-2010 (6 comments)
China and Iran have retained a strong sense of utmost respect for one another’s cultures. Throughout history it has been obvious that despite not having a border with each other and yet the two have never been to war and have been “natural allies” the Chinese have been allies with Iran for over 1,000 years. As well this China and Iran have heavily influenced each other; Chinese art seems to have intertwined with that of Iran while early Chinese military seems to have heavy influence from Iran such as the Parthian shot. In my view Iran and China will remain close allies for at least another 1,000 years to come>>>
SECURITY
12-Aug-2010 (14 comments)
انتشار متن سخنان یک مقام امنیتی/نظامی جمهوری اسلامی به نام سردار مشفق تصویری مسخره و در عین حال خطرناک و نگران کننده از ذهنیت حاکم بر مقامات ایران به دست می‌دهد. در این گفتار کمتر کسی از مقامات پیشین و اکنون جمهوری اسلامی از برچسب دشمن و توطئه‌گر و آلت دست خارجی در امان مانده است، و حتا اصول‌گرایانی مانند علی لاریجانی رییس مجلس رژیم و محمد باقر قالیباف نیز خواسته یا ناخواسته به مجریان منویات دشمنان داخلی یا قدرت‌های خارجی تبدیل شده‌اند و یا در خطر آن بوده‌اند>>>
PRISONER
12-Aug-2010 (12 comments)
A friend and colleague, Ehsan Abdoh Tabrizi has been held in the notorious Evin prison since mid January of this year. A fourth year PhD candidate at the School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) at Durham University, Abdoh Tabrizi went back to Iran in during the Christmas holiday in December 2009 to visit his family, especially to see his mother who has been stricken with MS. Abdoh Tabrizi is particularly close to his mother and her illness has been a source of great concern to him>>>
PAHLAVI
12-Aug-2010 (36 comments)
Tudeh Party which had expanded its influence and operations throughout the country by taking advantage of democratic atmosphere of the country, had found a good foothold among working class especially Iranian oil workers in southern province of Khuzestan. Oil, once again became a hot topic in the politics of Iran. Americans who had a long term plan to enter the oil business activities in Iran and had failed the first attempt due to meddling of Tudeh Party and Soviets during Prime Minister Sa'ed, did not intend to let others get away with sweet deals that they were getting from Iranians without sharing it with them>>>
VIEW
10-Aug-2010 (17 comments)
We have argued for some time that the policy debate about Iran here in the United States is distorted by a number of "myths" -- myths about the Islamic Republic, its foreign policy, and its domestic politics. We were reminded of this by Jim Hoagland's column Sunday in the Washington Post -- particularly the passage in which he chastises President Obama for citing sanctions "as the cause of unrest" in Iran. In Hoagland's view, this reading "does a disservice to the humanity of Iran's simmering revolt," which is playing the "dominant role in the popular uprising" that is taking place in the Islamic Republic>>>
ASSASSINATION
08-Aug-2010 (35 comments)
Hidden away for more than 20 years, a mystery letter suddenly reappeared last week. The letter, supposedly written by a Tehran insider turned opposition leader, was explosive: it alleged that Iran sponsors terrorism abroad. Like a middle manager ignored by his bosses, the letter writer expressed frustration that he was kept in the dark about Iran's involvement in events that he described as “operations abroad.” Mousavi was prime minister when the letter was first published and some say this was his resignation letter>>>
MASSACRE
08-Aug-2010 (2 comments)
رژیم روی افرادی که سابقه نزدیکی با مجاهدین در دهه ۶۰ را داشته‌اند حساسیت بیشتری نشان داده، تا آن‌جا که تعدادی از آنان را به مرگ محکوم کرده و زمزمه اعدام آنان را به راه انداخته است. به این ترتیب، رژیم گویی که از ریختن خون هزاران مجاهد در سال ۶۷ سیر نشده است و اکنون به دنبال آن است که هر مجاهد دیگری را که در آن سال از زیر تیغ جلادان جان سالم به در برده به قتلگاه بفرستد. از دید حاکمان، گویی که قتل عام سال ۶۷ هنوز پایان نیافته است و این جنایت هنوز ادامه دارد>>>
WARNING
05-Aug-2010 (27 comments)
We write to alert you to the likelihood that Israel will attack Iran as early as this month. This would likely lead to a wider war. Israel’s leaders would calculate that once the battle is joined, it will be politically untenable for you to give anything less than unstinting support to Israel, no matter how the war started, and that U.S. troops and weaponry would flow freely. Wider war could eventually result in destruction of the state of Israel>>>
VIEW
05-Aug-2010 (5 comments)
On July 31, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency, presidential chief of staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashai claimed that the West had raised no objections to President Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad's open proclamation that the Islamic Republic could build a nuclear bomb. How should this surprising claim be interpreted? And what implications might it hold for Iran's domestic politics, especially when viewed alongside Ahmadinezhad's history of confrontational rhetoric?>>>
KADIVAR
04-Aug-2010 (133 comments)
Mohsen Kadivar: Our current position is peaceful reform because our nation is not ready for more than this, and we don’t have the potential for such action. Anyway, even if we were to resort to arms we would need an organization, and we don’t have such an organization. We would be repeating the situation of 32 years ago, and they say no generation has it in itself to carry out more than one revolution. In addition the end of revolution is not predictable. The slogan of this movement is non-violence and peace>>>
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