(CNN) --

In the face of economic sanctions and international condemnation, Iran remains defiant over its nuclear energy program.

It has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major passageway for much of the world's oil, in retaliation for any embargo.

David Miliband: Attacking Iran would increase the risk of nuclear war

David Miliband has strongly spoken out against the risks of sleepwalking into a war with Iran .
Writing for the Financial Times, Miliband argued : (£)

Tuesday 20 December 2011

North Korea leader will damage ties with Iran`s islamic regime

2011 has been a bad year for dictators, whether those, like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, whose stay in power was convenient for Israel or those, like Syria's Bashar Assad, who are Israel's enemies.

EU criticised for lifting travel bans on Iranian officials

The European Union has been criticised for lifting travel bans on three senior Iranian officials after they were promoted .

Scale Back Business in Iran`s dictatorship regime

BEIJING—Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. said Friday it plans to scale back its business in Iran, where the company provides services to government-controlled telecom operators, in the wake of reports that Iranian police were using mobile network technology to trace and arrest dissidents .

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R)

at Miraflores Palace in Caracas January 9, 2012.
Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters

(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his country's nuclear program as he began a four-nation tour of Latin America, joining his ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in accusing the U.S. and its allies of using the dispute to unjustly threaten Iran.

Iranian president expected to visit Latin America

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

REPORTING FROM QUITO, ECUADOR, AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans a four-nation tour of Latin America beginning Sunday in an apparent effort to show he is not a universal pariah despite increasing tension between Tehran and the West.

Friday 23 December 2011

NY judge: Iran`s Islamic regime, Taliban, al-Qaida liable for 9/11

NEW YORK— A federal judge has signed a default judgment finding Iran, the Taliban and al-Qaida liable in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks .
Judge George Daniels in Manhattan signed the judgment Thursday, a week after hearing testimony in the 10-year-old case. The signed ruling, which he promised last week, came in a $100 billion lawsuit brought by family members of victims of the attacks.

Thursday 22 December 2011

Iranian Political prisoners: 'Don't give legitimacy to elections"under Islamic regime

Iranians are witnessing an “undeclared martial law” in their country, according to a group of political prisoners held in the notorious Evin Prison .

Tuesday 20 December 2011

North Korea leader will damage ties with Iran`s islamic regime

2011 has been a bad year for dictators, whether those, like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, whose stay in power was convenient for Israel or those, like Syria's Bashar Assad, who are Israel's enemies.

Saturday 10 December 2011

U.S. wants Canadian crackdown on Iranian agents

Washington wants Ottawa to prosecute Iranian procurement agents who are sending banned military and mechanical goods to their homeland from Canada .

Iran`s Islamic regime Blocks New U.S. 'Virtual Embassy"

WASHINGTON – The U.S.

launched a "virtual embassy" for Tehran in a bid to reach out to ordinary Iranians isolated by strict censorship -- but it was promptly blocked by the Islamic regime .

Half could support Iran attack

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Ron Poll: Half could support Iran attack
A majority of American voters believe economic sanctions to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons won’t work and half say the United States should take military action if sanctions fail, a new poll shows .

Gadafi received shells for chemical weapons from Iran`s Islamic regime

FOX NEWS

The U.S. government has launched an investigation into whether Iran supplied Muammar Qaddafi's Libyan regime with artillery shells that were subsequently filled with a highly toxic mustard agent, The Washington Post reported .

15:00 11/03/2011

Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.

By Uri Avnery

Everybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. 'Hold me back!' he shouts to his comrades, 'Before I break his bones!'
Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of Iran.

Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.

http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=17219
15:00 11/03/2011

Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.
By Uri Avnery
Everybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. 'Hold me back!' he shouts to his comrades, 'Before I break his bones!'
Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of Iran.

"I can't stand him any more, he's a liar," Mr Sarkozy said in French.

Sarkozy called Israeli PM Netanyahu 'liar'

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Tuesday 23 August 2011

Iran to 'temporarily' import petrol: report

AFP - Iran is to "temporarily" import petrol to meet its daily consumption needs and compensate for the poor quality of its domestically produced fuel, a top MP told Mehr news agency on Monday.

Iraq – Afghanistan – Libya NOW IRAN

LIES, LIES & MORE PENTAGON LIES!

SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION DEMANDING AN END TO THE PHONY WAR HYPE FABRICATED ACCUSATIONS AGAINST IRAN! at stopwaroniran.org/petition.shtml
A worsening economic crisis; three disastrous wars that have killed millions of people and cost trillions of dollars stolen from essential programs for OIL, OIL, OIL and the U.S. corporate drive for markets, profit and empire – this is why the U.S. government has FALSELY accused the Iranian government of sponsoring a terrorist plot in the United States.

(No. 305 - October 18, 2011 - 3:10 p.m. ET)

Canada Imposes Sanctions on Five Iranian Nationals:

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement in response to the recently foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States:

McCain accuses Iran of ‘reckless behavior’

Associated Press

Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (AP Photo)Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (AP
Who do you think will win the Republican nomination for president?

EU moves towards further sanctions on Syria, Iran

Wednesday 05 October 2011

EU moves towards further sanctions on Syria, Iran
- The European Union is set next week to consider blacklisting the Syrian central bank as well as imposing sanctions against more Iranian individuals, according to sources on Wednesday familiar with the situation .

lobby forces of the Pasdaran work in usa for Terrorist

NIAC and its president TritaParsi have

launched a large scale campaign to prevent removing MEK from the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO).

Terrorism victims can garnish money sprint owes Iran

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a group of terrorism victims owed hundreds of millions of dollars from Iran can garnish funds that Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) owes to a state-owned Iranian telecommunications company.
The Sprint payments to be seized are small: $613,000. But U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington said the ruling was "a step in the right direction" for victims of the 1996 truck bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, which housed U.S. military personnel. The blast killed 19 American servicemen and wounded many others.

Iran’s economic policy ‘linked’ to unrest

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
SAMUEL DOVERI VESTERBYE
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
This file photo shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gesturing after addressing MPs during a parliamentary session where he presented the annual budget bill in Tehran on February 20, 2011. AFP photo.
This week’s statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on “Economic Jihad” highlights the regime’s attempts to mask their economic policies in ideological rhetoric, say experts who warn about increased government privatization and subsidy cuts that have angered trade unions and the lower-middle class in recent weeks.

Are some countries abusing Interpol?

By Libby Lewis, CNN July 18, 2011
Editor's note: The following story was sponsored by the International Consortium for Investigative Journalists, a global network of reporters dedicated to investigating cross-border crime, corruption and the accountability of power. The group was founded in 1997 by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that produces original investigative journalism about significant public issues.

European Parliament

EuroParliament Condemns Azeri Human Rights Violations

BRUSSELS—The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution unanimously condemning Azerbaijan continued human rights violations and Baku’s oppression of opposition forces and press during its plenary convened in Strasbourg, reported the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy.
During oral discussion at the plenary session, representatives of all political factions strongly condemened Azerbaijan’s executive and judicial branches for their continued breach of human rights norms. The European Parliament also stressed that European Union should not bow to Aliyev’s regime because of Azerbaijan’s import of oil and gas.

Obama’s Mideast Speech

Published: May 19, 2011
Following is a text of President Obama’s prepared speech on the Middle East, delivered on Thursday in Washington, as released by the White House:

EU sanctions 32 Iran officials for human-rights violations

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT
04/15/2011 11:59
UK’s Hague protests excessive use of death penalty on vague charges in Iran; says 32 are "responsible, instrumental" in Tehran's policies.
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BERLIN – The 27-member European Union slapped 32 Iranian officials on Tuesday with human-rights sanctions.

IMF Rates Up Dictatorships Just Before Revolutions

Submitted by Michael Collins on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 01:35
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By Michael Collins
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) made an embarrassing error just two days before the start of the Libyan people's revolution on February 17. This quote from an IMF country study appeared in a previous article: "The outlook for Libya’s economy remains favorable." IMF Feb 15 This advice was 180 degrees off target. The Libyan economy has ceased functioning as protests and popular demands imploded the Gaddafi regime. (Image)

Neocon Analysts Push for Invasion of Libya

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
February 25, 2011
CNN reports the Pentagon and NATO are ready to send troops into Libya under the cover of
humanitarian assistance. CNN underscores the situation by stating that reports say Gaddafi will
fight to the end and will seek martyrdom.
Military intervention “is something which I hope doesn‟t happen, but it looks as though at some
point that it should happen,” Simon Henderson, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for
Near East Policy, told CNN.

Sayeh Hassan:

While Egyptians celebrated, Tehran’s mullahs lost face

REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemns Israel while marking the 32nd anniversary of the revolution that put his regime in power.

February 11 marked the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Due to the world’s focus on Egypt, the event went unnoticed by most, but it was not forgotten. Every February 11th sees anti-government demonstrations in Iran and worldwide, at which pro-democracy activists chant anti-government slogans against the entirety of the Islamic Regime, including not only the leadership, but the reformers. It’s not enough to reform the theocratic regime, say the protesters. It has to be torn down.

US was Cheerleader for Massacre Wikileaks Cables on Israel's Gaza Onslaught

By Kathleen Christison January 19, 2011 "Counterpunch" -- CounterPunch has accessed Wikileaks‘ file of cables on Israel‘s Gaza assault two years ago (Operation Cast Lead, December 27, 2008 through January 18, 2009).

Obama Officials Caught Deceiving About WikiLeaks

By Glenn Greenwald January 19, 2011 "Salon" --- Whenever the U.S. Government wants to demonize a person or group in order to justify attacks on them, it follows the same playbook: it manufactures falsehoods about them, baselessly warns that they pose Grave Dangers and are severely harming our National Security, peppers all that with personality smears to render the targeted individuals repellent on a personal level, and feeds it all to the establishment American media, which then dutifully amplifies and mindlessly disseminates it all.

Rights group: Iran executes one person per eight hours
Rights group decries 'execution binge' in Iran

(AP) – 2 days ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have unleashed an "execution binge" with an average rate of one person hanged every eight hours since the beginning of the year, a rights group monitoring the Islamic Republic said Sunday.
"The Iranian Judiciary is on an execution binge orchestrated by the intelligence and security agencies," stated Aaron Rhodes, a spokesman for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

HOUSE OF COMMONS
CANADA
AHMADINEJAD’S IRAN: A THREAT TO PEACE,HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Developmentread more...

Little progress seen as talks with Iran come to end

GENEVA - When two days of talks between Iran and major powers ended here Tuesday, with few signs of progress except an agreement to meet again next month in Istanbul, the dueling news conferences by both sides laid bare the difficulties ahead.

Iran Blasts Arab's Claim over Iranian Islands

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast rejected the baseless claims raised by the UAE and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) officials on the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb.

Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: PERSIAN GULF
Prepared Working Group on Exonyms, Iran

UNITED NATIONS Working Paper

GROUP OF EXPERTS ON No. 61
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
Twenty-third Session
Vienna, 28 March – 4 April 2006
Item 14 of the Provisional Agenda:

Where To Go From Wikileaks
The Peace Movement Responds
By Cindy Sheehan
December 01, 2010 "Information Clearing House" --- - Oakland, Ca:

While only a tiny fraction of the U.S. diplomatic cables scheduled for
publication by Wikileaks have thus far been made available, some
conclusions can already be drawn. These cables and the Iraq and Afghan
War Diaries provide an opportunity for Americans to see our government
for what it is.

[link politics/wikileaksthepe.html read more...

Rights Group Says Torture, Abuses Routine In Iraqi Prisons

Amnesty International says tens of thousands of detainees are being held in Iraqi prisons without trial -- and that many are facing physical and psychological abuse or other mistreatment.

The London-based human rights watchdog issued a 59-page report today that lists several men the group says were subjected to torture or died in Iraqi prison. The report is titled "New Order, Same Abuses: Unlawful Detentions And Torture In Iraq."

Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa program director, says that Iraqi authorities have failed to take effective action to stop torture and punish the perpetrators of torture, despite overwhelming evidence that torture is being used.

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Worldview: Moral bankruptcy in Iran

The regime's mistreatment of innocent Americans and its own citizens makes a mockery of its
By Trudy Rubin
Inquirer Opinion Columnist
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likes to boast about the superiority of Iranian moral values to those of the West

Obama, G8 leaders boost pressure on North Korea, Iran

Ontario (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama led the Group of Eight rich nations on Saturday deploring what they said was North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship, and Obama said there must be consequences for such irresponsible action.

Citing Iran’s failure to clarify nuclear ambitions, UN imposes additional sanctions

9 June 2010 – The Security Council voted today to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.

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General Assembly Recognizes 21 March as International Day of Nowruz.

The General Assembly this afternoon recognized the International Day of Nowruz, a spring festival of Persian origin, and moved back the dates of the next high-level dialogue on Financing for Development, as it continued its sixty-fourth session.

According to the preamble of the resolution on the International Day (document A/64/L.30/Rev.2), Nowruz, which means new day, is celebrated on 21 March, the day of the vernal equinox, by more than 300 million people worldwide as the beginning of the new year. It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions.

How much has Israeli control of American foreign policy cost the people of the United States? The government and media has worked mightily to keep the American people from fully realizing that the...

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Free Julian Assange! Hands off WikiLeaks!

By Bill Van Auken
December 08, 2010 "WSWS" -- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was jailed in Britain Tuesday on charges that are nothing more than a pretext for an act of political repression dictated by the US government.
The aim of this judicial travesty is, in the first instance, to punish Assange for having made public secret cables exposing crimes and conspiracies carried out by US officials. Second, by throwing Assange into London’s Wandsworth prison, the US and British authorities hope not only to silence
WikiLeaks but also to intimidate anyone else from daring to lift the lid on government secrets and lies.read more...read more...

Citing Iran’s failure to clarify nuclear ambitions, UN imposes additional sanctions

9 June 2010 – The Security Council voted today to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.

Iran nuclear fuel deal could be a positive step, says Ban
Spent nuclear fuel

18 May 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative by Brazil and Turkey regarding nuclear fuel for an Iranian reactor could be a positive step, and underscored the need for bolstered transparency to help resolve concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Ban tells Iran's Ahmadinejad to restore global trust in nuclear programme

3 May 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today personally urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to restore international trust in the peaceful nature of his country's nuclear programme by adhering to the resolutions of the Security Council and the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency.

Print this article Email this article ShareThis. Nuclear forum at UN offers Iran chance to reassure world – official

29 April 2010 – Iran can use next week’s global gathering on disarmament at United Nations Headquarters to reassure other States of its peaceful nuclear intentions, the forum’s chair said today as he urged countries to exchange ideas on how to cut the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons.

THE PERSIAN GULF IS THE PERSIAN GULF

From Focus on Iran publication By Dr. Assad Homayoun
“…When the American, like the British before them, grow weary of their imperial duties and sail away, Iran will dominate the Persian Gulf . It is ordained. No nation in the region can match Iran ’s size, population or power…The question is: what kind of Iran shall it be? “ Patrick Buchanan- The Washington Times , Commentary, January 14, 1998

Persian Gulf

Brief Description
(Ref: Wikipedia)
The Persian Gulf is an extension of the Gulf of Oman in between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. This inland sea of some 233,000 km² is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is marked by the major river delta of the Arvand-Rood, which carries the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris.

Recent events in Iran have exposed serious rifts between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Plus, reports claim the U.S. is, inexplicably, still trying to talk the Iranians back from the nuclear brink

News of an open confrontation between Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come to light, revealing infighting over the dismissal of the minister of Intelligence by Ahmadinejad. Khamenei opposed the firing.

IAEA turns up pressure on Syria, Iran

Jun 6, 2011, 14:23 GMT
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano from Japan prior to a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, 06 June 2011. The topics for discussion for the board are the Implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic. EPA/ROLAND SCHLAGER

It’s the Persian Gulf, Mr. Kissinger, not the Arabian Gulf

Friday, April 15,7:01 PM
By Dr. Assad Homayoun

The editorial page of the April 10 edition of the Washington Post published an excellent and thought-provoking article by former Secretaries of State Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker, entitled “The Grounds for U.S. Intervention”. That article, however, includes an inexcusable and egregious error, namely, a reference to the “Arabian/Persian Gulf”. Similarly, Mr. Baker used the same terminology in an interview with Fareed Zakaria of CNN on Sunday April 10. As discussed below, the correct title of the referenced geographic area is the “Persian Gulf” and any other term is historically inaccurate and smacks of an attempt to re-write geography based on short-term political preferences.

There is growing concern about Iraq's ability to defend itself and counter Iranian influence after U.S. troops withdraw

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There is growing concern about Iraq's ability to defend itself and counter Iranian influence after U.S. troops withdraw. Jackson Diehl argues that too many in the White House mistakenly believe that "a stay-on force" is not a vital U.S. interest and risk alienating an important ally.
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The Coming Dim Ages

We have a forest on our hands. Not just here in the US but across the globe. A dark, foreboding, evil-filled forest.
Unfortunately it's only the individual trees that get any media attention, even as the forest gobbles more of the globe each day. Without recognizing the forest, the individual trees seem unattached to the spreading forest.

Read an Excellent Letter to President Obama

Here is a sensible letter from Ambassador Charles Cecil to President Barack Obama.
You may want to distribute this letter to your friends. You could also try to fax or e-mail
it, along with your own comments, to President Obama, the State Department,
Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice or your representatives. Some contact information is
listed below.

Thursday 13 October 2011

US democratic Senator john Kerry: 'All options' open on Iran plot

AFP - Senior US Senator John Kerry left the door open Wednesday to military retaliation against Iran over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States .

Walkom: Canada faces grim choice over nuclear showdown in Iran

AFP/GETTY IMAGES

By Thomas Walkom National Affairs Columnist
As the nuclear crisis over Iran heats up, Canada is veering toward a dangerous place.
Israel is again contemplating a military attack on Iran to prevent its developing atomic weapons. This time it’s not clear that U.S. President Barack Obama can forestall the Jewish state.

Thursday 08 December 2011

The Importance Of Sanctioning Islamic republic Iran's Central Bank

Ever since the late October release of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s latest report on Iran, the White House has been working overtime to convince the world that it is, in fact, committed to preventing the Islamic Republic from going nuclear. Last month, responding to criticism of his Iran policy from Republican challengers, President Obama argued that the sanctions levied by his Administration to date have had “enormous bite".

Tuesday 20 December 2011

North Korea leader will damage ties with Iran`s islamic regime

2011 has been a bad year for dictators, whether those, like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, whose stay in power was convenient for Israel or those, like Syria's Bashar Assad, who are Israel's enemies.

last update: 1/30/2012 4:45

In the face of economic sanctions and international condemnation, Iran remains defiant over its nuclear energy program.

It has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major passageway for much of the world's oil, in retaliation for any embargo.

David Miliband: Attacking Iran would increase the risk of nuclear war

David Miliband has strongly spoken out against the risks of sleepwalking into a war with Iran . Writing for the Financial Times, Miliband argued : (£)

North Korea leader will damage ties with Iran`s islamic regime

2011 has been a bad year for dictators, whether those, like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, whose stay in power was convenient for Israel or those, like Syria's Bashar Assad, who are Israel's enemies.

EU criticised for lifting travel bans on Iranian officials

The European Union has been criticised for lifting travel bans on three senior Iranian officials after they were promoted .

Scale Back Business in Iran`s dictatorship regime

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R)

(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his country's nuclear program as he began a four-nation tour of Latin America, joining his ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in accusing the U.S. and its allies of using the dispute to unjustly threaten Iran.

Iranian president expected to visit Latin America

REPORTING FROM QUITO, ECUADOR, AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans a four-nation tour of Latin America beginning Sunday in an apparent effort to show he is not a universal pariah despite increasing tension between Tehran and the West.

NY judge: Iran`s Islamic regime, Taliban, al-Qaida liable for 9/11

Iranian Political prisoners: 'Don't give legitimacy to elections"under Islamic regime

Iranians are witnessing an “undeclared martial law” in their country, according to a group of political prisoners held in the notorious Evin Prison .

North Korea leader will damage ties with Iran`s islamic regime

2011 has been a bad year for dictators, whether those, like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, whose stay in power was convenient for Israel or those, like Syria's Bashar Assad, who are Israel's enemies.

U.S. wants Canadian crackdown on Iranian agents

Washington wants Ottawa to prosecute Iranian procurement agents who are sending banned military and mechanical goods to their homeland from Canada .

Iran`s Islamic regime Blocks New U.S. 'Virtual Embassy"

launched a "virtual embassy" for Tehran in a bid to reach out to ordinary Iranians isolated by strict censorship -- but it was promptly blocked by the Islamic regime .

Half could support Iran attack

Ron Poll: Half could support Iran attack A majority of American voters believe economic sanctions to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons won’t work and half say the United States should take military action if sanctions fail, a new poll shows .

Gadafi received shells for chemical weapons from Iran`s Islamic regime

The U.S. government has launched an investigation into whether Iran supplied Muammar Qaddafi's Libyan regime with artillery shells that were subsequently filled with a highly toxic mustard agent, The Washington Post reported .

Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.

Everybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. 'Hold me back!' he shouts to his comrades, 'Before I break his bones!' Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of Iran.

Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.

Sarkozy called Israeli PM Netanyahu 'liar'

Iran to 'temporarily' import petrol: report

AFP - Iran is to "temporarily" import petrol to meet its daily consumption needs and compensate for the poor quality of its domestically produced fuel, a top MP told Mehr news agency on Monday.

Iraq – Afghanistan – Libya NOW IRAN

Canada Imposes Sanctions on Five Iranian Nationals:

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement in response to the recently foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States:

McCain accuses Iran of ‘reckless behavior’

Thursday, October 13, 2011 Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (AP Photo)Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (AP Who do you think will win the Republican nomination for president?

EU moves towards further sanctions on Syria, Iran

EU moves towards further sanctions on Syria, Iran - The European Union is set next week to consider blacklisting the Syrian central bank as well as imposing sanctions against more Iranian individuals, according to sources on Wednesday familiar with the situation .

lobby forces of the Pasdaran work in usa for Terrorist

launched a large scale campaign to prevent removing MEK from the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO).

Terrorism victims can garnish money sprint owes Iran

Iran’s economic policy ‘linked’ to unrest

Are some countries abusing Interpol?

EuroParliament Condemns Azeri Human Rights Violations

Obama’s Mideast Speech

Published: May 19, 2011 Following is a text of President Obama’s prepared speech on the Middle East, delivered on Thursday in Washington, as released by the White House:

EU sanctions 32 Iran officials for human-rights violations

IMF Rates Up Dictatorships Just Before Revolutions

Neocon Analysts Push for Invasion of Libya

While Egyptians celebrated, Tehran’s mullahs lost face

US was Cheerleader for Massacre Wikileaks Cables on Israel's Gaza Onslaught

By Kathleen Christison January 19, 2011 "Counterpunch" -- CounterPunch has accessed Wikileaks‘ file of cables on Israel‘s Gaza assault two years ago (Operation Cast Lead, December 27, 2008 through January 18, 2009).

Obama Officials Caught Deceiving About WikiLeaks

Rights group: Iran executes one person per eight hours Rights group decries 'execution binge' in Iran

Little progress seen as talks with Iran come to end

GENEVA - When two days of talks between Iran and major powers ended here Tuesday, with few signs of progress except an agreement to meet again next month in Istanbul, the dueling news conferences by both sides laid bare the difficulties ahead.

Iran Blasts Arab's Claim over Iranian Islands

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast rejected the baseless claims raised by the UAE and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) officials on the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb.

Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: PERSIAN GULF Prepared Working Group on Exonyms, Iran

GROUP OF EXPERTS ON No. 61 GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES Twenty-third Session Vienna, 28 March – 4 April 2006 Item 14 of the Provisional Agenda:

Where To Go From Wikileaks The Peace Movement Responds By Cindy Sheehan December 01, 2010 "Information Clearing House" --- - Oakland, Ca:

While only a tiny fraction of the U.S. diplomatic cables scheduled for publication by Wikileaks have thus far been made available, some conclusions can already be drawn. These cables and the Iraq and Afghan War Diaries provide an opportunity for Americans to see our government for what it is.

Rights Group Says Torture, Abuses Routine In Iraqi Prisons

Worldview: Moral bankruptcy in Iran

The regime's mistreatment of innocent Americans and its own citizens makes a mockery of its By Trudy Rubin Inquirer Opinion Columnist Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likes to boast about the superiority of Iranian moral values to those of the West

Obama, G8 leaders boost pressure on North Korea, Iran

Ontario (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama led the Group of Eight rich nations on Saturday deploring what they said was North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship, and Obama said there must be consequences for such irresponsible action.

Citing Iran’s failure to clarify nuclear ambitions, UN imposes additional sanctions

9 June 2010 – The Security Council voted today to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.

General Assembly Recognizes 21 March as International Day of Nowruz.

Free Julian Assange! Hands off WikiLeaks!

Citing Iran’s failure to clarify nuclear ambitions, UN imposes additional sanctions

9 June 2010 – The Security Council voted today to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.

Iran nuclear fuel deal could be a positive step, says Ban Spent nuclear fuel

18 May 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative by Brazil and Turkey regarding nuclear fuel for an Iranian reactor could be a positive step, and underscored the need for bolstered transparency to help resolve concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Ban tells Iran's Ahmadinejad to restore global trust in nuclear programme

3 May 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today personally urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to restore international trust in the peaceful nature of his country's nuclear programme by adhering to the resolutions of the Security Council and the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency.

Print this article Email this article ShareThis. Nuclear forum at UN offers Iran chance to reassure world – official

29 April 2010 – Iran can use next week’s global gathering on disarmament at United Nations Headquarters to reassure other States of its peaceful nuclear intentions, the forum’s chair said today as he urged countries to exchange ideas on how to cut the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons.

David Miliband has strongly spoken out against the risks of sleepwalking into a war with Iran .
Writing for the Financial Times, Miliband argued : (£)

Ron Poll: Half could support Iran attack
A majority of American voters believe economic sanctions to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons won’t work and half say the United States should take military action if sanctions fail, a new poll shows .

Everybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. 'Hold me back!' he shouts to his comrades, 'Before I break his bones!'
Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of Iran.

Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (AP Photo)Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (AP
Who do you think will win the Republican nomination for president?

EU moves towards further sanctions on Syria, Iran
- The European Union is set next week to consider blacklisting the Syrian central bank as well as imposing sanctions against more Iranian individuals, according to sources on Wednesday familiar with the situation .

Published: May 19, 2011
Following is a text of President Obama’s prepared speech on the Middle East, delivered on Thursday in Washington, as released by the White House:

Rights group: Iran executes one person per eight hours
Rights group decries 'execution binge' in Iran

Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: PERSIAN GULF
Prepared Working Group on Exonyms, Iran

GROUP OF EXPERTS ON No. 61
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
Twenty-third Session
Vienna, 28 March – 4 April 2006
Item 14 of the Provisional Agenda:

Where To Go From Wikileaks
The Peace Movement Responds
By Cindy Sheehan
December 01, 2010 "Information Clearing House" --- - Oakland, Ca:

While only a tiny fraction of the U.S. diplomatic cables scheduled for
publication by Wikileaks have thus far been made available, some
conclusions can already be drawn. These cables and the Iraq and Afghan
War Diaries provide an opportunity for Americans to see our government
for what it is.

The regime's mistreatment of innocent Americans and its own citizens makes a mockery of its
By Trudy Rubin
Inquirer Opinion Columnist
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad likes to boast about the superiority of Iranian moral values to those of the West

Iran nuclear fuel deal could be a positive step, says Ban
Spent nuclear fuel