Stalled movement in Iran (Chicago Sun-Times)
CAIRO — Just getting thousands of protesters into the streets of Tehran despite fears of beating and arrest was a victory for the Iranian opposition, but the first protest in nearly two weeks also displayed the movement’s limitations. Iran’s clerical rulers are betting that with no clear leader and security forces bearing down, such dramatic shows of discontent will be hard to sustain. …
Iranian-American man arrested in Tehran (UPI)
TEHRAN, July 11 (UPI) — An Iranian-American social scientist has been arrested by Iranian security forces in Tehran and his home ransacked, family members say.
Hundreds of Iranian-Americans, protesters march to White House to rally for change in Iran (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters, many of them Iranian-Americans, marched from Capitol Hill to the White House on Saturday, most holding Iranian flags and chanting demands for the U.S. to take more action after Iran’s disputed election.
Iran, Turkmenistan fix gas transfer formula (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, July 11 (MNA) – Tehran and Ashgabat agreed on a fixed pricing formula for Turkmenistan’s gas deliveries to Iran, the National Iranian Gas Export Company’s managing director said on Saturday.
Hundreds of Iranian-Americans, protesters march to White House to … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of protesters, many of them Iranian-Americans, marched from Capitol Hill to the White House on Saturday, most holding Iranian flags and chanting demands for the U.S. to take more action after Iran’s disputed election. After …
Iran readies package to offer West – Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran is preparing a new package of “political, security and international” issues to put to the West, its foreign minister said on Saturday. “The package can be a good basis for talks with the West. The package will contain Iran’s …
Frisco: Vigil for Iranian Baha’i on trial (The Frisco Enterprise)
The Baha’i community of Frisco is hosting a candlelight prayer vigil to pray for seven Iranian Baha’is who have been put on trial in Iran on July 11. The vigil will be at 8 p.m., Sunday July 5 at Frisco’s Central Park at the Amphitheater, 3155 Parkwood Blvd. and Seei Drive.
Iran says preparing package for talks with West – Daily Times
TEHRAN: Iran is preparing a new package of “political, security and international” issues to put to the West, its foreign minister said on Saturday. “The package can be a good basis for talks with the West. The package will contain Iran’s …
Academic detained in Iran (Miami Herald)
(AP) — An Iranian-American scholar whom Iran once accused of fomenting political unrest has been arrested there for the second time in two years, the State Department and the man’s family said Friday.
Situation in Iran not quite back to normal despite final decision (The Japan Times Weekly)
Iran’s powerful Guardian Council on June 29 formally certified incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of the June 12 presidential election, whose results have been contested by forces supporting moderate reform candidates former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and former Iranian Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karroubi.
Iran plays down G8 declaration (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iran on Saturday played down G8 concerns about the Islamic republic?s crackdown on protests over last month?s disputed presidential election and Tehran?s controversial nuclear programme.
