Iran inaugurates Caspian oil rig (UPI)
TEHRAN, July 24 (UPI) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the semi-floatable Iran-Alborz drilling rig in its territorial waters of the Caspian Sea.
Iranian airliner skids off runway killing 17 (Detroit Free Press)
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway during its landing in northeast Iran and crashed, shredding the cockpit into a tangled mass of wreckage and killing 17 people, the government news agency said.
Protesters call for end to Iranian rights abuses – WTOP Radio
LONDON (AP) – Protesters across the world on Saturday called on Iran to end its clampdown on opposition activists, demanding the release of hundreds rounded up amid demonstrations against the country’s disputed election. Groups including Human Rights …
Iranian airliner skids off runway killing 16 (KTNV Las Vegas)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway during its landing in northeast Iran and crashed, shredding the cockpit into a tangled mass of wreckage and killing 16 people, the state news agency…
Iranian hard-liners make Ahmadinejad oust his VP choice (Arizona Daily Star)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caved in to pressure from hard-line clerics and the country’s supreme leader Friday and allowed the resignation of his top deputy after a weeklong standoff.
Iranian airliner skids off runway killing 17 (The San Francisco Examiner)
Emergency workers at the scene of an Iranian passenger plane crash just off the runway at the airport in the city of Mashhad, 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) northeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 24, 2009. The Russian-made Ilyushin-62 passenger plane of Iran’s privately owned Aria Airlines, is thought to have skidded off the runway during its landing, killing 16 people and wounding …
Blow for Iran’s Ahmadinejad as vice-president sacked (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (AFP) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday caved in to hardliners and sacked his controversial deputy, suffering his first major blow to forge a new government since his disputed re-election last month.
Iran leader yields to hard-liners (The Washington Times)
TEHRAN | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caved into pressure from hard-line clerics and the country’s supreme leader Friday and allowed the resignation of his top deputy after a weeklong standoff. For days, the president had resisted pressure from hard-liners, including a direct order from the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to dismiss his choice for the key post of first vice …
Plane skids off runway in northeast Iran killing 17 in latest Iranian air disaster (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway Friday during its landing in northeast Iran and crashed, shredding the cockpit into a tangled mass of wreckage and killing 17 people, the state news agency said.
In Iran, President’s Deputy Is Stepping Down – Star News Online
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the latest sign of dissension within Iran’s conservative ranks, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s new deputy withdrew Friday in response to a letter demanding his removal written by the supreme leader, Ayatollah …
13 of 16 killed in Iran plane crash were crew – WTOP Radio
Emergency workers at the scene of an Iranian passenger plane crash just off the runway at the airport in the city of Mashhad, 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) northeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 24, 2009. The Russian-made Ilyushin-62 …
Iran president caves in over VP controvery (Daily Record)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caved into pressure from hardline clerics and the country’s supreme leader Friday and allowed the resignation of his top deputy after a week-long standoff.
Iran’s airline suspends flights after crash (China Daily)
TEHRAN: Iran’s Aria Air airline suspended its activities on Saturday, a day after its passenger plane skidded off the runway in northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, killing 16 people on board.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Dismisses VP Selection on Khamenei’s Orders (Bloomberg)
July 25 (Bloomberg) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed his choice for first vice president after the country’s supreme leader published a letter ordering the discharge of the aide, who had made comments friendly to Israel.
