Guards hold key to power in Iran (UPI)
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (UPI) — Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has amassed unprecedented power in defending the regime of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since his disputed re-election in June triggered widespread unrest.
EXCLUSIVE: Iran advocacy group said to skirt lobby rules (The Washington Times)
Shortly before Barack Obama took office, leaders of a prominent Iranian-American group in Washington began to fret. If the new president were to tap former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross to oversee the nation’s Iran policy, they feared their long-running effort to persuade American officials to lift sanctions could wind up in tatters. Patrick Disney, acting policy director of National Iranian …
Iran To Try Brother-in-law Of Opposition Leader – CBS News
(AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – The brother-in-law of Iran’s top opposition leader will be put on trial before the Revolutionary Court, months after his arrest in the country’s postelection crackdown, Tehran’s top prosecutor said Friday. The opposition has …
Russia should fulfil missile defence deal – Iran (The Star)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – A senior Iranian military official complained publicly on Friday over Russia’s failure to deliver a missile defence system that Washington does not want Iran to have.
Understanding contemporary Iran (The Keystone)
For the past eight years, western media outlets have littered the airwaves with anti-Iranian rhetoric, supporting the United States’ theory that the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) should be viewed as an immediate threat to the well-being of the U.S., given its ability to enrich uranium.
What’s known about Iran-linked Alavi Foundation? – The Christian Science Monitor
The New York-based Alavi Foundation is a high-profile organization that claims to be a non profit devoted to promoting Islam and the Persian language, and has even reportedly made donations to former President Bill Clinton’s foundation. But it has …
U.S. Rejects Ahmadinejad’s Call To Choose Between Israel and Iran (Forward)
The United States on Friday rejected a call by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for it to choose between supporting Israel or Iran.
Turkey ‘Would Not Say No’ to Storing Iran’s Uranium (Fox News)
Turkey’s energy minister says if asked the country would not say no to temporarily storing Iran’s enriched uranium to help defuse a standoff over Western suspicions that Tehran is trying to build an atomic bomb.
Hafez Nazeri: From Iran, Music Beyond Politics – NPR News
Hafez Nazeri’s “Sounds of Peace” program will make him the first Iranian to headline Carnegie Hall. Courtesy of the artist Hafez Nazeri’s “Sounds of Peace” program will make him the first Iranian to headline Carnegie Hall. November 14, 2009 – On Nov …
In Iran, cyber police swing into action (Press TV)
Amid the growing use of the Internet in Iran, a senior Iranian police official says a special unit to monitor Internet crimes has sprung into action in the country.
Iran’s Supreme Leader cannot be removed – official (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cannot be removed from his post because his legitimacy comes from God, an official close to Iran’s most powerful figure was reported Friday as saying.
Iran’s struggle with America should continue: cleric (Reuters.co.uk)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran must continue its struggle against the United States, a hardline cleric said on Friday a day after Washington renewed long-standing U.S. financial sanctions against Iran.
