Iranian insurgent group chooses new leader (AP via Yahoo! News)
An insurgent group in southeastern Iran announced the selection of a new leader after its founder was captured by Iranian forces, according to the group’s Web site.
Iran moves nuclear stockpile to above-ground facility – Hotair.com
When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum, the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of …
Dictatorial ‘cult’ ruling Iran, says opposition leader – Arizona Daily Star
Opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi said Saturday that a dictatorial “cult” is ruling Iran – one of his most critical statements … and nationalism,” Moussavi said in the interview posted on his Web site, Kalameh. “Our people cannot tolerate such …
Iran urges to set deadline for delivery of Russian S-300 missile system (People’s Daily)
An Iranian lawmaker called on the country’s military authorities to set a deadline for Russia to deliver the S-300 missile defense system to Iran, local Press TV reported Sunday. “A long time has passed since Russia signed a deal with Iran to sell the S-300 system to the Islamic Republic,” the Deputy Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran ‘s Parliament Hossein …
Iranian insurgent group chooses new leader (MalaysiaNews.net)
CAIRO — An insurgent group in southeastern Iran announced the selection of a new leader after its founder was captured by Iranian forces, according to the group’s Web site.The Jundallah insurgency, …
Iranian president calls Israel ‘a microbe of corruption’ (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
TEHRAN (AFP) – Israel is “a microbe of corruption” and Islamic resistance will “send it to the bottom of hell,” Iran’s president said Sunday at a conference attended by top Palestinian militant leaders, Iranian media reported.
Iran says can cut energy to Europe, hit enemies (The Star)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran could make European countries suffer by cutting off energy supplies and can target any adversary with its missiles, a senior Iranian military official said on Sunday.
Iran’s fight for press freedom | Saeed Kamali Dehghan (Guardian Unlimited)
Under Ahmadinejad’s government increasing numbers of journalists have been imprisoned and publications closed down More than 100 journalists and bloggers have been imprisoned in Iran since the disputed election last June, making it the world’s leading enemy of free expression. At least 65 remain in jail – more than any single country has imprisoned since 1996. Two of those imprisoned, Mehrdad …
Supreme leader says Iran’s nuclear aims are peaceful (Gulf Times)
Reuters/Tehran Iran’s nuclear energy programme, which will be discussed at a board meeting of the UN atomic watchdog this week, is peaceful and aimed at achieving self-sufficiency, Iran’s supreme leader said yesterday.
Dictatorial ‘cult’ rules Iran, opposition leader claims – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s opposition leader said Saturday that a dictatorial “cult” was ruling Iran in the … Iran’s opposition alleges President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the June vote through fraud and that Mousavi was the rightful winner.
Iran prosecutor warns against New Year protests (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s security forces will stop opposition supporters using the Iranian new year in March to stage more anti-government protests, a leading judicial official said on Sunday.
Iran urges U.N. nuclear agency to remain impartial – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader charged Sunday that U.S. and its allies are behind the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency’s claim that Iran may be making nuclear bombs, despite its repeated denials. The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, broadcast on …
Chile’s earthquake, Iran’s nuclear program top Hillary Clinton’s … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile while she also tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran. Clinton will briefly visit …
