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  • Why is the EU sanctioning Iran?

    Iran Affairs
    Iran Affairs
    1 May 2012 | 9:49 pm
    "The reason why the Europeans and other countries are coming aboard (on sanctions) is not their concern about the Iranian nuclear program, but their concern that Israel might do something about that program. Europe works to thwart military action, not to promote it," a senior Israeli official said. Snicker. So, based on this, what country is actual the "threat" to the world?

  • Update on Parchin and "explosive test chambers" in Iran.

    Iran Affairs
    Iran Affairs
    14 May 2012 | 7:37 am
    (UPDATE: I recommend reading Nima Shirazi's blog) I'm sure you've seen this story about a drawing of a "nuclear test chamber" in the media today (typically, the story is posted in the "blog" section of major newspaper sites since the "news" standards for the  "blog" sections are lower) so I thought it would be a good time to repeat what's actually known about Parchin and this "nuclear test chamber": 1- Parchin is a non-nuclear site, and as such it falls outside of the IAEA's legal authority which is limited to nuclear…

  • Clinton welcomes French push for European growth policies - WTSP 10 News

    iran source:news - Google News
    16 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    WTSP 10 NewsClinton welcomes French push for European growth policiesWTSP 10 News•Next week's negotiating session in Baghdad between Iran and the so-called P5+1, made up of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, could be "potentially important" because of the allies' unity, Clinton said. "The fact that it is unified,

  • Photos: Tehran Engulfed by Polluted Air

    Payvand Iran News
    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    For the thirds day in a row, the residents of Tehran are grappling with a severe air pollution that has engulfed the capital city and raised alarms. Air pollution is not a new phenomenon in Tehran. In fact, it has become a chronic problem over the past few years. -Hemmat Khahi

  • Iran Executes Man Accused of Being Israeli Spy

    NYT > Iran
    14 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Iran said that the man, identified as Majid Jamali Fashi, was responsible for the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists.
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  • Clinton welcomes French push for European growth policies - WTSP 10 News

    16 May 2012 | 5:30 am
    WTSP 10 NewsClinton welcomes French push for European growth policiesWTSP 10 News•Next week's negotiating session in Baghdad between Iran and the so-called P5+1, made up of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, could be "potentially important" because of the allies' unity, Clinton said. "The fact that it is unified,

  • SPIN METER: Rivals airbrush anti-Romney words - Fox News

    16 May 2012 | 3:05 am
    SPIN METER: Rivals airbrush anti-Romney wordsFox NewsRomney on foreign policy matters, and we share the belief that we can never allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons. And while I had concerns about Gov. Romney making a case as a candidate about fighting against Obamacare, I have no doubt if elected he and more »

  • US diplomat misquoted on India's efforts on Iran oil - New York Daily News

    16 May 2012 | 3:02 am
    BBC NewsUS diplomat misquoted on India's efforts on Iran oilNew York Daily NewsWashington, May 16 — A top US energy diplomat was misquoted by Reuters news agency in suggesting that he was "not too impressed" with India's efforts to cut its imports of oil from Western sanctions-hit Iran. "What he actually said was, 'I am not India to cut Iran oil imports by 11% amid US pressureBBC NewsUS unimpressed with India s effortsThe News InternationalTankers lie idle as Iran feels effect of sanctionsDaily News & AnalysisNews Pakistan -Zee News -Fars News Agencyall…

  • Iran's tough nuclear stance masks struggles at top - Fox News

    16 May 2012 | 1:28 am
    CBS NewsIran's tough nuclear stance masks struggles at topFox NewsTEHRAN, Iran – The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the messages are meanings that reach beyond Tehran's talks with world powers.Iran nuclear program talks show unexpected sign of progress; Negotiators agree CBS NewsIran hangs accused Mossad agent for 2010 killing of nuclear scientistNew York Daily Newsall 596 news articles »

  • Israeli group wins $323 million terror suit against Syria, Iran - New York Daily News

    15 May 2012 | 6:11 pm
    New York Daily NewsIsraeli group wins $323 million terror suit against Syria, IranNew York Daily NewsJERUSALEM — An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a US court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday.and more »
 
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  • Photos: Tehran Engulfed by Polluted Air

    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    For the thirds day in a row, the residents of Tehran are grappling with a severe air pollution that has engulfed the capital city and raised alarms. Air pollution is not a new phenomenon in Tehran. In fact, it has become a chronic problem over the past few years. -Hemmat Khahi

  • Iran allocates $37 billion to job creation plans

    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Iran's High Council of Employment has approved allocating 45 trillion rials (some $37 billion) to job creation plans this year, which began on March 20, the deputy cooperatives, labor, and social welfare minister says.

  • Photos: Festival of Local Games in Marivan

    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Last week, the village of Sadabad in Marivan, Iran's Kurdestan province, was host to the 2nd festival of local games. 186 competitors from various Iranian provinces and Iraq's Kurdish provinces of Arbil, Dahuk, and Sulaymaniyah participated at the event. The festival included competition in various games along with traditional dances from the various regions

  • Iran to send satellite into space

    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Aerospace Industry Organization Director Mehdi Farahi announced on Monday that Iran plans to send the Fajr (Dawn) satellite into space on May 23, the day that negotiators from Iran and the six major powers (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) will meet in Baghdad for nuclear talks.

  • Will the railway cross the Ancient Wall of Gorgan?

    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Great Wall of Gorgan is one of the walls near the shore of Caspian Sea mentioned as the second great wall of the wall. What increases its importance these days is the plan to allow the railway to cross it. But what is the real importance and significance of Gorgan's wall?
 
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  • Hopes grow of a confidence-building deal on Iranian nuclear programme

    Julian Borger
    16 May 2012 | 12:11 am
    Positive signs ahead of Baghdad talks suggest that concessions on both sides could lead to a permanent dialogueThe signals emanating from Tehran in recent days suggest that the upbeat assessment that came out of the Istanbul talks last month was not a flash in the pan.My understanding is that Ali Bagheri, the deputy Iranian negotiator, got in touch with his opposite number at the EU, Helga Schmid, the day after the Istanbul talks to ensure that the ball kept rolling. In the run-up to the next round of talks in Baghdad next Wednesday, the two have met at an undisclosed location to draw up an…

  • Iran hangs man accused of killing nuclear scientist

    15 May 2012 | 2:33 am
    Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was labelled a Mossad agent by Iran and sentenced to death for the murder of Masoud Ali-MohammadiIran has hanged a man accused of being an Israeli agent who was convicted of killing a nuclear scientist in 2010, state media has reported.Twenty-four-year-old Majid Jamali Fashi was hanged at Tehran's Evin prison on Tuesday after being sentenced to death in August last year for the murder of Masoud Ali-Mohammadi, Iran's state news agency quoted the central prosecutor's office as saying.Mohammadi was killed in January 2010 when a remote-controlled bomb attached to a…

  • Gulf unity plan on hold amid Iranian warning

    Ian Black
    14 May 2012 | 1:12 pm
    No deal between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain at summit, casting doubt on plan for deeper regional integrationSaudi-led plans for deeper Gulf Arab regional integration to challenge Iran are in doubt after the failure to announce an expected unity deal between Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Bahrain.Expectations had been running high ahead of a special summit of the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, but a decision was put off until the GCC next meets, in December. Iranian MPs warned that the plans were likely to increase insecurity in the Gulf.As an initial step,…

  • Iranian rapper faces death threats and fatwa for 'blasphemous' song

    Saeed Kamali Dehghan
    14 May 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Shahin Najafi accused of denigrating imams as clerics call him an 'apostate' and religious website puts bounty on his headAn Iranian rapper has become "the Salman Rushdie of music" after clerics in the Islamic republic issued fatwas calling him an apostate, which is considered punishable by death under the country's sharia law.Shahin Najafi, a Germany-based Iranian singer, recently released a song with references to Ali al-Hadi al-Naqi, the tenth of the 12 Shia Muslim Imams, a religious figure highly respected by millions in Iran.The controversial clip posted on Youtube, watched by hundreds…

  • Syria and Middle East - Monday 14 May

    Haroon Siddique
    14 May 2012 | 9:57 am
    • Fierce clashes reportedly kill more than 30 in Rastan, Syria• Syrian clashes spill over into Lebanon• Nato airstrikes killed 72 in Libya - Human Rights Watch• Talks in Cairo to end Palestinian prisoners' hunger strikeRead the latest summary3.57pm: Here's a summary of the main developments today:Syria• Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have clashed with the Free Syrian Army in the town of Rastan on Syria's main northern highway this morning. The FSA killed 23 soliders, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights. An FSA member told Reuters that nine…
 
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  • Above All

    Jahanshah Javid
    14 May 2012 | 4:48 pm
    On top of Corcovado mountain the statue of Christ the Redeemer (photos start here) does not look as colossal as it does from the bottom in Rio de Janeiro. It's still impressive and the surrounding view from above is spectacular. On the other side of the city Sugarloaf Mountain (photos start here) is the second-biggest attraction. Make sure you go there around sunset. Enjoy.

  • The Democratic Majorty

    admin
    14 May 2012 | 1:29 pm
    In the high-stakes international discussions surrounding Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, Iran's 80 million people are often forgotten. So I, along with a small team of Israelis, decided to explore the driving forces of Iranian society. There have been signs, on the streets and over the Internet, of a battle raging between the country's Islamic fundamentalists and the proponents of freedom. The question we set out to explore is where the majority of the people stand.read more

  • Education At All Costs

    Sohrab Ahmari
    14 May 2012 | 8:42 am
    Photo: Educators affiliated with the Bahai Institute for Higher Education who have been imprisoned in Iran, from left to right, top: Mahmoud Badavam, Ramin Zibaie, Riaz Sobhani, Farhad Sedghi; bottom: Noushin Khadem, Kamran Mortezaie, Vahid Mahmoudi (Bahai World News Service)read more

  • Bravo, Obama!

    Saideh Pakravan
    14 May 2012 | 8:29 am
    Let’s hear it for the President. Bravo! Bravo is also Italian for brave and it takes a brave man and a strong heart to come out in favor of gay marriage in a country dominated by the raucous—and nefarious—Koch Brothers, Rush whats-his-name and assorted religious freaks. Whether Biden had been encouraged a few days ago or not to “force” Obama into making his own position clear is open to speculation but the result is what counts here.read more

  • When Oil Runs Out

    rbnfl
    14 May 2012 | 2:02 am
    For most people, the Middle East (ME) is synonymous with oil. Economies of most major ME countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and the U.A.E. are based on oil. Today over a third (38% to be exact) of all oil produced worldwide is used for transportation; automobiles and trucks.  What would happen if people and businesses stopped using gasoline for their cars and diesel for their trucks?  Is that even possible?  Well, maybe not today but in 15-20 years from now, its estimated that over 65% of automobiles in the world will be all electric.  read more
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  • قرمززززززته

    15 May 2012 | 6:02 pm
    بابا سکته کردیم از بس تیم پرسپولیس باخت. شدیم سردار بازندگی. این هم شد زندگی؟ بعد از چهل سال هواداری از تیم هم، آدم که نمی تواند تیمش را عوض کند. حالا چه ببازد، چه ببرد. تیم آدم که رئیس جمهور نیست هر چهار سال، آدم که نه، رهبر کشور عوض اش کند. لباس هم که نیست تابستان شد لباس نازک بپوشی بروی شموشک نوشهر، زمستان شد لباس کلفت بپوشی بروی…

  • همسر مسعود علیمحمدی: پرونده باز است

    15 May 2012 | 5:34 pm
    مجید جمالی فشی که از سوی مسئولین امنیتی و قضایی جمهوری اسلامی به عنوان عامل ترور دکتر مسعود علیمحمدی، استاد فیزیک دانشگاه تهران معرفی شده، دیروز در حالی به دار آویخته شد که همسر آقای علیمحمدی به "روز" میگوید 30 الی 40 نفر دیگر دراین پرونده بازداشت شده اند. معصومه کرمی می گوید که "با ایشان 30 – 40 نفر دیگر را هم گرفتند فقط همین…

  • تفکر حدادعادل خطرناک است

    15 May 2012 | 5:33 pm
    هم‌زمان با اعلام نامزدی غلام‌علی حدادعادل برای کاندیداتوری ریاست مجلس نهم٬ رسانه‌های حامی اصول‌گرایان اقدام به نقد عملکرد وی در مجلس هشتم کرده‌اند. علی مطهری٬ از اصول‌گرایان مجلس هشتم نیز تفکر حدادعادل را "خطرناک" و او را فردی دانسته که حاضر است برای حفظ نظام٬ "ظلم" هم بکند. در همین زمینه٬ وب‌سایت صراط ‌نیوز در…

  • فهرست جانشین رهبر

    15 May 2012 | 5:30 pm

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    15 May 2012 | 5:29 pm
    تفته در گرانی، کارتون احسان گنجی، اعتماد
 
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  • Russia: A Sunday Stroll for Freedom

    Human Rights Watch
    16 May 2012 | 4:27 pm
    Tweet Widget Facebook Like Police arrested hundreds of people following clashes with demonstrators at a major protest rally in Moscow on May 6, 2012, the day before Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president of Russia. (Moscow) – Police arrested hundreds of people following clashes with demonstrators at a major protest rally in Moscow on May 6, 2012, the day before Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as presiread more

  • US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers

    Human Rights Watch
    15 May 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Tweet Widget Facebook Like Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them adequately, Human Rights Watch said in its 95-page report, “Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.” (New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their…

  • DR Congo: Bosco Ntaganda Recruits Children by Force

    Human Rights Watch
    15 May 2012 | 7:01 pm
    Tweet Widget Facebook Like Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who mutinied against the Democratic Republic of Congo in early April 2012, has forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men into his forces since April 19. Ntaganda, a former rebel leader turned army general, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes for previous recruitment and use of child soldiers. (Goma) – Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who mutinied against the Democratic Republic of Congo in early April 2012, has forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men into his forces since April 19, Human…

  • US/Burma: Don’t Lift Sanctions Too Soon

    Human Rights Watch
    15 May 2012 | 4:47 pm
    Tweet Widget Facebook Like The US government should not ease sanctions on business activities in Burma until adequate safeguards are in place to prevent new investment from fueling human rights abuses. (Washington, DC) – The US government should not ease sanctions on business activities in Burma until adequate safeguards are in place to prevent new investment from fueling human rights abuses. A US presidential order imposing a ban on investment and financial services in Burma is scheduled to expire on May 20, 2012, unless it is renewed or revised.read more

  • Jordan: Don’t Deport Eritrean Refugees to Yemen

    Human Rights Watch
    15 May 2012 | 1:34 pm
    Tweet Widget Facebook Like Jordanian authorities are about to deport nine detained Eritrean refugees, including a 7-year-old girl, to Yemen where they risk indefinite detention and possibly deportation to persecution in Eritrea. Jordan should allow the group to remain in Jordan and give the United Nations refugee agency access to the refugees. (Beirut) – Jordanian authorities are about to deport  nine detained Eritrean refugees, including a 7-year-old girl, to Yemen where they risk indefinite detention and possibly deportation to persecution in Eritrea.read more
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  • Shopping in Tehran

    29 Apr 2012 | 7:40 am
    Tehran, Iran's capital and biggest city is choc a bloc with the colors and flavors of Persia. Tehran's fashion conscious people, blend of the modern and traditional make it a great place to shop, eat and mingle with people. Here is a look at some shopping options you can explore on your visit to Tehran.The Grand BazaarYou can begin your shopping sojourn in Tehran with a visit to the Grand Bazaar, a must-see tourist attraction located in southern Tehran. Traditionally, this bazaar was split into several corridors, each of which was a hub for sellers specializing in different types of goods.

  • Persian Berry Rice

    29 Mar 2012 | 9:47 am
    Zereshk Pulo Murgh or Persian Berry Rice is a main course item that one can rustle up with ease while adding that traditional Persian touch to a meal. Here is how simple this dish really is.Ingredients (To Serve 4-5)3 cups rice - washed and soaked in water2-3 chicken breasts (cut in to large chunks)1 medium onion finely choppedSaffron strands soaked in warm milksugar (3-4 spoonfuls)1 cup zereshk (berberris)Salt/pepper to tasteHalf teaspoon turmeric OilCooking DirectionsSauté onions in a pan until tender and translucent, add in the chicken pieces. Stir the pieces around for a minute or so and…

  • A Separation Movie Review

    29 Feb 2012 | 7:32 am
    Iranian films and film makers have always succeeded in making films that vividly depict the complexity of human life and relationships. A Separation, was Iran's entry and winner of the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 2012 Oscars. The film is a domestic drama by writer-director Asghar Farhadi, in which a web of personal and social issues play out on the screen in complexity and pain.A Separation focuses on damaged relationships and the issues relating to gender, class and religion in contemporary Iran.The protagonists are a modern day, 30-something, working couple in Tehran, Simin…

  • Useful Sites on Iran & Iranian Culture

    30 Jan 2012 | 10:38 pm
    Here is a listing of websites in English we recommend on Iran and Iranian culture. If you think we have missed something please let us know.Iranian Art & Exhibitionstavoosonline.comIranian Cultureiranchamber.comFoodpersianrecipes.netIran Newsfarhangsara.comfarsnews.comparstimes.compayvand.compresstvIran Sportiransportspress.compersianleague.comIran Travelirpedia.comlonelyplanet.com/iran 

  • Iranian Embassy In London Closed

    4 Dec 2011 | 12:13 am
    Iranian Embassy in London ClosedFollowing the latest diplomatic spat between the UK and Iran, the Iranian embassy in London and the British embassy in Tehran have both been closed.Iranian Embassy in the United Kingdom16 Prince's GateLondon SW7 1PTNearest underground station is Knightsbridge on the Piccadilly LineIran Visitor on Twitter
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  • Iran, Russia discuss Caspian Sea legal regime

    15 May 2012 | 6:27 pm
    TEHRAN In a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday Igor Bratchikov, the head of a visiting delegation of Russian officials in charge of Caspian Sea affairs, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhondzadeh held talks on the issue of the Caspian Sea legal regime.

  • Iran Tries to Neuter Foreign Media and International Press Freedoms

    15 May 2012 | 2:07 pm
    Iranian authorities should end their undue restrictions on and intimidation of foreign-based journalists and media outlets, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.

  • US 'forces' India to cut Iran oil imports

    15 May 2012 | 3:28 am
    Jobs Commodities Automobiles Insurance Real Estate Travel & Tourism Health & Pharma Lifestyle Media Power Telecom Infotech Retail Infrastructure Editor's Picks New Delhi: Succumbing to US pressure, India has decided to cut crude oil import from Iran by over 11 per cent this fiscal to 15.5 million tons.

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    11 May 2012 | 9:08 pm
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  • You can talk about efficiency, but you can't hide the axe

    11 May 2012 | 6:10 am
    The Canadian government has just closed the visa section at its embassy in Iran's capital, Tehran.
 
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  • Too Much Is Never Enough: Making Ghelye Mahi

    Tori
    26 Apr 2012 | 11:04 am
    My first cooking article is up now at Tehran Bureau. It's for one of my favorite dishes, Ghelye Mahi. Please go read it, and if you make the dish let me know how it turns out. Every time we had people over for dinner, my husband would say to me, "Tori, we didn't make enough food." "How can that be?" I'd ask. "There are leftovers." It wasn't until we moved to Iran in 2003 for a four-year stay that I understood what he meant. A chicken leg or two is not leftovers. It's ta'rof -- good manners. It's what the guests leave behind so you won't think you served them insufficiently. "Enough food"…

  • Arseh Sevom Weekly Review: Love, Sanctions, Norooz, and Human Rights

    Tori
    27 Mar 2012 | 5:05 am
    Weekly Review from Arseh Sevom: Celebrating Norooz Norooz, a celebration of the new year that is marked by people from every religion and belief, was met with relief and joy by Iranians all over the world. Millions in Iran traveled in cars, buses, trains, and planes to see family and friends and to do a bit of urban camping. Iran's press was filled with stories of tourist attractions and the numbers of travelers. "Unbelievable Inflation" Sanctions are taking a huge bite out of the budgets of most Iranian households. Prices are "unbelievable," sources tell Arseh Sevom. "Prices change three…

  • Unveiling Iran

    Tori
    24 Mar 2012 | 9:21 am
    My piece on two series of photographs -- Listen by Newsha Tavakolian and Chador by Kamran Ashtary is up on the Swiss publication, Neuland Magazin: In 1978 and 1979, life in Iran drastically changed. This was especially true for women and girls, who once again found themselves and their bodies the focus of revolutionary change. Decades earlier they'd been forced to give up the veil in the name of modernity. Now they were forced to put it back on. They could no longer sing or dance in public. Iranian photographers Newsha Tavakolian and Kamran Asthary use their work to respond to a world…

  • What are you doing #4Peace

    Tori
    22 Mar 2012 | 9:43 am
    The whole world is watching the phenomena of the Israel loves Iran campaign: https://www.facebook.com/israellovesiran. I am writing a piece right now about individual and organizational efforts for peace. I talked to Sany from the Israel Loves Iran campaign who said, "If it's naive to want peace, than I choose to be naive." I would love to hear from others as well. Does anyone out there in the digital vacuum have actions they want to share? What are you doing for peace? Leave a comment.

  • Save the Lorestani Salamander, Human Rights Report, Economic Squeeze

    Tori
    13 Mar 2012 | 5:27 am
    Another weekly update from Arseh Sevom proving there's more to Iran than the threat of war. A New Year Greeted with Empty Pockets, Joy, and Trepidation The celebration of Iranian New Year (Norooz), which falls at the moment of the Spring Equinox (5:14 am UTC or GMT, March 20), has managed to survive every political regime and every change of religion. It remains autonomous of state control and an example of “the configuration in which society stands apart from the state.” Its continuing celebration in Iran represents a requisite of a civil society (more about civil society here). The fast…
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  • Update on Parchin and "explosive test chambers" in Iran.

    Iran Affairs
    14 May 2012 | 7:37 am
    (UPDATE: I recommend reading Nima Shirazi's blog) I'm sure you've seen this story about a drawing of a "nuclear test chamber" in the media today (typically, the story is posted in the "blog" section of major newspaper sites since the "news" standards for the  "blog" sections are lower) so I thought it would be a good time to repeat what's actually known about Parchin and this "nuclear test chamber": 1- Parchin is a non-nuclear site, and as such it falls outside of the IAEA's legal authority which is limited to nuclear…

  • Rub-a-dub at Parchin in Iran?

    Iran Affairs
    9 May 2012 | 11:56 pm
    [Update: if you need to be reminded what the big fuss with Parchin and the supposed "explosives testing chamber" there is all about, read this.] The New York Times has a typically one-sided and frantic report about how Iran is supposedly decontaminating Parchin military base with water, according to ISIS and David Albright. Now, I'm no nukular expert or nuthin' but seems to me that you can't just wash away the evidence of nuclear weapons tests, especially if they supposedly involved neutron initiators, as claimed. And, this suggests the Iranians are aware of the…

  • Update on the Iran nuclear talks

    Iran Affairs
    4 May 2012 | 3:36 pm
    There's nothing to update, of course, since the Baghdad meeting hasn't happened yet but naturally there's a lot of speculation in the media about what sort of deal may happen. Bottom line is despite all the "optimism" that is being expressed, I don't think that the US will (nor can) remove the sanctions, and so any real breakthrough is unlikely. In fact, I suspect that the American side is pretending to be optimistic because they want to temporarily reduce oil prices, thus helping cement an Obama election victory -- and once the elections are over, it will be…

  • Juan Cole on Al Qaeda and Iran

    Iran Affairs
    4 May 2012 | 8:06 am
    I highly recommend today's entry in Juan Cole's blog on the alleged Al Qaeda-Iran connection. But what's really interesting is his broader observation of how the US foreign policy system works: If unreliable intelligence personnel with an axe to grind can leak enough to the newspapers, and if the latter prove gullible, then a public record can be created for a false idea, which in turn can be quoted by Congressmen and -women and cabinet officials, and ultimately can become the basis for military action. That the US intelligence and security apparatuses have been infiltrated in…

  • Why is the EU sanctioning Iran?

    Iran Affairs
    1 May 2012 | 9:49 pm
    "The reason why the Europeans and other countries are coming aboard (on sanctions) is not their concern about the Iranian nuclear program, but their concern that Israel might do something about that program. Europe works to thwart military action, not to promote it," a senior Israeli official said. Snicker. So, based on this, what country is actual the "threat" to the world?
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