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January
(in chronological order, most recent articles on top)
Thursday, January 31, 2008Iran and Egypt to normalize relations If Iran-Egypt relations are restored, it would be the first time in the life of the Islamic Republic of Iran that one of the taboos of the theocratic regime is removed, paving also the way to the normalization of relations with the United States in the one hand and easing significantly tensions in the Middle East on the other. By Safa Haeri.
Iran's New Purge Slapping the "Moderates"Sunday, January 27, 2008 Opponents of taking a tough line on Iran have always claimed that imposing sanctions (not to mention threatening military action) would strengthen the Islamic Republic's most radical elements. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks to have bought that argument. Last week, she agreed to water down the new sanctions that her advisers had devised against the Islamic Republic. By Amir Taheri.
Massive Rejection of Reformists Candidates For Coming ElectionsThursday, January 24, 2008 With the date of next Legislative elections approaching in Iran, spokesmen for the reformist group say more than 70 per cent of their candidates have already been rejected by various electoral screening committees. By Safa Haeri.
Ahmadinejad Slapped By The LeaderTuesday, January 22, 2008 Iranian fanatic President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered his worst humiliation at the hands of the Speaker of the Majles (Parliament), after Ayatollah Ali Khamenehei ordered him to respect and apply laws approved by the Legislative body. By Safa Haeri.
What Bush Said Is Not Different From What Iranian Leaders Say.Thursday, January 17, 2008 At the start of his recent tour of Middle East and the Persian Gulf countries, President George W. Bush said he would “back all reformists and democratic forces from Syria to Lebanon, from Iraq to Iran”. By Ahmad Zeydabadi.
Amnesty International Calls Iran to Stop Practice of StoningWednesday, January 16, 2008 As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International today (15 January 2008) called on the Iranian authorities to abolish execution by stoning and impose an immediate moratorium on this horrific practice, specifically designed to increase the suffering of the victims.
Saddam Was A Captured DictatorSunday, January 13, 2008 The execution of Saddam Hussein was an act of revenge. Saddam’s death was a triumph for Bush, Blair, and their Shiite-led regime installed in Iraq. It was a wish of Iraqi Islamists, like Dawa party and Moqtada Sadr, who was determined to kill Saddam in any circumstance. It was a trophy for Mollahs in Tehran, who vowed to eliminate Saddam. By Jahanshah Rashdian.
The Duel in Islam, Turkey's New Model vs. Iran'sThursday, January 10, 2008 For centuries, Iran and the Ottoman Empire, of which modern Turkey and Egypt were parts, fought for influence in the Muslim world. That changed when Turkish westernizers under Kemal Ataturk and their Iranian counterparts under Reza Shah Pahlavi decided that religion was the cause of their nations' decline. By Amir Taheri.
As the Regime Cracks Down, Life Goes on Behind Closed CurtainsTuesday, January 8, 2008
Last week our Iran correspondent was expelled without explanation. In his last dispatch from Tehran, he talks about the country he grew to love and which he found to be at odds with its image as an austere Islamic nation By Robet Tait.
Hardliner Media Attack Nobel LaureateSunday, January 6, 2008 Newspapers affiliated with the hardliner camp in Iran have begun a new round of accusations this time targeting Mrs. Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 and head of the Defenders of Human Rights organization in Iran. By Shahram Rafizadeh.
The power of Shiite Muslim clergy has eroded in IranFriday, January 4, 2008 Iran's supreme leader spoke not with the thunder of a man regarded in his country as God's representative on Earth, but with the exasperated tone of a corporate manager chastising his employees. By Borzou Daragahi.
Khamenehei Ordered Nuclear Activities ResumedFriday, January 4, 2008 Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenehei revealed Thursday 3 January 2008 that it was he who ordered the resumption of nuclear activities, including enriching uranium and confirmed that those activities would continue “unabated”. By Safa Haeri.
The Ayatollah Khomeini LegacyTuesday, January 1, 2008 Over the last few months the Iranian political system has raged over the publication of a series of memoirs by (Ayatollah) Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran's former president, who currently serves as chairman of the regime's Assembly of Experts and of the Expediency Council. By Raz Zimmt.
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