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March
(in chronological order, most recent articles on top)
Friday, March 28, 2008Iran Continue Military Nuclear Activities: Le MondeA leading French newspaper said on 26 March 2008 that it had access to documents proving that not only a report of the American intelligence services saying Iran had stopped its military nuclear programmes on 2003 is not correct, but the regime continued these activities after 2003.
Why the Nuclear Programme Undermines Iran's IndependenceFriday, March 21, 2008 "Whatever happens, grin and declare victory!" This is the advice given by "Yalanchi Pahlevan", a character in Iranian folklore, to anyone with heroic ambitions but lacking the wherewithal to achieve them. A puny shrimp of a man, "Yalanchi Pahlevan" imitates big muscular fellows in picking fights with toughs several times his size. When, inevitably, he is thrown like a feather, he just gets up, beats his chest and declares victory. By Amir Taheri.
'We Have Lost International Trust'Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Grand Ayatollah Hoseynali Montazeri, the highest authority of the Shi’ites worldwide, once again expressed criticism of the Government of the fanatic President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and called on the government to, “bearing in mind the current difficulties, renounces its emotive and extremist policies and strives to overcome the current isolation, to prevent political and economic pressures from crushing the country and the population". By Ahmad Rafat.
The Significance of Now RouzMonday, March 17, 2008 All Iranians, but also Kurds, Afghans, Tajiks, most other central Asian nations as well as many Iraqis and Turks, whatever their religious beliefs, language or origins and wherever they live, are strongly attached to the old traditions of Now Rouz, meaning New Year. By Abdolhoseyn Zarrinkoub.
Iran Parliamentary Elections: A Non EventFriday, March 14, 2008 Turn out in the first round of Legislative elections in Iran was “moderate”, as people, exacerbated by rising prices, inflation, further restrictions in already much limited freedom, are more busy with the New Year festivities – on 20 March -- than an event that, under present conditions, has little impact on their daily lives. By Safa Haeri.
The Police General Likes Women Praying NudeTuesday, March 11, 2008 The Police Commander in charge of implementing Islamic Morality and fighting against hooligans and social trouble-makers has been arrested in a residence in company of six women whom he had ordered to make their prayer completely nude , according to well informed sources and independent internet sites.
Bush ََََAdministration Has Fueled the Human Rights Abuses in IranTuesday, March 11, 2008 The Bush Administration's apparent disregard for the expressed wishes of Iranian human-rights defenders has made a bad situation worse. When it comes to human rights in the Middle East, the Bush Administration has claimed to walk the walk. But that walk clearly has a limp. By Trita Parsi.
Women’s DayFriday, March 7, 2008 In 1910, International Women's Day (March 8) was celebrated for the first time in many industrial nations. As a proposal of the Socialist International, the day demanded the right for women to vote and to hold public office, right to work, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination on the job. By Jahanshah Rashidian.
New SCNS Guidelines For The PressThursday, March 6, 2008 In a “secret” letter to all major Iranian newspapers and news agencies, the Supreme Council on National Security has established a guideline for the media about the way issues concerning the nuclear question, the Iran-Iraq relations, Tehran-Washington talks on Iraq, elections etc and at the same time proposes subject for articles.
Ahmadinejad's Battle at HomeWednesday, March 5, 2008 It is a mistake to downplay the recent statements by Hassan Rohani, the advisor to the Iranian Guide Ali Khameneh’i and the former official in charge of the nuclear file, this file which has become the fundamental reason behind the confrontation between Iran and the world. By Elias Harfoush.
In Dealing With Iran, The West Must Talk to Khameneh’I, Not AhmadinejadSunday, March 2, 2008 WITH the release of America's National Intelligence Estimate, according to which Iran has suspended its nuclear weapons programme, the prospect of military confrontation with the Bush administration dimmed. But months later, it is clear that the danger is not past, because Iran has not renounced the production of nuclear weapons, which its enriched uranium could eventually be used to fuel. By Mehdi Khalaji.
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