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U.S. Official Confirms Iran is Holding 3 Americans
President Barack Obama’s national security advisor has said that Iran has confirmed it is holding three Americans who are believed to have strayed into Iranian territory while hiking in northern Iraq. Retired General Jim Jones says the Iranian government...
Global Day of Action Calls for End to Iran’s Post-Election Crackdown
Protesters gathered in cities across the world on Saturday as part of a global day of action to spotlight, what the demonstrators say, are Iran’s human and civil rights abuses. The organizers of the event, United4Iran, are calling for the release...
Former Iranian President Calls for a Referendum
Al-Jazeera has reported that a former Iranian president and prominent leader of the country’s reformist movement has called for a referendum as a means of overcoming the current political crisis in Iran. Mohammad Khatami said that “public...
Iran’s Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Criticizes Handling of the Elections
Thousands of supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi have held demonstrations in Tehran on Friday after a powerful cleric delivered a sermon casting doubt on the recent election. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said his...
Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi Rejects Partial Vote Recount
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has rejected a government proposal to conduct a partial recount of presidential election votes whilst insisting that the results be annulled. In a statement on his Web site, Mr. Mousavi questioned the impartiality...
Political Tensions Rising in Iran
An Arabic language television channel is reporting that political tensions in Iran are rising, with senior figures in the Islamic Republic considering whether to depose Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran has seen mass demonstrations over alleged...
On Choosing Words Carefully
It has been a while since I placed a text under a strong magnifying glass; but, considering how volatile conditions currently are in Iran, I think it is worth examining Barack Obama’s most recent statement this way. If he thinks he is pouring...
Thousands Across the Globe Rally for Iranian Protesters
Iranians living overseas have joined with the hundreds of thousands in Iran in protesting the outcome of the June 12 presidential elections that “officially” showed a landslide 63 percent vote for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the main...
