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11 November 2011
US Plans Bomb Sales in Gulf to Counter Iran
Wall Street Journal
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in black, joins military officials for a graduation ceremony on Thursday. The proposed sale to the United Arab Emirates would vastly expand the existing capabilities of the country’s air force to target …
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577030392418491690.html

Iran Continuing on Nuclear Path
Fox News
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD (VIA TRANSLATOR): The Iranian nation is a wise nation and won’t make two bombs against your 20000 bombs. We will build something that you can’t respond to, and that is morality, ethics, believing in god, and justice. …
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/special-report/2011/11/10/iran-continuing-nuclear-path

Obama’s Influential Mideast Envoy to Resign
New York Times
By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — Dennis B. Ross, a seasoned diplomat who has been one of President Obama’s most influential advisers on Iran and the Middle East, announced Thursday that he would leave the White House, at a time when Israeli-Palestinian …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/us/politics/obamas-influential-mideast-envoy-to-resign.html

Nuclear smuggler or kidnapped Iranian businessman?
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amir Sairafi was an Iranian trader doing business in Dubai, the free-wheeling Middle East commerce hub. When he flew to Germany to take his oral exams for his master’s degree, he ran into the US crackdown on illicit trade with Iran. …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hQOvmFcuNEc_BknDK7uB6hZ8m9ig?docId=df9897725ba74e968cd51a42313c1157

Iran to women: No skiing unless with a male guardian
Washington Post (blog)
Iranian women perform their Eid al-Fitr prayer at Imam Square in the city of Isfahan. There is a strict dress code in Iran, though it has been ignored on the ski slopes. (Vahid Salemi/AP) A police circular, reported Thursday on the pro-government …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/iran-to-women-no-skiiing-unless-with-a-male-guardian/2011/11/10/gIQAgQ878M_blog.html

Getting real about Iran
Boston Herald
It might have been little more than a diplomatic super-gaffe had it not been for the release that same day of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirming that “Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear …
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/editorials/view/2011_1111getting_real_about_iran/

Meanwhile in the general election: DNC hits Mitt Romney on Iran op-ed
Politico
Just in from the Democratic National Committee is this sharp attack on Mitt Romney, pushing back on the GOP front-runner’s op-ed today on Iran by digging into Romney’s investments: Fact Check – Mitt Romney’s Iran Op-Ed Please see below a Statement from …
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68074.html

Santorum: Iran ‘must be stopped’
CNN (blog)
Rick Santorum offered a robust defense of Israel and faulted presidents Bush and Obama for their dealings with Iran in a minutely-detailed foreign-policy speech Thursday. His comments came after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said …
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/10/santorum-iran-must-be-stopped/

Hezbollah, Iran Could Abandon Assad in Syria
U.S. News & World Report
But, according to regional experts, the end of his rule has become increasingly imminent, and even worse for him, his regional partners, like Hezbollah and Iran, are starting to take note. In a recent interview, Assad threatened a regional “earthquake” …
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/11/09/hezbollah-iran-could-abandon-assad-in-syria

Iran currency market feels impact of sanctions
Financial Times
For more than a decade Iran’s central bank supported the national currency through a managed float system that helped it maintain a single rate against hard currencies. The system enabled the central bank to pump foreign currency into the market and …
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b84b2388-0b94-11e1-9a61-00144feabdc0.html

Oil rises to above $98 in Asia as traders eye new leaders in Greece, Italy
Washington Post
Oil traders are also closely watching reactions to Iran’s nuclear power program. An attack against Iran, OPEC’s second-largest crude producer, would likely send prices sharply higher. “The risk of an upside spike is being compounded by the return of …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/markets/oil-rises-above-97-in-europe-as-weaker-dollar-lower-oil-inventories-trump-italy-debt-woes/2011/11/10/gIQA1rCS8M_story.html

Congress using Iran to handcuff Obama on foreign affairs
Arab American News
By William O. Beeman The “Iran Threat Reduction Act” HR1905, passed on November 2 by the House Foreign Relations Committee, neither reduces an Iranian threat, nor puts significant pressure on Iran’s leaders to change policies with which the United …
http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=World&article=4917

China: Sanctions cannot solve Iran nuke issue
Central Florida News 13
Tighter United Nations sanctions against Iran cannot fundamentally resolve tensions over the country’s nuclear program, China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. While not flatly ruling out the possibility of new measures, ministry spokesman Hong Lei said …
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/ap/november/342132/China:-Sanctions-cannot-solve-Iran-nuke-issue

America’s Real Iran Problem
New York Times
By REZA MARASHI WASHINGTON — After weeks of hyping intelligence on the military aspects of Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration’s public statements on the recently released International Atomic Energy Agency report are curiously moderate. …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/opinion/americas-real-iran-problem.html

Iran bans ‘underground university,’ brands it ‘extremist cult’
CNN
Hassan believes that had he not fled his homeland as a refugee, he would likely number among the Iranian Baha’is facing years behind bars simply for working to provide younger members of their community a tertiary education. “If myself and my wife were …
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/meast/iran-bans-bahai-university/

Iran Kidnaps Wilson Ramos’ Kidneys for Hugo Chavez
The Spoof (satire)
Today Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamemei threatened the United States and Israel that if they attacked Iran’s nuclear weapons production facilities that Iran would wipe them off the map with an ‘iron fist.’ Iran has been telling anyone who will …
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s3i101783

From Iran to Brooklyn: How women influence religious activity
Deseret News
By Joshua Bolding, Deseret News Neda Agha-Soltan drew international attention as protesters captured her death in Tehran live and posted it on YouTube during the 2009 Iranian election protests. Her death became a rallying point for the protests, …
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700196640/From-Iran-to-Brooklyn-How-women-influence-religious-activity.html

Human rights activists criticise company over Iran sales
Surrey Comet
By Martin George » A company has sold technology to Iran that could have been used to crush anti-government protests. Kingston-based Creativity Software is now facing parliamentary scrutiny over concerns it sold the product, which was used to round up …
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9357667.Human_rights_activists_criticise_company_over_Iran_sales/

Obama’s Iran and China Challenge
TIME
The President is thinking long and hard about both right now, but these are not easy issues to deal with: Iran is less important than China, but more dangerous. The Administration is particularly worried about Iranian mischief-making as US troops leave …
http://swampland.time.com/2011/11/10/obamas-iran-and-china-challenge/

Iran’s activities in Latin America plus other think tank events [Daybook]
Washington Post (blog)
By Allen McDuffee Allegations that Iran and Hezbollah have been carrying out recruiting, fundraising and training in Latin America (and as close as Mexico) have been frequent but without much depth. A panel of Latin America experts at the American …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/think-tanked/post/irans-activities-in-latin-america-plus-other-think-tank-events-daybook/2011/11/10/gIQA1yZK8M_blog.html

Bahrain Opposition No Iran Pawn
Newsweek
The Gulf States say the opposition in Bahrain is made up of Iran’s stooges, but a senior member of the Shiite party denies it, saying he welcomes the US Navy, Starbucks, and TGI Friday’s. Jasim Husain, a leading opposition figure in Bahrain, …
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/10/bahrain-opposition-no-pawn-of-iran-s-mullahs-shiite-leader-says.html

‘Freedom of Conscience’: American Journalist Jailed in Iran Shares Her Story …
Patch.com
Journalist and author Roxana Saberi recounted her time in an Iranian prison during a visit to Moraine Valley. By Jesse Marx Roxana Saberi, an American journalist once jailed in Iran, talks with students, faculty and community members at Moraine Valley …
http://tinleypark.patch.com/articles/freedom-of-conscience-american-jailed-in-iran-brings-story-to-mvcc

US Defense Secretary warns against military strike on Iran -
Associated Press of Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (APP): US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has cautioned against military action on Iran’s suspected nuclear facilities, saying recourse to such a step could have unintended consequences for the region.Panetta’s warning follows the …
http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163871&Itemid=2

Iran October gasoline imports up 21%
Arab News
By REUTERS SINGAPORE: Iran’s October gasoline imports rose over 21 percent on month even as international sanctions restrict fuel imports into the Islamic republic, shipping data obtained by Reuters showed. Imports into Iran have increased to 63279 …
http://arabnews.com/economy/article531921.ece

Mosaic News – 11/09/11: Muslims Mark End of Hajj Pilgrimage
linktv
Saudi Hajj pilgrims urge Peninsula Shield Force to leave Bahrain, Iran vows not to retreat “one iota” from the nation’s path, anger erupts at Syria’s divided opposition in Cairo, and more. Today’s headlines in full: Iran vows not to retreat ‘one iota’ …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXY-pzoOA_4

Iran: If it comes to an Israeli strike, what could Britain do?
Daily Mail
By Allan Mallinson Let us suppose that Israel will take military action to
prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon. Let us suppose that it will be
with US political and military support. Let us suppose, therefore, that it
will be with UK support. …
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2059897/Iran-If-comes-Israeli-strike-do.html

Iran, N.Korea ‘Run Joint Nuclear Research Center’
The Chosun Ilbo
A Japanese daily claims that Iran and North Korea run a joint nuclear
research center to carry out computer simulations of nuclear tests. Japan’s
Sankei Shimbun on Thursday said Iran has three secret research centers
across the country. …
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/11/11/2011111101067.html

Bomb Iran From The Comfort of Your Living Room
Shalom Life
The goal of the game is to control the Israeli Air Force and destroy Iran’s
nuclear weapons program. Persian Incursion, a game co-designed by Larry
Bond, is a cross between Risk and a Tom Clancy novel. This comparison is by
no accident as Bond was the …
http://ca.shalomlife.com/business/16159/bomb-iran-from-the-comfort-of-your-living-room/

Mitt to Iran: No nukes for you! « Hot Air
By Jazz Shaw
Apparently Mitt Romney needed to take some time out from talking jobs and
strolling through debates to touch on foreign policy. (Probably not a bad
move since this Saturday’s debate will feature precisely that.) His topic
of choice is the recent …
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/11/10/mitt-to-iran-no-nukes-for-you/

Romney says ‘prepare for war’ against Iran | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON — Accusing President Barack Obama of naivete on Iran,
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney promised Thursday that if
elected president he would “prepare for war” with the Islamic republic.
In a commentary …
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/10/romney-says-prepare-for-war-against-iran/

With Iran This And Iran That, Here Is The Weekly US Naval Update …
By Tyler Durden
Let’s face it: with the Iranian invasion foreplay having gone on about 3
years too long, everyone is just waiting for the flashing red “GDP
boosting” headline. But to know how close we are to I-day, there is one
question needing an answer: …
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/iran-and-iran-here-weekly-us-naval-update

Reactor factor: Iran to grow more nuclear with Russia — RT
By RT
The Russian atomic energy agency is in negotiations with its Iranian
counterpart on building new nuclear reactors for the Islamic Republic, the
agency’s head confirmed.
http://rt.com/news/iran-nuclear-power-reactors-017/

Mitt Romney: ‘I Won’t Let Iran Get Nukes’ | The Weekly Standard
By Daniel Halper
Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about 2012, 2012 Elections,
Foreign Policy, Iran and Mitt Romney from The Weekly Standard, the must
read magazine available in online edition.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mitt-romney-i-wont-let-iran-get-nukes_607937.html

Eunomia » Some Sanity in the Iran Debate
By Daniel Larison
Many Iran-watchers expected the report’s biggest news to be evidence that
elements of a nuclear program were not shut down in 2003, as previous U.S.
intelligence reports claimed. But the report only described dispersed
activities, mostly …
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2011/11/10/some-sanity-in-the-iran-debate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-sanity-in-the-iran-debate

Iran Through Arab Eyes – Analysis
By JTW
By Ali Hussein Bakeer A favorable image of Iran, once widely held in the
Arab world, has started to erode in the last few years and since the
beginning.
http://www.eurasiareview.com/10112011-iran-through-arab-eyes-analysis/

Panel Addresses Iran Nuclear Capabilities | David Horowitz …
By Larry Elder
Just hours before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna
released its much awaited report confirming Iran’s “development of a
nuclear.
http://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/2011/11/10/panel-addresses-iran-nuclear-capabilities/

Israel striking Iran: Maybe it will happen? – By Tom Ricks
By Thomas E. Ricks
Thirdly, Iran could easily respond by dramatically increasing the risk to
commercial traffic in the Gulf thus shooting oil prices up to $150-160 per
barrel or more. Think what this will do to global economies. The USN could
sail about the Gulf to its …
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/11/10/israel_striking_iran_maybe_it_will_happen

Iran From The Players And Crowd : Israellycool
By Aussie Dave
Let me guess: Zionist Death RefTM? Filed Under: Aussie Dave • General.
Tags: football, Iran, Soccer, sports. If you enjoyed this article,
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http://www.israellycool.com/2011/11/10/iran-from-the-players-and-crowd/

Romney: If You Want Peace With Iran, Prepare for War …
By Alana Goodman
In preparation for the Republican foreign policy debate later this month,
Mitt Romney has been highlighting his plans for dealing with Iran’s nuclear
ambitions. On Tuesday he released an outline of his strategy, and he goes
into more detail in a …
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/10/romney-iran-nuclear-weapons/

Iraq 2003 – Iran 2011: Parallel That Can Hardly Be Missed « Stop …
By richardrozoff
Iraq 2003 – Iran 2011: parallel that hardly can be missed … What I see
as a parallel, also that nobody is talking about, with Iraq and Iran was
that Iran is, I think, attempting and trying to cooperate actively with the
IAEA. But the IAEA seems not to …
http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/iraq-2003-iran-2011-parallel-that-can-hardly-be-missed/

UN report: Iran IS trying to build nuclear bomb warns William Hague …
Sources say the understanding at the top of the British Government is that
Israel will attempt to strike against the nuclear sites ‘sooner rather than
later’ – with …
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2059462/UN-report-Iran-IS-trying-build-nuclear-bomb-warns-William-Hague.html

Russia issues stark warning against Iran attack – World news …
Russia’s foreign minister warned on Monday that any military strike against
Iran would be a grave mistake with unpredictable consequences.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45187774/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/russia-issues-stark-warning-against-attack-iran/

Lake Orumiyeh, Iran : Image of the Day
Lake Orumiyeh is one of the world’s great salt lakes, but it is shrinking.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76327

Iran vows not to retreat on nuclear programme – FT.com
Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran’s president, on Wednesday dismissed a report
from the UN’ nuclear agency that highlighted concerns that Tehran had
worked on …
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57c81dca-0a3d-11e1-92b5-00144feabdc0.html

Iran hits back over nuclear report – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
President Ahmadinejad says Iran “will not retreat” from its atomic
programme, after critical report from UN agency.
http://aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/11/2011119104046138731.html

10 November 2011
Soviet scientist denies helping Iran develop atomic bomb
Reuters
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Soviet scientist has denied being
the brains behind Iran’s nuclear program, despite US media reports that he
helped put Tehran on the threshold of making an atomic bomb, a Russian
newspaper said on Thursday. …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/us-iran-nuclear-russia-idUSTRE7A91YL20111110

The ‘manyana’ approach to Iran
Ha’aretz
Dagan is said to have done a lot of great things, but he did not fulfill
the mission he was given by Ariel Sharon a decade ago; he did not foil
Iran’s nuclear plans. By Ari Shavit For many years the big argument in the
Israeli establishment was an …
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-manyana-approach-to-iran-1.394700

Debt crisis, Iran tensions keep oil market on edge: IEA
Economic Times
PARIS: The debt crisis, tension over Iran, flagging growth and the northern
hemisphere winter are disorientating oil markets, the IEA said on Thursday,
lowering its oil demand forecast. The International Energy Agency revised
down expected global …
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/debt-crisis-iran-tensions-keep-oil-market-on-edge-iea/articleshow/10678902.cms

Why Iran doesn’t fear Bam
New York Post
As expected, the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran’s
clandestine nuclear-weapons program has revealed, once again, that the
Islamic Republic is determined to ignore international law and the threat
of military action. …
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/why_iran_doesn_fear_bam_IO9Bi7GLFsgsq2tVh8JBmJ

Syria, Iran and Middle East latest – live updates
The Guardian (blog)
United States faces the difficult decision of using military force soon to
prevent Iran from going nuclear, or living with a nuclear Iran and the
regional fallout. This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 09.18 GMT
on Thursday 10 November 2011 . …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/nov/10/syria-iran-middle-east-latest-live-updates

Iran Through Arab Eyes
Journal of Turkish Weekly
A favorable image of Iran, once widely held in the Arab world, has started
to erode in the last few years and since the beginning of 2011, it has
deteriorated sharply. This is because the wave of unrest in the streets of
the Arab world has been …
http://www.turkishweekly.net/columnist/3544/iran-through-arab-eyes.html

To stop Iran, lean on China
TODAYonline
by Ilan I Berman On Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency
released a report on Iran’s nuclear program. It provides the most
convincing evidence to date that Iran is close to producing a nuclear
weapon. But as Iran nears the nuclear …
http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC111110-0000183/To-stop-Iran,-lean-on-China

Iran makes its influence felt but not everybody’s happy
New Zealand Herald
By Lara Jakes Iranian goods for sale in Baghdad are just one example of the
growing influence of Iraq’s neighbour. Photo / AP Iran’s presence is
already visible in Iraq, from the droves of pilgrims at Shia holy sites to
the brands of yoghurt on grocery …
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/religion-and-beliefs/news/article.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10764916

Iran to help Punjab set up sports school
Times of India
KAPURTHALA: Iran will help the state set up Punjab school of sports in
Jalandhar. Mohammad Aliabadi, deputy to first vice-president of Iran, who
was with deputy CM Sukhbir Badal at a press conference, said that he has
invited the Indian government to …
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Iran-to-help-Punjab-set-up-sports-school/articleshow/10674995.cms

Morgan Stanley Says Disruption in Iran Oil May Raise Prices
BusinessWeek
9 (Bloomberg) — Oil prices may be “significantly higher” if supplies
from Iran are disrupted following a United Nations report on the country’s
nuclear plans, according to Morgan Stanley analysts. “While shut-in
Iranian production is certainly not our …
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-09/morgan-stanley-says-disruption-in-iran-oil-may-raise-prices.html

Iran urges ‘fundamental’ changes at UN
Press TV
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei has
highlighted the urgent need for “fundamental” changes in the structure
and agenda of the UN Security Council, Press TV reports. UN member
countries unanimously believe that the …
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/209313.html

Mounting Israeli-Iranian Tension: Turkey In The Middle – Analysis
Eurasia Review
As a result, Turkey has little ability to bring Israel and Iran back from
the brink of a military confrontation; and the escalating conflict could
damage Turkey’s projection of itself as a regional Islamic, democratic,
economic and military power. …
http://www.eurasiareview.com/10112011-mounting-israeli-iranian-tension-turkey-in-the-middle-analysis/

From Iran to Mallorca and some things in between
Jerusalem Post
By ANDREW FRIEDMAN Thoughts on everything from Obama’s political thinking
on Iran to Mallorcan Jews and their history. I. Washington’s announcement
this week that it would not try to suffocate the Iranian economy with
sanctions is evidence that little …
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=245012

Iran bails two ‘BBC collaborators’: report
AFP
TEHRAN — Two Iranian film-makers detained in September for collaborating
with the BBC Persian service were released on bail on Wednesday, the ISNA
news agency reported. “Katayoun Shahabi and Mehran Zinatbakhsh, two
documentary makers arrested for …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRpqQWrVJxdtGWD-87CSulKbwhPQ?docId=CNG.209ec9a2ad059c4ffb6b615044e67c53.911

Iran Halts Oil Exports to Pakistan as Sanctions Bite, Mehr Says
BusinessWeek
9 (Bloomberg) — Iran stopped exporting oil to neighboring Pakistan after a
refiner in the South Asian nation failed to obtain financing for a purchase
due to US and European Union sanctions on Iran, Mehr news agency reported.
National Iranian Oil Co. …
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-09/iran-halts-oil-exports-to-pakistan-as-sanctions-bite-mehr-says.html

Iran’s Love Mission to Armenia
EurasiaNet
Amid the growing threat of a Western shakedown for its alleged nuclear
secrets, Iran is continuing with its regional charm campaign in the South
Caucasus. During Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi’s November 8
visit to Yerevan, Tehran again …
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/64483

Chapter 1: Iran slams nuclear agency report as ‘fabrication’ [BBC Arabic, UK]
Link TV
The debate about the options to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue in
light of the expected report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the
IAEA, has become public among the major members of the international
community. Iran responded to the …
http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110811?start%3D36

Iranian Pastor Case: Verdict Could be Announced Next Month
Christian Post
By Katherine Weber | Christian Post Contributor Iranian Christian pastor
Youcef Nadarkhani maintains his Christian faith in good spirits as he
awaits his verdict in an Iranian prison. Concern arose two weeks ago when
it was reported security agents …
http://global.christianpost.com/news/iranian-pastor-case-verdict-could-be-announced-next-month-61170/

How to overthrow Iran’s regime without war or sanctions
Christian Science Monitor
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
warns that military intervention and economic sanctions only strengthen
Iran’s regime, whose grip on power depends on maintaining a crisis. He
offers 14 ways to hasten …
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Global-Viewpoint/2011/1109/How-to-overthrow-Iran-s-regime-without-war-or-sanctions

‘Iran took firm action against PJAK to foil US plot’
Tehran Times
TEHRAN – A commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Forces
has said that Iran took firm action against the counter-revolutionary group
PJAK (the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan) to foil a US plot against the
Islamic Republic. …
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index.php/politics/4393-iran-took-firm-action-against-pjak-to-foil-us-plot

Queiroz: Iran are achieving consistency
Tehran Times
It is thus no surprise his views have been widely sought-after by Asian
media since taking charge of Iran in April. It has long been considered a
challenge to coach the national team of the football-mad Islamic republic,
where the supporters’ passion …
http://tehrantimes.com/index.php/sports/4405-queiroz-iran-are-achieving-consistency

Iran Refining Capacity to Reach 3.5 Million Barrels, Shana Says
BusinessWeek
9 (Bloomberg) — Iran aims to double its crude- processing capacity to 3.5
million barrels a day, the Oil Ministry’s website Shana reported, citing
the head of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Co. The
government plans to upgrade and …
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-09/iran-refining-capacity-to-reach-3-5-million-barrels-shana-says.html

Iran’s leaders, defiant abroad, struggle at home
Financial Times
By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran On the surface, the timing of the UN nuclear
watchdog’s latest Iran report on Iran’s weaponisation activities is
disastrous for the Islamic Republic’s leaders, particularly the
fundamentalist president Mahmoud …
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbcc3d88-0ae6-11e1-b62f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

The Global Note: Italy’s Cri$i$…What To Do About Iran?…Giant Space Junk …
ABC News (blog)
IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM: WHAT WILL THE WORLD DO? -WILL ISRAEL ACT?…From
Alex MARQUARDT in Jerusalem: There is a something of a collective “See?
We told you” in Israel this morning following the release of the IAEA
report. It’s the biggest story here …
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/the-global-note-italys-crii-what-to-do-about-iran-giant-space-junk-undersea-volcano/

The Office’s Rainn Wilson to talk about Iran’s Baha’i community at MIT
Wicked Local
By Anonymous The Northeast Regional Office of Amnesty International USA is
proud to be co-presenting Education Under Fire, a documentary film which
addresses, the Iranian government’s denial, for ideological and religious
reasons, of the right to …
http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/mobilenews/x363490497/The-Offices-Rainn-Wilson-to-talk-about-Irans-Baha-i-community-at-MIT

Iran, China trade exchange to surpass $40bn
Islamic Republic News Agency
Speaking in an International Seminar on Iran’s Investment Opportunities in
China, the official called on Chinese investors to take part more in Iran’s
economic projects. “We aim at increasing the bilateral trade to 100
billion dollars within the next …
http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30655719

Iran’s car output exceeds 934000 units in 7 months
Tehran Times
Iranian carmakers manufactured over 934000 cars in the first seven months
of the current Iranian calendar year (ended October 22), showing 5.4
percent rise compared with the same period last year, the Pana news agency
reported. The managing director of …
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index.php/economy-and-business/4384-irans-car-output-exceeds-934000-units-in-7-months

Obama meets Portuguese President
AFP
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed Iran and
unrest in Syria and the Middle East with President Anibal Cavaco Silva of
Portugal, the country that currently chairs the UN Security Council. In a
joint statement issued after the …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjauN3XlGGsnqFJb0Z_mBY4_J9SA?docId=CNG.4f0c63687383f92d2e2672061cd48532.811

German-Iranian business forum sparks outrage
Sun-Sentinel
By Benjamin Weinthal Jerusalem Post A pro-Iranian business conference
slated this week in Berlin triggered sharp criticism from European-based
NGOs and Mideast experts because the event seeks to promote trade with the
Islamic Republic. …
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/fl-jjps-business-1109-20111109,0,7559470.story

Israel to attack Iran by Christmas – report — RT
By RT
The British media say Israel may launch an aerial strike on Iranian nuclear
facilities in a matter of months. The offensive will receive support from
the US, the speculation goes.
http://rt.com/news/israel-attack-iran-report-981/

RealClearPolitics – Iran Could Be Undoing of Obama Presidency
By Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Iran presents Barack Obama with the biggest international test of a
presidency mired in underachievement. Having fluffed his lines on
Afghanistan, climate change and the Arab spring, he is under growing
pressure to fulfil his pledge to prevent …
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/11/09/iran_could_be_undoing_of_obama_presidency_267027.html

Iran’s shrinking nuclear wiggle room | The World | International …
By Roula Khalaf
Gideon Rachman and his FT colleagues debate international affairs.
http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2011/11/irans-shrinking-nuclear-wiggle-room/

Majid Rafizadeh: Iran, The U.S., and Saudi Arabia
By Majid Rafizadeh
Ideologically speaking, by proclaiming itself the safe-guarder of Islamic
values Iran has been challenging Saudi Arabia’s position in the Middle East
for decades.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/majid-rafizadeh/iran-saudi-arabia_b_1079993.html

Iran Threatens Street Fight With “Zionist Soldiers,” US, UK, All of …
By Asawin Suebsaeng
Certain high-ranking officials within the Iranian government seem to
believe that if the Israelis bomb Iran’s nuclear installations, they’ll be
able to retaliate by creating a Modern Warfare-style global battlefield.
Iran’s Fars News Agency reports: …
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/iran-threatens-street-fight-zionist-soldiers-us-uk-europe

Surprise! Iran Has Nukes | Right Wing News
By Cal Thomas
If ever there was a time when “see, I told you so” was warranted, it is
now as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports this week that
Iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon. That so many in the State
Department over several …
http://rightwingnews.com/column-2/surprise-iran-has-nukes/

How to avoid war with Iran
By Matthew Taylor
Widespread media-enforced ignorance about Operation Ajax provoked Adbusters
to famously call the U.S..
http://mondoweiss.net/2011/11/how-to-avoid-war-with-iran.html

Iran remains defiant on nuclear program | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
Iran vowed Wednesday it “will not budge an iota” from its nuclear path
despite a new UN report hardening suspicions it is seeking atomic weapons,
as an Iranian general warned Israel of “destruction” if it launched an
attack. The words of …
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/09/iran-defiant-on-nuclear-programme/

The Debate Over A Nuclear Iran
By Mike Brownfield
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report confirming
that Iran has made substantial progress in its nuclear weapons program.
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/09/morning-bell-the-debate-over-iran/

Iran supports Assad (but not at any cost) by Mohammad Ataie | The …
By Tom Kutsch
Talk to Iranian diplomats in Damascus and they will tell you that the late
Syrian President Hafez Assad advised his son Bashar in his will that he
could always rely on Iranians, but that he should never trust Arab leaders.
True or not, Tehran’s …
http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/11/09/iran_supports_assad_but_not_at_any_cost

Connecting the Nuclear Dots on Iran | FrontPage Magazine
By Kenneth R. Timmerman
With the IAEA discussing a dramatic new report from its nuclear inspectors
in Iran, are some – such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu –
exaggerating the imminence of a nuclear-armed Iran? Or is the U.S.
government hopelessly …
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/10/connecting-the-nuclear-dots-on-iran/

Prison Planet.com » Iran moved nuclear material to bunker: U.N. …
By admin
Iran has started moving nuclear material to an underground facility for the
pursuit of sensitive atomic activities, a U.N. nuclear agency report
showed, a development likely to add to Western suspicions Tehran is trying
to build a weapon. …
http://www.prisonplanet.com/iran-moved-nuclear-material-to-bunker-u-n-watchdog.html

After groundbreaking report, Iran’s nuclear ambitions raise concerns …
By Moni Basu
Officials from France, Israel and China all issued strong statements
Wednesday in response to a new report that Iran may be developing nuclear
weapons.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/09/after-groundbreaking-report-irans-nuclear-ambitions-raise-concerns/

We Need a Different Approach Toward Iran | The Progressive
By Amitabh Pal
“The IAEA report and annex released today provides additional details
regarding Iranian nuclear warhead development efforts, but it is certainly
not an invitation for the United States and Israel to attack Iran,”
Iranian dissident Professor Ramin …
http://www.progressive.org/iran.html

Israel’s warnings on Iran get quiet nods in Gulf – Boston.com
Among the many alliances of convenience in the Middle East, one is so
unusual that the partners can barely hint about it publicly: Israel and the
Gulf Arab states …
http://articles.boston.com/2011-11-06/news/30367225_1_minister-ali-akbar-salehi-nuclear-program-iranian-studies

European states call for stiffer sanctions against Iran following IAEA …
France, Germany and UK urge further sanctions as IAEA finds evidence that
Iran had worked on developing nuclear weapons.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/09/calls-tougher-sanctions-iran-iaea