Iran:Students protest in Shiraz University
By Hamid Tehrani
Bachehayehkhat says[Fa] that students in Shiraz University in Iran continue their strike and protest movement.They ask for better conditions in dormitory and restaurant and they want Mohammad Hadi Sadeghi,conservative president of …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/02/
iranstudents-protest-in-shiraz-university/

Baha’i Fast starts
By Omid T (Iran/USA)
In Iran it is also referred to as an Eid festival, although it is not an Islamic feast. Shia Nizari Ismaili muslims, who trace their origins to Iran, celebrate the festival under the name Navroz. In their religious protocol, …
www.mideastyouth.com/2008/03/02/bahai-fast-starts/

Iranian Leader, Visiting Iraq, Assails Bush
New York Times – United States
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, left, visited President Jalal
Talabani of Iraq at his residence in Baghdad on Sunday. By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. BAGHDAD …
www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/world/
middleeast/02cnd-iraq.html?hp

Iran’s Khamenei Criticizes Israeli Operations In Gaza
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has harshly criticized Israel’s offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Iranian state television …
voanews.com/english/2008-03-02-voa24.cfm

Iran calls Western charges baseless propaganda
Tehran Times – Iran
02 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini has slammed the Western powers’ allegations against Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities as …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=164277

Iran, Iraq to review joint oil well issue: Hosseini
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN (IRNA) — Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini here on Sunday announced that Iran and Iraq are to review issues related to the two…
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=164291

Should Egypt embrace Iran’s overtures?
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
By Claudia Schwartz After almost 30 years of mutual tension, Iran is taking steps to improve its ties with Egypt. The Islamic Republic cut off contacts…
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?
edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=89456

International Atomic Energy Agency to look at alleged Iranian …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP VIENNA, Austria: European powers have prepared a resolution for next week’s meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency that focuses on Iran’s …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/02/
europe/EU-GEN-Nuclear-Iran.php

Iran leader calls on Muslims to hit Israel ‘in face’ over Gaza op
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Reuters Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday called on Muslims to rise up and their leaders to hit Israel “in the face with their nations’ anger” over the …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/959923.html

Iran, ONGC finalising Gulf field proposal-report
Reuters – USA
BO: Quote, Profile, Research) have finalised a financial proposal for developing a gas and oil field in the Gulf, an Iranian news agency reported on Sunday. …
www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergy
News/idUSDAH25768120080302

Intelligence chief: Don’t forget Iran, Syria
Ynetnews – Israel
The latest round of violence in Gaza was ignited by the assassination of five Hamas military experts trained in Iran, Syria and Lebanon, IDF Intelligence …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3513864,00.html

Ahmadinejad: Iraq-Iran are brotherly
Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA
AP BAGHDAD – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday his landmark visit to Iraq opened a new chapter in “brotherly” relations between the two…
www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0302iraniraq.html

McCain in Iraq 100 years while Iraq warms up to Iran
By Barry James “Hussein”
The Iranian president’s trip is a historic one, the first since Iran and Iraq fought an eight-year war in the 1980s. The trip not only highlights his country’s growing influence on its Arab neighbor in the post-Saddam Hussein era, …
my.barackobama.com/page/community
/post/barryjamesmoore/gGgBFf

Iran leader’s Iraq visit eclipses US, Arab ties
By Editor
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Pomp and ceremony greeted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his arrival in Iraq on Sunday, the fanfare a stark contrast to the rushed and secretive visits of his bitter rival US President George W. Bush. …
moderate.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/
iran-leaders-iraq-visit-eclipses-us-arab-ties/

Iran Drops Dollar for Oil Sales
By admin
Analysts are of the view that Iran’s oil revenues have enabled the country to bear the costs of UN sanctions and US attempts to prevent dollar transactions through third party banks. …
www.infowars.com/?p=547

Cuba, Iran travel rules are a trip
By John McAuliff(John McAuliff)
If you’re an American and you’d like to visit Iran, however, the American government won’t stand in your way. The State Department will warn you, strongly, about anti-American sentiment. The US doesn’t have diplomatic relations with …
uscubanormalization.blogspot.com/2008/03/
cuba-iran-travel-rules-are-trip.html

Ahmadinejad: Iraq-Iran Are Brotherly
By The Huffington Post News Editors(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
The trip not only highlights his country’s growing influence on its Arab neighbor in the post-Saddam Hussein era, but it also serves as an act of defiance toward the US, which accuses Iran of training and giving weapons to Shiite …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/02/
ahmadinejad-iraqiran-ar_n_89410.html

Old foes Iran, Iraq wax amicable in talks
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
BAGHDAD: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a historic visit to Iraq yesterday – the first by an Iranian president – hoping to boost ties with Baghdad, …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/old-foes-iran-iraq
-wax-amicable-in-talks/2008/03/02/1204402273518.html

Iran faces IAEA pressure over nuclear intelligence
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
By Mark Heinrich VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran faces pressure at a UN nuclear watchdog governors meeting starting on Monday to address Western intelligence …
in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-32253820080302

IAEA unveils allegations of Iranian arms work
Reuters – USA
By Mark Heinrich and Louis Charbonneau VIENNA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN investigators want Iran to explain an organizational chart linking projects to …
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0236616020080302

West seeks pretexts to use against Iran: Ahmadinejad
Reuters – USA
MADRID (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks published on Sunday that some Western countries were using Iran’s nuclear activity …
www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidate
Feed2/idUSL0238152620080302

Bush administration has fueled the human-rights abuses in Iran
By Naj(Naj)
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch report that executions in Iran – including instances of stoning – have sharply increased under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In addition, using the Bush administration’s Iran Democracy Fund …
iranfacts.blogspot.com/2008/03/bush-
administration-has-fueled-human.html

Iran leader hails historic Iraq visit
The United States has criticised the visit and is not involved in providing security for Mr Ahmadinejad. Iraq and Iran have Shiite majorities and Washington accuses Iran of backing Iraq’s Shiite rebels.
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/
5666246/Iran-leader-hails-historic-Iraq-visit

Iranian president arrives in Iraq
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, is greeted by his Iraqi counterpart, Jalal Talabani, at Talabani’s Baghdad residence. …
www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/
la-fg-iraniraq3mar03,1,1865234.story

Iran joins boycott of Paris book fair
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Iran on Saturday became the second Middle Eastern country to officially opt out of the annual Salon du Livre, the largest of the Paris book fairs. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/
world/la-fg-bookfair2mar02,1,7172504.story

Khomeini’s grandson quits Iran race after slurs: report
AFP –
TEHRAN (AFP) — A grandson of Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has withdrawn from next week’s parliamentary polls amid a smear …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ijcHx_rywt3GwWI8AiN5cLqJ_t-g