6 April, 2009

Iran: “United States Capitulates” – Michael Rubin – The Corner on …
By Michael Rubin
Now, citing President Obama’s statements that he’s not opposed to Iranian enrichment, on April 4, Resalat headlined: “The United States capitulates to the nuclear goals of Iran.” So much for leverage. …
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTk1ZGJi
NjU5MDEzNGU0NzllMWQzNjY4YTE1MDUyZTc=

Roxana Saberi’s Parents Visit Her In Iran’s Evin Prison
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Roxana Saberi’s Parents Visit Her In Iran’s Evin Prison – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/06/
roxana-saberis-parents-vi_n_183409.html

PoliGazette “ Iran criticizes Obama
By Michael van der Galien
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi made the comments a day after Obama, who is seeking to engage Iran diplomatically in a sharp policy shift from George W. Bush’s approach, set out his vision for ridding the world of such arms. …
www.poligazette.com/2009/04/06/iran-criticizes-obama/

Parents Visit Detained US Journalist in Iran Asharq Alawsat …
TEHRAN, Iran,(AP) – A lawyer says the parents of an American-Iranian journalist jailed in Iran have met with their daughter in prison. He says the couple from North Dakota visited their daughter, Roxana Saberi, for half an hour on …
www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16301

China Confidential: Appeasement of Iran, Abandonment of Israel
By Confidential Reporter
His administration, backed by America-bashing, liberal media, seems bent on appeasing Islamist Iran and its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah, and arch rival, Saudi Arabia, and its creation, the Taliban, and abandoning America’s only ally in …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/04/
appeasement-of-iran-abandonment-of.html

Obama warns Iran
AFP
ANKARA (AFP) — Barack Obama on Monday used his first visit as US president to a Muslim nation to warn that Iran had to make a choice between having a …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5hJ5Mj6JBLWK0LzqypugmlmXqNaoA

The case for Iran
CU Columbia Spectator – New York,NY,USA
by Reid Bagwell The common sentiment in the United States over the last eight years has been to see Iran as some sort of terrorism mastermind. …
www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/04/05/case-iran

Mousavi vows to change Iran’s ‘extremist image’
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed on Monday to change the country’s “extremist” image if he wins power, …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5in35JyEFyNlbsfPR0-OyMpyzGgLQ

Iran bars lecturer from leaving for Italy
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran has prevented a prominent human rights lecturer charged with spying from leaving to take part in a conference in Italy about the …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5gleTUC_RxBo-XvBk-00RSUCYawPw

Iranian Foreign Ministry defends North Korean rocket launch
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hasan Qashqavi, defended North Korea’s defiant rocket launch on Monday, saying that all nations are …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238562920460
&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iran criticizes Obama, calls on US to scrap nuclear arms
Washington Post – United States
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran criticized on Monday US President Barack Obama for saying Tehran posed a threat with its nuclear program and urged Washington and …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040600709.html

A missile shot for Iran › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
On Sunday, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea either tested a Taepodong-2 long-range ballistic missile or attempted to put a…
www.japantoday.com/category/commentary
/view/a-missile-shot-for-iran

Iran is Not A Strategic Nuclear Threat | Political Spinner
By Doron Pely
Israeli politicians have been committing for the last decade a sin that is going to catch up with them, with the country, and the entire region: they inculcated in their public, indeed almost universally throughout the world,…
www.politicalspinner.com/2009/04/06/
iran-is-not-a-strategic-nuclear-threat/

Saudi Leader Blasts US Policy On Iran
By Fred Stopsky
Americans have a tendency to view the world through their own lens and assume the rest of the world shares the same perspective. Prince Turki Al-Faisal told a.
theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/
saudi-leader-blasts-us-policy-on-iran/

Letter Asks for Help for Americans in Iran “ The World InSight
By Carolyn DeChants
Clinton also noted that American officials delivered a letter to Iranian officials, asking for help in locating three Americans who have been arrested or gone missing in Iran. There has been much discussion and analysis of how America …
aidemocracy.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/
letter-asks-for-help-for-americans-in-iran/

Iran, Venezuela seal 10-year strategic alliance | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Tehran, April 6 (EFE) Iran and Venezuela endorsed a new roadmap for their close bilateral relations by which they intend to increase economic exchanges and strengthen their political activities over the next decade.
www.sindhtoday.net/world/83574.htm

Diplomacy on the Sidelines
New York Times – United States
President Obama’s tentative outreach to Iran inched forward last week. At an international conference on Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke — one of the …
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/opinion/06mon2.html

Parents of detained journalist to visit her in Iran – Chicago …
TEHRAN, Iran — The parents of an American journalist and Northwestern University alumna imprisoned in Iran will be allowed to visit their daughter Monday, and her case is to be reviewed by a court that normally handles security threats …
www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/04/roxana-saberi-iran
-tehran-fargo-north-dakota-detain-indictment-northwestern-

Iran, so far
Minnesota Daily – Minneapolis,MN,USA
Although long-time foe of the US, Iran could prove to be a key ally in Afghanistan. BY Johnathan Sharkey Now, just to be sure: we’ve moved past all of that …
www.mndaily.com/2009/04/05/iran-so-far

5 April, 2009

Iran expects Obama’s approval
By LadyBird
Iranian academics told Saudi newspaper Al-Watan that at the end Obama could approve Iran’s Uranium enrichment in exchange with Iran’s support for the US military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other academic assured the newspaper that …
www.roadstoiraq.com/2009/04/05/iran-expects-obamas-approval/

Surgeon Operates on Iran
MyFox Chicago – Chicago,IL,USA
However, for the last few years he has had a bit longer commute — to Tehran, Iran. He travels there to donate two weeks a year to underprivileged people who …
www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/health/dpg_Surgeon_Operates
_on_Iran_Underprivileged_SAB_040520092389928

Analysis: Why is North Korea different from Iran?
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By YAAKOV KATZ In February, Iran launched a satellite into space. Called Omid, the tiny satellite was launched in honor of the Islamic Revolution’s 30th …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=12385629
16540&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

US-Iran Thaw Could Bolster Afghanistan Rebuilding Efforts
By The Huffington Post News Editors
US-Iran Thaw Could Bolster Afghanistan Rebuilding Efforts – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/05/
usiran-thaw-could-bolster_n_183270.html

US and Israel may fall out over Iran | Drudge Retort
By rastaninja
Nazareth, Israel // The new administrations in the United States and Israel could collide over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions, threatening to strain their close,
www.drudge.com/news/119626/us-and-israel-may-fall-out-over-iran

Parents of detained US journalist arrive in Iran | Euro News 24
01:42 TEHRAN, Iran – The parents of an imprisoned American journalist arrived in Tehran early Sunday from the United States to seek a meeting with their daughter and her release, the family’s lawyer said. Reza Saberi and his wife, …
www.euronews24.org/world/parents
-of-detained-us-journalist-arrive-in-iran/

Son Of Missing American: Hoping for a Humanitarian Gesture from …
By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief
Two years ago graduate student Daniel Levinson’s father vanished in Iran plunging the younger Levinson and his family into two years of dead ends, sleepless nights, uncertainty and grief. His family set up the website …
themoderatevoice.com/28104/son-of-missing-
american-hoping-for-a-humanitarian-gesture-from-iran/

Silobreaker: Parents of detained U.S. journalist arrive in Iran
PRAGUE, April 5 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the U.S. missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland will go forward ‘as long as the threat from Iran persists.’ ‘As long as the threat from Iran …
www.silobreaker.com/DocumentCluster
Reader.aspx?Item=16_2262225917663248389

Iran working to advance space program
Spero News – USA
Iran put its first communications satellite, Omid (Hope), into a near-Earth orbit on February 2. The satellite was carried into orbit by an Iranian launch …
www.speroforum.com/a/18730/Iran
-working-to-advance-space-program

UN Ambassador Rice Defends Sanctions on Iran
ABC News – USA
By MARY BRUCE The Obama administration’s UN ambassador today rebutted the assertion that UN sanctions designed to discourage Iran from pursuing its nuclear …
www.abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/story?id=7262053&page=1

Iran formally charges jailed US journalist: lawyer
Reuters – USA
By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s judiciary has issued formal charges against a jailed Iranian-American freelance journalist, her lawyer said on …
www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE53422I20090405

‘Iran threat forces Europe missile defense plans to continue …
Obama says Iran has &quotclear choice” to cease nuclear, ballistic missile activity or face increased isolation and nuclear arms race in ME.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename
=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1238562911951

History Under Threat of Development in Iran | Planetizen
By Nate Berg
“Today, however, the city is mainly known abroad as the site of Iran’s premier nuclear research facility. What once was a sleepy town has emerged as the country’s third largest metropolis, surrounded by expanding suburbs,…
www.planetizen.com/node/38151

Roxana Saberi’s Parents Fly To Iran To Visit Her In Detention
By The Huffington Post News Editors
TEHRAN, Iran — The parents of an American journalist imprisoned in Iran will be allowed to meet with their daughter, their lawyer said Sunday after the North Dakota couple arrived in the country seeking her release. …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/05/
roxana-saberis-parents-fl_n_183264.html

Obama urges Iran to affirm peaceful nuclear energy | Euro News 24
01:44 PRAGUE – President Barack Obama said the US will proceed with development of a missile defense system in Europe as long as there is an Iranian threat of nuclear weapons. He said that if that threat is removed, The driving force …
www.euronews24.org/world/obama-
urges-iran-to-affirm-peaceful-nuclear-energy/

‘Iran threat still persists, so missile system continues’ – Obama …
In his speech in Prague, Obama outlined the driving force behind missile defence in Europe is the threat from Iran. He said its nuclear and ballistic activities pose a real danger to the world, but added that if that threat was removed, …
www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-04-05/_Iran_threat
_still_persists__so_missile_system_continues__-_Obama.html

Bibi to Iran and Obama: “Drop Dead” | The Hollywood Liberal
By HL
Bibi to Iran and Obama: “Drop Dead” Go over to my Israel Policy Forum home to see what I mean by that fanciful headline. No, Netanyahu did not say that in so many words.
www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2009/
04/05/bibi-to-iran-and-obama-drop-dead/

Background: The nuclear nations
guardian.co.uk – UK
North Korea is the other and, along with Iran, it is suspected of developing nuclear weapons. Apartheid South Africa built a bomb but, uniquely, …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/
05/nuclear-weapons-non-proliferation

Petraeus v. Obama (Part 158): Israel and Iran | Enduring America
By Scott Lucas
Even as the Obama Administration has been pursuing engagement with Iran, Petraeus --- both directly and through acolytes --- has been loudly talking about Iranian support for insurgent operations against US troops in Iraq and …
enduringamerica.com/2009/04/05/petraeus
-v-obama-part-158-israel-and-iran/

Doomsday cult: Bibi and the Zionist view of Iran | The Arabist
By arabist
Last week Jeffrey Goldberg, the most important cheerleader for Israel in American journalism, interviewed Benyamin Netanyahu and talked to him about Iran in particular, which of course Goldberg framed within the …
arabist.net/archives/2009/04/05/doomsday-
cult-bibi-and-the-zionist-view-of-iran/

Obama urges Iran to affirm peaceful nuclear energy (AP)
By FUhknonoSoync
AP – President Barack Obama said the US will proceed with development of a missile defense system in Europe as long as there is an Iranian threat of nuclear weapons.
cobatra.com/2009/04/obama-urges-iran
-to-affirm-peaceful-nuclear-energy-ap/

Obama Seeks Anti-Nuke Treaty-Except For Iran “ rjjrdq’s America
By rjjrdq
Yes, the same Russia who told him to take a flying leap when he proposed eliminating a missile shield defense system in Europe if Russia would help him deal with Iran. If he thinks he can outwit KGB, he has another thing coming. …
rjjrdq.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/obama
-seeks-anti-nuke-treaty-except-for-iran/

Obama urges Iran to affirm peaceful nuclear energy | Antiwar Newswire
By admin
[ Content | Sidebar ]. Antiwar Newswire · powered by mochila. President Barack Obama said the U.S. will proceed with development of a missile defense system in Europe as long as there is an Iranian threat of nuclear weapons. Search …
wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/05/obama-urges
-iran-to-affirm-peaceful-nuclear-energy/

‘To Iran, Israel is not a goal, it’s a tool’
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz US Correspondent James Zogby, founder of the Arab American Institute, believes that Iran nukes would not be a threat to Israel …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1075970.html

Obama urges Iran to affirm peaceful nuclear energy
The Associated Press
PRAGUE (AP) — President Barack Obama said the US will proceed with development of a missile defense system in Europe as long as there is an Iranian threat …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeq
M5h9wnQecvtKwEZvsg7O5LyaFfFWKAD97C7G980

Obama says US to push missile defence if Iran persists
Reuters – USA
PRAGUE (Reuters) – As long as a potential nuclear threat persists from Iran, the United States will continue pushing plans for missile defence, US President …
uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE53411S20090405

Israel Matzav: Israel’s attack on Iran is coming
By Carl in Jerusalem
There’s a fascinating article by Richard Beeston in Friday’s Times of London that draws an eerie parallel between the lead-up to Israel’s attack on the Osirak nuclear facility in 1981 and the coming attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/04/israels-attack-on-iran-is-coming.html

Freedom’s Lighthouse: North Korea Lauches Rocket; Iran and Others …
By BrianinMO
It is not just the threat of North Korea using such a rocket to deliver a nuclear payload, but the fact that they sell arms to Iran, Pakistan and whoever will pay them the cash: Embedded video from CNN Video …
www.freedomslighthouse.com/2009/04/
north-korea-lauches-rocket-iran-and.html

Imagining Tehrans major Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as Irans next …
By Andisheadmin
Now being a techocrat is a good thing for Iran now. Like Reza Shah we need some one who cares about progress, technological at least. AS a former ehem..military official we may have some discipline, something 99,99% of Iranians don’t …
andishehblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/imagining-tehrans
-major-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-as-irans-next-president/

US May Accept Nuclear Iran
Gather.com – Boston,MA,USA
The Financial Times reported April 4 that US officials are considering accepting Iran’s pursuit of uranium enrichment. The paper says that a policy review …
www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=2814749776
46368&nav=Groupspace&grpId=3659174697241980

Obama policy will force Israel to bomb Iran | FresnoZionism.org …
By Vic Rosenthal
News item: US OFFICIALS are considering whether to accept Iran’s pursuit of uranium enrichment, which has been outlawed by the UN and remains at the heart of.
fresnozionism.org/archives/1199

“friday-lunch-club”: Saudis: “We don’t want a war with Iran …
By G, Z, & or B
Obama chose to give a gaudy public preview of his diplomacy with the televised “Nowruz” greeting to Iran’s leaders last month on the occasion of the Persian new year. It brought a quick public rebuff from Iran’s supreme leader, …
friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2009/04/
saudis-we-dont-want-war-with-iran-but.html

Obama to call for nuclear-free world
Reuters – USA
… all nuclear weapons across the globe, in remarks on Sunday he hopes will lend credibility to his message in atomic disputes with Iran and North Korea. …
uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE5332AK20090404