Background: Iran a battleground for US Jews | Iran news …
Within the Jewish community, AIPAC faces a challenge from the progressive J Street lobby.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710832357

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Calls West’s Claims of Democracy ‘Sheer Lies’
Salem-News.Com – OR,USA
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Western nations’ claims of democracy are “sheer lies,” citing the US and Israel’s boycott of the United …
www.salem-news.com/articles/april302009/iran_racism_tk_4-30-09.php

Iran’s ‘About Elly’ tops Tribeca nods
Hollywood Reporter – United States
By Steven Zeitchik The Tribeca Film Festival has handed out its jury prizes, bestowing best narrative feature on Iranian Asghar Farhadi’s “About Elly” and …
www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/awards_
festivals/news/e3if87cf911cde7b6e9cb48e30727adca60

Iran Is “Most Active State Sponsor Of Terrorism” In World: US
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Iran remains the “most active state sponsor of terrorism” in the world, a report by the US state department says.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/30/iran
-is-most-active-state_n_194091.html

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Gates: Bombing Iran won’t stop them from …
By Allahpundit
I’m sitting here trying to figure out how it’s a good idea for Gates to admit this, but I’m stumped: Even if it’s a bluff and the Pentagon does think it can stop the program, what do we gain by telling Iran we can’t?…
hotair.com/archives/2009/04/30/gates-bombing
-iran-wont-stop-them-from-getting-nukes/

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …
By peterhamby
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program would not stop that country from pursuing the development of a nuclear weapon. Gates told a Senate panel that a military option …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/30/gates-military-
strike-on-irans-nuclear-program-wont-work/

J Street : Stand with Obama on Israel and Iran
By Amy
With one hand they’re opposing the President’s proposed approach to working with a possible Palestinian unity government; with the other, they are proposing aggressive new sanctions on Iran just as diplomatic outreach begins. …
www.jstreet.org/campaigns/stand-with-obama-israel-and-iran

Jailed reporter’s case in Iran filled with intrigue
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
That this is unfolding in an Iran humming with political ploys and the whir of nuclear centrifuges makes it all the more tantalizing. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-
fg-saberi-iran1-2009may01,0,352001.story

Iran presidential hopefuls consider debate
Middle East Times – Cairo,Egypt
… said he has proposed televising presidential debates to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting network, opening the door to a public forum.…
www.metimes.com/Security/2009/04/30/iran_
presidential_hopefuls_consider_debate/da49/

DOE Says Vitol’s Contract to Fill Petroleum Reserve Is Viable
Wall Street Journal – USA
The legislators also questioned the company’s dealings with Iran, part of an orchestrated strategy by lawmakers to pressure Tehran to comply with …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124113306705775031.html

Officials say Iran sanctions make more sense
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Using US military might to coerce Iran to halt its nuclear program would yield only temporary results, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said …
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LUN_LAd-JhRH6uyip6CWjBQQSgD97T276G0

Gates: Persuasion better tack against Iran’s nuclear pursuits
CNN International – USA
WASHINGTON (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program would not stop that country from…
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/us.gates.iran/

Cuba, Venezuela and Iran reject US terrorist label
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
HAVANA: Cuba, Iran and Venezuela assailed the US administration for a new report that lists Havana and Tehran as state sponsors of terrorism and raises …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009
%5C05%5C02%5Cstory_2-5-2009_pg4_6

Global Voices Online “ Iran:Delara Darabi Executed
By Hamid Tehrani
Mohammad Mosatfai, an Iranian lawyer, informs [fa] us that Iran has executed a 23-year-old woman, Delara Darabi,for a crime committed when she was a 17 years old. Watch a video about Delara and her paintings here. …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/01/irandelara-darabi-executed/

Obama Should Mail Iran A Letter: Analysis
By The Huffington Post News Editors
This February marked the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. In what may yet prove to be an historical milestone of another kind, on February 10, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reached out to President Barack Obama to signal …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/01/obam
a-should-mail-iran-a_n_194873.html

Ha’aretz Predicts Israeli Attack on Iran: “Is Netanyahu Bringing …
By MJ Rosenberg
The article doesn’t contain any prediction of an imminent Israeli attack on Iran. Nor does Benn express the opinion that Netanyahu has already made the decision to attack Iran. The attribution of these claims to Benn are fabrication: …
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/05/01/top
_israeli_journalist_netanyahu_is_going_to_attac/

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Delara Darabi …
By admin
Supporting Iran’s Human Rights Defenders. … “The practice needs to be outlawed, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, of which Iran is a party.” …
www.iranhumanrights.org/2009/05/darabiexecuted/

The Lobby Wants War by Justin Raimondo — Antiwar.com
By Justin Raimondo
Speaking of Obama, this campaign to isolate Iran is aimed at him just as much as it is at the Iranians, and the Swiss — it is a shot across the bow, a flexing of legislative muscle on the part of the Lobby that shows the newly-elected …
original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/04/30/the-lobby-wants-war/

Commission lists threats to religious freedom
Deseret News – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
On Friday, the 10-member commission recommended to President Barack Obama, the US Congress and the secretary of state that Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, …
www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705300826,00.html

Global Voices Online “ Iran:Iranian cartoonist talks about Obama
By Hamid Tehrani
Iran:Iranian cartoonist talks about Obama. Friday, May 1st, 2009 13:45 UTC … Full Category List. Americas · Governance · Ideas · Iran· Middle East & North Africa · Roundups · U.S.A.. Excerpt. no excerpt. Post-Thumbnail …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/01/iraniran
ian-cartoonist-talks-about-obama/

Time to end the repression of Iran’s trade unions | Amnesty …
As workers around the world unite on May Day, two of Iran’s most prominent trade unionists languish in prison.
www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/time-
end-repression-iran039s-trade-unions-20090501

Commentary “ Blog Archive “ Nuclear Iran Will “Neutralize” Israel
By Abe Greenwald
Hans Blix thinks that perhaps the rationale for Iran’s nuclear enrichment program “could be simply to demonstrate the capability for enrichment.” But even if the mullahs are building nuclear weapons there’s a bright side:…
www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/greenwald/64492

Juvenile Offender Executed in Iran This Morning | Human Rights Now …
By The Editors
Amnesty International learned today about the tragic and very unexpected execution of Delara Darabi this morning in Iran. Delara had been given a two month.
blog.amnestyusa.org/deathpenalty/juvenile
-offender-executed-in-iran-this-morning/

US engagment with Iran seasoned with censure? | The Daily Clarity
By Clarity Staff Reporter
Many analysts are saying Tehran is sending mixed messages..well the US State Department certainly isn’t helping from its side either if engagement is the real.
mydailyclarity.com/2009/05/us-engagment
-with-iran-seasoned-with-censure/

Jerusalem Post: Bibi considering land-for-Iran
By webmaster@jnewswire.com (Ryan Jones)
Jerusalem Newswire or Jnewswire, is your Jerusalem-based, online daily news source for headline stories, breaking news, analyses and features on the Middle East, Arab-Israeli conflict.
www.jnewswire.com/article/2641

Obama ‘concerned’ over US reporters held in Iran, NKorea
AFP
“We are… especially concerned about the citizens from our own country currently under detention abroad: individuals such as Roxana Saberi in Iran, …
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LeqM5jfmFBlKvOZ0LjmahwxiAnhjv1UKA

Clinton frets over Iran, China inroads in Americas
AFP
“If you look at the gains, particularly in Latin America, that Iran is making, that China is making, it’s quite disturbing,” the chief US diplomat said. …
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ALeqM5h2QjbvaekpjOTRbiPVzymzL61d2A

US wants Iran talks soon
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Paul Richter Reporting from Washington — The Obama administration is increasingly concerned about how long Iran may take to respond to its peace…
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-us-iran1-2009may01,0,6047851.story

Cleric: Obama Continuing Bush’s Policies
Fars News Agency – Tehran,Iran
He has all the options on the table which Bush had on Iran,” Khatami said, addressing a large and fervent congregation of worshippers on Tehran University …
english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8802110831

DE BORCHGRAVE: Acid foreign policy test
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
In the panoply of urgent crises, Iran ranks second and could displace AfPak before year’s end. Several diplomatic hurdles – six-power talks with Iran and …
washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/01/acid-foreign-policy-test/

VetVoice:: Gates: Military Strike On Iran Will Not Work
By Chris LeJeune
Of course, this also neglects the reports from our own intelligence services that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weaponry. Regardless of the intelligence, however, a military solution would not be the best option.…
www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2714

jamesnews2 – Roxana Saberi. Iran sends ‘mixed’ signals on US …
By live72747242
Iran has sent contradictory signals on the fate of US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi sentenced to eight years in prison by Tehran, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. “We hear mixed responses all the time from the …
live72747242.livejournal.com/147327.html

Robert Gates: bombing Iran would not stop nuclear threat
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Bombing Iran would fail to stop the Islamic Republic from building nuclear weapons and could only ‘buy time’, according to Robert Gates, the US defence …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5257343/
Robert-Gates-bombing-Iran-would-not-stop-nuclear-threat.html

Amnesty outraged at Iran execution
Jerusalem Post – Israel
She was being detained at Rasht Prison in northern Iran since her arrest in 2003. Amnesty claimed the trial was not fair, citing the court’s refusal to…
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049&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Pajamas Media “ Obama’s Grand Delusion about Iran
By ‘Reza Kahlili’
President Barack Obama’s recent video message to Iranians and their ruling mullahs for the Persian new year was both kind and heartfelt. Norouz, the Persian.
pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-grand-delusion-about-iran/

Breaking News: Delara Darabi executed in Iran Amnesty International
Iranian authorities executed Delara Darabi on Friday morning, Amnesty International has revealed.
www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/
news/delara-darabi-executed-iran-20090501

Iran sanctions needed to advance diplomacy
Editorial: Targeting gasoline suppliers strengthens President Obama’s hand.
www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/Iran
_sanctions_needed_to_advance_diplomacy.html