6 May, 2009

Saberi ends hunger strike in Iran
BBC News – UK
Iran’s judiciary spokesman on Tuesday denied the family’s claims of a hunger strike. “I asked the deputy prosecutor two days ago. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8035249.stm

US journalist jailed in Iran ends hunger strike
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The father of American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the US says his daughter has ended her hunger strike for …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i
CJY4lE5kHBHPnISEZo0LopbpHPgD980J9Q80

Biden says viable Palestinian state ‘must be achieved’
Boston Globe – United States
After the meeting, Peres endorsed US diplomatic overtures to Iran, telling reporters that the president should be given the chance to resolve differences …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/05/0
6/biden_says_viable_palestinian_state_must_be_achieved

Iran: Stop Imminent Juvenile Offender Executions | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Iran should immediately call off the execution scheduled for May 6, 2009, of two juvenile offenders, Human Rights Watch said today. Amir Khaleghi and Safar Angooti, both age 18, were convicted of crimes allegedly committed …
www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/05/iran-
stop-imminent-juvenile-offender-executions

AIPAC Conference Pushes Hard Line on Iran by Daniel Luban …
By Daniel Luban
Discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Middle East peace process took a back seat to the Iran issue at the conference, which ended with attendees heading to Capitol Hill to lobby for a bill that would
impose sanctions …
original.antiwar.com/luban/2009/05/05/aipac
-conference-pushes-hard-line-on-iran/

AIPAC Conference Pushes Hard Line on Iran – Democratic Underground
The Obama administration has given high priority to diplomacy with Iran and a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine, but the Netanyahu government has shown distinctly less enthusiasm for these goals, and the mood at the AIPAC…
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboa
rd.php?az=view_all&address=102x3863096

Imprisoned Journalist Saberi On Hunger Strike In Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN (May 5, 2009) – Imprisoned American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, 31, who has been on a hunger strike since shortly after the Iranian Revolutionary Court convicted her of spying and sentenced her to eight years in …
nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/05/saberi01.html

Strong Germany-Iran Economic Ties Trouble Activists – Forward.com
Few in Germany openly champion Iran ties, and only a handful of politicians here advocate reducing sanctions. But at the same time, local German chambers of commerce persist in coaching firms on how to do business with the Islamic …
forward.com/articles/105609/

Nuclear talks not election issue in Iran
United Press International – USA
TEHRAN, May 5 (UPI) — The June 12 presidential elections in Iran play no role in ongoing talks on its controversial nuclear program, a Foreign Ministry …
www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/05/Nuclear-
talks-not-election-issue-in-Iran/UPI-27051241547413/

Global Voices Online “ Iran: Eccentric candidates of the …
By Hamid Tehrani
2-Another fellow wears Iran’s flag and says nobody can compete with him in this election. The old man says he is doing his “civic duty” and following the Iranian leaders’ words to present himself as candidate. He claims he already has a …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/05/05/iran-eccentric-
candidates-of-the-presidential-election/

RealClearPolitics – Israeli President Shimon Peres on Iran
By The Situation Room
BLITZER: Is Israel considering some sort of military action to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, along the lines of what you did to the Iraqi nuclear facilities back in 1981, and, more recently, a Syrian suspected nuclear facility? …
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/
05/04/shimon_peres_on_iran_96345.html

Epoch Times – U.S. Presses Iran on Cases of Two Americans
By Reuters
The US pressed Iran for cooperation with the cases of a missing FBI agent and an imprisoned journalist.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/16355/

Fargo reporter’s appeal to be heard next week in Iran – TwinCities.com
By By Ali Akbar Dareini Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian appeals court will hear the case of an American journalist convicted of spying for the United States next week, the judiciary spokesman said today. Roxana Saberi, whose father says she has been on a hunger …
www.twincities.com/news/ci_12297637?source=rss

Two More Child Offenders Face Execution in Iran Tomorrow | Human …
By The Editors
Just five days after the execution of child offender Delara Darabi in Iran, the government there is set to kill two more juvenile offenders tomorrow. This.
blog.amnestyusa.org/deathpenalty/two-more-
child-offenders-face-execution-in-iran-tomorrow/

Peres: Israel Supports Two-State Solution, Iran Engagement
FOXNews – USA
Sources say the White House is considering offering Israel greater assistance in deterring Iran’s nuclear ambitions in exchange for movement toward a …
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/05/obama-
meets-israeli-president-amid-flap-iran-comments/

Syria alliance with Iran a force for stability: Assad
Reuters – USA
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad defended its long-standing alliance with Iran on Tuesday and said a …
uk.reuters.com/article/usPoliticsNews/idUKTRE5446HZ20090505

Amnesty says Iran planning to execute juveniles
AFP
LONDON (AFP) — Rights group Amnesty International said Iran planned to execute two juveniles on Wednesday, five days after hanging a woman convicted of a …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/AL
eqM5hgdDTbZ5spVn8Vz2EUhTtvZpcvNQ

5 May, 2009

Lieberman: Iran talks must be limited | International | Jerusalem Post
Foreign minister meets with Italian PM Berlusconi, tells him that dialogue should end in 3 months.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710871787

Iran Election: Candidate Mousavi Using Wife To Attract Women’s Vote
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Mir Hossein Mousavi, the centrist candidate in Iran’s June presidential elections, may be an old hand in politics but he certainly has a modern style for campaigning, at least in one sense.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/ir
an-election-candidate-m_n_196703.html

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: Iran: The Day the Revolution Lost Its Way
By Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
Backing Hizbollah, Hamas, Venezuela and Syria would be less odd if Iran had spent some time tackling issues in its immediate vicinity and within its own borders.
www.huffingtonpost.com/sultan-sooud-alqa
ssemi/iran-the-day-the-revoluti_b_194474.html

JURIST – Paper Chase: Iran judiciary to hear appeal of US …
By Amelia Mathias
Iran’s treatment of Saberi has provoked a great deal of international
criticism. Last month, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [official website] emphasized her disappointment [press release] in Iran’s judiciary for their treatment …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/05
/iran-judiciary-to-hear-appeal-of-us.php

“The China-Iran comparison Middle East Strategy at Harvard
By MESH
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran are two of the trickiest countries with which the United States now has to deal. I’ll begin by covering two commonly discussed points of comparison and then turn to …
blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/the-china-iran-comparison/

No grand bargain with Iran, says US defence secretary | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Cairo, May 5 (DPA) US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, speaking to reporters here Tuesday, sought to reassure US allies in the Middle East over Washington’s overtures to Iran. Fears among US allies in the region of a grand bargain …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/93555.htm

Gates Seeks to Reassure US Allies on Iran
Washington Post – United States
US allies in the Middle East have long seen Iran as one of the primary threats to their security. In Egypt and Saudi Arabia Gates assured leaders that the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/05/05/AR2009050501591.html

US presses Israel on 2-state solution, settlements
Reuters – USA
Biden also focused on the Obama administration’s efforts to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program, which Israel sees as a cover for building nuclear …
www.reuters.com/article/joeBiden/idUSN05479565

Iran Says Appeal of Jailed US Journalist to be Heard Next Week
Voice of America – USA
Iran’s judicial spokesman indicated her appeal would be heard, next week. Judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi says the proceedings of the appeal will be …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-05-voa29.cfm

Iran, Syria back Palestinian militancy
The Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The leaders of Iran and Syria reaffirmed their support for “Palestinian resistance” on Tuesday, a defiant message to the US and its …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h
vx6eaUH8V6PSGHg7thCTFeRQLrwD9807U9O1

Man stoned to death in Iran for adultery: judiciary
Washington Post – United States
TEHRAN (Reuters) – A man was stoned to death in Iran for adultery but the woman involved in the case repented, the judiciary said on Tuesday, suggesting her …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2009/05/05/AR2009050501136.html

Lieberman: Iran talks must be limited
Jerusalem Post – Israel
“It’s important that the dialogue with Iran be limited in time, and if after three months it is clear that the Iranians are just dragging their feet and not …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=123971087178
7&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Avigdor Lieberman Threatens Action Against Iran If No Progress In …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that the West should give Iran three months to respond to diplomatic overtures regarding its contentious nuclear program.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/avigd
or-lieberman-threate_n_196701.html

RealClearWorld – Articles – U.S. Engagement of Iran Is Futile
By Greg Scoblete
In his presidential campaign, Barack Obama pledged that he will pursue direct negotiations with Iran. Since assuming office, he has set out to fulfil that promise by taking confidence-building measures. President Obama sent a video …
www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/
us_engagement_of_iran_is_futil.html

Jihad Watch: Anomaly in Iran: adulterer stoned to death …
By Robert
Under Iran’s Islamic law, adultery is still punishable by stoning, which involves the public hurling of stones at a partially buried convict. A man is buried up to his waist and a woman up to her shoulders. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025979.php

Iran assails West, Israel at talks on nuclear treaty – Physics …
By Physics Today
The Washington Post: Iran sharply criticized the United States, Britain and France on Monday for “continuous nuclear cooperation” with Israel, saying support for the Jewish state was a source of concern for the entire Middle East. …
blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/2009/05/
iran-assails-west-israel-at-ta.html

timesofmalta.com – Man stoned to death in Iran
According to Iran’s Islamic penal code, men convicted of adultery should be buried up to their waists and women up to their chests for stoning. Stones used should not be large enough to kill the person immediately. …
www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090505/
world-news/man-stoned-to-death-in-iran

US still open on Iran, Gates says
CNN International – USA
CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) — Though discouraged by Iran’s moves since the Obama administration extended its “open hand,” the United States is “not willing to pull …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/05/mideast.us.gates/

Iraq protests Iran air raid on Kurd villages
AFP
The regional government called on Kurd separatists to end all attacks on Turkey and Iran, which share rugged, mountainous borders with Iraq from where the …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5jvttQoZmJzn4c4pVyayunUf8WeoA

Iran president hopefuls register
BBC News – UK
President Ahmadinejad has been accused by reformists and conservatives alike of mishandling the economy and wasting Iran’s windfall from high oil prices. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8033750.stm

Iran’s first first lady?
guardian.co.uk – UK
Mir Hossein Mousavi, the centrist candidate in Iran’s June presidential elections, may be an old hand in politics but he certainly has a modern style for …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/
2009/may/05/iran-elections-women

Gates: ‘No grand bargain’ with Iran | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
US defense secretary still sees opportunity for talks with Iran despite
‘not very encouraging’ rhetoric.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/
JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710869911

The US Army Pocket Guide to Iran (1943) | The Arabist
By arabist
Above is the cover of a guide for US military troops posted to Iran during the Second World War. The book explains that Iran was the only place in the whole war where British, US and Soviet troops were based side-to-side, …
arabist.net/archives/2009/05/05/the-

us-army-pocket-guide-to-iran-1943/

The Lobby Wants War With Iran | AfterDowningStreet.org
By Chip
The focus of the conference, and the legislative centerpiece of the event, will be passage of the Iran Diplomatic Enhancement Act, which would ban US companies from providing Iran with refined petroleum products, and seeks to punish …
www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/42300

Iran Programme Coordinator | Jobs.euractiv.com | The EU-Brussels …
By eujobs
Job context: IWPR’s Iran programme uses the freedom, security, flexibility and reach of Internet communications to develop, train, empower and link a virtual, non-partisan network of individuals, journalists, as well as ordinary …
jobs.euractiv.com/job/iran-programme-coordinator-3297

US reporter’s appeal to be heard next week in Iran
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian appeals court will hear the case of an American journalist convicted of spying for the United States next week, the judiciary …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iCJ
Y4lE5kHBHPnISEZo0LopbpHPgD9801M780

Iran candidates sign up for presidential vote
AFP
State television said 24 people had so far signed up to stand in the June 12 vote, including four women, after Iran opened up the five-day candidate…
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeq
M5iDRcAswolH-Q_OWoCmY0PCuXMmjw

Iran takes a stand over Kurds
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi Kurdish leaders in Iraq face tough decisions with respect to the central government in Baghdad and powerful neighbors Iran and Turkey. …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE06Ak01.html

Supreme Leader Rebukes President
Washington Post – United States
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, publicly rebuked the president over his removal of a top official, in a rare show of discontent with Mahmoud …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403606.html

Iran to hear US reporter appeal
BBC News – UK
… doors by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Ms Saberi, who holds dual US and Iranian citizenship, has spent six years in Iran studying and writing a book.
news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/middle_east/8033238.stm