13 July, 2009

Iran defeated candidate warns of system “collapse”
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN (Reuters) – A defeated candidate in Iran’s disputed election has said the Islamic system may face “collapse” unless it embraces change, in
unusually …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56C13X20090713

The Jawa Report: Iran To Execute 12 Sunni Muslims
By mjpechar@yahoo.com
(Tehran, Iran) Iranian authorities have scheduled executions this week of 12 Sunni Muslims belonging to the Jundallah (Soldiers of God) rebel group, including a senior leader of the rebels, Abdolhamid Rigi. …
mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198113.php

Open Letter from the Revolutionary Marxists of Iran to the Workers …
By blackandred
The Revolutionary Marxists of Iran are aware of your achievements as part of the Bolivarian Movement and have always supported this movement against the widespread lies and the open and covert interference of imperialism.…
mostlywater.org/open_letter_revolut
ionary_marxists_iran_workers_venezuela

A Letter from Iran (ByronKatie.com)
By Byron Katie
A Letter from Iran. We recently received the following comment on this blog: Dear Katie,. I am stressed about the situation in Iran. My brothers live there. They are out in the streets but we can’t get through to talk to them at all. …
www.byronkatie.com/2009/07/a_letter_from_iran.htm

Infidel Bloggers Alliance: BREAKING: SAUDIS GREENLIGHT IDF ATTACK …
By Pastorius
BREAKING: SAUDIS GREENLIGHT IDF ATTACK ON IRAN. From Weasel Zippers: posted by Pastorius at 11:54:00 PM. 0 Comments: Post a Comment. Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]. Home. The Parallel Government Of The Entire World …
ibloga.blogspot.com/2009/07/breaking
-saudis-greenlight-idf-attack_12.html

Iran seeks China investment to build refineries
Reuters – USA
BEIJING, July 13 (Reuters) – Iran has sought investment from Chinese oil firms to help build and upgrade its lagging refining sector, as the world’s No.5 …
www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSPEK33142220090713

Man’s family learns of his death one month after Iran protests
CNN – USA
Sohrab Aarabi’s family gave this photo of him to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Sohrab Aarabi was apparently shot dead June 15 during …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/12/iran.student.killed/

China Confidential: Forgotten Masterpiece: Iran by Claude Lelouch
By Confidential Reporter
There was a time—before The Great Betrayal by the catastrophic Carter administration—when Iran was an American ally ruled by a modernizing monarch, His Imperial Majesty Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (may his soul rest in peace). …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/07/
forgotten-masterpiece-iran-by-claude.html

Rights group: Iran withholding information on scores who …
By Jason Keyser
Rights group concerned about fate of Iran missingCAIRO — An international human rights group said Sunday that an Iranian family only learned of the death of their 19-year-old son weeks after he was shot during a demonstration against …
blog.taragana.com/n/rights-group-iran-withholding-information
-on-scores-who-disappeared-in-postelection-turmoil-107427/

The Angry Arab News Service/: Coverage of …
By As’ad
The New York Times appreciates the significance of the Iran story. Today they added more angles to the coverage: in addition to Michael Slackman in Cairo, and Nazila Fathi in Toronto, and “independent observers” in Tehran who send …
angryarab.blogspot.com/2009/07/
coverage-of-iran-in-new-york-times.html

Turkmenistan plans gas pipeline to supply Iran from field …
Turkmenistan has agreed to build a new pipeline to supply natural gas to Iran from a field previously reserved for deliveries to Russia, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/ap/50581162.html

12 July, 2009

Rights group concerned about fate of Iran missing
The Associated Press
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said that raised concerns about the fate of what it said were dozens and possibly hundreds of other …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5jGSJEAPs_r2T2wxsL5G3t4z-jajQD99D55E80

Watchdog Report: 41 Journalists Jailed in Iran
Voice of America – USA
RSF says 41 journalists are currently imprisoned in Iran a month after the country’s contested election. RSF says Iran is currently the world’s biggest …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-12-voa21.cfm

Turkmenistan plans gas pipeline to supply Iran from field …
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan has agreed to build a new pipeline to supply natural gas to Iran from a field previously reserved for deliveries …
www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire
/sns-ap-as-turkmenistan-gas,0,1642416.story

IRAN: Are China’s Muslims worthy of Islamic Republic’s support?
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Our people expect the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to not remain silent and adopt a stronger position instead of abandoning our Muslim …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/07/iran-
are-chinas-muslims-worthy-of-islamic-republics-support.html

Atlas Shrugs: Iran Revolution Day 28: “Did you say Goodbye to Your …
By Pamela Geller
“Did you say goodbye to your mother?” Iranian blogger tells of interrogation to ID friends via FB Free for Iran … July 9th– on the street (hat tip twitpic) Satellites are illegal now Confiscating Satellites.
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/07/iran-
revolution-day-28-did-you-say-goodbye-to-your-mother.html

Gateway Pundit: 5 Iranian Qods Members Released By US- Iran …
By Gateway Pundit
The Diplomats’ release is already being interpreted as a positive signal from the U-S government to Iran. Amir Mehdi Kazemi has this report. The US Military confirmed in January 2007 that the five Iranians arrested in northern Iraq were …
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/
5-iranian-qods-members-released-by-iraq.html

Israel Matzav: Nothing new in Iran?
By Carl in Jerusalem
During the week, Mehdi Khalaji, who trained as a cleric in Qom, Iran for fourteen years, and who is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Iranian politics and the politics of Shiite groups in the Middle East, …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/07/nothing-new-in-iran.html

China Confidential: Iran General Says Troops Ready to Die for Regime
By Confidential Reporter
The regular armed forces vastly outnumbers Islamist Iran’s parallel military, the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which controls the nuclear and missile sites and relations with Hamas, Hezbollah, and other foreign terrorist …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/07
/iranian-general-says-troops-ready-to.html

Few options on Iran | Wichita Opinion – Wichita Editorial …
A new poll of 20 nations, with 62 percent of the world’s population, finds that, among global leaders, President Obama inspires the most confidence— while the leaders of Russia and Iran inspire the least.
www.kansas.com/opinion/story/888346.html

Iran: delay for package of proposals relates to US unclear stance
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) – An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s delay in presenting its new package of proposals is related to the US unclear stance, …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/12/content_11697933.htm

Who Will Win the Next Phase in Iran, Ahmadinejad or Iraq’s …
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
More to the point, each rose to the top of Iran’s tightly controlled political apparatus, gaining personal power through a political system that excludes ex …
www.huffingtonpost.com/david-paul/
who-will-win-the-next-pha_b_230181.html

Netanyahu: Israel never dallied on Iran nukes
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
However, the prime minister knows that the subject of Iran has topped the agenda of every Israeli government,” said the statement. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1099552.html

Five Iranian Officials Held by US in Iraq, Return to Iran
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Five Iranian officials, detained by the United States military in Iraq for more than two years, have returned to Iran just days after their …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-12-voa3.cfm

Iran threatens legal action over US detentions
Reuters – USA
By Zahra Hosseinian TEHRAN, July 12 (Reuters) – Iran threatened the United States on Sunday with possible legal action for detaining five of its officials …
www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLC372195

Iran Military Warns Online Media | Ethiopian News
By Desta Bishu
The Guards are a separate military with enormous domestic influence and control of Iran’s most important defense programs. They are one of the key sources of power for a cleric-led establishment that has been pushed by the crisis into …
www.ethiopianreview.com/articles/13595

Archaeologists discover Iran’s largest Paleolithic site in Semnan …
By SindhToday
Tehran, July 12 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered what is being dubbed
as Iran’s largest Paleolithic area in the Mirk hill, located in the
southern part of the city of Semnan.
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/29832.htm

Iran: Tehran’s Immediate Response to the G8 Summit | Enduring America
By Ali Yenidunya
After the warning of the G8 Summit to Tehran, Iran response came quickly. On Saturday, Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran’s foreign minister, said that they had not.
enduringamerica.com/2009/07/12/iran-
tehrans-immediate-response-to-the-g8-summit/

Israel Matzav: Israel’s moral stance on Iran
By Carl in Jerusalem
“Israel does not interfere in Iran’s internal affairs.” That is more or less the reaction of Israeli officialdom to the unrest in Iran. Nobody questions this response. We have become accustomed to the fact that our response is not …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/07
/israels-moral-stance-on-iran.html