17 July, 2009

Iran names new head of atomic energy body: media
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s government has named a former envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog as new head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization after its …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56G22420090717

Rafsanjani Casts Doubt on Iran Election
Washington Post – United States
Iran’s ILNA news agency said mobile phones did not work in central Tehran. There was a large police presence near the university a few hours before the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009
/07/17/AR2009071700273.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Netanyahu tight-lipped about imminent Iran attack “ The Early Today
By christarzan
Israel is investing time in preparing itself for the complexity of an attack on Iran. These maneuvers are a message to Iran that Israel will follow up on its threats,” the Times of London today quoted what it said was an Israeli defense …
earlytoday.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/netan
yahu-tight-lipped-about-imminent-iran-attack/

Israpundit “ Blog Archive “ Blow as Iran’s nuclear chief quits
By Jerry Gordon
THE veteran head of Iran’s controversial nuclear programme has resigned in a surprise move seen as a major blow to president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the chaotic aftermath of his fiercely disputed re-election. …
www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=15368

Middle East Progress “ Blog Archive “ The Evolving Situation in Iran
By author92c386
Ayatollah Montazeri, the most senior grand ayatollah in Iran, recently issued a fatwa stating that Khamenei is an illegitimate ruler, which is probably the greatest verbal challenge to Khamenei’s leadership in the last 20 years. …
middleeastprogress.org/2009/07/the-evolving-situation-in-iran/

Media monitor: 7 photographers detained in Iran (AP) | enUws
AP – Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of.
enuws.com/media-monitor-7-photographers-detained-in-iran-ap/

Iran’s Mousavi to show at prayers
BBC News – UK
Iran’s opposition leaders are making a public appearance at Friday prayers for the first time since a disputed presidential election on 12 June. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8155203.stm

“Stoning” a tale of injustice in Iran
OregonLive.com – Portland,OR,USA
Unfortunately, the movie never tries to make a broader point — for instance, contrasting the relative cosmopolitanism of Iran before the revolution with …
www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf
/2009/07/stoning_a_tale_of_injustice_in.html

r u t h o u t | Death Toll in Iran Clashes May be Hundreds …
Hundreds more people may have died in Iran’s post-election unrest than the authorities have admitted, amid allegations that the death toll has been obscured by hiding victims’ bodies in secret morgues. …
www.truthout.org/071609K

The “Fairness Doctrine” as Censorship—in Iran | The Technology …
By Berin Szoka
After cracking down on both international and domestic journalists, Iran is now looking to America for ways to squelch dissent. So, naturally, they’re copying.
techliberation.com/2009/07/16/the-fairness
-doctrine-as-censorship%E2%80%94in-iran/

lgstarr: U.S. appeasement of Iran is making war inevitable: The …
By lgstarr
Absent a miracle, such as a democratic revolution in Iran, or a maritime blockade that will bring the nuclear-arming, Islamist regime to its knees, the Israeli government will soon have to choose between two horrible alternatives: mass …
www.lgstarr.blogspot.com/2009/07/us
-appeasement-of-iran-is-making-war.html

2 crashed plane’s black boxes recovered in Iran | San Francisco …
By NASSER KARIMI
Investigators have recovered two black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran’s state radio reported Thursday.
www.sfexaminer.com/world/ap/50943007.html

In Iran, tensions build ahead of Rafsanjani’s Friday sermon
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Meanwhile, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization for the last 12 years, announced he had resigned his post. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la
-fg-iran-prayers17-2009jul17,0,2003066.story

In Wake of Unrest, Britain Replacing US as Iran’s ‘Great Satan’
Washington Post – United States
By Tara Bahrampour For the past three decades, the United States has been Iran’s “Great Satan.” Schoolchildren learned to chant “Down With USA” Conservative …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/
07/16/AR2009071604126.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Plane fault ‘caused Iran crash’
BBC News – UK
The crash of a Caspian Airlines flight that left 168 people dead was probably caused by technical problems, an Iranian official has said. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8154690.stm

US tells Iran ‘time running out’
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
The US government has sent a strong message to Iran, saying it is running out of time to engage in dialogue over its nuclear programme to avoid further …
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/
2009/07/20097162167629318.html

16 July, 2009

Rupture of the regime? Iran’s nuclear chief quits
Christian Science Monitor – USA
By Ilene R. Prusher | Staff writer 07.16.09 JERUSALEM – The man who heads Iran’s nuclear program has stepped down, the ISNA news agency reported on Thursday …
features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/07/16/
rupture-of-the-regime-irans-nuclear-chief-quits/

Media monitor: 7 photographers detained in Iran
The Associated Press
PARIS — Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of them over the past week. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hmqEehr4nN9_cQMudMVwp6HwtgiAD99FOING1

p2pnet news “ Blog Archive “ Nokia Iran boycott
By Jon
Nokia is, “being hit by a growing economic boycott in Iran as consumers sympathetic to the post-election protest movement begin targeting a string of companies deemed to be collaborating with the regime,” says The Guardian. …
www.p2pnet.net/story/25113

Iran News – Jetliner crashes in Iran, killing 168 (New Haven …
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone onboard — Iran’s …
globalnewsblog.com/blog/2009/07/16/iran-news
-jetliner-crashes-in-iran-killing-168-new-haven-register/

Save the GOP “ Blog Archive “ Obama: ‘I want to talk to Iran …
By YellowJacket
July 16 (Bloomberg) — Iranian leaders are turning inward and rejecting engagement with the West as they blame outsiders for street protests, even as President Barack Obama’s administration pushes for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. …
www.savethegop.com/2009/07/16/obama-i-
want-to-talk-to-iran-iranian-mullahs-go-pound-sand/

Iran Simmers, America Moves On (SWJ Blog)
By SWJ Editors
President Obama last week gave Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an autumn deadline to negotiate over Iran’s nuclear program. “We remain ready to engage with Iran, but the time for action is now,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday in …
smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/07/iran-simmers-america-moves-on/

Armenian Man Misses Doomed Iran Flight Due To Partying | HULIQ
By admin_huliq
A citizen of Armenia Haroutiun Khalghatyan can well celebrate a second birth. He miraculously missed his flight yesterday from Iran’s capital Tehran to Armenia, which never landed taking the lives of 170 passenger.
www.huliq.com/1/83635/armenian-
man-misses-doomed-iran-flight-due-partying

Israpundit “ Blog Archive “ German intel denies Iran nuclear report
By Jerry Gordon
BERLIN – Iran has the ability to build and test a nuclear weapon within six months, the Stern newsweekly’s online edition on Wednesday quoted an unidentified agent at Germany’s foreign intelligence service (BND) as saying. …
www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=15354

Weasel Zippers: Yesterday: Hillary Reiterates Call for Talks With …
By ZIP
Smart power, baby!… TEHRAN (Reuters) – Newly re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his next government “would bring down the global arrogance,” (”global arrogance” is one of the Iranian code words for America -ed …
www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/07/yesterday-hillary-
reiterates-call-for-talks-with-iran-today-ahmadinejad-
says-hell-bring-down-the-uni.html

Ahmadinejad: Iran will “bring down” Western foes
Reuters – USA
By Fredrik Dahl and Zahra Hosseinian TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his next government “would bring …
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLG52375320090716

Media monitor: 7 photographers detained in Iran
The Associated Press
PARIS — Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says five photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran over the past week. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hmqEehr4nN9_cQMudMVwp6HwtgiAD99FNUPO1

Iran Recovers Black Boxes from Crashed Plane
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Iranian state media say officials have found two flight recorders from the passenger plane that crashed in northwestern Iran Wednesday, …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-16-voa12.cfm

Iran summons French envoy over “oppression”
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned France’s ambassador to Tehran to condemn “widespread oppression” of people protesting against President …
www.reuters.com/article/gc08/idUSTRE56F5BP20090716

World Jewish Congress urges EU to be tougher on Iran
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By DPA The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Thursday called on the European Union to take a harder line against Iran to prevent the country …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1100748.html

Ahmadinejad: Iran will strike enemies “in the face”
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Newly re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a fierce attack on the West on Thursday, saying Iran’s enemies had tried to…
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSDAH65258120090716

Plane Crashes in Iran, All 168 On Board Killed – Iran | Map | News …
Jul 15, 2009 … Plane Crashes in Iran, All 168 On Board Killed, An Iranian passenger plane crashed Wednesday in northwest Iran, killing all 168 people on …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532700,00.html

In “major” speech Clinton will warn Iran about engagement timeline …
By ABCNews.com
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver what her aides are touting as a.
blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/07/in-major-speech
-clinton-will-warn-iran-about-engagement-timeline.html

Iran recovers third black box of crashed plane | Home Other …
The Rescue Chief of Iran’s Red Crescent Society said Thursday that Iran has recovered the third black box of the crashed plane, the local Mehr news agency reported.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId
=487441&publicationSubCategoryId=200

31 journalists arrested in Iran since elections | The Daily Clarity
By Clarity Correspondent
Another 6 journalists arrested this week in Iran brings the total to at least 31 detained since the disputed election. According to the Committee to Protect.
mydailyclarity.com/2009/07/31-journalists-arrested-in-iran/

US ready to engage Iran but time limited: Clinton | ABS-CBN News …
By Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday renewed a limited US offer to talk with Iran despite its post-election crackdown and defended the principle of engaging anti-American regimes. …
abs-cbnnews.com/world/07/15/09/u
s-ready-engage-iran-time-limited-clinton

Report: Israel preparing Iran attack
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
The Times article pointed out that Israel has strengthened ties with Arab nations who also fear a nuclear-armed Iran. In particular, relations with Egypt …
jta.org/news/article/2009/07/16/100657
7/report-israel-preparing-iran-attack

Israeli warships rehearse for Iran attack in Red Sea
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Israeli warships have deployed to the Red Sea for what has been described as a rehearsal for a possible attack on Iran. By Our Foreign Staff Israeli and …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/58429
63/Israeli-warships-rehearse-for-Iran-attack-in-Red-Sea.html

Atlas Shrugs: Day 32 Iran Revolution: Twitter: “People in Iran …
By Pamela Geller
“People in Iran have but ONE weapon – Our Attention!” Torture methods of the imprisoned. UPDATE (hat tip Banafsheh) Wanted: Khamenei and Ahmadinejad for crimes against humanity July 15, 2009 Temporary note sent to existing members: For …
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/07/
day-32-iran-revolution-torture-torture-and-death.html

Iran’s nuclear chief resigns | Sindh Today – Online News
By SindhToday
Tehran, July 16 (DPA) The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Gholam-Reza Aqazadeh, has resigned, the ISNA news agency reported Thursday. Aqazadeh, who also served as an Iranian vice president, submitted his resignation letter …
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/31260.htm

Clinton Seeks ‘Multi-Partner World,’ Warns Iran on Time by Jim …
By Jim Lobe
“Iran can become a constructive actor in the region if it stops threatening its neighbors and supporting terrorism,” she said. “It can assume a responsible position in the international community if it fulfills its obligations on human …
original.antiwar.com/lobe/2009/07/15/clinton
-seeks-multi-partner-world-warns-iran-on-time/

2 black boxes from Iran’s crashed plane recovered (source: The …
By Editor
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Investigators have recovered two black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran’s state radio reported Thursday… (source: The Arizona Republic) – RSS …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/07/2-black-boxes-from-
irans-crashed-plane-recovered-source-the-arizona-republic/

“ How Iran Might Beat Future Sanctions: The China Card …
By Editor
On July 13 Iran’s Oil Ministry announced that it had China’s agreement to invest about $40 billion in refining Iranian gasoline. The deal would include financing the major new Hormoz refinery in southern Iran, which will be able to …
majimbokenya.com/home/2009/07/15/how
-iran-might-beat-future-sanctions-the-china-card/

Iran opposition leader to attend Friday prayers
Reuters – USA
The election further strained ties between Iran and the West, already at odds over Tehran’s disputed nuclear ambitions. Western powers criticizedthe …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE56D15E20090716

Q+A-Could Israel-Iran standoff turn violent?
Reuters – USA
July 16 (Reuters) – Israel’s confrontation with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme is a major source of uncertainty in the Middle East and a complication …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLG388200

Report: Iran’s nuclear chief resigns
CNN – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — The commander of Iran’s nuclear program for more than a decade has resigned, Iran Student News Agency reported Thursday. …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/16/iran.nuclear.chief.resigns/

French PM Discussed Global Econ, Iran With Geithner
Wall Street Journal – USA
During the French leg of a European trip, Geithner talked with Fillon about a number of issues that included sanctions against Iran, the prime minister’s …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090716-705886.html

Iran Spurns Engagement on Nuclear, Thwarting Obama
Bloomberg – USA
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, has quit, the Iranian Students’ News Agency said today. No reason was given for his …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aawjP.NjHjAM

Black boxes ‘damaged ‘ in Iran air disaster
CNN International – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — A day after an Iranian passenger plane crashed in flames killing all 168 people on board, aviation officials were Thursday examining …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/16/iran.plane.crash/

Black Boxes From Iranian Air Crash Found
New York Times – United States
All 168 people aboard the Russian-built airliner were killed, Iran’s state news media said. The plane, leased by Tehran-based Caspian Airlines, …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/world/middleeast/17plane.html

2 black boxes from Iran’s crashed plane recovered
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — Investigators have recovered two of the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
i7qca3d8PElLgPytZU1tjeppF_SwD99FE7JO0

Iran Spurns Engagement on Nuclear Drive, Thwarting Obama Effort
Bloomberg – USA
Its failure could trigger a regional arms race, increase chances of an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and lead Iran to retaliate by …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a9YdnyuTBf_I

Israel-Egypt Cooperation-Message To Iran?
By Fred Stopsky
A common view is that Iran poses greater threats to Israel and western powers than to the remainder of the Middle East. However, actions by Egypt suggest many.
theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/
israel-egypt-cooperation-message-to-iran/

Black boxes of Iran’s crashed plane recovered
Washington Post – United States
AP TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state radio says investigators have recovered two of three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/07/16/AR2009071600116.html

Khadafy backs nuclear power for Iran
Boston Globe – United States
AP / July 16, 2009 SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt – Iran should be allowed to pursue a peaceful nuclear energy program, Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy said yesterday …
www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009
/07/16/khadafy_backs_nuclear_power_for_iran

Report: Warships in Suez prepare for Iran attack
Ynetnews – Israel
Israel is investing time in preparing for an attack on Iran’. Source says drills public showcasing of maneuvers intentional Israeli missile class warships …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3747430,00.html

Tupolev Airliner in Iran Crash Trails 737, MD-80 Safety Records
Bloomberg – USA
By Susanna Ray and Maria Ermakova July 16 (Bloomberg) — Tupolev Tu-154 airliners like the one that crashed in Iran yesterday, killing 168 people,…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=afwX0a3ATjSM

Iran Plane Crash (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
By The Huffington Post News Team
An Iranian plane carrying 168 people crashed today, reports state media. The plane shattered to pieces, and all on board are expected to have died.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/15/
iran-caspian-airlines-pla_n_233129.html

Germany’s BND denies report on Iran bomb timing
By admin
Germany’s foreign intelligence agency BND denied a report in a magazine on Wednesday that its experts believe Iran is capable of producing and testing an atomic bomb within six months.
www.prisonplanet.com/germanys-bnd
-denies-report-on-iran-bomb-timing.html

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …
By CNN’s Jeff Simon
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Iran’s crackdown on protests after its disputed presidential election has “shifted” its prospects for direct talks with the United States, but they remain on the table, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/15/iran-
crackdown-shifted-prospects-for-u-s-talks-clinton-says/

NPR: Clinton To Iran: Engage Now
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that Iran has the right to a program for domestic nuclear power, but not a program for nuclear weapons. Clinton warned that Iran faces new penalties and increased isolation if it doesn’t …
www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/07/clinton
_to_iran_engage_now.html?ft=1&f=103943429

US expresses condolences over Iran’s plane crash
Xinhua – China
“We are working through the US embassy in Yerevan and the Swiss Protecting Power in Iran to determine whether any American citizens were on board,” he said. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/16/content_11715708.htm

Airliner crashes in Iran, killing all 168
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Borzou Daragahi Reporting from Beirut — A flaming commercial airliner crashed in northwestern Iran on Wednesday, killing all 168 people on board in the …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/
la-fg-iran-crash16-2009jul16,0,309433.story