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Ahmadinejad Warns Against Anti-Iran Aggression (VoA)

Posted Thu, 2009-09-24 15:58 by IRelec09

Ahmadinejad Warns Against Anti-Iran Aggression: Via Voice of America.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is headed to New York for an appearance before the U.N. General Assembly. Before leaving Tehran, Mr. Ahmadinejad said no country is brave enough to attack his nation.

The Iranian president promised his armed forces would resist all invaders, and cut off the hands of anyone who tried to shoot at Iran.

Mr. Ahmadinejad spoke before a military parade that showcased the latest generation of Iranian-made rockets and aircraft. State media reported one plane crashed during the ceremonies.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad Promotes Holocaust Denial on Eve of UN Visit (VoA)

Posted Thu, 2009-09-24 15:55 by IRelec09

VOA News - Iran's Ahmadinejad Promotes Holocaust Denial on Eve of UN Visit: Via Voice of America.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is again highlighting his denial of the Holocaust, saying the anger his comments provoke is a source of pride.

Mr. Ahmadinejad's comments Monday come shortly before he heads to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Last week, he said the Holocaust is a lie created by Western nations to justify the creation of Israel.
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Iran lawyer says concerned about detained reformers

Posted Wed, 2009-07-22 20:00 by IRelec09

Iran lawyer says concerned about detained reformers - washingtonpost.com: Via Reuters on washingtonpost.com .

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian defense lawyer voiced concern on Wednesday about two leading reformers detained shortly after last month's disputed election, saying he did not know where being held and who was holding them.

Lawyer Saleh Nikbakht says he represents several pro-reform activists who were detained after the June 12 presidential vote, including Mostafa Tajzadeh and Behzad Nabavi, both allies of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi.

"We know nothing about their whereabouts and which body has arrested them," Nikbakht told Reuters. "The families ... have not been able yet to meet with them and expressed their concerns over the conditions of the two."
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Iraqi top Shiite clerics are silent on Iran

Posted Thu, 2009-07-02 21:59 by IRelec09

Iraqi top Shiite clerics are silent on Iran: Via Huffington Post.

NAJAF, Iraq — There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran's ruling establishment than Iraq's holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during Iran's post-election crisis says much about the deep complexities of their cross-border bonds.

"Simply put, the whole affair does not concern Najaf," said Sheik Ali al-Najafi, son of and spokesman for Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Bashir al-Najafi, one of the city's four top Shiite clerics. "We will not interfere in the internal affairs of a dear, next door neighbor."

The four _ who include Iranian-born Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani _ have remained quiet on the upheavals in Iran since the disputed presidential election June 12. The reasons have to do with both religion and politics.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, father of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, lived here in exile for 16 years. Najaf also is the world's oldest and foremost seat of Shiite learning, and the Imam Ali shrine attracts hundreds of thousands of Iranian visitors every year.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel likens Iran to repressive East Germany

Posted Thu, 2009-07-02 11:53 by IRelec09

AFP: Merkel likens Iran to repressive East Germany: Via AFP on Google.

BERLIN (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday likened events in Iran to the oppression at the hands of the Stasi secret police in communist East Germany, where she grew up.

"I know from the time of the GDR (East Germany) how important it was that people around the world made sure that the people stuck in (Stasi prisons) Bautzen and Hohenschoenhausen ... were not forgotten," Merkel told parliament.

"Iran must know, particularly in the age of modern communications, that we will do everything in our power to ensure that these people (arrested in Iran during the recent turmoil) are not forgotten about," she said.

Merkel called for a "strong message" to go to Iran from a meeting of the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations -- which includes Germany -- in L'Aquila, Italy next week.

"We have become witnesses to sensational and above all shocking events, and I hope that a strong message of unity emerges out the (G8) summit, unity that demonstrations, civil rights and human rights are indivisible, and that this also applies to Iran," Merkel said

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American woman describes Tehran ordeal: 'I was terrified' (CNN)

Posted Thu, 2009-06-25 20:48 by IRelec09

American woman describes Tehran ordeal: 'I was terrified': Via CNN.com.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Inspired by images of Iranians taking to the streets to support the opposition presidential candidate, Michelle May decided to head to Tehran.

"I just felt a real need to be there with my friends, and I just wanted to be a part of what could possibly be history," May told CNN's "American Morning" on Wednesday. "So I made arrangements at the last minute."

May, who is an American and Irish national, used her Irish passport to travel to Tehran just days before the street demonstrations turned violent as Iranian authorities cracked down on those protesting the results of the June 12 election.
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