The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps declared in a public statement, posted in the Iranian newspaper Eetemad Meli, that they are first and foremost a political organization and that the Revolutionary Guards chief duty is to protect the Islamic system of government.
Furthermore they underline that it is their duty to intervene in the presidential election this [...]
Kurdish students are protesting against different presidential candidates in Iran that claim that they will grant the Kurds their rights if elected. On candidate in particular is targeted, Mehdi Karobi, who has presented an 8 point program to solve Iran’s ethnic problems (I will write about Karobis plan next week).
Below you can see pictures from [...]
The Washington Times writes:
At last week’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings titled, “Engaging Iran: Obstacles and Opportunities,” former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told senators that “there is no question [Iran is] seeking a nuclear weapons capability. No one doubts that.”
The issue of Iran’s quest to acquire nuclear weapons is something that is occupying Western powers. Amongst these Western powers the European Union have officially had a significant role in attempting to persuade the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt its nuclear program, but in reality the EU (or at least the major powers of [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists names the worst online oppressors. You can find Iran in second place!
Also, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued a list of “countries of particular concern” for egregious violations of religious freedom.” Iran in fifth place.
The United States decision to offer Iran a “new beginning” has created insecurity and fear amongst the United States friends and allies in the Middle East. The reason is that many of the United States allies in the Middle East is worried that the Obama administration will concede to Iranian demands and sideline the interests [...]
Amir Taheir writes that Iran is:
Convinced that the Obama administration is preparing to retreat from the Middle East, Iran’s Khomeinist regime is intensifying its goal of regional domination. It has targeted six close allies of the U.S.: Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait and Jordan, all of which are experiencing economic and/or political crises.
Many of the [...]
According to a report released by the health ministry of the Islamic republic there is 19435 cases of individuals infected with HIV/Aids in Iran. The report also reveals that health ministry have recorded 3236 cases in which infected persons have died of Aids. The statistics that the regimes health ministry is presenting is believed to [...]
