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	Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's incendiary anti-Israel outbursts have united the international community against his country, thus serving a key Israeli interest, former Mossad chief Ephraim Halevy told an American-sponsored Arab satellite television network on Tuesday. "Ahmadinejad is our greatest gift," Halevy told the Arab language television network Al-Hurra on Tuesday. "We couldn't carry out a better operation at the Mossad than to put a guy like Ahmadinejad in power in Iran." By Ephraim Halevy >Read the Article

Posted 20/8/2008 @ 18:35:48 GMT
Germany's Special Relationship - with Iran
For the last three weeks the German government has been inundated with criticism for doing business with the world champion of anti-Semitism, approving as "no cause for concern" the delivery to Iran of three gas liquefaction units manufactured by Steiner-Prematechnik- Gastec (SPG), based in Siegen. more
By The Jerusalem Post


Posted 20/8/2008 @ 18:21:31 GMT Iran Bans Actress Golshifteh Farahani From Leaving The Country To Work With Leonardo DiCaprio Iran has banned an award-winning young actress from leaving the country over her appearance in a star-studded Hollywood production, the state news agency IRNA said on Wednesday. more By AFP

Posted 20/8/2008 @ 18:14:37 GMT
US Refuses to Sell Israel Planes, Fearing Perception of Attack on Iran
The United States has refused to sell Israel planes out of concern that it might be seen as encouraging an Israeli attack on Iran, Channel 10 reported on Wednesday evening. During his visit to the US earlier this month, Defense Minister Ehud Barak requested that America sell the IAF several Boeing 767 refueling planes. more
By The Jerusalem Post


Posted 20/8/2008 @ 18:11:26 GMT Iran Hangs Man for Murder Committed When 15 TEHRAN -- Iran has hanged five people, including a man convicted of a murder he committed when he was 15, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of executions that have drawn international criticism. more By Reuters

Posted 20/8/2008 @ 18:0:47 GMT
Ahmadinejad Says Israel Will be Removed Soon
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling Israel a "germ of corruption" that will be "removed soon." The comments were posted Wednesday on his presidential Web site. They appear to be part of an effort to defuse criticism by hard-liners over recent remarks made by a high-level official. more
By The Associated Press


Posted 20/8/2008 @ 17:57:45 GMT Iranian Execution Revives Debate Over Minors TEHRAN -- Iran has executed a 20-year-old man who was sentenced to death for a murder he committed when he was 15, reviving an international debate over its punishment of minors. more By The New York Times

Posted 20/8/2008 @ 9:16:24 GMT
Send Burns to Teheran for a US-Iran Thaw
The US Undersecretary for Political Affairs, William Burns, attended a recent meeting in Geneva between EU Secretary-General Javier Solana and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili. This decision was the first direct and official contact between the US and Iran after nearly three decades of troubled relations. more
By Khaleej Times Online


Posted 20/8/2008 @ 9:13:56 GMT Iran's Action is Wrong Lately, the UAE and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have condemned the aggressive, unexpected and unacceptable Iranian action of establishing two administrative offices on the occupied UAE island of Abu Mousa. more By Gulf News


Posted 20/8/2008 @ 8:33:52 GMT Iran to Build More Nuclear Power Plants TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's official news agency says the country is preparing to build more nuclear power plants. Tuesday's IRNA report quotes Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh, the head of a state-owned nuclear energy production company. more By The Associated Press


Posted 19/8/2008 @ 15:50:33 GMT Top Iran Cleric Chides Ahmadinejad Aide Over Israeli Remarks TEHRAN -- A top Iranian cleric has chastised a leading aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his controversial remarks that Iranians are "friends with Israelis," the press reported on Tuesday. more By AFP


Posted 19/8/2008 @ 9:29:39 GMT Turkey Bows to the Dark Side ISTANBUL, TURKEY -- Praying in Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Friday, I witnessed firsthand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's international publicity coup. more By Los Angeles Times


Posted 19/8/2008 @ 9:17:52 GMT Pentagon Doubts Iranian Rocket Test Succeeded WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon does not believe an Iranian rocket test over the weekend was successful, despite reports in the official Iranian media saying the Islamic Republic had launched its first vehicle capable of placing a satellite in orbit. more By CNN


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 23:44:22 GMT 'Saudi Arabia and Egypt May Know of US or Israeli Plans to Attack Iran' Saudi Arabia and Egypt may know of American or Israeli plans to attack Iran in the near future, Al Quds Al Arabi reported Monday, citing diplomatic sources in Britain. more By The Jerusalem Post


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 23:40:47 GMT Iran's War on Trade Unions President Ahmadinejad is stepping up the repression of labour activists. We should support them in their fight for basic rights. The anti-worker dictatorship in Iran has stepped up its attacks on labour activists, with a new wave of arrests and jailings. more By The Guardian


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 23:35:43 GMT The Iran Scenarios These days you can read as many different scenarios regarding the likelihood that Israel will attack Iran’s nuclear facilities as there are experts putting them forth. History, past and present, may have already written the script. more By MichNews.com

Posted 18/8/2008 @ 19:30:23 GMT
Iran's American Protector
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the darling of Bush administration foes. Gushing about Gates in a recent column, Washington Post writer David Ignatius crooned, "Gates is an anomaly in this lame-duck administration. He is still firing on all cylinders, working to repair the damage done at the Pentagon by his arrogant and aloof predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld." Ignatius called on the next administration to give Gates a major role leading its foreign and defense policy. more
By The Jerusalem Post


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 16:36:50 GMT Iran Strike Not an Option It’s not the new Iranian toy satellite that worries Israel’s security experts. What bothers them much more is the fact that Iran’s “space show” Sunday revealed yet another piece of this giant puzzle, which makes up the strategic threat being built before our eyes. more By Ynetnews

Posted 18/8/2008 @ 9:48:9 GMT
Conservative vs. Revolutionary
A couple of weeks ago, I argued that it was unfair to describe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the Islamic Republic as a conservative because, in reality, he is a radical revolutionary. However, I did not mean to say that his rivals within the Khomeinist establishment could be regarded as conservatives in the mainstream meaning of the term. more
By Asharq Al-Awsat


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 9:42:33 GMT UN Nuclear Official Visits Iran for Talks TEHRAN -- The deputy head of the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran on Monday to discuss prospects for cooperation with Iran's nuclear authorities. more By RIA Novosti


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 9:25:30 GMT Iran Proposes Guarantees to Attract German Firms BERLIN -- Iran is ready to offer investment guarantees to German companies, an official said Monday, as authorities in Berlin try to curb their plans to work in the controversial Middle Eastern country. more By AFP


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 9:17:38 GMT Tehran Touts Rocket Launch with Dummy Satellite TEHRAN -- Iran said it had sent a home-built rocket carrying a dummy satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive. more By Agence France-Presse


Posted 18/8/2008 @ 9:6:6 GMT Iranian Claims of Jet Range Dismissed Iran's claim of having increased the range of its fighter jets, allowing them to fly as far as Israel and back without refueling, did not signify any new operational abilities, an arms expert said on Sunday. more By The Jerusalem Post


Posted 17/8/2008 @ 0:4:34 GMT Gulf States Flay Iran on Island Move RIYADH -- The Gulf Cooperation Council states chided Iran yesterday for setting up facilities on an island claimed by the United Arab Emirates, two days after Abu Dhabi protested to Tehran over the move. more By AFP


Posted 17/8/2008 @ 0:2:16 GMT Turkish President Says More Time Needed for Gas Deal with Iran ANKARA -- Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay. more By AFP


Posted 16/8/2008 @ 23:55:35 GMT Iran to Launch its First Satellite by Next Weekend TEHRAN -- Iran will launch its first satellite in the nearest few days, the country's president said on Saturday. "The first satellite created by Iranian specialists will be orbited by an Iranian carrier rocket before the end of the next week," Iranian media quoted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying. more By RIA Novosti


Posted 16/8/2008 @ 8:36:31 GMT US Envoy Urges Iran to be Responsible for Peace KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The main U.S. envoy to the Muslim world urged Iran on Friday to fulfill its obligations to international security and seek a peaceful resolution to the standoff over its nuclear program. more By The Associated Press


Posted 16/8/2008 @ 8:24:58 GMT Egypt: Iran Should Reassure West on Nuclear Issue ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- Iran should not give Western nations the justification to "drag the region down a dangerous slope" by its lack of transparency and flexibility in the conflict over its nuclear program, Egypt's presidential spokesman said Saturday. more By The Associated Press


Posted 14/8/2008 @ 17:59:46 GMT Ahmadinejad Wants A Piece Of Turkey LONDON -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Turkey on Thursday, in hopes of finding co-operation, an energy deal and a much-needed boost to his country's economy. more By Forbes

Posted 14/8/2008 @ 9:45:51 GMT
Confronting the Iranian Threat
As it considers its options in dealing with Iranian nuclear weapons, Israel has become increasingly concerned about the possibility of a larger war with Tehran and its proxies - and specifically, the possibility that it could be on the receiving end of missile attacks launched by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah in the event of a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. more
By The Washington Times

Posted 14/8/2008 @ 9:40:8 GMT
Iran: Christian Couple Dies Following Police Raid
A 62-year-old church leader and his wife have died as a result of injuries sustained from a police raid on their home in Isfehan. Abbas Amiri died in hospital on 30 July, according to Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN). Mr Amiri was one of a number of church members who was physically assaulted by police officers who raided his home in Malek Shahr on 27 July during a Sunday gathering of the house church. more
By Christian Solidarity Worldwide


Posted 14/8/2008 @ 9:31:58 GMT US Warns Turkey on Terms of Energy Deal with Iran The US yesterday warned Turkey not to strike an energy deal with Iran that undermined diplomatic efforts to halt Tehran's nuclear programme, on the eve of a visit to Ankara by Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, the Iranian president. more By The Financial Times


Posted 14/8/2008 @ 9:15:26 GMT Israel Fears War Could Hurt Iran Effort Russia's war with Georgia and the infuriated reaction in the West to what US President George W. Bush calls Moscow's "disproportionate response" could make it harder to enlist Russian help on the Iranian issue, according to Israeli diplomatic officials and academics. more By The Jerusalem Post