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Ramzy Baroud, 08/02/2009
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by World Economic Forum, courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
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Israeli officials face a conundrum that may take more than military muscle-flexing to resolve: how to deal with Iran? The solution to this dilemma will require no less than sheer political genius.
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Combined Sources, 07/05/2009
Recently, representatives of the Central Committees of the Tudeh Party of Iran and the Sudanese Communist Party exchanged views and consulted on the political situation unfolding in Iran, in light of the rigged elections of June 12th and the mass protests that quickly took place.
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Carl Bloice, 06/26/2009
In the movie "The Year of Living Dangerously" the little guy Billy Kwan, brilliantly played by Linda Lee, gives a news reporter Guy Hamilton, played by Mel Gibson, a talk about Indonesian puppets - the kind on sticks, which you can now sometime find in import shops in this country.
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Tudeh Party of Iran, 06/24/2009
Following the speech of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader and the commander of the coup d’état, in the Friday prayers in Tehran, the armed thugs of the regime, including the forces of the Basij militia, Intelligence Ministry and units of the Revolutionary Corps brutally attacked peaceful and righteous-seeking demonstrations of the people.
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Combined Sources, 06/19/2009
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for the international community to act to protect journalists reporting from Iran where the regime has turned its fire on local and foreign media accusing them of stirring up trouble in the wake of disputed elections.
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Tudeh Party of Iran, 06/15/2009
Millions of Iranians stood in long queues holding green flags as a sign of protest against the bankrupt, despotic rule of the Spiritual Leader and his cronies.
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Tudeh Party of Iran, 06/11/2009
Four years after the coming to power of the anti-people and deeply reactionary administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the people will be going to the polls at a time when an overwhelming majority are living under conditions much worse than before and face backbreaking economic pressures, severe suppression and deep poverty.
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Muhammad Sahimi, 06/07/2009
With only a week to Iran’s presidential election, the campaign has entered a critical stage. Election fever has gripped Iran. The entire country has come to a practical standstill...
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Muhammad Sahimi, 06/06/2009
Iran will hold its presidential elections on Friday, June 12, 2009. Although some Iranians, particularly those who live in the diaspora, may dismiss the elections as being ineffectual and devoid of any possible meaningful consequence, the truth is that the significance of the upcoming elections cannot be over-emphasized.
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Muhammad Sahimi, 05/30/2009
Only two weeks remain to Iran’s 10th presidential election and the campaigns of the four candidates are in high gear. To kick things off, we’ll turn to who’s supporting who
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Staff writers, 01/16/2009
Aspirations by Iran for a nuclear energy industry are not new. US opposition to it is, however, according to new declassified document published this week by the National Security Archive.
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Matthew Cardinale, 09/12/2008
ATLANTA - Atlanta peace activists are celebrating this week because they have succeeded in convincing US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) to remove his name as a co-sponsor of H. Con Res 362, a bill which expresses the sense of the Congress regarding new sanctions on Iran.
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Mehrdad Shahabi, 08/04/2008
It was with great dismay that I, and many of my fellow Iranians in Iran and abroad, learned of the regrettably widespread support by you in the U.S Congress, for the Resolution HR 362. This resolution which imposes a Naval Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
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Reuven Kaminer, 07/31/2008
On the face of it, there is no immediate danger of a clash with Iran over its nuclear development project. The US military seems to have convinced the political echelon that the United States is simply unable to handle a third war, at this stage.
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Joel Wendland, 07/28/2008
A measure that would impose a naval blockade on Iran stalled in Congress this week after grassroots opponents of a new war with Iran spoke out against it.
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Prensa Latina, 07/20/2008
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili stressed on Sunday the solution to the dispute with the West calls for an action plan suitable for the two parties, without affecting his country's sovereignty.
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Combined Sources, 07/18/2008
Member groups of United for Peace and Justice will hold actions across the United States July 19-21 to press Congress to take action to prevent war with Iran.
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Joel Wendland, 07/09/2008
Ill-tempered neo-con extraordinaire, John Bolton, is pushing for war with Iran. On Sunday, June 22, he predicted longingly to FOX News that Israel would wait until after the November 4th general election to launch an attack on Iran.
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JC Garrett, 05/01/2008
I just listened to Bill O'Reilly tell actor/activist Matthew Modine that we must kill all the "Islamic fundamentalists" in the world – wipe them off the face of the Earth – in order to protect America.
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Jalal Alavi, 04/14/2008
As George W. Bush’s final term in office will soon come to an end, many around the world are wondering what his next move will be with regard to Iran and its controversial nuclear program.
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