Why Iranians should support sanctionsThe fresh energy sanctions imposed on Iran are the best way the West can support the Green movement. Sanctions helped bring democracy to South Africa and they can work in Iran too.
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US and Turkey no longer pals?
Turkey — along with Brazil — voted no for tougher sanctions against Iran by the UN, but the sanctions were passed. Is it the relationship between the US and Turkey — long-term allies — now tarnished?
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How Iran gets ships through the sanctions
Iran is obtaining military technology by using shell shipping companies and changing ships names to obscure the true owners of its freighters and to help go under the radar of UN sanctions.
Iran hit with tougher sanctions
The UN Security Council has voted to put new, tougher sanctions on Iran, in protest to its nuclear program, with even Russia and China voting in favour. But will the sanctions work?
The worst UN resolutions ever
Here’s a clever list of the 10 best-forgotten decisions made by the UN Security Council. Like, when it released a resolution condemning Basque terrorist group ETA for the Madrid train bombings.
The secret Iranian oil trade
Everyone’s buying their oil from Iran — but no-one wants to talk about it. Like buying your undies from Target (come on, you know you do), it’s cheap but unfashionable.
It’s all over for Iran
Government repression works. For months after Iran’s elections, Green Movement protests continued in the streets. But now, the streets are quiet as all the protesters are either locked up or shutting up, reports Stephen Kinzer from Iran.
Is Iran’s nuclear deal a Turkey?
Iran has attempted to defuse some of the international concern over its nuclear program by agreeing to ship its uranium off to Turkey to be enriched. But if you read the details of the deal, it’s all a farce, explains Glenn Kessler: Iran’s nuclear ambitions are as strong as ever.
I reported on the Iran elections and all I got was a lousy 13 years in prison
Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari was thrown into an Iranian prison for 118 days and then sentenced in absentia to 13 years imprisonment and 74 lashes. What did he do to receive such a punishment?
Iran starts playing war games
Iran has begun large-scale war games in the Persian Gulf codenamed “The Great Prophet”, sending a clear “up-yours” to the US. But the Pentagon isn’t biting.
Will Israel attack Iran?
Israel is getting fed up with America’s dithering over Iran, and its trigger-finger is getting increasingly itchy. Will — and can — it “go rogue” on the nuclear nation?
How Mossad would deal with bin Laden: Tarantino-style
If Mossad captured Osama bin Laden, it would go all Inglorious Basterds on his arse, writes Abe Novick, in a rather twisted revenge fantasy that culminates in the US being so grateful, it happily lets Israel attack Iran.
revealed US has “no plan” for Iran
A secret internal memo from US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says America has no long-term policy to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions, according to White House insiders.
A step-by-step guide for Israel on attacking Iran
Former US policymakers and intelligence officials have come together to “imagine” an Israeli airstrike on Iran, and the NYT has helpfully put together an illustrated blueprint of exactly how it could/would go down.
Friedman: It’s in the capable hands of the Iraqis now
The recent election in Iraq is a big deal. Iraqis overcame major sectarian disputes and voted despite the violence and bombings. This is how peace will be achieved in the region: when the citizens are prepared to fight for it. Watch out, Ahmadinejad.
leaked How Nokia helped supress protest in Iran
A Finnish magazine has obtained a surveillance system Nokia allegedly supplied to Iran last year, allowing the government to locate, monitor and ultimately arrest dissidents. Dark, damning and depressing.
How Iran uses rape to stifle dissent
Iran expert Mahmood Delkhasteh explains how the country’s regime regularly uses sexual assault — against both men and women — to silence and punish protesters and critics.
Why Iran’s nuclear weapons aren’t all bad
With news that Iran is enriching its uranium stockpile, the West has got into a tizz over potential nuclear weapons. But there are benefits to Iran building a nuclear bomb, explains defence analyst Adam B. Lowther.
Henry Kissinger: Obama needs to do more in Iraq than just leave
When it comes to Iraq, Barack Obama needs to focus on more than just withdrawing US troops. The war is shifting the whole geopolitics of the region and the future of radical Islam, writes former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
We are all Rogue States now
The notion of “rogue states” is completely out-dated, says Nader Mousavizadeh, presupposing most of the world is united behind common Western (and American) values and interests. The US no longer gets to call the shots.
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Iran is “serious about developing a bomb”
Der Spiegel has obtained portions of a secret intelligence dossier currently causing great concern in diplomatic circles that says Iran really is developing a nuclear bomb.
revealed The top secret British mission that failed
A rescue attempt by British troops to save five British hostages in Iraq in May 2007 has been revealed. Troops attempted to intercept the hostages being taken across the border from Iran, but failed. Only one hostage survived.
What it’s really like to be a dissident in Iran
An Iranian dissident gives a first-hand account of the latest violence on the streets of Tehran since Ashura: how members of the Green Movement are capturing militiamen, the battles between police and protesters and their disappointment in the actions of Barack Obama.
Terrorists, nukes and war: the tumultuous 12 months ahead
How will the US battle terrorist forces in Yemen? Will Iran’s nuclear program be halted? Can the war in Iraq end in a peaceful democracy? David Ignatius puts in his predictions for the biggest global political issues of the year ahead.
Iran on the brink of civil war
It’s not a revolution that seems inevitable for Iran, but rather civil war and social breakdown as the government and opposition divide the nation along religious and political lines. Abbas Barzegar reports from Iran.
