Ahmadinejad Calls for U.S. Leaders to be ‘Buried’
According to Fox News, Iran’s president Sunday called for U.S. leaders to be “buried” in response to what he says are American threats of military attack against Tehran’s nuclear program. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is known for brash rhetoric in addressing the West, but in a speech Sunday he went a step further using a deeply... »
Iran Sentences 3 Demonstrators To Death
Just released by Reuters – a court has sentenced three people to death over street unrest that erupted after Iran’s disputed election in June and links to exiled opposition groups. The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), citing the head of the publication relations office of Tehran provincial court, did not identify those condemned, giving... »
Ahmadinejad says Obama Made a Big Mistake
Iran’s president said Saturday that President Barack Obama made a big mistake when he accused the country of hiding a newly revealed nuclear site that Iran claims it reported to the U.N. even earlier than required. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s comments Saturday come just before the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, is... »
“Death to the Dictator” Again Shouted In Tehran
Reuters reports from Tehran that, according to witnesses, Iran security forces clashed with supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi during annual anti-Israel rallies on Friday. “Security forces just arrested over 10 people,” one witness said. “Supporters of Ahmadinejad are beating supporters of (opposition leader Mirhossein) Mousavi near the Vali-ye Asr street (in central Tehran).... »
Ahmadinejad Selects Jewish Center Bomber for Cabinet
On Friday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nominated Ahmad Vahidi for defense minister in his new cabinet. Argentina immediately expressed outrage at the nomination of a man who was allegedly involved in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires. According to the UK’s Guardian, Argentinian prosecutors joined Jewish groups last night in condemnation... »
Cries of “Death To The Dictator” Once Again Echo In Tehran.
Supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavim again went to the streets in Tehran on Thursday, the day after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as president. Riot police again tried to disperse protesters, who were shouting in unison, “death to the dictator”. “They are telling protesters to leave the area or face being arrested,”... »
Mass Trail for Protestors begins in Iran
Iranian officials have begun a mass trial against 100 people allegedly involved in post-election demonstrations. The charges included rioting, vandalism, “acting against national security”, and conspiring against the ruling system, state media reported. Fars news agency reported that prominent reformers such as former vice president Mohammad Ali Abtahi, former deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh,... »
Ahmadinejad’s VP Choice Opposed
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is now under attack from both factions. Up through last Friday, Tehran has been seized with protests and demonstrations by opposition supporters who claim he stole last month’s election from pro-reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. The election results were made official and were strongly defended by the ruling Iranian hard-liners who have... »
Iranian Protesters Chant “Freedom, Freedom”
Fox News reports that in Tehran today, tens of thousands of opposition supporters packed Iran’s main Islamic prayer sermon, chanting “freedom, freedom” and other slogans as their top clerical supporter Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivered a sermon sharply criticizing the country’s leadership over the crackdown on election protests. “Doubt has been created (about the election results),”... »
