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Iran filmmaker focuses on love not war 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:48 AM
As Western leaders fret over Iran's nuclear ambitions and support of the Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, filmmaker Mani Haghighi offers a different take on his country with the story of four ordinary guys and one big rock.After Lebanon, there's Iran The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 1:00 AM
When the war in Lebanon ends, the US will have to piece together a whole new strategy for dealing with Iran especially its nuclear program. The Israeli- Hizbullah war has boldly ratcheted up Iran's regional stature at the same time it has depleted US influence and prestige.Iran gas to match global prices, says Ahmadinejad Yahoo! India News - 5 minutes ago
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The cost of natural gas Iran is offering to Pakistan and India 'cannot be very far away from international prices', Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in comments published here Thursday.U.S.: No sign Iran will comply with U.N. AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 8:37 PM
With deadlines approaching, the State Department on Tuesday said it has seen no indications that Iran plans to comply with U.N. demands that it suspend enrichment of uranium, a key step in making nuclear weapons.Militancy: Iran promises help Khaleej Times - 30 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD - Iran has promised to arrest any operatives of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on its territories, Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah told a Press conference here.Iran: Unionist's release welcomed Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Just days following a formal complaint to the ILO from trade unions, Mansoor Osanloo, Iran's most prominent trade union prisoner, who has been detained incommunicado for over seven months, was today released from Tehran's infamous Evin Prison at midday ...Iran studying Russia's proposal on uranium enrichment: ambassador People's Daily - Aug 09 5:56 PM
Iran was still studying Russia's proposal to establish a joint venture for uranium enrichment, Iran's ambassador to Russia said on Wednesday.Iran: Human Rights Defenders under attack- Amnesty International calls for the ban on leading independent human rights Amnesty International - Aug 09 12:32 PM
Amnesty International is alarmed at the continuing erosion in the human rights situation in Iran, highlighted by the announcement that the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR, in Persian, Kanoon-e Modafean Hogooge Bashar), co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi, has been banned.Iran becomes the latest player in prophecyChurch briefs Rapid City Journal - 13 minutes ago
The latest Mideast conflict adds to long-term tensions roused by the anti-Israel fulminations and nuclear ambitions of Iran s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Tattoos Go Undercover With Iran's Youth phillyburbs.com - Aug 09 12:34 PM
TEHRAN, Iran - It's an undercover movement - literally: Tattoos have become a fad among many young Iranian women who proudly display them in private but must keep them under wraps from authorities.Pakistan, Iran boost terror cooperation AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 2:27 PM
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to increase cooperation to fight terrorism, drug and human trafficking and to ensure the early release of each other's prisoners, a senior government official said Tuesday.CBS' Wallace interviews Iran president USA Today - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Twenty-seven years after a chilling sit-down with Ayatollah Khomeini that was one of Mike Wallace's most memorable, the CBS newsman snagged an interview this week with current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.After Lebanon, there's Iran Gulf News - Aug 09 2:39 PM
When the war in Lebanon ends, the US will have to piece together a whole new strategy for dealing with Iran especially its nuclear programme. The Israeli-Hezbollah war has boldly ratcheted up Iran's regional stature at the same time it has depleted US influence and prestige.Iran athletics team due in Beijing Friday IranMania.com - Aug 09 4:01 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Iran s track-and-field team will leave Teharn for the Chinese capital Beijing to take part in the 11th world youth meet, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.Basra in dire need of Iran's cooperation IranMania.com - Aug 09 4:00 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Basra is in dire need of Iran s cooperation in the construction sector, Mohammad Mesbah El Wayeli, the governor general of the Iraqi city said, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.Iran's monetary base down over 10% IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:59 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Based on the statistics released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the total volume of the country s monetary base in the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1385 (April 21-May 21, 2006) has observed a 10,3% reduction over Esfand 1384 (February 20-March 20, 2006), the Persian service of Fars News Agency reported.Iran's 3 oilfields to come on stream by Mar2007 IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:44 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - The exploration operations of the Kupal, Marun, and Aqajari oilfields in southern Iran are to be completed by late March 2007, Iranian Oil Exploration Operations Company (IOEOC) managing director Hassan Mohammadi-Moqaddam said, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.DRCongo denies selling uranium to Iran IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:15 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - The Democratic Republic of Congo denied a British press report that it sold uranium to Iran, AFP reported. "The Shinkolobwe uranium mine (south-east DRC) has been officially closed since 1960 because it cost so much to exploit.Iran, an important power in Middle East: Chirac IranMania.com - Aug 09 3:45 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - French President Jacques Chirac said that Iran is an important power in the Middle East which should be consulted on resolving the Lebanon crisis.Austria to build high-speed rail in Iran IranMania.com - Aug 09 4:01 PM
LONDON, August 10 (IranMania) - Austrians are to assist Iran with construction of Gorgan-Mashhad high-speed rail and the final form of the proposal will be put on Roads and Transportation Ministry s desk by September 22, 2006, the Persian service of ILNA news agency reported.US paying diplomatic price for Bush refusal to deal directly with Syria, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 9:44 AM
US President George W. Bush persists in communicating only indirectly with Syria and Iran despite criticism he is paying the price for years of diplomacy rooted more in ideology than pragmatism.Congo denies selling uranium to Iran Khaleej Times - Aug 09 10:43 AM
KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday denied a British press report that it sold uranium to Iran. The Shinkolobwe uranium mine (south-east DRC) has been officially closed since 1960 because it cost so much to exploit.Iran hits out at US remarks on Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project Payvand Iran News - Aug 09 8:26 AM
Hitting out at Washington after an American official's comments about the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, Tehran on Tuesday said the United States should support such projects for the benefit of the international community instead of polluting political atmosphere. -IRNAIran defeats UAE 1-0 in soccer friendly Payvand Iran News - Aug 09 8:26 AM
Striker Gholamreza Enayati found the net after five minutes to help Iran beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in a football friendly in Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran, Tuesday. -MehrWar in Lebanon becomes propaganda tool in Iran Guardian Unlimited - Aug 09 2:55 AM
World briefing: Iran is using the Lebanon crisis to advance its regional agenda. By Simon Tisdall in Tehran.Iran hits out at US remarks on IPI gas pipeline project Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 5:33 AM
Iran - Embassy - US Hitting out at Washington after an American official's comments about the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, Tehran on Tuesday said the United States should support such projects for the benefit of the international community instead of polluting political atmosphere.Iran Khodro to produce 100,000 hybrid cars Payvand Iran News - Aug 09 8:25 AM
Provision 13 of Budget Law 85 (Iranian fiscal year March 21, 2006 to March 20, 2007) impels the nation's auto manufacturers to produce 280,000 light hybrid cars, a certain percentage of total production, by yearend, project manager of bi-fuel auto production at Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) noted on Tuesday. -MehrIran's ban on rights group criticized UPI - Aug 09 7:23 AM
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch criticized the government of Iran Wednesday for threatening to prosecute a human rights group in Tehran.Japan INPEX says no date set on Iran oilfield deal Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 09 3:21 AM
TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - INPEX Holdings Inc. , Japan's biggest oil explorer, said on Wednesday no date has been set to finalise a deal with Iran to develop the giant Azadegan oil field.Germany can accept nuclear enrichment in Iran Tiscali - Aug 09 9:44 AM
BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium for power generation provided there is close monitoring by U.N. inspectors to ensure that it is not trying to develop atomic weapons, Germany s defence minister said.Has Israel Rescued Iran? Middle East Online - Aug 09 6:07 AM
Ironically, Israel's claim that Iran is the key to the threat that Hezbollah poses, and President Bush's endorsement of this with saber-rattling warnings to Iran, may have raised the stakes so high that the option of a limited air strike against Iran is precluded.After Lebanon, there's Iran The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 08 3:53 PM
The US should abandon its policy of isolation and intimidation, and give Iran a vested interest in stability. Iran's consul general in Hong Kong appointed Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 7:10 AM
Iran - Hong Kong - Consul Iran on Wednesday named Abdullah Nekounam Qadiri as its consul general in Hong Kong.Iran, Georgia keen to cooperate in legal fields Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 7:10 AM
Iran - Cooperation - Georgia Georgian Minister of Justice Gia Kavtaradze and Iranian Ambassador to Tbilisi Mojtaba Damirchi on Wednesday held talks on the need to prepare the grounds for legal cooperation between the two countries.Iran's supreme leader urges Muslims to 'defend' Hezbollah AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:56 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has renewed calls on Muslims to rally to the defence of the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah in its war against Israel, state television reported.US says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:36 AM
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq accused Iran on Tuesday of having forces in Iraq and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel in Lebanon to try and further destabilize the country.U-S sees no sign Iran will go along with U-N on uranium enrichment halt WLUC TV 6 - Aug 09 10:21 AM
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department sees no sign that Iran will go along with U-N demands to halt its nuclear program.Iran's new ambassador to Hungary named Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 5:40 AM
Iran - Hungary - Ambassador Iran on Wednesday named Alireza Irvash as its new ambassador to Hungary. According to the Information and Press Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the appointment was proposed by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and approved by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Iran to open its fisheries sector to Vietnam: Vietnamese daily Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 2:33 AM
Iran - Vietnam - Fisheries fair An International Fisheries Fair that is to be held in Iran's Kish Island will usher Vietnam into Iran's fisheries sector, reported a Vietnamese newspaper in its Wednesday edition.Cabinet approves Iran-Singapore air transport agreement Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 5:40 AM
Iran - Singapore - Agreement The cabinet approved Iran-Singapore aerial transport agreement.Tattoos go undercover with Iran's youth AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 12:12 PM
It's an undercover movement literally: Tattoos have become a fad among many young Iranian women who proudly display them in private but must keep them under wraps from authorities.Iranian envoy stresses Iran's right to nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 4:25 AM
Iran - Russia - Nuclear Iran will seriously continue its efforts to access technologies on nuclear fuel production, Iran's Ambassador to Russia Gholam-Reza Ansari said here Wednesday.Clearing the path for US war on Iran Asia Times - Aug 09 3:21 AM
WASHINGTON - Israel has argued that the war against Hezbollah's rocket arsenal was a defensive response to the Shi'ite organization's threat to Israeli security, but the evidence points to a much more ambitious objective - the weakening of Iran's deterrent to an attack on its nuclear sites.Iran faces call to unban Nobel laureate's rights group AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 3:03 AM
Human Rights Watch has called on Iran to immediately reverse a ban imposed on the rights group of Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi.Iran Not Expected to Comply With U.N. Nuclear Deadline Fox News - Aug 08 12:43 PM
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said there has been no indication that Iran will comply with an Aug. 31 deadline to suspend uranium enrichmentIran, Cuba to promote industrial, technical cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 09 1:59 AM
Iran - Cuba - Cooperation Iran and Cuba on Wednesday discussed avenues for bolstering bilateral cooperation in the technical and industrial fields.MK Dalia Itzik: War With Hizbullah is a Clash of Civilizations With Iran Israel National News - Aug 09 8:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik characterized the current war with the Lebanese Hizbullah as a "clash of civilizations" that is directed by Iran. She made the comments today, during a conversation with a delegation of American congressmen on a solidarity visit to Israel.Momentum builds for Iran-sanctions bill The Hill - Aug 08 7:23 PM
While the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to dominate international headlines, new momentum is developing for a long-stalled Iran-sanctions bill that the Senate will consider after the August recess.Vietnam's Fishery Businesses Expand To Iran Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 08 8:57 PM
Iran is opening a gateway for Vietnam into the former's fishery sector with an upcoming promotional International Fishery Fair on Irans Kish Island.VIETNAM'S FISHERY BUSINESSES EXPAND TO IRAN Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Aug 08 8:57 PM
Trade / foreign investment Iran is opening a gateway for Vietnam into the former's fishery sector with an upcoming promotional International Fishery Fair on Irans Kish Island.Iran and Hezbollah Want To Force Jews To Exit Israel The New York Sun - Aug 08 11:04 PM
"All those Jews who came here [to Israel] from all over the world must return to the places from where they came. The Jews from Germany should return to Germany." Ikrima Sabri, a former Palestinian Authority mufti, Die Welt, January 2001 Jews should leave Israel and "return" to "where they come from." This is one of the aims of Hezbollah and Iran's war against Israel. The strategy to destroy Hezbollah 'spearhead of Iran' News 24 South Africa - Aug 09 5:21 AM
Israeli defence minister Amir Peretz has described the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah militia as the "spearhead of Iran".GCC must take Iran into its fold: ex-minister of Bahrain Gulf Times - Aug 09 1:58 AM
IRAN should be involved economically, politically and culturally in the GCC as it is an Islamic reality that Arabs cannot ignore, former Bahraini health minister Ali Fakhro has said.China says Iran not to yield to West on N-case Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 08 10:40 PM
China - Iran - Nuclear China's International Radio on Wednesday said Iran will not yield to the West's demand for suspension of uranium enrichment.urkey escalates plans for operations in Kurdistan and links with Iran Kurdish Media - Aug 09 12:51 AM
Exclusive. Analysis. From GIS Stations in South-East Europe, Ankara, and Mosul. The Turkish Armed Forces are positioning themselves to ensure that, in the event that the Iran-Israel conflict strengthens the position of Iran, then Iran does not use its position to move quickly through Iranian Kurdistan to control the oilfields of Iraqi Kurdistan.CBS' Wallace Interviews Iran President ABC News - Aug 09 2:43 PM
CBS' Mike Wallace Travels to Tehran for Interview With Iranian PresidentIran to announce new nuclear policy soon IranMania.com - Aug 08 10:15 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - Iran will announce its new nuclear policy within weeks, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Deputy Director for International Affairs Mohammad Saeedi said, MNA reported.Iran cheap oil plan AME Info - Aug 08 8:59 PM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to sell cheap oil to poor countries; a move which its Opec partner Venezuela has used to counter US influence in Central America, according to Reuters.Iran, IDB's fourth largest stockholder IranMania.com - Aug 08 10:30 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - Iran has every right to utilize the new programs offered by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), noted the managing director of Iran s Export Development Bank, MNA reported.US slams Bush refusal to deal directly with Iran IranMania.com - Aug 08 9:44 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush persists in communicating only indirectly with Syria and Iran despite criticism he is paying the price for years of diplomacy rooted more in ideology than pragmatism, said AFP.Iran objects to Boucher's remarks New Kerala - Aug 08 11:00 PM
New Delhi, Aug 8: Objecting to US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher's comments on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline issue, Tehran today accused Washington, in a veiled manner, of "polluting political the atmosphere" and "imposing political pressure" on responsible countries.U.S. says Iran not complying with U.N. resolution People's Daily - Aug 08 7:55 PM
The Unite States said on Tuesday that there is no sign that Iran is complying with the demand of a U.N. resolution that asks Iran to stop uranium enrichment.Iran, Kyrgyzstan to expand trade ties IranMania.com - Aug 08 10:31 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - Preliminary papers and drafts in the wake of incoming Iran-Kyrgyzstan Joint Commission are being prepared by the experts from both sides.Afghan hitman hanged in public in Iran IranMania.com - Aug 08 9:30 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - An Afghan hitman convicted of murdering a dozen people for 10 million rials (about US$1,000) in southeastern Iran, has been hanged in public, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.Atomic clock ticking for Iran after UN resolution Monday Morning - Aug 09 12:22 AM
The UN Security Council order for Iran to suspend its nuclear activities has set off a tense wait to see how Teheran responds and whether UN unity remains strong if sanctions need to be imposed.Iran Leader urges Muslims to 'defend' Hezbollah IranMania.com - Aug 08 9:29 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed calls on Muslims to rally to the defence of the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah in its war against Israel, Iranian state television reported.Tattoos Go Undercover With Iran's Youth ABC News - Aug 09 12:33 PM
A Genuine Undercover Movement: Tattoos Becoming the Next Fad for Many Young IraniansCulture Ministry arranging Iran's 1st photo expo IranMania.com - Aug 08 10:15 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance plans to hold Iran s first photo expo in Tehran in the current Iranian calendar year (ends March 20, 2007).Iran urges all-out support for Lebanese nation IranMania.com - Aug 08 10:00 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - Iran's Majlis speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel urged all-out support for the defenseless Lebanese nation in the face of the "inhumane crimes" of the Quds occupying regime, IRNA reported.Pakistan seeks aceess to 94 prisoners in Iran IranMania.com - Aug 08 9:45 PM
LONDON, August 9 (IranMania) - Pakistan said it was trying gain consular access to some 94 Pakistanis held by neighbouring Iran, mostly for violating immigration laws, AFP reported.Iran's supreme leader calls for Muslims unity against "conspiracies of enemies" People's Daily - Aug 08 6:55 PM
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tuesday called on Muslim states to get further united and guard against "conspiracies of enemies to cripple Muslims", the official IRNA news agency reported.Iranians among Hizbollah combat dead: TV Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 2:48 PM
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard have been found among Hizbollah guerrillas slain by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, Israel's Channel 10 television reported on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.Iranian president chides Bush in CBS interview Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 3:23 PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave an interview to U.S. television network CBS in which he criticized U.S. President George W. Bush's handling of the international response to Iran's nuclear program.War in Lebanon becomes propaganda tool in Iran Guardian Unlimited - Aug 08 10:10 AM
Iran is using the Lebanon crisis to rally domestic support and advance its regional agenda. By Simon Tisdall in Tehran.Wallace out of retirement for interview with Iran's president The Hollywood Reporter - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- "60 Minutes" veteran correspondent Mike Wallace may have retired last March but that didn't stop him from scoring an exclusive interview Tuesday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Jail for man who tried to export sensors to Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 2:41 PM
An American-Iranian man was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday for trying to export sensors to Iran that are normally used to detect liquid or gas pressure but could also be used to detonate explosives.Halting Iran nuclear program trumps oil price - Bodman Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 08 10:04 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Halting Iran's nuclear ambitions is more important than preventing high crude oil prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Tuesday.U-S sees no sign Iran will go along with U-N on uranium enrichment halt ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 08 12:50 PM
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department sees no sign that Iran will go along with U-N demands to halt its nuclear program. The Security Council passed a resolution last week...Iran has forces in Iraq: US ambassador The Age - Aug 08 7:08 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq has accused Iran of having forces in Iraq and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel in Lebanon to try and further destabilise the country.Soldiers from Iran killed in Lebanon WorldNetDaily - Aug 09 6:28 PM
TEL AVIV Iranian soldiers were found among the bodies of Hezbollah gunmen killed by Israel the past few days of the Jewish state's military campaign in Lebanon, a senior Israeli military official told WorldNetDaily.Iran reports its first animal cloning The Age - Aug 09 1:38 PM
Iranian doctors have overseen the country's first animal cloning - a lamb that died minutes after birth - and plan future experiments in genetics and stem cell research, a member of the team said.Hizbollah fighter tells Israel he trained in Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 11:35 AM
A Hizbollah fighter captured by Israel has told interrogators he received training in Iran and arrived there on a flight from Syria, a tape of the interrogation released by the Israeli army showed on Monday.Iran reports its first animal cloning AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 09 1:14 PM
Iranian doctors have overseen the country's first animal cloning - a lamb that died minutes after birth - and plan future experiments, a team member says.Bush raps Syria, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 10:19 AM
US President George W. Bush accused Syria and Iran of fomenting "chaos" in the Middle East, and said both knew exactly what they must do to escape US diplomatic crosshairs.Iran beats UAE 1:0 in friendly Khaleej Times - Aug 08 11:51 AM
TEHERAN - Iran s national football team beat the United Arab Emirates 1:0 (1:0) in a friendly match Tuesday in Teheran.U.S. says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 08 6:09 AM
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq accused Iran on Tuesday of having forces in Iraq and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel in Lebanon to try and further destabilise the country.Iran rest key players as they edge past UAE in friendly Gulf News - Aug 08 2:09 PM
Dubai: Iran defeated UAE 1-0 in a warm-up match held at Azadi stadium in Tehran yesterday. The match was the last for UAE before they meet Jordan in the Asian Cup qualifiers group C next Wednesday.The big problem is Iran's strength, not the UN's weakness Times Online - Aug 09 3:43 PM
ISRAEL announced yesterday that it would mount a ground offensive against Hezbollah that might last 30 days. This is a spectacular rebuff to all the attempts in the United Nations to broker peace.German asylum for Iran lesbian BBC News - Aug 07 6:59 PM
A German court grants asylum to an Iranian woman because she would face persecution as a lesbian in Iran.Iranian Leader Speaks To Mike Wallace CBS News - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Mike Wallace is back from Tehran, where he obtained an exclusive interview with Iran's outspoken president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The interview will air Sunday on 60 Minutes at 7 p.m. ET/PT.Iran: Government Outlaws Nobel Laureate's Rights Group Payvand Iran News - Aug 08 8:26 AM
The Iranian government should immediately reverse its threat of prosecution against Iran's most prominent independent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch said today.Iran assures no refuge to BLA, promises counselor access to Pakistani Prisoners Pakistani Newspaper - Aug 08 12:11 PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8 (Online): Syed Kamal Shah, Federal Secretary Interior told that in the 6th Session of Pak-Iran Special Security Committee the Iranian authorities gave an assurance that no member of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) will be provided refuge in addition to promising counselor access to 94 Pakistanis interns in Iranian jails.Iran: Officials Ban Rights Group Led By Nobel Peace Laureate Payvand Iran News - Aug 08 8:25 AM
Iran has banned a rights group led by the country's 2003 Nobel Peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi. The Interior Ministry said on August 2 that Ebadi's four-year-old Center of Human Rights Defenders failed to obtain a valid operating permit and warned that any related activities could be prosecuted. -RFEIran faces call to unban Ebadi's rights group IranMania.com - Aug 08 12:15 PM
LONDON, August 8 (IranMania) - Human Rights Watch called on Iran Tuesday to immediately reverse a ban imposed on the rights group of Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi, AFP reported.Enayati gives Iran win over UAE in friendly IranMania.com - Aug 08 12:30 PM
LONDON, August 8 (IranMania) - Striker Gholamreza Enayati found the net after five minutes to help Iran beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in a football friendly in Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran, Tuesday, MNA reported.Iran's speaker urges all-out support for Lebanese nation Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 08 9:40 AM
Iran - Iraq - Lebanon Iran's Majlis speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel on Tuesday urged all-out support for the defenseless Lebanese nation in the face of the "inhumane crimes" of the Quds occupying regime.Iran says US or Israeli attack will face "raging sea" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 8:06 AM
Any U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran will be returned by a force 100 times stronger, the head of the Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, as pressure mounts on Tehran's atomic work and its support for Hizbollah.Syria and Iran must rein in Hizbollah: Bush Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 7:34 AM
President George W. Bush on Monday blamed Hizbollah for provoking the crisis in Lebanon and called on Syria and Iran to rein in the organization.Iran's Waning Human Rights Foreign Relations - Aug 09 12:00 PM
The recent death of activist Akbar Mohammadi in Tehran's Evin prison, followed by the ban of a leading human rights organization, are fresh signals of the low tolerance for dissent under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime.Wallace Scores Sit Down With Iran's Ahmadinejad Broadcasting and Cable - Aug 09 3:29 PM
Programming Costs Hammer ABC Profits ABC s need for so many new series showed up clearly on the network s bottom line as programming costs helped crush the network s operating income during the third fiscal quarter.