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Category Archives: Iran
Full text of President Ahmadinejad’s speech to the UN General Assembly
The following is a copy of Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly early Wednesday 24/09/08 , as translated by the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran News Service: Continue reading
What Does Normalization Entail? – U.S. and Iranian Relations – Reza Fiyouzat
Iran had been nothing but helpful to the American colonial ventures in Afghanistan and Iraq. So, why would the U.S. attack Iran and turn a big helping asset in the region into a colossal hostility, which would in turn make Americans’ presence in the region far more hellish?
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Will Israel and / or the U.S. Attack Iran? – Uri Avnery
IF YOU want to understand the policy of a country, look at the map – as Napoleon recommended.
Anyone who wants to guess whether Israel and/or the United States are going to attack Iran should look at the map of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
Through this narrow waterway, only 34 km wide, pass the ships that carry between a fifth and a third of the world’s oil, including that from Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Had Western Blessing
In his new book on the covert history of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, award-winning journalist Roozbeh Mirebrahimi says that Western powers, including the United States, accelerated events by recognizing and supporting religious revolutionary forces, forcing the shah to leave the country and averting a coup by Iran’s army. Continue reading
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U.S. trade with Iran increases tenfold under Bush administration
Iran may be part of the “axis of evil,” but it is good enough to be able to buy increasing amounts of American products — including bull semen, brassieres and possibly even weapons — despite U.S. sanctions that have been in place for decades.
An analysis of seven years of U.S. trade statistics done by the Associated Press shows that exports from the United States to Iran grew more than tenfold during President George W. Bush’s years in office, even as he accused the Mideast country of having nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists.
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Iran Ends Oil Transactions In U.S. Dollars – 30 Apr.08
OPEC’s Second-Largest Producer Now Pegs Petroleum To Euros And Yen
(AP) Iran, OPEC’s second-largest producer, has completely stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars, a top Oil Ministry official said Wednesday, a concerted attempt to reduce reliance on Washington at a time of tension over Tehran’s nuclear program and suspected involvement in Iraq.
Iran has dramatically reduced dependence on the dollar over the past year in the face of increasing U.S. pressure on its financial system and the fall in the value of the American currency. Continue reading
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Video – The Jews of Iran
Continue reading to watch the enlightening documentary on the Jews of Iran (the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel) Continue reading
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Iran releases footage of PG naval check
Iran releases the video of Sunday’s maritime identification check in the Persian Gulf waters involving Iranian boats and US warships.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US-released footage of the incident is fabricated and the audio of it is fake. Continue reading
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Ahmadinejad Has Screwed Us Again! How They Stole the Bomb From Us – Uri Avnery
It was like an atom bomb falling on Israel.
The earth shook. Our political and military leaders were all in shock. The headlines screamed with rage.
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So What About Iran? By URI AVNERY
A respected American paper posted a scoop this week: Vice-President Dick Cheney, the King of Hawks, has thought up a Machiavellian scheme for an attack on Iran. Its main point: Israel will start by bombing an Iranian nuclear installation, Iran will respond by launching missiles at Israel, and this will serve as a pretext for an American attack on Iran.
Far-fetched? Not really. It is rather like what happened in 1956. Then France, Israel and Britain secretly planned to attack Egypt in order to topple Gamal Abd-al-Nasser (“regime change” in today’s lingo.) It was agreed that Israeli paratroops would be dropped near the Suez Canal, and that the resulting conflict would serve as a pretext for the French and British to occupy the canal area in order to “secure” the waterway. This plan was implemented (and failed miserably).
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