Iran News Blog

Wakey Wakey Clinton on mullahs in Iran

2009-12-14T17:37:00.001Z

Better late than never. But I bet die-hard mullah lovers like Carter are going to reply to her. Who would have thought in 1979, that liberals in the US were going to be the biggest threat to Iranian culture, and allow monster like these IRGCs to roam grow and prosper in Iran and elsewhere.

in reference to:

"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is acknowledging that the Obama administration's nearly year-long effort to engage Iran in negotiations over its nuclear program has fallen short."
- News from The Associated Press (view on Google Sidewiki)

Khomeini Burning Video in Iran

2009-12-14T12:49:00.004Z

An old video. But rest assured that no one has their pictures in their homes.

How the FT subtlely helps Iran's mullahs' cause

2009-12-13T23:02:00.001Z

For thirty years I have witnessed the media make comments like this to show that the "opposition" is weak. First of all the opposition is not this Green thing, that is really part of the Islamic rubbish ruling Iran. The real opposition is not Green. It is intelligent and modern.

The day the media begin to mention the Iranian leaders outside Iran that have defeated every argument the mullahs have presented, then the regime will change. The regime exists because the BBC FT et al. respect the mullahs.

in reference to:

"But they have little room to manoeuvre. As Mohammad-Sadegh Javadi-Hesar, a reformist analyst, says: “Opposition leaders suffer from uncertainty and lack of perspective.”"
- FT.com / Comment / Analysis - Iran: The enemy within (view on Google Sidewiki)

US is finally calling Iran's mad mullahs' bluff

2009-12-13T21:27:00.001Z

Good grief, it has taken the US 30 years to finally snooker the Seyyeds in Iran. How many times did we see the Foreign Ministry try to buy time for the IRGC, and succeed. This time Obama has won.

in reference to:

"U.S. officials on Sunday said Mr. Mottaki’s comments wouldn’t alter the Obama administration’s plan to begin imposing new economic sanctions on Iran by year-end."
- White House: Iran’s Latest Nuclear Offer Insufficient - Washington Wire - WSJ (view on Google Sidewiki)

Amir Taheri is wrong on Iran

2009-12-11T00:25:00.001Z

I really find it embarrasing to read hoe pathic some people are. Here we have one of the greatest, and he does not bother to give the simplest solution to this problem, and makes it look so complicated.

in reference to:

"All we need is for Obama to ask, "what would the theocrats do in Iran, if the people of Iran decided to go on general strike?" Questions like these are simple and will ensue the correct path for peaceful regime change. This is not rocket science, and we Iranians are not odd. So please let's ask the right questions."
- Amir Taheri: Iran's Democratic Moment - WSJ.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Video Aliens Kill Iranians: Basij Forces attacking people (New)

2009-12-10T15:41:00.001Z

Amazing how this sort of video does not get on the main news channels. Why? Because the US and EU companies have invested in China that gets cheap oil from the alien mullahs in Iran. Mullahs are not Iranians. They want to create their own country.

Was Khomeini's coup worse than the Shah's?

2009-12-08T00:11:00.001Z

The thirty years of the Shah cannot really be compared to the thirty years of Khomeini can it.

in reference to:

"On Monday The Lede is following news of anti-government protests in Iran as the country marks Student Day, an annual commemoration of the killing of three students at a protest at Tehran University on Dec. 7, 1953, in the aftermath of a coup supported by the American and British governments to restore the Shah to power and topple the country’s elected prime minister."
- Latest Updates on New Protests in Iran - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Answering The Economist on Iran

2009-12-05T01:06:00.001Z

How to dispel the Iranian nuclear crisis.

in reference to:

"If the world wrote more and more, and questioned the power of these petty Seyyeds against the silent non-violent national strikes that can paralyse the infrastructure of Iran, just like it did at the time of the Shahanshah, then the whole process will move along very swiftly. There needs to be a government in exile, endorsed by the UN as the temporary body of decent Iranians who will represent Iran properly as these Seyyeds are rounded and taken to The Hague for questioning."
- Comments on Thank you, Mr Putin and Mr Hu | The Economist (view on Google Sidewiki)

Gasoline from USA to Iran's Seyyeds - why?

2009-11-29T23:08:00.001Z

It makes very interesting reading, and Learsy is onto something when he says this. Well done Learsy.

in reference to:

"Gasoline in large measure is a fungible commodity therefore where it is made is secondary to who owns it. And Venezuela's PDV's wholly owned American subsidiary, U.S. based Citgo Refinery Corporation (CITGO) has refinery locations in Lake Charles, Louisiana; Corpus Christie, Texas; and Lemont, Illinois. So the question becomes not is gasoline being shipped from these locations to Iran, but rather because of the Venezuelan government's (PDV's) farflung refining capabilities, from what location have shipments been enabled to Iran because of PDV's available capacity in the American heartland."
- Raymond J. Learsy: With Russia and China on Board Iran Can Now Be Stopped. And Its Ally Venezuela As Well (view on Google Sidewiki)

Wall Street Journal comment on Iran was wrong

2009-11-29T20:38:00.001Z

I wrote this comment:

in reference to:

"Ali Mostofi wrote: Actually it was expected that the “diplomacy” would fail. Now if GWB was around, then any actions the US took would have been seen as exaggerated. But as Obama is seen as a balanced and fair man, the mullahs will be blamed, and the world can get out of this log jam. Obama can now say to the world that these mullahs are seriously involved on some crazy project based on dogma and that there are much smarter and more capable people in Iran that can manage the country and the nuclear program more intelligently. But maybe I can be cynical and think that Obama does not say that and lets this regime be an excuse to crush Iranians and not grow to their full potential and eventually be isolated as a pariah state like N Korea. Afterall we Iranians have unbelievable resources in the gas and oil, with a very young vibrant population, as well as being located in one of the best real estates in the world, at the cross roads of all nations. Left to modernize to its full potential the whole of Western Asia would be serious competition to the West much more than East Asia ever was."
- Nuclear Iran: Obama’s Diplomacy Doesn’t Appear to Be Working - Iain Martin - WSJ (view on Google Sidewiki)

Iran's illegal Seyyed government steals $20 million for the terrorists

2009-11-29T18:40:00.001Z

Why is it that AP does not put things in the right context. If only they worded it right.

in reference to:

"Iran's parliament passed a law on Sunday earmarking $20 million to support militant groups opposing the West and investigate alleged U.S. and British plots against the Islamic Republic."
- News from The Associated Press (view on Google Sidewiki)

Sanctions? What sanctions on Iran's Seyyeds?

2009-11-28T19:37:00.001Z

It seems that the Seyyeds will continue to tighten their grip over the Iranian people, so long as we get the Chinese and Russians benefit from their exclusive relationship with the Seyyeds, and the US firms that are in China will succeed in making cheap goods with cheap energy provided by the Seyyeds in Iran. This latest news is just a waste of time. The US administration has to deal with this issue; by telling the US companies to tell their Chinese partners to cut their ties with the Seyyeds, until there is regime change in Iran. Simple. So why doesn't Obama or any US President do this? It is a far simpler way.

in reference to:

"The administration said that Iran had until the end of the year to engage cooperatively; after that it may face a "package of consequences.""
- White House says world moving toward new Iran sanctions | McClatchy (view on Google Sidewiki)

Mousavi cannot be Iran's Opposition

2009-11-26T21:43:00.001Z

He is begging the Basij to be with the Iranian nation, and that Khomeini had wanted it so.

in reference to:

"The Basji that the Imam wanted would not stand against the nation, but would stand behind them and with them."
- Iran: Text of Mousavi Statement to Basiji (25 November) | Enduring America (view on Google Sidewiki)

Antiwar.com on Iran

2009-11-26T21:18:00.001Z

I wrote this comment at antiwar.com's website.

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"The issue is not whether Iran should have nuclear weapons. The issue is whether the world trusts the madmen illegally holding to the machinery of state in Iran. Iran is effectively under a military junta we all know, and the IRGC believe that they have a religious goal to attain. The people of Iran are akin to hostages and are starving to death even though their country has amongst the largest energy resources in the world. We need the world to free Iran. We need the people of the world to help the people of Iran get rid of these bandits peacefully. We do not need governments and other entities use Iran as political fodder against each other, like the left wing does to the US or the other way round. Please put politics down and look at this catastrophe that has taken place."
- ElBaradei Slams Iran, Declares Probe at a ‘Dead End’ -- News from Antiwar.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Iran's old national anthem played for Ahmadinejad

2009-11-26T17:14:00.001Z

It is not as if it is the first time he has been there. So why are they playing the old national anthem.

in reference to:

"http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/xb9nej Also listen to the above clip and you will hear that the Venezuelans played the National Anthem of Iran in the time of the Shahanshah. Look at the faces of Iranian crowd feeling really embarrassed and Chavez giving the bad news to the other guy."
- Comments on Ayatollahs in the backyard | The Economist (view on Google Sidewiki)

Talk the right way to the mullahs

2009-11-26T16:41:00.001Z

I commented on this article.

in reference to:

"Yes the US should talk to the mad mullah, but treat them as aliens that have taken the Iranian people as hostage. The US has to tell them that the people of Iran are stronger than the IRGC and will switch everything off if they want to. This dialogue, if it were to ensue would trigger the necessary chain reaction to get rid of these monsters once and for all. Easily done, and the US will never do it, because it wants a punch bag in the area."
- Maziar Bahari - Maziar Bahari: Why the U.S. should still talk with Iran - washingtonpost.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Iran's Seyyeds' Pathetic Apologist

2009-11-26T15:26:00.001Z

I am not sure he deserves so much credit. He never gets involved in the forums where the turf is a lot harder when he is tackled.

in reference to:

"Whenever the regime in Iran has totally screwed up, their faithful servant, Kaveh Afrasiabi, tries to come to their aid to clean up their image for the outside world."
- Harry's Place » Kaveh Afrasiabi, the Stooge Scholar (view on Google Sidewiki)

Good for Iran: Anything to annoy the IRGC

2009-11-26T15:17:00.001Z

Once the Russians and Chinese get what they want from USA and then fall in line with IAEA statement, then the funds will dry up and the non-violent movement can take grip

in reference to:

"Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards yesterday blamed US and Israeli pressure on Russia for Moscow’s delay in delivering an advanced missile defence system to the Islamic Republic, a semi-official news agency reported."
- The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily (view on Google Sidewiki)

Iran's bomb: Lethal Lithium and Luiz

2009-11-25T19:42:00.000Z

Lethal Lithium | Iranian.com: "Ahmadinejad's Lithium trip http://ow.ly/Fw4b was arranged for nuclear bombs http://ow.ly/Fw4B. He does not plan to make electric cars."

Foreign Strawberrry 6:40 - Tears of an Iranian woman

2009-11-22T18:12:00.002Z

They come in all sorts of flavours, banana, strawberry ... But I always feel bad afterwards ... my eyes fill with tears, and I ask God, how long must I do this?

Shame on the President of Brazil

2009-11-22T17:48:00.002Z

Hundreds protest Iranian president's Brazil visit: Associated Press Business News - MSN Money: "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive with 200 Iranian businessmen on Monday. He will meet privately with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who on Sunday called it 'an honor' to receive him."

How can the world trust the Mullahs of Iran?

2009-11-16T20:10:00.002Z

IAEA: Iran may have more nuke facilities - UPI.com: "The inspection 'reduces the level of confidence in the absence of other nuclear facilities under construction and gives rise to questions about whether there were any other nuclear facilities in Iran which had not been declared to the agency,' the IAEA report says."

Iran is not China's 35th state after Taiwan. Release us from China

2009-11-15T23:53:00.001Z

President Obama arrived in China on Sunday, as part of his eight-day tour of Asia. NPR's Scott Horsley talks to host Guy Raz about what President Obama is expected to discuss with Chinese leaders, as well as a report on the president's talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and Iran's nuclear program.

Amanpour and Old Hostages compare Iran's impasse with the Vietnam War

2009-11-04T17:24:00.001Z

Russian paper worried that Iran's Seyyed criticized Obama's nuke plan

2009-10-31T16:47:00.000Z

Senior Iran MP slams nuclear deal | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire: "'It is not reasonable to send all of Iran's 1,200 kilograms of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to foreign countries and expect they would provide the required nuclear fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor,' Kazem Jalali, rapporteur of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, was quoted as saying."