"U.S. Manipulating Arab League to Pressure Iran"
Professor Hussein Pur-Ahmadi said here Tuesday that the fact that the United Arab Emirates’ claim to three of Iran’s Persian Gulf islands is mentioned in the final statement of the Arab League summit will allow the United States to a establish a new front against Iran. [ Continue Reading ]
May 28, 2004, 08:40
"Russia, Iran set collision course"
Despite differences between Russia and the United States over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Moscow is still moving toward forging a "partnership" with Iran, which has been labeled by US President George W Bush as part of an "axis of evil".
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May 26, 2004, 10:23
Baathists being placed back in Iraq
Even though the majority of the Iraqi people hope to regain their rights and to play a role in determining the fate of their country after the long years of suppression, some members of the Iraqi Governing Council, with the support of the United States and certain Arab states, are making strenuous efforts to sideline the Iraqi majority. [ Continue Reading ]
May 25, 2004, 09:08
Iranians reading more self help books
Self-help books are the hottest items at the busy line of bookstores along the campus of Tehran University. Fifteen years ago, as Iran emerged from its dark years of post-revolutionary excess and war with Iraq, literature and poetry sold best, booksellers say. Seven years ago, as voters installed a party of reformists in power, political and history books were the rage.
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May 25, 2004, 09:04
Iran: The Mideast's Model Economy?
The Tehran Stock Exchange rewarded investors with 130% gains for the year ended in March and continues to climb, while businesses ranging from autos to information technology are booming. "You can double [your business] here every year," says Mojdeh Abedi, a 32-year-old Iranian woman who five years ago abandoned a legal career in Paris to manage a budding food additives business in Tehran.
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May 18, 2004, 09:56
Azerbaijan’s maneuver in the Caspian Sea: Who is the hypothetical enemy?
The Republic of Azerbaijan will be conducting naval maneuvers in the Caspian Sea. The aim of the maneuver is declared as upgrading the ability of the Azeris Coast Guards for protection of boundaries in the Caspian Sea. But the question is: What boundaries?
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May 13, 2004, 09:52
Oil and conflict
Looking ahead, new areas of interest are opening up, especially the Caspian Sea where a new "Great Game" is developing to mirror the rivalry between Russia and Great Britain in Asia in the 19th Century.
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Apr 20, 2004, 08:57
US Blames Iran for Shi'ite Uprising
But independent experts say that while Iran has no doubt provided various forms of assistance to Shia factions in Iraq since the ouster of former President Saddam Hussein one year ago, its relations with Sadr have long been rocky, and that it has opposed radical actions that could destabilize the situation...Many regional specialists agree that Iran has a strategic interest in avoiding any train of events that risks plunging Iraq into chaos or civil war and partition.
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Apr 10, 2004, 10:04
Revolt and Iran: New nukes and old issues
With the Iraq revolt finding increasing allies internally, elements within the administration of United States President George W Bush have again attempted to place blame externally, particularly singling out Iran and Hezbollah (an Iranian-backed Lebanese group).
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Apr 9, 2004, 10:52
Iran, against US occupation of neighbour, but seen clear of Iraq violence
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran may be keen to see the day when American troops leave neighbouring Iraq but the Islamic republic is nonetheless keeping clear of the violence orchestrated by supporters of firebrand Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr, anaylsts and diplomats say.
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Apr 8, 2004, 12:55
Crimson Gold
Iran has been the darling of the international film scene for a long time now. The country seems to routinely not just send films to the biggest festivals, but also to clean up at award time.
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Apr 8, 2004, 09:26
Tehran Should Seriously Respond to EU Propaganda: Tavakkoli
Ahmad Tavakkoli, who won a seat to represent Tehran in the Majlis in the recent elections, said here Thursday that European countries intend to prevent Iran from gaining access to advanced technology.
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Apr 3, 2004, 09:53
Interview: Samira Makhmalbaf
When Samira Makhmalbaf was young - even younger than the 18 years at which she astonished Cannes with her first feature The Apple - her father sometimes woke her at 3am. "He would say, 'If you want to learn cinema, you have to get up now.'
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Apr 3, 2004, 09:51
Beyond words
Samira Makhmalbaf is 24, and already a veteran film-maker in Iran. She like things difficult, she tells Sally Vincent. For instance, her latest film, set in Afghanistan, is about a woman who sets aside her burka and plans to become president.
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Apr 3, 2004, 09:50
"US and EU using human rights to gain concession from Iran"
Comparing human rights condition in Iran with that of other countries including the Middle East, Malekan argues the charges against Tehran indicate there are fundamental differences between Iran and the U.S. and EU. He says the Europeans pose such issues in order to garner concessions from Iran.
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Mar 29, 2004, 08:26
Iraq and US foreign policy
This is the seventh in a series of articles on the history of Iraq and its relationship with the US.
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Mar 26, 2004, 08:13
"Iran lashes out over US reluctance to engage in dialogue"
Iranian officials have characterized Washington’s policy-making process as "childish" after a top Bush administration official downplayed the chances of a rapprochement between the United States and Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on Iranians to be vigilant against foreign efforts to destabilize the country.
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Mar 23, 2004, 09:55
Iranians Go Digital in Their Quest for Freedom
In Iran, this online trend is further accelerated because two-thirds of Iran's population of 66 million is younger than age 30. And in addition to being politically active, they also are computer literate.
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Mar 20, 2004, 09:20
Factional Infighting in Iran
The leaders of Iran’s conservatives, who have taken control of parliament, are developing a restrained agenda that they hope will secure the backing of a generally skeptical population. However, some Iranian political analysts believe that several major obstacles, including ideological differences among factions, could derail the conservatives’ plans.
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Mar 19, 2004, 09:21
Iranian businesswomen shatter image of traditional stereotypes
'Double work' required to overcome obstacles of patriarchal traditions backed up by clerical government and law.
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Mar 19, 2004, 09:18
"Iraq woos Iran and US grows insecure"
The eagerness of post-Saddam Iraq to reach out to its Shiite neighbours in Iran, a sworn enemy of the United States, has become a new pressure point as Iraq's Shiite majority stonewalls in the face of US attempts to dictate the shape of a new government in Baghdad.
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Mar 15, 2004, 09:02
Hands Off
Under a policy the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control developed over a year ago, publishers and others who edit manuscripts from nations under U.S. trade embargoes -- including, at the moment, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Cuba -- may face criminal penalties, including fines of up to $500,000 and 10 years in prison, unless they are working under special licenses from the government.
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Mar 12, 2004, 08:18
''Iran Reaffirms its Goal of Controlling the Nuclear Fuel Cycle''
With such outspoken policy goals, Tehran's aim of joining the nuclear club is sure to spark incessant controversy. With the United States and Israel desperately trying to preserve the balance of power in the Middle East, they will tactfully respond to each step Iran takes toward acquiring control over the nuclear fuel cycle. The only way that such persistent conflict may end is if Iran does indeed prove that it is a nuclear-armed country. The response by the United States and Israel might then be rather muted, similar to the way the world responded when China acquired nuclear weapons in 1964; rather than launch a military attack to restore the balance of power in the region, the Nixon administration at the time instead responded to Beijing with none other than a full presidential visit, giving China instant credibility in the eyes of the world.
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Mar 11, 2004, 10:06
Iran Should Cease Cooperation With Europe on Nuclear Issue: Analyst
Referring to the statement issued by Washington and the European Union big three, Shahabi said that Europe has officially failed to live up to its commitments as stipulated in the Tehran Declaration.
Mar 11, 2004, 10:03
Why not an atomic bomb for Iran?
Finally, even as Iran now negotiates opening its country to nuclear international inspectors, neoconservative voices in Washington are already warning that it doesn’t matter because Iran is untrustworthy. They are also refusing to initiate anything that can be described as confidence-building measures such as some forms of economic and technological cooperation, and advocating an escalation of tensions with Tehran including expanding economic sanctions. Indeed, if I were a senior decision-maker in Iran, I would also strictly for reasons of survival pursue a nuclear deterrent.
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Mar 9, 2004, 10:09
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