False Sorrow for the People of Iran
Ignore the neocons’ artifice, says Muhammad Sahimi
Tag: iran
US Lawmakers Call For Supporting Terrorists In Iran
The Obama administration should be doing more to support Iranian resistance groups — including the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK), a "cult-like" terrorist organization that has engaged in suicide attacks against their own countrymen, according to the U.S. State Department — in an all-out effort to affect regime change in Tehran, two American lawmakers said at a recent … Continue reading “US Lawmakers Call For Supporting Terrorists In Iran”
US Uses False Taliban Aid Charge to Pressure Iran
The Barack Obama administration has given new prominence to a Bush administration charge that Iran is providing military training and assistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan, for which no evidence has ever been produced, and which has been discredited by data obtained by IPS from the Pentagon itself. The new twist in the charge is … Continue reading “US Uses False Taliban Aid Charge to Pressure Iran”
Iran’s Do-It-Yourself Revolution
Facing an unprecedented popular uprising against his autocratic rule and his apparently fraudulent reelection, Iran’s right-wing president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has attempted to blame the United States. A surprising number of bloggers on the Left have rushed to the defense of the right-wing fundamentalist leader. Citing presidential directives under the Bush administration, they argue that the … Continue reading “Iran’s Do-It-Yourself Revolution”
Between Tel Aviv and Tehran
The two aren’t entirely different, says Uri Avnery
Subsidies for Israel,
Sanctions for Iran
Grant Smith on nuclear hegemony and hypocrisy
The Timid Emperor
Empire-lite leaves Obama open to attacks, argues Alan Bock
Liberty and the Tehran Spring
Justin Raimondo: Iranians between a rock and a hard place
The Weeks of Living Dangerously
The armed might of the state (and its auxiliary forces) remains in the hands of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and its “reelected” President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has, according to Neil MacFarquhar of the New York Times, solidified control over the Interior Ministry (which, in turn, controlled the count for the recent presidential election), as … Continue reading “The Weeks of Living Dangerously”
Iran Crisis Ripples Outward
As the political crisis that erupted after Iran’s Jun. 12 elections enters its third week, it is becoming evident that this crisis will have repercussions in many parts of the Middle East — and far beyond. The crisis may have its biggest effects inside neighboring Iraq, where next Tuesday, Jun. 30, the U.S. occupation forces … Continue reading “Iran Crisis Ripples Outward”