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article.nationalreview.com - 7/11/2009

McCarthy: Obama Frees Iranian Terror Masters

— article.nationalreview.com — T here are a few things you need to know about President Obama s shameful release on... Thursday of the Irbil Five — Quds Force commanders from Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who were coordinating terrorist attacks in Iraq that have ... (more) McCarthy: Obama Frees Iranian Terror Masters

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washingtontimes.com - 7/17/2009

EXCLUSIVE: Siemens risks losses due to Iran ties

— washingtontimes.com — One of the world's largest engineering firms, Siemens, could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in sales... to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) because it sold Iran equipment used to spy on dissidents. California politicians ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Siemens risks losses due to Iran ties

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haaretz.com - 7/22/2009

Israel slams Clinton statement on nuclear Iran - Haaretz - Israel News

— haaretz.com — A key minister in the Israeli government criticized U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement on Tuesday... that Washington would provide "a defense umbrella" for its allies in the Middle East in the event that Iran develops nuclear weapons. ... (more) Israel slams Clinton statement on nuclear Iran - Haaretz ...

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Rafsanjani's Moment
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... of Moussavi. Rafsanjani today must know what most Iranians know: Unless he stands up to this most recent power grab by the triumvirate of Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, and the Revolutionary Guards, he and his family will be next on the chopping block. Should he, on the other hand, be too defiant in his support for the opposition, he invites the wrath of the triumvirate. This Friday's sermon is thus shaping up as the most important in Rafsanjani's storied career. Nico will be live-blogging the event for those interested. ...

Blogcasting The Speech
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Chris Bodenner Nico and his readers are live-blogging Rafsanjani with incredible detail. Just a taste: -- Rafsanjani: 'Which ever of those elements of our governance (Islamic or Republic) is not respected, then we have failed our revolution. Towards the end of the election campaign, some people were abusing the system, using the national television and radio... [speech in interrupted by jeers]... The majority of the people are suspicious of the election. Today is a bitter day. It is a bitter time. Everyone is losing. We need unity. We ...

Violence Escalating?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Chris Bodenner A Nico reader writes: "Plastic bullets being used. Getting lots of reports of people hurt. He says every minute its getting bigger and bigger. He says its the biggest protest in weeks. People are starting to come from all the streets, lots of tear gas. He says batons and tear gas, yet lots of people. Fatami seems to be the big street that is happening. He says 1 hour ago, people were headed towards the state-run tv station, but he doesn't know what happened." ...

ThinkFast: July 17, 2009
Think Progress — ... will attend Friday prayer services today, making his first official appearance since last month’s disputed presidential election. “As word of Mr. Moussavi’s planned appearance spread, opposition supporters vowed to show up in large numbers to the vast prayer hall where Friday’s sermon and prayers will take place. There were reports that green prayer mats — the color of Islam and of Mr. Moussavi’s election campaign — were sold out across the city.” Check out Nico Pitney’s coverage of the Iranian uprising. And finally: “We’re going ...

What The Speech Means
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Patrick Appel Nico does his best to figure it out, with the help of his readers: Thoughts from reformists on Rafsanjani's speech today are very, very diverse. Some are extremely happy with his comments. Some are pleasantly surprised by the ...

New Protests in Iran
Shadow of the Hegemon — "The air was thick with tear gas, so much that you couldn't open your eyes." Yes, there's been another protest—and another crackdown—in Iran today. No great surprise. The man leading friday prayers was Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the leader of the Assembly of Experts and the guy that a lot of people (including myself) have been looking towards to end the situation in Iran. His speech today didn't necessarily live up to those hopes. He called for freedom of expression, legitimate government, and everybody to "obey the law". He said that there should be more and better ...

Video of Protests
Informed Comment — Tehran Bureau has a collection of this and other amateur video from Friday in Iran. Posted at Youtube 7/17: The URL of Nico Pitney's live blog of Iran events has changed, it is now here. End/ (Not Continued) ...

Two Can Play This Blame Game
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Chris Bodenner Nice makes one of the sharpest points I've seen of today's protests: The chants against Russia and China -- whose governments have both recognized Ahmadinejad's election victory -- were widely used today. As noted below by a reader, the strategic benefit here seems to be associating the Iran's government with a foreign power, just as the government is trying to do to tar the reformists. ...