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An Iranian woman has pleaded guilty to teaching English to members of a terror group that wants to overthrow Tehran 's despotic government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Despite the durability of the Iranian opposition, it would be naive to make any predictions about the livelihood of the clerical regime, a U.S. analyst said.
>Baha'i World News Service > http://news.bahai.org >For more information, contact: news@bahai.orgmailto:news@bahai.org Human Rights Day in Germany puts spotlight on Iran LANGENHAIN, Germany, 9 December (BWNS) - Youth from a drama troupe joined w ith local dignitaries this week to address themes of exclusion and prejudic e as they commemorated ...
Iran claimed Wednesday that a newly built U.N. station to detect nuclear explosions was set up near its border so that world powers could spy on the country, an accusation that underscored the growing bitterness in Tehran's relations with the West.
Attorney General Martha Coakley won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat the late Edward Kennedy held for 47 years, dramatically outdistancing a four-way field with nearly half the vote in a low-turnout contest, and heading into a Jan. 19 general election with Republican state Sen. Scott Brown.
Washington, 9 December (WashingtonTV)—An Iranian nuclear official said on Wednesday that a newly-built seismic monitoring station set up in Turkmenistan near the border with Iran was aimed at spying on Tehran.
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Dec. 6 The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, on the Afghanistan troop surge:
In post-election crackdown, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has taken a new leading role by tightening its control over levers of state power and stifling dissent.
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2009. There are 22 days left in the year. On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, ''The Charge of the Light Brigade,'' was published in England.
HOUSTON -- Fereidoun M. Esfandiary, the son of an Iranian diplomat, played on his country's first Olympic basketball team, in the 1948 Summer Games, and shortly thereafter became the first known Iranian basketball player to enroll in an American university. He arrived at Cal in early 1949, then transferred to UCLA and later, Los Angeles City College, though no record exists of him playing hoops ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country’s concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A New York advocacy group promoting press freedom condemned an Iranian decision to close an opposition newspaper the same day as massive student protests.
BAGHDAD - The prime minister appealed today to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
Washington, 9 December (WashingtonTV)—Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Wednesday that Iran would strike Israeli weapons manufacturing sites and nuclear installations if Israel attacked the Islamic Republic.
Washington, 9 December (WashingtonTV)—Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday called for greater regional cooperation to confront what he called “arrogant” powers.
Facing student protests ahead of today's National Students Day — the anniversary of three student deaths in Tehran in 1953 — the state-owned Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) slowed or blocked completely access to the Internet for most of the state.
