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Iranian Cleric Warns Against Dissent

OfficialWire - Sat Mar 13, 8:56 am ET

Iranian students should focus on advancing scientific thought and avoid angry rhetoric that violates the principles of Islam, a leading cleric said Friday.

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AIPAC Calls to Block U.S. Companies Supporting Iran
Baltimore Jewish Times - Sat Mar 13, 8:10 am ET
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is calling on the U.S. Congress to take several immediate steps in response to a New York Times report revealing that the federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in grants, contracts and other benefits to foreign and multinational U.S. companies conducting business in Iran.
British hostage endured mock executions in Iraq
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Mar 12, 3:04 am ET
British computer expert Peter Moore, held captive in Iraq for 2-1/2 years until his release in December, has said he was tortured and subjected to mock executions by a well-trained kidnap gang.
Gates sees Gulf support for Iran sanctions push
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Mar 11, 3:32 pm ET
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that leading Gulf states appeared ready to use their clout to lobby China to support sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
Gates Sees Saudi Help, International Support on Iran (Update2)
BusinessWeek - Fri Mar 12, 1:40 pm ET
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday the U.S. has enough backing from other nations to make tougher sanctions work against Iran and signaled that Saudi Arabia may try to persuade China, its biggest oil customer, to go along.
Iraq 'could be Nigeria on steroids'
UPI - Fri Mar 12, 1:28 pm ET
BAGHDAD, March 12 (UPI) -- Iraq is embarking on an unprecedented expansion of its oil industry that aims to turn it into one of the world's top three producers in a few years.
Saudi, UAE ready to press China on Iran sanctions: US
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Mar 11, 2:50 pm ET
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signalled a willingness to press China to support tough new sanctions on Iran, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
Votevets.org's anti-oil TV ad campaign begins in Maine
Portsmouth Herald - Sat Mar 13, 2:14 am ET
PORTSMOUTH — The television ad begins with footage taken in a war zone, from the vantage point of one military vehicle behind another. Without warning, the lead vehicle blows up.
U.S. human rights report hits China, Iran
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Mar 11, 2:00 pm ET
China and Iran have stepped up their abuses of human rights, targeting both anti-government activists and the free flow of information over the Internet, the State Department said on Thursday.
Bomb kills 5 as Gates, Ahmadinejad visit Afghanistan
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Mar 10, 4:40 am ET
A car bomb killed five people in Afghanistan on Wednesday, as the Iranian president and the defence secretary of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, paid duelling visits to the war-torn country.
American and Iranian: 2 homelands at an impasse
Crosscut - Thu Mar 11, 5:04 am ET
Let's acknowledge a few things here. The Iranian government is tyrannical. It's corrupt and it has a heavy record of human rights violations. All this explains the sea of people protesting in the country in city streets since the disputed June presidential election. The tides of discontent have been ebbing and flowing for years, tempered by things like the near-decade long war with Iraq and ...
Lula Says Leaders Afraid Israel May Attack Iran If Talks Fail
Bloomberg - Fri Mar 12, 12:00 pm ET
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said world leaders are afraid that Israel may attack Iran if a diplomatic solution over the country’s nuclear program is not reached “quickly.”
In Kabul, Iranian President Says U.S. Mission in Afghanistan Will Fail
New York Times - Wed Mar 10, 9:54 am ET
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also challenged American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents during a press conference with Hamid Karzai on Wednesday.
For Members
Heritage Foundation - Sat Mar 13, 10:10 am ET
Dore Gold's stark warning is - that if we stay on the path we're on - the Ayatollahs will have the bomb. He argues that diplomatic engagement with Iran has never worked.
Sequels, reboots bring sizzle to summer box office
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Mar 11, 11:49 pm ET
Summertime moviegoers tend to vote early and, if things go well, often.
Iran hangs two convicted drug traffickers: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Mar 11, 6:44 am ET
Iran has hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the Shiite shrine city of Qom, Iranian media reported on Thursday.