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Valentine’s Day finds a niche in Islamic Iran
Iran may reject Western influences, but Valentine’s Day has become a growing phenomenon thanks to the romantically minded youth of the Islamic state’s affluent classes. Although the ruling clerics and hardline politicians have been waging a campaign against what they call “decadent” cultural imports, the Christian day dedicated to amorous displays…
Lieberman: Time for U.S. to arm ‘brave’ Syrian rebels
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said Sunday that the United States should provide medical aid, training and arms to those seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad. “The reality on the ground is since the U.N. resolution was vetoed by Russian and Iran [sic], the Assad government has begun to kill its…
Iran speaker warns Gulf states not to side with the U.S.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani warned Iran will not forgive Gulf Arab nations if they continue backing US “plots” against Tehran, local media reported on Sunday. “We recommend to some of the countries in the region who were siding with (Iraq dictator) Saddam (Hussein) and now are siding with the…
Iran’s morality censor bans ‘The Simpsons’ dolls
Small, plastic figures portraying characters from the long-running Fox sitcom “The Simpsons” are officially verboten in the nation of Iran, after a religious censor this week deemed them to be tools of Western propaganda. “We do not want to promote this cartoon by importing the toys,” an official with Iran’s…
Obama says U.S. working ‘in lockstep’ with Israel on Iran
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Sunday sought to reassure Americans over the threat posed by Iran, saying the United States was working “in lockstep” with Israel to bring Tehran to heel over its suspect nuclear program. Obama said the Islamic republic was “feeling the pinch” of ever tougher sanctions…
Pacifists protest possible war against Iran
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated Saturday in New York and pacifist groups took to the streets in dozens of other US and Canadian cities in a “Day of Mass Action” against a possible war with Iran. About 500 protesters gathered in Manhattan’s Times Square and marched to the headquarters of the…
Samsung condemns ‘anti-Iran’ ad featuring its tablet
Samsung Electronics on Saturday condemned an Israeli commercial featuring a Samsung tablet, expressing dismay at Iran’s threat to ban its products over the apparently anti-Tehran teaser. The South Korean electronics giant said it had not been involved in production of the TV spot, produced by Israeli cable TV cannel HOT.…
Iran arresting relatives of journalists working for BBC
LONDON — The Iranian government has arrested relatives of Persian-language journalists working abroad for the BBC in a bid to silence them, the British Broadcasting Corporation said Friday. BBC Director General Mark Thompson said the sister of a BBC Persian journalist was arrested last week and held in solitary confinement…
Iran launches observation satellite: media
Iran on Friday launched an observation satellite into orbit above Earth, its third since 2009, the official IRNA news agency reported. “The Navid satellite was launched successfully…. It will be placed into an orbit (at an altitude) between 250 and 370 kilometres,” IRNA quoted the head of Iran’s Space Organisation,…
Panetta says Israel ‘could strike’ Iran in spring
BRUSSELS — US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a “strong likelihood” that Israel will strike Iran’s nuclear installations this spring, the Washington Post said Thursday in an editorial. When asked about the opinion piece by reporters travelling with him to a NATO meeting in Brussels, Panetta brushed it…
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