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Iran tightens Internet restrictions
World NowMany owners of Iranian Internet cafes are casting a wary eye on their calendars this month because Jan. 18 is the day they will be required to have implemented a list of new restrictions recently put out by authorities.... -
IRAN: Khamenei urges reconciliation after bitter 2009 election
Babylon & BeyondIran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking Wednesday in a sermon for the Eid al Fitr holiday, is keeping up his push to mend the divisions left by the nation's disputed and bloody 2009 presidential election.... -
IRAN: Heavy security presence as tensions run high [Update]
Babylon & BeyondReports of clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in some Iranian cities surfaced on opposition news sites Sunday, which was supposed to be a day of nationwide demonstrations, but restrictions on independent media have made such... -
IRAN: Constitutional watchdog rejects Ahmadinejad's bid as caretaker oil minister
Babylon & BeyondIran's conservative establishment struck hard again at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday, squashing his bid to take over as the country's caretaker oil minister ahead of a controversial government restructuring plan he's pushing. The Guardian... -
IRAN: Nation mourns death of Nasser Hejazi, soccer hero and regime opponent
Babylon & BeyondThroughout Iran on Wednesday, sports fans wore black shirts in mourning and shouted out the name of Iranian soccer hero Nasser Hejazi. who died of cancer on Monday. "Hejazi mardomi [Hejazi of the people]," they cried out in Tehran's massive...... -
IRAN: Vanished photo shows angry Khamenei amid tensions following speech
Babylon & BeyondWhat could have made Iran's supreme leader so visibly angry? The extraordinary photo above -- posted to the website of Iran's hard-line Fars news agency but then quickly taken down -- shows supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at center with...... -
IRAN: University at heart of power struggle between Ahmadinejad and Rafsanjani
Babylon & BeyondA dispute over control of a vast network of semi-private universities is starting to resemble a bitter custody battle, pitting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against one of his political rivals, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, for control of the... -
IRAN: Simmering tensions in lead-up to student protest anniversary
Babylon & BeyondA quiet battle is being waged on the streets of Tehran between opposition activists and authorities in preparation for the anniversary this Thursday of the student protests of 1999, which is commemorated yearly and which was, before last year's disputed..... -
IRAN: Media declare Hezbollah victory after Abdullah, Assad visit Lebanon
Babylon & BeyondThe Iranian media have cast a recent summit meeting of leaders from Syria, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon as a victory for Iran and its ally in Lebanon, the militant group Hezbollah, but some observers say the Islamic Republic is secretly...... -
If Obama gambit works, Tehran's hard-liners would suffer, Iranian says
The U.S. government is pursuing a high-stakes gambit to improve relations with Iran, with President Obama delivering a conciliatory speech last month and later dispatching deputies to two international conferences in an attempt to find common ground...Tags: Politics, Death, Tehran (Iran), National Government, Heads of State
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IRAN: Revolutionary Guard sternly warns protesters before Quds Day
Babylon & BeyondCommanders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard warned of a "crushing confrontation" between hard-liners and peaceful protesters and have called on pro-government demonstrators "to take action" against opposition supporters who take part in Quds Day... -
IRAN: Rafsanjani so silent because he gets no respect, brother says [Updated]
Babylon & BeyondFor months Iran watchers have wondered what was up with Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran's powerful Assembly of Experts and the Expediency Council, as well as a pillar of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Once considered the......
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