Press TV reports: Two people have been killed and eight others have been injured in a suicide bombing attack on the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran. The suicide bomber was also killed in the blast that rocked the northern wing of the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini, on Saturday, Tabnak reported. The injured pilgrims have been taken to hospitals.
Press TV reports: Two people have been killed and eight others have been injured in a suicide bombing attack on the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran. The suicide bomber was also killed in the blast that rocked the northern wing of the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini, on Saturday, Tabnak reported. The injured pilgrims have been taken to hospitals.
Sadly, Pepe Escobar is writing a lot of nonsense these days, parroting pretty much whatever the USraelian Empire wants everybody to hear. Still, he is a good reporter and that makes him keep a careful eye on what is going on. In a recent article for the Asia Times, Pepe reported something quite interesting: “Here’s the upgraded voice of the Tehran street, where the new top rallying cry is “Seyyed
by Kaveh L. Afrasiabi for AhululBayt Islamic Mission Mir Hossein Mousavi, the reformist candidate challenging Iran’s authorities on the result of last week’s presidential elections, is a masterful tactician who wants to overturn the re-election of his rival, President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, with allegations of a massive conspiracy that he claims cheated him and millions of his supporters. These supporters, identifiable by the color green they have adopted, have taken to
Daniel Larison for AmericanConMag writes: Why were the Lebanese elections regarded as a “crushing defeat” for Hizbullah and FPM and their allies? It was not because the final count of seats was substantially different from what it had been before, but because pre-election hype had made it seem as if the opposition was going to sweep into power. When the government retained its majority amid high turnout, this was declared
Dear friends, The Western propaganda machine is working in overdrive and it is hard to come by any information about what is really happening in Iran, in particular outside Tehran. Some of you have provided me with most interesting information, sometimes by direct email, sometimes in the comments section. The next couple of days will be crucial and I urge all of you, in particular those inside Iran or those
A friend (thanks N.!) just pointed out this little investigative pearl out to me. Check it out: http://www.chartingstocks.net/2009/06/proof-israeli-effort-to-destabilize-iran-via-twitter/ I can assure you that this is only the tip of a much larger, massive, iceberg. The reality is simple: Rafsanjani is trying to steal the election and organize a coup against Khamenei, and the Anglo-Israeli intelligence agencies are fully backing him. Does that make Rafsanjani a CIA agent? No, not nessesarily
By M K Bhadrakumar for the Asia Times (thanks to L. for calling my attention to this – VS) Western capitals must make a difficult choice: how long to pin hopes on the eruption of a “color” revolution in Tehran? The burden falls almost entirely on Europe, since Washington has different priorities. The United States cannot afford to be spotted in the barricades on the frontline of any attempt to
Excerpt from today’s Ha’aretz: If Mossad chief Meir Dagan is correct, and the alleged voting irregularities in Iran are no different than the mishaps which occur in democratic countries, then the latest developments further highlight the notion that the current tensions have less to do with the election results per se. At the most, allegations of voter fraud are just an excuse, or a pretext.
I am rather pleasantly surprised by the fact that it appears that more and more commentators seem to be distancing themselves from the “Ahmadinejad stole the elections” canard. I can’t say that the tide is turning, not quite, but at least the hysterical screams are just a tiny little bit less stringent, less overwhelming. Stratfor – the otherwise highly zio-compatible – think tank has just published a critical article by
Take a look at this recent statement by the Ueber-Zionist French President Sarkozy: LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP)–French President Nicolas Sarkozy questioned the legitimacy of Iran’s presidential election Tuesday, saying the “extent of the fraud” was “proportional to the violent reaction” there. Get that? Ok. Now ask yourself: IF the extend of the fraud was proportional to the violent reaction then WHO has a major stake into seeing as much violence as
It is with somewhat of a relief that I found a good article about the situation in Iran published by Counterpunch. Maybe, just maybe, will the voice of Paul Craig Roberts bring some people back to their senses. Anyway – check out what this highly knowledgeable observer has to say and please read it carefully and heed the warning of this honest man who knows – from first hand experience
by RFS for the RFS blog What do Michael Ledeen (the American ‘neo-conservative’), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (the Iranian presidential candidate of ‘chagne’) and Adnan Khashoggi (the opulent Saudi Arabian jet-setter) have in common? They are all good friends and associates of Manuchehr Ghorbanifar (an Iranian arms merchant, an alleged MOSSAD double agent, and a key figure in the Iran/Contra Affair, the arms-for-hostages deals between Iran and the Reagan administration). In one
The situation in Iran is volatile and fluid and things could get much worse (there are already reports about Mousavi supporters being arrested with explosives!) and it is way too early to draw some deep conclusions about these events. One thing, however, is absolutely clear: the so-called “Left” showed no common sense, no critical thinking and no analytical capabilities whatsoever. Even the best Leftist websites and commentators (Pepe Escobar, Counterpunch,
By Phil Wilayto for AlterNet As this is being written, official announcements in Iran today of a landslide victory by incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are being met with cries of “fraud” by supporters of his principal challenger, former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The New York Times is reporting that “at least one person had been shot dead in clashes with the police in Vanak Square in Tehran. Smoke from burning
by Simon Tisdall for The Guardian The man accused by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of masterminding the opposition campaign to oust him from the presidency has dropped out of view since election day. But Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani remains a formidable figure in Iranian politics with a network of well-placed allies straddling the reformist and moderate conservative camps. If any one leader is able to force a re-run of last Friday’s disputed
