The U.S. Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a $106 billion bill to pay for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars after political sparring that could foreshadow tougher fights over Obama’s agenda. The bill, delayed by disputes over quickly closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay and expanding support for the IMF, highlighted the difficulties [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Iran’
What’s $106 Billion More for War?
Posted: 19th June 2009 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: afghanistan, congress, democrats, flu pandemic, guantanamo bay, Iran, Iraq, Obama, pakistan, Republicans, senate, Taliban
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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Warns of Protest Bloodshed
Posted: 19th June 2009 by Veritas in Crime, PoliticsTags: ahmadinejad, ali, ayatollah, election, Iran, islam, khamenei, mahmoud, mirhossein, mousavi, president
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a strong warning on Friday to leaders of mass street protests against a disputed presidential election that they would be responsible for any bloodshed. His words appeared to hint at a future crackdown by authorities on rallies after the election a week ago, which Khamenei said was fairly won [...]
More Protests from Iran’s Cultural Revolution
Posted: 18th June 2009 by Veritas in Lifestyle, PoliticsTags: ahmadinejad, ayatollah, election, guardian council, Iran, islamic, khomeini, mousavi, oil, revolution
Tens of thousands of Iranians, wearing black and carrying candles, marched on Thursday to mourn those killed in mass protests against a presidential election they and defeated candidate Mirhossein Mousavi say was rigged. Chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest), they massed in downtown Imam Khomeini Square, responding to Mousavi’s call for people to gather in [...]
Violent Protests Break Out in Iran as Ayatollah Declares Ahmadinejad Winner
Posted: 13th June 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: election, Iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, Obama, president, Sadeq Mahsouli, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Thousands of protesters clashed with police after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won an election which his reformist challenger called a “dangerous charade.” The protests were a rare direct challenge to Iranian authorities. The result and its violent aftermath raised fresh questions about the direction of Iranian policies at a time when U.S. President Barack Obama wants [...]
Both Sides Claim Victory in Iran Elections, But Ayatollah Could Play Favorites
Posted: 12th June 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: ahmadinejad, ali khamenei, ayatollah, elections, Iran, mousavi
State media declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of Iran’s election on Friday but challenger Mirhossein Mousavi alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself. The head of the state election commission said Ahmadinejad was leading Mousavi by 69.04 percent to 28.42 percent with more than 5 million votes counted from about 8,800 ballot boxes, or [...]
Economy May Sway Iranian Presidential Vote
Posted: 11th June 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: Iran, islam, khomeini, mahmoud ahmadinejad, nuclear, president, re-election, Tehran
iran If Iranian voters deny President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-election on Friday, it may be more a verdict on his economic performance than on his fierce rhetoric against the United States and Israel, his defense of Iran’s nuclear policy or his persistent questioning of the Holocaust Ahmadinejad, 53, grabbed 62 percent of the vote in the [...]
Israel’s Netanyahu Asks Pope to Condemn Iran’s War Threats
Posted: 14th May 2009 by Veritas in Politics, ReligionTags: benedict, Iran, Israel, netanyahu, pope, Prime Minister
Israel’s right-wing new Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he has asked Pope Benedict to condemn Iranian threats to destroy his country. He said he had asked the Pope in Nazareth to speak out against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel’s destruction. Mr Netanyahu gave details of their conversation to Israeli TV.
U.S. Journalist Released by Iran After 8 Years in Prison
Posted: 11th May 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: courts, Iran, jail, prison, roxana, saberi
TEHRAN, Iran – An American journalist jailed for four months in Iran was freed Monday and reunited with her parents after an appeals court suspended her eight-year prison sentence on charges of spying for the U.S. Her parents said they would bring her home to the U.S. within days. The release of Roxana Saberi, a [...]
Iran to Begin Tests at Nuclear Station
Posted: 25th February 2009 by The Dude in Politics, Science | TechnologyTags: Iran, IRNA, nuclear, station, Tehran, weapons
TEHRAN — Some 35 years after construction started, Iran said it planned to begin test operations on Wednesday at its first nuclear power station in the southern port of Bushehr, the official IRNA news agency said. The initial tests will use lead instead of nuclear fuel, according to an Iranian official. While Tehran insists it [...]