Western nations rebuked Iran for its human rights record after overcoming an attempt by Iran to block the statement from being read aloud in the Human Rights Council.
The nations expressed concern over a "lack of progress in the protection of human rights in Iran," especially since the widespread arrests and bloody crackdowns this year.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/15/AR2010061502300.html
Obama's strategy against Teheran (or is it FOR Teheran) has not worked.
The outstretched hand drew laughs, the failure to support democracy was a failure of US principles. Now Turkey has turned against us and Israel. Obama is ruining the US image of strengthh in the world and making it a much more dangerous place
The Arab governments are deathly afraid of a nuclear bomb in the hands of Iran, even if their populations are too focused on the so-called evils of the U.S. and Israel to see it.
They may be unsure if Iran will actually use the bomb, but they surely know that the possession of it will enable Iran to take advantage of their fragility in ways thus fa
Source:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-israeli-arab-alliance-against-iran/
Iran backed the Obama administration into check in its ongoing nuclear chess match by announcing its own nuclear fuel swap deal after a Western-backed plan fell apart last fall.
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/17/iran-check-nuclear-swap-deal/
In this video, President Obama sends an important message to those celebrating the Persian holiday of Nowruz, & in particular to the people & government of Iran.
While recognizing our continuing differences with the Iranian government, the President outlines his commitment to a more just & hopeful future for all Iranians. To everyone celebrating...
Source:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/19/president-obamas-nowruz-message
The UN nuclear agency on Thursday expressed concern for the first time that Iran may currently be working on ways to turn enriched uranium into a nuclear warhead, instead of having stopped several years ago.
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http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=169068
President Obama accused Iran yesterday of trying to build a bomb after Tehrans nuclear scientists began enriching uranium closer to weapons grade in defiance of the United Nations.
Russia joined Western powers in denouncing Irans move, which it said raised well-grounded� doubts about the countrys peaceful intentions.
Source:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7021192.ece
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A shipment of weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities last month were headed for Iran, according to a confidential report the Thai government sent to a U.N.
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Iran executes two men held during the period of unrest that erupted after June's presidential poll, unconfirmed reports say.
The systematic and brutal targeting of demonstrators and government critics by security forces shows that the regime's crackdown is nothing but an attempt to silence voices of dissent
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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/24/iran.human.rights/
The Iranian government is covering a lot of news in and outside Iran, that they don't kill, they don't torture... � Khamenehei I wish you a long life full of suffering I wish you the worst possi
Iranian security forces and opposition activists clash in the capital Tehran, opposition sources say.
Irans president, Ahmadinejad, is suffering from exhaustion.
Its probably because he is not sleeping at night. Watching oil prices fall from $147 a barrel to $57 is the kind of thing that gives an Iranian autocrat bad dreams. The Soviet Union collapsed following oil price reduction in the 90s - will that be the fate of the Iranian regime?
Get the low-down here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/opinion/29friedman.html?ref=opinion
Oil prices have fallen 50 per cent from a peak of $147 in July.
Declining oil revenues may force Russia, Iran and Venezuela to curtail anti-Western policies
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article4965242.ece
