Friday, 12 February 2010

Iran in the World Press 12 Feb 2010 #IranElection

The Vancouver Sun  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Canada  | 


China is too big and the challenges it faces are too great for the country to retreat into insularity, writes Peter Mandelson. Relations between the United States and China have turned chilly as the two countries wrangle over Taiwan, Tibet, Iran and China’s continued manipulation of its currency. President Obama is right to press Beijing to behave more responsibly. 
International Herald Tribune  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Austria  | 

 
Iran marked the 31st anniversary of its revolution with massive pro-government rallies and a declaration the Islamic republic was now a “nuclear state.” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the claim before a huge Tehran crowd as he bragged... Nuclear experts say that a nation with such a capability could move relatively quickly to producing uranium with the 90% purity optimally sought for making a nuclear bomb. In Washington, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said BY STEVEN EDWARDS
National Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Canada   


the Middle East at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a prominent state think-tank in Beijing. “Given Iran’s increasingly hard line on the nuclear issue, China feels it can’t stand in the way of some sort of international response.” 
National Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Canada  


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s public mention of “the bomb” on Thursday would likely convince the world of Iran’s true designs, a senior Israeli official said following his remarks at a rally in Teheran.
Jerusalem Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Israel  


June 13, 2009: In the immediate aftermath of claims that President Ahmadinejad had won re-election, opposition demonstrators defy security forces and plainclothes militia to protest the results. 
The Wall Street Journal Europe  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Belgium 


The commemoration of the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution turned yesterday into a massive trial of strength between an ever more authoritarian and unpopular government and its ever more determined and durable opposition.
The Guardian International Edition  |  12 Feb 2010  |  UK


The White House on Thursday dismissed Iran’s boasts of a nuclear breakthrough, as pro-and antiregime demonstrators massed on the streets of Tehran during the 31st anniversary of Iran’s revolution. Responding to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s... a nuclear weapon. Iran has been making low-enriched uranium at 3.5 percent since 2006 at a facility in Natanz that is monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency. .
The Washington Times Daily  |  12 Feb 2010  |  USA 


OPPOSITION leaders were attacked and security forces flooded the streets of Iranian cities yesterday to put down protests during rallies to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Republic. The unofficial leaders of the “Green” movement were met...
Irish Independent  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Ireland


Canada is publicly prodding China to use its influence to rein in Iran’s nuclear-weapon ambitions as worried nations ready tougher sanctions over Tehran’s uranium advances. “I think China should step up to the plate and do something here,” ..
The Globe and Mail (Ottawa/Quebec Edition)  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Canada


Who knows exactly what happened in Iran during the demonstrations Thursdaymarking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution? Thousands of images and stories have leaked out of the country since the disputed presidential election last June. 
The Washington Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  USA


TEHRAN: Iranian security forces clashed with protesters and arrested dozens on Thursday, opposition websites said, while vast crowds rallied in support of the government on the 31st anniversary of the 1979 revolution.  
Arab News  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Saudi Arabia


IRAN has produced its first batch of highly enriched uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced yesterday on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marked the event which also saw clashes between police and protesters.
The Straits Times  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Singapore


Dubai Hundreds of thousands of Iranians yesterday massed in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created the country’s Islamic republic, while police moved quickly to snuff out opposition counterprotests. .
Gulf News  |  12 Feb 2010  |  UAE


OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper called for a coordinated international effort Thursday to halt “the grave danger” Iran is posing by developing nuclear capability and accused the regime in Tehran of committing “terrible rights abuses” . .
Leader-Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Canada


The White House yesterday dismissed Iranian claims of a leap forward in uranium enrichment, and expressed concern that the Islamic regime appeared to have “unplugged” Google and other Internet sites. “We continue to monitor events as they happen .
New York Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  USA


YESTERDAY, the Islamist dictatorship in Tehran celebrated its 31st birthday with nuclear candles, crushing Iranian dreams of freedom and Western hopes of appeasement.
New York Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  USA


TEHERAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has already produced highly enriched nuclear material, as his country yesterday marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution. 
Bangkok Post  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Thailand


CHINA’S MOMENT has arrived. Conventional wisdom says that whichever way Russia votes at the UN Security Council, China follows. Those days are over. As we head for sanctions against Iran “within weeks, not months”, according to US Defence Secretary  
The Jewish Chronicle  |  12 Feb 2010  |  UK


Opposition websites carried reports of a crackdown on antigovernment protesters with accounts of gunfire, teargas and attacks on Opposition leaders. Authorities tried to squeeze off text messaging and web links in attempts to cripple protests
The Indian Express  |  12 Feb 2010  |  India


Iranian opposition Web sites said security forces clashed with protesters and arrested at least 30 as huge crowds flocked to central Tehran on Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Official media made no mention of clashes.
Today's Zaman  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Turkey


Entre las manos de los comerciantes que en los olorosos bazares ofrecen alfombras y pistachos, en las esquilmadas billeteras de los estudiantes y entre los pliegues del ennegrecido chador de las mujeres circulan cientos de miles de billetes estampados
El Mundo  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Spain

 
«Le régime est militaro-théocratique»

Karim Lahidji, avocat, est président de la Ligue des droits de l’homme iranienne et vice-président de la Fédération internationale des Ligues des droits de l’homme. Il vit en exil à Paris. Qui détient réellement le pouvoir aujourd’hui en Iran ?

Liberation  |  12 Feb 2010  |  France

La Vanguardia  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Spain

De Standaard  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Belgium

Nederlands Dagblad  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Netherlands

Stavanger Aftenblad  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Norway

Aftenposten  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Norway


Iranin valtionjohto oli valmistautunut hyvin ennakolta islamilaisen vallankumouksen vuosipäivän viettoon. Maan atomienergiajärjestö ilmoitti tiistaina ryhtyvänsä rikastamaan 20-prosenttista uraania, ja torstaina oli presidentti Mahmud Ahmadinejadin...
Kainuun Sanomat  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Finland


da verde ha gridato i suoi slogan: «Khamenei assassino, il tuo regime è alla fine» e «morte al dittatore». Ahmadinejad intanto bercia le accuse e le minacce più becere. «Vorremmo che Obama avesse successo nelle sue riforme, nel fare il bene del popolo...
Libero  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Italy  |  Italian


È scontro fra il regime e l’opposizione a Teheran durante le manifestazioni per il trentunesimo anniversario della rivoluzione islamica. Ahmadinejad tuona: «Il regime sionista si avvicina alla sua distruzione». Incidenti in piazza e spari sulla folla:...
Il Mattino  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Italy


IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed yesterday that the country has produced its first batch of uranium enriched to a higher level, saying his country will not be bullied by the West into curtailing its nuclear program a day after the United...
Shanghai Daily  |  12 Feb 2010  |  China


Kamu şirketi BOTAŞ (Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma AŞ) satışlardaki düşüş sebebiyle alamadığı, ancak parasını ödediği doğalgazı ileride kullanmak için Rusya ve İran ile müzakere ediyor. İran tarafı ‘al ya da öde’ şartında BOTAŞ’ın taleplerine karşı...
Zaman  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Turkey


Iranin valtionjohto oli valmistautunut hyvin ennakolta islamilaisen vallankumouksen vuosipäivän viettoon. Maan atomienergiajärjestö ilmoitti tiistaina ryhtyvänsä rikastamaan 20-prosenttista uraania, ja torstaina oli presidentti Mahmud Ahmadinejadin...
Lapin Kansa  |  12 Feb 2010  |  Finland


Tougher statements from Russia are putting renewed focus on China’s reluctance to agree to a new set of international sanctions against Iran. China – which relies on Iran for much of its energy supplies – maintains that the door to negotiations with...
South China Morning Post  |  12 Feb 2010  | 

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