Iran in the World Press 20 Apr 2010

Article relevance   Page 1   Cover up or risk Iranian earthquake Iranian capital in seismically active zone A senior Iranian cleric has given a new reason for women to cover up. If they don’t dress modestly, Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi claims, this leads to adulterous affairs. These, in turn, lead to earthquakes. “Many women who dress inappropriately ... cause... In this he is following local experts, who point out the Iranian capital sits in a seismically active zone — it straddles scores of fault lines, including one more than 80 kilometres long. And as it has not seen an earthquake since 1830, one is... National Post  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 1   USA vil ikke tøve med at angribe Iran USA finpudser angrebsplan mod Iran USA arbejder med detaljerede planer for, hvordan militæret kan slå til med et egentligt angreb, hvis diplomatiet og sanktionerne ikke rækker til at forhindre Iran i at bygge en brugbar atombombe. Militæret fremstiller ’målfoldere’, der for hvert... Mens Irans præsident, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, i weekenden lod sig fotografere foran potente missiler, der kan nå amerikanske og israelske mål i Mellemøsten, har også USA brugt de seneste dage på at sende budskaber til Iran. Det overordnede budskab er, at... MINNA SKAU, NEW YORK minna.skau@pol.dk Politiken  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Denmark Article relevance   Page 10   Strategy to curb Tehran’s nuclear goals backfires Dubai It appears that the lack of a “clear, firm and effective” strategy to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions by the US-led international alliance is yielding opposite results. Repeated western warnings to Tehran do echo in all directions in Iran —...By Jumana Al Tamimi Associate Editor Gulf News  |  20 Apr 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 14   Tehran: Our nuclear summit was biggest Iranian officials have boasted that a nuclear disarmament summit hosted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the weekend had drawn more global support than one held by President Barack Obama in Washington last week. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...by Damien McElroy in Tehran — Telegraph Group Ltd The New Zealand Herald  |  20 Apr 2010  |  New Zealand Article relevance   Page 14   Nuclear divide Economy now more important to Iranians When Iran fuels Western alarm over its nuclear ambitions – as it did again yesterday with orders to start construction of new uranium enrichment plants – it has in the past been able to count on widespread domestic support. Even critics and opponents...Damien McElroy The Daily Telegraph  |  20 Apr 2010  |  UK  Article relevance   Page 1   Tehran urged to cooperate with IAEA JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain called Monday on Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to end its stand off with the West over its controversial nuclear program. “The two sides emphasized the firm principle of... Arab News  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 6   Ahmadinejad approves new atom plant sites TEHERAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the sites for new uranium enrichment plants in Iran, a close aide said yesterday, despite growing world pressure to stop the sensitive nuclear work. Mr Ahmadinejad’s senior adviser Mojtaba Samareh... Bangkok Post  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Thailand Article relevance   Page 13   Tehran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the sites for new uranium enrichment plants in Iran, a close aide to the hardliner says. The designs of the new plants were currently under study, the adviser added without specifying how many new...Agence France-Presse The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario Edition)  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 14   Hezbollah’s fighters rearm thanks to Tehran: Pentagon IRAN has helped the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah rearm itself to levels beyond those in 2006, when the group waged a 33-day war with Israel, according to a Pentagon report. The unclassified report, the first to outline Iran’s military power under...By VIOLA GIENGER WASHINGTON The Age  |  21 Apr 2010  |  Australia

Article relevance   Page 9   Le président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a choisi hier plusieurs lieux pour l’installation de sites d’enrichissement d’ uranium. Deux constructions d’usines sont prévues dans l’année. Liberation  |  20 Apr 2010  |  France Article relevance   Page 23   Ahmadinejad approva nuovi impianti atomici Il presidente dell’Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ha approvato la costruzione di nuovi siti per l’arricchimento dell’uranio. Indiscrezioni parlano di dieci impianti. L’annuncio è stato dato ieri dall’agenzia di stampa dei lavoratori iraniani, Ilna, che ha...SIMONA VERRAZZO Libero  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Italy Article relevance   Page 2   Top Iranian cleric says promiscuous women are to blame for earthquakes A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric’s unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a... Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |  20 Apr 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 8   Ahmadinejad zündelt Ungeachtet neuer Sanktionsdrohungen hat der iranische Präsident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad den Bau weiterer Anlagen zur Urananreicherung an ausgewählten Orten gebilligt. Wie viele und wo, wollte ein enger Berater des Präsidenten nicht mitteilen. Die Presse  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Austria   Article relevance   Page 12   Ahmadinejad approves new nuclear sites The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has approved the sites for new uranium enrichment plants in Iran, a close aide said yesterday. Mr Ahmadinejad’s senior adviser, Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi, said the president had “ approved the locations of the...Farhad Pouladi The National - News  |  20 Apr 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 13   Iranian news agency says court has sentenced activists to six years in prison TEHRAN // Iran’s official news agency says a court has sentenced three prominent political activists to six years in prison each for involvement in the country’s post-election turmoil. Monday’s report by IRNA says the activists – Mohsen Mirdamadi,... The National - News  |  20 Apr 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 2   Iranian cleric says promiscuous women causing earthquakes A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric’s unusual explanation for why the earth shakes follows a... Austin American-Statesman  |  20 Apr 2010  |  USA  Article relevance   Page 6   Iranian cleric says ‘promiscuous women’ are causing earthquakes A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric’s unusual explanation for the natural disaster follows a...Associated Press Beirut The Guardian International Edition  |  20 Apr 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 11   Iranian ambitions bared TEL AVIV — Israel is celebrating its 62nd anniversary today satisfied with its accomplishments but also with great concern about the new regional challenges posed by an aggressive Iran. Contrary to many perceptions, Israel does not consider a nuclear...SAMUEL SEGEV Winnipeg Free Press  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 24   Iranian cleric says ‘promiscuous women’ are causing earthquakes A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric’s unusual explanation for the natural disaster follows a...Associated Press Beirut The Guardian  |  20 Apr 2010  |  UK

Article relevance   Page 3   Irán avanza con su programa nuclear TEHERAN.– Menos de una semana después de la histórica cumbre nuclear en Washington, en la que 47 países acordaron redoblar los esfuerzos para combatir el terrorismo nuclear, el presidente iraní, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, aprobó varios sitios para la... La Nacion  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Argentina Article relevance   Page 10   L’Iran tente la relance des négociations nucléaires MOYEN-ORIENT Sous la menace de sanctions internationales, l’Iran souffle, une nouvelle fois, le chaud et le froid dans le différend qui l’oppose à l’Occident sur ses ambitions nucléaires. Samedi, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Manouchehr Mottaki,...GEORGES MALBRUNOT Le Figaro  |  20 Apr 2010  |  France  Article relevance   Page 17   Le retour de l’option militaire contre l’Iran Lorsque le gouvernement d’une grande puissance dessine une nouvelle stratégie internationale, le choix d’un bon « timing » apparaît comme aussi important qu’une juste analyse des rapports de force. Dans le cas du bras de fer de l’Amérique contre l’Iran...Renaud Girard Le Figaro  |  20 Apr 2010  |  France Article relevance   Page 3   Iran schart seine Freunde um sich An einer internationalen Konferenz hat Iran seine Vorstellungen zur nuklearen Abrüstung präsentiert und sein Atomprogramm gegenüber den Verdächtigungen des Westens verteidigt. Iran hat die ihm zugewandten Länder über das Wochenende zu einer Konferenz...Jürg Bischoff, Beirut Neue Zurcher Zeitung  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Switzerland Article relevance   Page 17   Clinton: Türkiye’nin İran tutumuna saygı duyuyorum - ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Hillary Clinton, İran'a “mümkün olan en kısa süre içinde” yeni yaptırımların uygulanması gerekğini savunurken yeni yaptırımlara karşı çıkan Türkiye'nin perspektifine “saygı” duyduğunu söyledi. Clinton, Financial Times'a verdiği...ANKARA Zaman  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 20   Brezilya’dan İran için ‘ortak çalışalım’ önerisi BREZİLYA Başkanı Lula Da Silva’nın, ABD’de görüştüğü Başbakan Tayyip Erdoğan’a İran’ın nükleer programıyla ilgili, “ortak arabulucu olalım” teklişi götürdüğü öğrenildi. Lula Da Silva’nın, Türkiye ve Brezilya’nın BM Güvenlik Konseyi geçici üyesi olarak... Sabah  |  20 Apr 2010  |  Turkey  Article relevance   Page 11   Iran seeks US$300k in dispute over relic IRAN is seeking US$300,000 in compensation from the British Museum over its failure to lend the Islamic Republic an ancient Persian treasure. The dispute over the socalled Cyrus Cylinder, named after the Persian ruler’s 6th century BC conquest of... Shanghai Daily  |  20 Apr 2010  |  China

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