Iran in the World Press 24-25 May 2010

 

Article relevance   Page 4   ‘Spies’ report back to Tehran on pro-democracy activists  ASIO and Queensland police are investigating complaints that agents of the Iranian regime connected to Tehran’s embassy in Canberra have been harassing and spying on pro-democracy activists in Australia. The group Queensland Supporters of Democracy for... KAVEH Akbari serves dainty shortbreads with scented black tea in cut crystal glasses in his mother’s living room in Sydney’s Brighton-Le-Sands. The neat suburban setting is a surreal backdrop for the story that unfolds as he describes his early life in...SALLY NEIGHBOUR The Australian  |  24 May 2010  |  Australia Article relevance   Page 10   Iran must be halted for peace, Peres says Iran must be halted for peace, says Peres JERUSALEM: Israel is more likely to conclude a peace deal with the Palestinians if Iran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapon are blunted, Israeli President Shimon Peres has declared. Mr Peres said Israel’s survival as a Jewish state depended on its... in pursuing a peace deal now, and with Israel appearing more eager than the US to get tough action against Iran, the two issues could wind up in negotiations between Washington and Jerusalem. The position of president in Israel has been ceremonial, but... THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The Australian  |  25 May 2010  |  Australia      Article relevance   Page 10   Hecklers needle Ahmadinejad Tehran Hecklers at an outdoor speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday shouted their concerns about unemployment, in a display of dissent in front of the hardline leader. While Ahmadinejad addressed a crowd in Khorramshahr, members of...  Gulf News  |  25 May 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 4   Iranians shout over jobs TEHRAN: Hecklers at an outdoor speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday shouted their concerns about unemployment, in a rare display of dissent in front of the hardline leader. While Ahmadinejad addressed a crowd in the port city of...  Times of Oman  |  25 May 2010  |  Oman  Article relevance   Page 6   Tehran executes brother of Sunni rebel leader Rigi TEHRAN: Iran on Monday executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the Islamic Republic in years, official media reported. Abdolhamid Rigi, a convicted member of Jundollah, was hanged in a... Arab News  |  25 May 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 2   tehran may scrap nuclear fuel deal The speaker of Iran’s parliament said that his country would abandon a deal to ship some of its nuclear fuel to Turkey and rethink its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency if the U.S. pushes new sanctions through the United Nations... Austin American-Statesman  |  24 May 2010  |  USA   Article relevance   Page 8   Lyrical tale by Thai director takes Palme d’Or Asian cinema last night emerged as the surprise winner of this year’s Cannes film festival when a lyrically beautiful and often surreal Thai movie took the Palme D’Or. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives already had the best title of the 19...Mark Brown Cannes The Guardian International Edition  |  24 May 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 1   Juliette’s protest The Independent  |  24 May 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 10   Tehran hints at prisoner swap In one of the strongest signals yet that Iran wants to swap three Americans jailed in the Islamic republic for Iranians held by the United States, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said Sunday that he expects “ a humanitarian gesture” by the United... The Washington Post  |  24 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 4   Lyrical tale by Thai director takes Palme d’Or Asian cinema last night emerged as the surprise winner of this year’s Cannes film festival when a lyrically beautiful and often surreal Thai movie took the Palme D’Or. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives already had the best title of the 19...Mark Brown Cannes The Guardian  |  24 May 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 12   Tehran could drop fuel swap Tehran (AFP) Iran could abandon a nuclear fuel deal, which it says recognises Tehran’s right to enrich uranium, if world powers do not accept it in full, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday. “Parliament backs the Tehran Declaration [on a... Gulf News  |  24 May 2010  |  UAE

 

Article relevance   Page 1   U.S. OKs secret war on terror bymilitary Military WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region, according... attacks by U.S. or local military forces, the document said. The order, however, does not appear to authorize offensive strikes in any specific countries. Inbroadeningits secret activities, the U.S. military also has sought in recent years to break...By Mark Mazzetti San Jose Mercury News  |  25 May 2010  |  USA  Article relevance   Page 1   Israel arms may not be enough to stop nukes IRAN As the Obama administration continues to pursue a diplomatic solution for Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Israel in recent years has extended the range of its bombers, launched sophisticated spy satellites and developed a more accurate... Lebanon, for war on the conventional Syrian army, and also for war on a peripheral state like Iran,” said Mr. Yaalon, who was Israel’s top uniformed officer during the buildup. Israel’s improved air-war prowess centers on three major...BY ROWAN SCARBOROUGH The Washington Times Daily  |  24 May 2010  |  USA  Article relevance   Page 11   La oposición celebrará por separado en todo el país Las celebraciones oficiales por el bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo no serán una muestra de diversidad política. Los radicales Ricardo Alfonsín, vicepresidente primero de la Cámara de Diputados, y Juan Carlos Marino, vicepresidente del Senado,... La Nacion  |  25 May 2010  |  Argentina Article relevance   Page 18   DOUBLE EMBARRAS L’accord de compromis sur le dossier nucléaire iranien conclu à l’arraché 1undi dernier par le président Lula du Brésil et le premier ministre Erdogan de la Turquie, après 18 heures de négociations intensives à Téhéran, a mis Washington dans...JACQUES LÉVESQUE La Presse - Cahier A  |  25 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 21   La Nord Corea vuole la guerra e Washington non sa che fare Un siluro non può partire per caso e ancora meno può colpire e affondare per sbaglio una corvetta; quindi il 26 marzo scorso la Corea del Nord ha deciso deliberatamente di affondare la corvetta Cheonan della Corea del Sud, provocando la morte di 46...CARLO PANELLA Libero  |  25 May 2010  |  Italy Article relevance   Page 1   ‘BU FIRSATI KAÇIRMAYIN’ Erdoğan’dan İran’a: Fırsatı kaçırmayın BAŞBAKANErdoğan, İran liderini teleşonla arayarak “Uranyum takası anlaşmasıyla ortaya çıkan şırsatı kaçırmayın” dedi. İran, Türkiye ve Brezilya ile sağlanan üçlü mutabakat gereğince Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Kurumu’na dün bir mektup sundu. İran 17 Mayıs’ta Türkiye ve Brezilya ile imzaladığı üçlü mutabakat hakkındaki mektubu dün Atom Enerjisi Kurumu’na (UAEK) sundu. İran haber ajansı İRNA’ya göre metin dün akşam saatlerinde sunuldu. Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, İran Cumhurbaşkanı Mahmut... Sabah  |  24 May 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 11   Iran hangs brother of key terror organizer IRAN yesterday executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the Islamic Republic in years. Abdolhamid Rigi, a convicted member of Jundollah (God’s Soldiers), was hanged in a prison in the... Shanghai Daily  |  25 May 2010  |  China Article relevance   Page 10   Tehran outlines nuclear fuel deal to UN watchdog Vienna (Reuters) Iran outlined to the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday a deal to give up some of its enriched uranium, calling it major progress towards defusing international tensions over its atomic aspirations. But Western powers see the deal as... Gulf News  |  25 May 2010  |  UAE  Article relevance   Page 7   Tehran seeks swap deal on prisoners Iran has demanded that America make a humanitarian gesture before there can be any exchange for three detained US hikers, the ISNA news agency reported. “What Iran did was a humanitarian gesture,” Intelligence Minister Heyder Moslehi said of a visit to... South China Morning Post  |  24 May 2010  |  China  Article relevance   Page 7   West still suspicious of Iranian nuke plans VIENNA — Iran outlined to the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday a deal to give up some of its enriched uranium but diplomats said the gesture would have no effect on a push to widen sanctions against Tehran over its atomic activity. Western powers see the...SYLVIA WESTALL Reuters The Daily Observer  |  25 May 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 13   Ahmadinejad’s speech marred by shouts from unemployed demanding jobs KHORRAMSHAHR, Ira n // A speech by the president was marred by shouts from disenchanted Iranians demanding jobs. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed hundreds in Khorramshahr, a port town 1,000km south-west of Tehran, when scores from the crowd interrupted... The National - News  |  25 May 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 27   A moeda de troca de Ahmadinejad ● WASHINGTON e TEERÃ. Uma semana depois de o presidente iraniano, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, afirmar que estava presenteando Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva com a libertação da professora francesa condenada por espionagem, Clotilde Reiss, o ministro de... O Globo  |  25 May 2010  |  Brazil Article relevance   Page 2   Ahmadinejad pede apoio a acordo mediado pelo Brasil Presidente iraniano se empenha em ofensiva diplomática para ganhar apoio ao acordo nuclear. Prazo para entrega de carta à AIEA termina hoje. O Globo  |  24 May 2010  |  Brazil Article relevance   Page 9   Iranian leader heckled KHORRAMSHAHR, Iran —A speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a southern port town was marred Monday by shouts from Iranians demanding jobs, a rare show of public discontent over the country’s worsening economy. Ahmadinejad was speaking before... Sun Sentinel Broward Edition  |  25 May 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 5   Ahmadinejad envia acordo à ONU Carta explicando o acordo para a troca de material nuclear nuclear entre Irã, Turquia e Brasil há uma semana, Jornaldodia  |  24 May 2010  |  Brazil  Article relevance   Page 5   Unmut gegen Ahmadinejad Drei Wochen vor dem ersten Jahrestag der umstrittenen Präsidentenwahl im Iran hat Präsident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad die Unzufriedenheit des Volkes ungewohnt direkt zu spüren bekommen: Bei einer Rede in Khorramshahr wurde er am Montag öfters unterbrochen.... Die Presse  |  25 May 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 15   JAILED HIKERS ENGAGED IN IRANIAN PRISON Washington – Two of the three U.S. hikers held in Iran for nearly a year on spying charges were engaged in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison and plan to marry shortly after their release, their mothers said Monday. The mothers of Shane Bauer, 27, and...AFP The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario Edition)  |  25 May 2010  |  Canada

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