Iran in the World Press 3-4 June 2010

Article relevance   Page 1   IRAN OFF THE HOOK Thanks to the flotilla, Iran gets off the hook yet again   The Jewish Chronicle  |  4 Jun 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 4   Attack on aid ship delays sanctions against Tehran THE United States has decided to delay a United Nations vote on renewed economic sanctions against Iran in light of an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. US sources said President Barack Obama had decided to delay a vote in the UN Security...BENJAMIN JOFFE-WALT | Arab News  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 6   Iranian minister disputes U.S. over claim of helping Taliban Iran’s foreign minister onWednesday dismissed accusations by the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan that Tehran had helped train and arm Taliban insurgents. On Sunday, the commander, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, said that Iran had generally... International Herald Tribune  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 47   Iranian women in trouble Filled with striking images and conveying a powerful feminist sensibility, Shirin Neshat’s “Women Without Men” has compelling stretches, but the film’s formal concerns overwhelm the storytelling. There’s no question that a keen eye is at work here....By Walter Addiego San Francisco Chronicle  |  4 Jun 2010  |  USA Article relevance   Page 38   Iranian arrested over syabu smuggling attempt SHAH ALAM: Police seized a total of 5.8kg of syabu, worth more than RM1.45mil, and arrested an Iranian who was trying to smuggle them into Malaysia. The 24-year-old, who was suspected to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate, was arrested by members... Star (Malaysia)  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Malaysia Article relevance   Page 36   Iranian women splurge on makeup despite strict Islamic restrictions Banned after the 1979 Islamic revolution, cosmetics like lipstick and nail polish have flooded Iran so much in recent years that it is now the Middle East’s second largest beauty products market. Following the revolution, the morality police patrolled...Siavosh Ghazi The Times, Malta  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Malta

Article relevance   Page 18   Castro warns of US attack on Iran Havana Cuban ex-president Fidel Castro wrote in an article yesterday that it was unlikely that US President Barack Obama would be re-elected without first letting the US military or Israel launch a nuclear attack on Iran. — Compiled from agencies  Page 40   Iran shifts from euro in oil sale Tehran (Bloomberg) Iran’s central bank has begun the first phase of the 45 billion euro (Dh202 billion) sale of some of its reserves for dollars. According to the staterun Jaam-e-Jam newspaper, the bank has begun selling 15 billion euros (Dh67.4... Gulf News  |  3 Jun 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 24   Israeli raid on flotilla sinks U. S. hope for sanctions against Iran The Israeli government’s ill-conceived and deplorably executed interception of the Gaza flotilla will sharply divert the direction of Middle East affairs for the foreseeable future. Two ripple effects are already evident and there are doubtless more...JONATHAN MANTHORPE jmanthorpe@vancouversun.com The Vancouver Sun  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Canada Article relevance   Page 17   Iran will Gold kaufen Die iranische Zentralbank will dem regierungseigenen Sender „Press TV“ zufolge 45 Milliarden Euro verkaufen und dafür Gold und Dollar kaufen. Vergangenen Monat hatte Zentralbank-Gouverneur Mahmud Bahmani eine Abkehr vom Euro angedeutet. Die Presse  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Austria Article relevance   Page 5   Opposition im Iran will nicht aufgeben Zu bester Abendstunde ist kürzlich in der Sendung „Gestern, heute, morgen“ ein iranischer Regime-Kleriker über die oppositionelle grüne Bewegung hergezogen. Sie sei wie eine „niedergetretene Schlange“, giftete er im Staatsfernsehen. „Momentan verhält...Von Martin Gehlen, Kairo Der Tagesspiegel  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Germany Article relevance   Page 24   Iran: dollars en goud De centrale bank van Iran gaat vanwege de schuldencrisis een bedrag van 45 miljard euro van zijn valutareserves omzetten in Amerikaanse dollars en goud. Dat meldde het Chinese staatspersbureau Xinhua woensdag. Iran zou hiermee al zijn begonnen. Ook... De Volkskrant  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Netherlands Article relevance   Page 4   Gratie voor opposanten Iran Teheran, 3 juni. De Iraanse opperste leider, ayatollah Ali Khamenei, heeft 81 oppositieverte-genwoordigers die tot gevangenisstraffen waren veroordeeld, gratie verleend. Dat hebben de Iraanse media vandaag gemeld. Wie vrijkomen, is niet bekend. De... NRC Handelsblad  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Netherlands Article relevance   Page 21   Israelisk minister anklagar Iran NEW YORK: Den israeliska regeringen anser att det är ”helt och hållet möjligt” att det är Iran som ligger bakom fartygsaktionen med förnödenheter till Gaza. Det framkom när biträdande utrikesministern Danny Ayalon i tisdags kväll höll en jättelik... Goteborgs-Posten  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Sweden Article relevance   Page 14   Israel plays into the hands of Iran Peter Hartcher perceptively interprets the real damage committed by the Israeli attack on a ship in international waters (‘‘Israel’s action has turned attention away from Tehran’’, June 1). The Netanyahu government seems incapable of understanding...Vincent Matthews Forestville The Sydney Morning Herald  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Australia Article relevance   Page 11   Iran may convert € 45bn of reserve to gold, dollar Iran may be offering a fresh sign that reserve managers could turn cold on the troubled euro after a local news agency reported, without naming sources, that the country’s central bank plans to convert ¤ 45 billion ( Dh201.9bn) from its reserves into...LONDON Emirates Business 24 for 7  |  3 Jun 2010  |  UAE Article relevance   Page 18   At UN, US targets Iran, but hits Israel NEW YORK – Egypt came into the month-long Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT) conference swinging, and hit Israel square on the jaw. Worst of all, a sucker punch seemed to come from Israel’s longtime ally, the United States. But although the US last...EB SOLOMONT JPOST.COM The Australian Jewish News Sydney  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Australia

Article relevance   Page 11   World powers should consider Iran fuel offer, experts say World powers should seriously consider a newly drafted fuel swap plan for Iran to part with some of its nuclear material, even if it is not perfect, a group of high-profile experts said. The nine experts, including former weapons inspector David Kay,... Today's Zaman  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Turkey Article relevance   Page 16   Iran pardons dozens ahead of election anniversary Iran has pardoned or commuted the prison sentences of 81 people convicted of offences linked to the unrest after last year’s disputed election – just days before new protests to mark its anniversary. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader,...Ian Black Middle East editor The Guardian  |  4 Jun 2010  |  UK Article relevance   Page 14   IRAN PARDONS 81 OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS Tehran – Iran’s supreme leader pardoned 81 jailed opposition supporters who had been found guilty of having a role in the unrest triggered by last June’s disputed presidential election. Wednesday’s pardons were seen as a gesture of goodwill by Iran’s...AP The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario)  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Canada  Article relevance   Page 29   En Irán, la resistencia tiene cara de mujer Hace un año el pueblo iraní tomó las calles para protestar contra las fraudulentas elecciones con las que Mahmud Ahmadinejad inició su segundo período presidencial. Esas demostraciones pacíficas fueron enfrentadas con extrema violencia por el régimen....* Ebadi es abogada y Nobel de la Paz Clarin  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Argentina  Article relevance   Page 36   CON IRÁN AL FONDO que la atención mundial andaba distraída condenando a Israel por ejercer su derecho a defenderse, los líderes de Teherán debían estar frotándose las manos de alegría. Turquía volvía a pivotar claramente hacia Irán y su esfera de influencia. Quien... ABC  |  4 Jun 2010  |  Spain Article relevance   Page 7   L’Iran essaie la méthode douce avec l’opposition MOYEN-ORIENT Le guide suprême iranien cherche à soigner son image. À l’approche de la date anniversaire de la réélection controversée de son poulain, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, l’ayatollah Ali Khamenei vient d’annoncer qu’il graciait 81 opposants. Une...DELPHINE MINOUI CORRESPONDANTE AU MOYEN-ORIENT Le Figaro  |  4 Jun 2010  |  France  Article relevance   Page 9   La contrebande représente 19 milliards de dollars par an en Iran 16 milliards de dollars d’importations et 3 milliards d’exportations en Iran dans l’année écoulée proviennent de la contrebande, selon une estimation du chef du bureau de lutte contre la contrebande Saïd Mortazavi. Un chiffre en augmentation par... La Tribune  |  4 Jun 2010  |  France Article relevance   Page 1   L’IRAN RÉDUIT LA PART DE L’EURO DANS SES RÉSERVES L’EURO a bénéficié du soutien verbal de cinq banques centrales des grands pays émergents. Après l’avoir quasiment banni, l’Iran courtise le dollar. La banque centrale aurait l’intention de convertir 45 milliards d’euros de ses réserves en devises en dollars et en or, selon la chaîne de télévision publique Press TV. Cette nouvelle politique... La Tribune  |  3 Jun 2010  |  France Article relevance   Page 2   Iran bestreitet Ausbildung der Taliban Bei einem Besuch in Brüssel hat der iranische Aussenminister Mottaki Vorwürfe zurückgewiesen, nach denen Taliban-Kämpfer auf iranischem Staatsgebiet ausgebildet und bewaffnet wurden. Bei einem Treffen mit EU-Abgeordneten am Mittwoch sagte Mottaki,... Neue Zurcher Zeitung  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Switzerland  |  German  | Released: 1d. 20h. ago  | Page: 2 Article relevance   Page 53   ‘Women Without Men’— and hope Iranian filmmaker Shirin Neshat’s first feature-length film, “Women Without Men,” starts with the main character jumping off the roof of a building. It doesn’t get any cheerier. The film is set in a volatile time: 1953 Iran, just as Britain and the...By Rachel Saslow San Jose Mercury News Weekend  |  4 Jun 2010  |  USA

Article relevance   Page 10   IRAN PARDONS 81 OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS Tehran – Iran’s supreme leader pardoned 81 jailed opposition supporters who had been found guilty of having a role in the unrest triggered by last June’s disputed presidential election. Wednesday’s pardons were seen as a gesture of goodwill by Iran’s...AP Globe & Mail  |  3 Jun 2010  |  Canada  |  English

Article relevance   Page 17   Iran a model for care in Delta GREENWOOD, Miss. | Scratchpoor towns in the Mississippi Delta once shared more in common with rural Iran — scarce medical supplies, inaccessible health care and high infant mortality rates — than with most of the rest of the U.S. Then things in Iran...BY SHELIA BYRD The Washington Times Daily  |  4 Jun 2010  |  USA

Article relevance   Page 5   Mississippi learning GREENWOOD, Miss. — Scratch-poor towns in the Mississippi Delta once had more in common with rural Iran — scarce medical supplies, inaccessible health care and high infant mortality rates — than with most of the U.S. Then things in Iran got...By SHELIA BYRD Houston Chronicle  |  3 Jun 2010  |  USA

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