Glistener: Iran in the World Press 7-8 Jun 2010

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Israel won’t let Iranian ‘aid ships’ reach Gaza IRANIAN
Israel said in Monday it would not let Iranian ships sail to Gaza after the Iranian Red Crescent announced it would send two vessels to the region in the coming week. “If we didn’t let an Irish ship reach Gaza, we are certainly not going to let... Netanyahu met on Monday, for the second time in two days, with his inner cabinet, a forum known as the septet, and discussed the type of probe that would be set up to look into the raid on the Mavi Marmara last week. Although the Prime Minister’s...• By HERB KEINON and YAAKOV KATZ

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Page 1 Music plays protest role in Iran Music stirs the embers of protest in Iran
Since the Iranian authorities have cracked down on the demonstrations that rocked the country after a disputed election, a flood of protest music has rushed in to comfort and inspire the opposition. If anything the music has grown louder and angrier. Parisa remembers the precise moment she heard her first song by Shahin Najafi, an Iranian rapper living in exile in Germany, on her illegal satellite television in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran. ‘‘His words cut through me like a knife,’’ she... BY NAZILA FATHI

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Page 1 IAEA chief singles out Iran’s nuclear program Iran’s program a special case, IAEA chief says
VIENNA — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency singled out Iran on Monday as a “special case” for his monitoring teams because of suspicions it might be hiding experimental nuclear weapons programs. A senior Iranian envoy said Israel is... not provided the necessary cooperation to permit the agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.” Iran — and Syria, which is also suspected of hiding weapons-related nuclear activities — have for years taken up prime...BY GEORGE JAHN

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Page 1 Shell firms mask Iran’s trades Shell firms veil trades by Iran’s fleet
On Jan. 24, 2009, a rusting freighter flying a Hong Kong flag dropped anchor in the South African port of Durban. The stop was not on the ship’s customary route, and it stayed only an hour, just long enough to pick up its clandestine cargo: A... Formed mostly after the United States blacklisted Irisl and all of its ships in 2008, as confederates of Iran’s nuclear and ballisticmissile programs, the corporations often have English names like System Wise and Great Method, which seem to mock U.S....BY JO BECKER

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Page 1 Resilient Iran shields itself from sanctions U.S. alliance against Iran is showing new signs of vulnerability
tehran — A year ago, Iran was on its way to becoming a pariah state. Dozens of governments accused Iranian leaders of stealing the presidential election and condemned the brutal crackdown on protesters that followed. The country faced sanctions and... Security Council, which is likely to be divided on its approach to Iran for the first time in more than four years. U.S. and European diplomats say the vote is assured passage in the 15-nation council. But they think Brazil, Lebanon and Turkey will...by Thomas Erdbrink and Colum Lynch erdbrinkt@washpost.com lynchc@washpost.com Special correspondent Kay Armin Serjoie contributed to this report.

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Page 1 Toughest-yet Iran sanctions face vote Iran may face new sanctions
The United Nations is moving forward with new sanctions that would expand an arms embargo against Iran and ban some travel to the Islamic nation if it refuses to honor agreements over its nuclear program. The U.N. Security Council is set to vote today... By Aamer Madhani USA TODAY By Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images

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Page 1 Pariastaat Iran doet er weer toe Andere opkomende landen zien Iran als breekijzer
TEHERAN, 9 JUNI. Een jaar geleden was de islamitische republiek Iran hard op weg een internationale pariastaat te worden. Na de presidentsverkiezingen beschuldigden tientallen regeringen de Iraanse leiders van verkiezingsfraude en veroordeelden het... Vervolg van pagina 1 Hij sprak op het Vrijdaggebed over de uitkomst van de conferentie. „Dit laat zien dat Amerika niet langer in staat is zijn wil aan de wereld op te leggen.” Irans succesvolle terugkeer in de internationale arena is voor een groot...Door onze correspondent Thomas Erdbrink

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Page 1 NEW CONFRONTATION Iranians threaten to run blockade
A charity close to the country’s Islamist regime says it will send two aid ships to Gaza and has enlisted about 8,000 volunteers to try to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza’s Mediterranean coast, sparking fears of more conflict. J ERUSALEM – Iran sought to push Israel into a potentially explosive confrontation after a charity close to the Islamist regime announced plans yesterday to send two aid ships to Gaza. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said 8,000 volunteers had... ADRIAN BLOMFIELD LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH AGENCE FRANCE- PRESSE AND REUTERS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT

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Page 6 IRANIANS TO SEND THREE AID SHIPS TO GAZA
TEHRAN: The Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday that it would send three aid ships to Gaza in the latest bid to break the blockade imposed on the Palestinian territory by Iran’s arch foe Israel. It will also send a plane carrying 30 tons of medical...

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Tehran steps up war on rats
TEHRAN: Tehran’s municipal authority has launched a new campaign to control the city’s rising population of rats, some of them said to be as big as cats, the state-run Iran Daily reported on Monday. “It has been decided to bring Teheran’s rat...