Iran in the World Press 3 Feb 2010 #IranElection

Article relevance   Page 13    German firms try to keep Iran ties German firms reluctant to give up Iran business German companies, long Iran’s biggest trading partners in Europe, are finding it increasingly difficult to do business there as the United States, Israel and others campaign for tougher U.N. sanctions in response to the country’s nuclear program. Yet... Still, Siemens had been under investigation by German customs officers. Last year, they found turbo compressors destined for Iran via a Siemens branch in Sweden. The investigators said the compressors could have had a dual-use role, including for...BY JUDY DEMPSEY

International Herald Tribune  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Austria  |  English  | Released: 5h. 34min. ago  | Page: 13

Article relevance   Page 20   Iranians with syabu nabbed SHAH ALAM: Four Iranian men have been caught trying to smuggle in drugs worth RM1.9mil via the KL International Airport. One of them had swallowed a large amount of capsules while the others were caught with drugs concealed in hairspray cans. In the... Star (Malaysia)  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Malaysia  |  English  | Released: 0h. 49min. ago  | Page: 20

Article relevance   Page 13   ‘Wrong Rosary’ and ‘Pain’ win awards at Iranian festival Young Turkish filmmaker Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun’s feature debut, “Uzak İhtimal” (Wrong Rosary), and Cemal Şan’s most recent directing effort, “Acı” (Pain), are returning home with trophies from Iran, where the two films were in contention at this year’s... Today's Zaman  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Turkey  |  English  | Released: 7h. 59min. ago  | Page: 13

Article relevance   Page 15   Mousavi attacks Iranian regime’s ‘dictatorship in name of religion’ Iran’s opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has attacked “dictatorship in the name of religion” at the start of anniversary celebrations of the 1979 revolution, boosting expectations of a new round of mass protests against the regime. Mousavi, who...Ian Black Middle East editor The Guardian  |  3 Feb 2010  |  UK  |  English  | Released: 0h. 4min. ago  | Page: 15

Article relevance   Page 22   America fails to strike missile in simulation of Iranian attack Washington: A US attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co, the defense department said. The botched $150 million test over the Pacific Ocean coincided with a... Times of India New Delhi Edition  |  3 Feb 2010  |  India  |  English  | Released: 3h. 44min. ago  | Page: 22

Article relevance   Page 5   Mousavi attacks Iranian regime’s ‘dictatorship in name of religion’ Iran’s opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has attacked “dictatorship in the name of religion” at the start of anniversary celebrations of the 1979 revolution, boosting expectations of a new round of mass protests against the regime. Mousavi, who...Ian Black Middle East editor The Guardian International Edition  |  3 Feb 2010  |  UK  |  English  | Released: 3h. 9min. ago  | Page: 5

Article relevance   Page 1   Iranian turns up the heat In his harshest remarks about the regime so far, the opposition leader Mir HusseinMoussavi tried to counter the government’s announcement that it will hang nine more protesters. International Herald Tribune  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Austria  |  English  | Released: 5h. 34min. ago  | Page: 1

Article relevance   Page 11   US GULF DEPLOYMENT RAISES TENSIONS IN STRATEGIC AREA The US deployment of antimissile defence systems off the Iranian coast and in a number of Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours is certain to fuel tensions in a strategic region that supplies about a third of the world’s oil, according to analysts. “ This will... The Nation  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Thailand  |  English  | Released: 5h. 49min. ago  | Page: 11

Article relevance   Page 5   „Jetzt ist die Zeit für Härte gekommen“ Das Regime im Iran ist offenbar entschlossen, die Bevölkerung im Vorfeld des Revolutionstages am 11. Februar mit drastischen Schritten einzuschüchtern. Letzte Woche ließ Teheran zwei junge Männer „wegen Verschwörung gegen die Islamische Republik“...Von Martin Gehlen, Kairo Der Tagesspiegel  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Germany  |  German  | Released: 1h. 39min. ago  | Page: 5

Article relevance   Page 1   Mousavi: the Iranian revolution has failed Islamic Revolution failed: Mousavi Iran’s main opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, declared yesterday that the 1979 Islamic Revolution had failed to “eradicate the roots of tyranny and dictatorship” that marked the shah’s era. His scathing remarks represented his strongest challenge... He continued: “Stifling the media, filling the prisons and brutally killing people who peacefully demand their rights in the streets indicate the roots of tyranny and dictatorship remain from the monarchist era I don’t believe that the revolution...Michael Theodoulou Foreign Correspondent mtheodoulou@thenational.ae The National - News  |  3 Feb 2010  |  UAE  |  English  | Released: 2h. 39min. ago  | Page: 1

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