Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati

Iran Takes OIC to Task for Inaction on Yemen

14/11/2009 A senior Iranian cleric has taken the Organization of the Islamic Conference to task for its inaction over the ongoing crisis in northern Yemen. Delivering an address as Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader,...

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Iran's struggle with America should continue: cleric

Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran must continue its struggle against the United States, a hardline cleric said on Friday a day after Washington renewed long-standing U.S. financial sanctions against Iran.

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Ahmadinejad to cancel food, fuel subsidies, for transfer to nuclear projects

Iran's parliament (Majlis) Sunday, Nov. 8, granted president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unlimited control of an estimated $30-50 billion of national treasure under legislation empowering him to cancel government subsidies on food and...

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Iranians brace for tougher economic times

Profits for small businesses are shrinking and the government is wrestling with an overhaul package that may cut subsidies on food and fuel. It's not a good time to be a dry cleaner in downtown Tehran.

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Iran warns opposition on eve of 30th anniversary of US Embassy seizure

By Istanbul, Turkey - Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday slammed President Barack Obama's reconciliation efforts as insincere, as security forces and antigovernment protesters braced for a...

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VIEW: Yearning for an opening —Jamsheed K Choksy

The West can assist Iran in its internal struggles. Rather than narrowly-focused negotiations and largely-ineffective sanctions against Iran and its citizens, the West should emphasise the multifaceted and lasting benefits of...

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Latest on Khamenei Watch (not the latest, but interesting)

Perhaps it will help put things in context by looking at the supreme leader’s recent movements. On October 5th he went from Tehran to Now Shar, where he visited a naval base and academy. Later that day he went to the city of...

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Case Study - Post-Election Media Crackdown

Before the presidential elections in June 2009, the Iranian government blocked a dozen social networking sites and online news sources perceived as favoring opposition candidates. SMS (Short Message Service) was disrupted and...

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Iran: GC chief calls national election committee proposal illegal

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 – The Guardian Council Secretary, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, has said the proposal for establishment of a national election committee is "illegal and not implementable". Mohsen Rezaii, a presidential contender in...

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Latest on Khamenei Watch

Perhaps it will help put things in context by looking at the supreme leader’s recent movements. On October 5th he went from Tehran to Now Shar, where he visited a naval base and academy. Later that day he went to the city of...

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