Iran News Digest

Gary Sick is angry at Ahmadinejad

Sep 20th, 2009

Why has a person like Sick who would normally jump to praise Ahmadinejad and his regime decided to break up with him? The reason of Sick’s anger is very simple.



Will PAAIA stand up for our community?

Sep 17th, 2009

No. It stays silent and issues a newsletter about an Iranian-American running for City Council in Atlanta, GA, while quietly removing the criminal’s name from its website.



Iran risks more sanctions as UN warns of stalemate

Sep 8th, 2009

Sep 7 01:54 PM US/Eastern By WILLIAM J. KOLE and VERONIKA OLEKSYN Associated Press Writers /Iran/”>Iran veered closer toward the possibility of being slapped with tough new international sanctions Monday after its president refused to stop enriching uranium and the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned of a “stalemate” with the country.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tehran is […]



UANI Calls on The InterContinental The Barclay New York to Refuse to Host President Ahmadinejad

Sep 8th, 2009

New York, NY – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today called on the InterContinental to refuse to host President Ahmadinejad and offered the InterContinental an opportunity to clarify its role as the official host hotel to President Ahmadinejad during his stay in New York for the UNGA.  In a letter to Mr. Leland Lewis, General […]



Ray Takeyh will not go to the White House

Sep 2nd, 2009

Ross’s promotion and Takeyh’s eviction could be a sign that the political mood toward Iran is changing the momentum and prospects for friendly approaches with tha Mullahs are rapidly fainting.



The Future of the Iran Lobby

Aug 30th, 2009

For the past several years, a coalition of groups, mainly the left and anti-war organizations have been lobbying to lift the pressure and sanctions against Iran. In late 2007, an official coalition was launched called the “Campaign for a New Policy on Iran” (CNAPI). NIAC coordinates this lobby that includes the Open Society and USA-Engage.



Flynt Leverett and his Iranian dream

Aug 26th, 2009

Hence the reason for leverett’s precipitated intervention to control the damage. He wrote an article titled: “Ahmadinejad won the election, get over it. Apparently, this did not convince too many people. He then appeared on TV to declare that “US media’s Iran coverage is ill informed and biased.



Nemazee Capital CEO Is Charged With Bank Fraud

Aug 26th, 2009

By ALEXANDRA SCAGGS and AMIR EFRATI A New York man was charged for allegedly scheming to borrow up to $74 million from CitigroupInc. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the Federal Bureau of Investigations say Hassan Nemazee fraudulently applied for $74 million in loans for Nemazee Capital Corp., of which he is chairman and Chief Executive. Federal prosecutors contend […]



The Iranian uprising and Trita Parsi’s disarray

Aug 26th, 2009

Several weeks have passed and the uprising has not died yet. Moreover, it became clear that the regime is far from the “united power” that Parsi proclaimed. It was time for a 180-degree reversal



Germany, EU Increasingly Ready to Impose Tough New Sanctions on Iran

Aug 20th, 2009

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,druck-643193,00.html The EU and Germany are considering radically tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, SPIEGEL reports. Possible measures include forbidding gasoline exports to Iran. Berlin and Brussels are increasingly prepared to impose massive embargoes on Iran unless Tehran signals soon that it’s ready to compromise in their nuclear dispute. DPA Defying the West: […]