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Live-blog: Ashura in Iran – December 16, 2010

This is a live-blog report on events in Iran on December 16, 2010, during the Shia mourning day of Ashura. As reports come in, they will be placed at the top of this page. To read this in chronological order it must be read from the bottom up. [8:30AM Tehran Time - December 17, 2010] [...]

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Guardian: Covert war against Iran’s nuclear aims takes chilling turn

Sophisticated cyber-worms, motorcycling assassins: but who is behind the increasingly sinister campaign against the Iranian energy programme?

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Iran exports ‘revolutionary principles’ to Venezuela, report claims

Source: Telegraph, UK | April 21, 2010 By Toby Harnden in Washington Iran has stepped up its military presence in Venezuela as part of a programme to export its “revolutionary principles” to America’s enemies, according to a Pentagon report. The report on Iran’s military states that paramilitaries from the Quds Force, a special paramilitary unit [...]

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Al-Qaida bombs hit three Baghdad embassies

(The Guardian) | April 4, 2010 Martin Chulov, Baghdad Explosions kill 32 and injure 200 in strikes on consulates of Iran, Egypt, Syria. German ambassador’s residence may have been primary target Three powerful explosions hit foreign embassies in Baghdad today, killing 32 people and wounding almost 200 in what appeared to be the fifth wave [...]

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Iran tops new terror finance blacklist

(Guardian UK) | February 19, 2010 Financial Action Taskforce says Middle Eastern state is major centre of money laundering and terrorist funding as it names and shames countries The international financial system must tackle “ongoing and substantial money laundering and terrorist financing” emanating from Iran, it has been claimed. The middle eastern state heads a [...]

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Dawn of the Age of Justice

The people have not sat idly by, and in the past month a clear distinction has been made between the people on one-side, and the regime on the other. The world has seen the people’s aspirations for freedom, and their bravery in the face of terror and the tyranny of a false theocracy. The world has also seen the last shred of legitimacy that the government of Iran may have held disappear to reveal what can be safely described as a government structured like a mafia that sees itself as God’s representative on earth with the right to butcher its own people. It can’t be more clear than that.

The price has been paid in blood by the Iranian people. And blood has been spilled across every facet of Iranian society.

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Feature: Instagrams from Iran (picture compilation)

A few pictures from Iran, taken by ordinary people and posted to Instagram

Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd “The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy”

The incredible thing for me was that so many Iranians worldwide took the time to care about us despite the thousands of other political prisoners they have to worry about. “I’m an Iranian boy ashamed for what our government did to three American hikers,” another message on Facebook says. “I want you to know Iranian people are with you and against their own government. Iran’s regime is not chosen by Iranian people. They kill and torture us and we are all in a very big prison named Iran.”

Iran Feature: The Supreme Leader Is Worried — Three Developments You Probably Don’t Know

Our partner, EAWorldView, has published a ground-breaking piece on Iran’s Supreme Leader. This is a must-read.

Live-blog: Russia, what’s next?

Live-blog: Egypt Elections, Day 1

A historic day: The first post-Mubarak elections in Egypt

Journalist Mona Eltahawy’s harrowing ordeal – beating, sexual assault and arrest in Egypt – in her own words and tweets

“The past 12 hrs were painful and surreal but I know I got off much much easier than so many other Egyptians.”