Iran Crackdown

Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, Senior Iranian Cleric, Calls System A Dictatorship

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's most senior dissident cleric on Wednesday criticized the ruling system under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a di...

Iranian Police Beat Protesters At Neda Graveside Memorial (VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 08.30.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police fired tear gas and beat anti-government protesters with batons to disperse thousands at a graveside memorial ...

Iason Athanasiadis: Iran Releases British-Greek Reporter Held For Weeks

AP | NASSER KARIMI and JASON KEYSER | Posted 08.05.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it has released a British-Greek journalist detained for two weeks during its postelection crackdown as oppositio...

Iran Frees More British Staff

BBC | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Three more Iranian British embassy staff have been released by the authorities in Tehran, Iran's state-run Press TV reports....

Iran Crackdown Begins To Damage US-Iran Relations

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — The United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday, taking a hard l...

Iran Crackdown Begins To Damage US-Iran Relations

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — The United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday, taking a hard l...

Arab Pro-Democracy Movements Should Support Iran's New Revolutionaries

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World


Firas Al-Atraqchi

While Iranians may look to the West for help, it is their immediate neighbors which should support their struggle.