Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 34
MIDEAST: Iran Crisis Ripples Outward
- Inter Press Service
As the political crisis that erupted after Iran’s Jun. 12 elections enters its third week, it is becoming evident that this crisis will have repercussions in many parts of the Middle East - and far beyond.
EXCLUSIVE-PART 5: Freeh Became 'Defence Lawyer' for Saudis on Khobar
- Inter Press Service
In early November 1998, Louis Freeh sent an FBI team off to observe Saudi secret police officials interviewing eight Shi’a detainees from behind a one-way mirror at the Riyadh detention centre. He planned to use the Shi’a testimony to show that Iran was behind the bombing.
US-IRAN: Misreading the Protests in Tehran
- Inter Press Service
After 30 years of enmity that closed off most lines of communication, the recent crisis in Iran has suddenly engendered a boom of U.S. interest in the Islamic Republic.
IRAN: Women at Forefront of Popular Defiance
- Inter Press Service
When tens of thousands of protesters braved the ongoing government crackdown to gather in Tehran's Baharestan Square in front of the Parliament building Wednesday in response to a call by supporters of Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, they were met with some of the harshest violence seen since Iran's post-election turmoil erupted nearly two weeks ago.
EXCLUSIVE-PART 4: FBI Ignored Compelling Evidence of bin Laden Role
- Inter Press Service
Osama Bin Laden had made no secret of his intention to attack the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia. He had been calling for such attacks to drive it from the country since his first fatwa calling for jihad against Western 'occupation' of Islamic lands in early 1992.
U.S. Officials Leaked a False Story Blaming Iran: EXCLUSIVE-PART 3
- Inter Press Service
In March 1997, FBI Director Louis Freeh got what he calls in his memoirs 'the first truly big break in the case': the arrest in Canada of one of the Saudi Hezbollah members the Saudis accused of being the driver of the getaway car at Khobar Towers.
POLITICS-US: Obama 'Appalled' by Iran Repression
- Inter Press Service
Facing a growing chorus of Republican criticism to speak out more forcefully on Iran’s disputed election results, the U.S. president made his harshest statement yet Tuesday, condemning Iran’s leadership for its violent crackdown on protesters.
IRAN: Harsh Crackdown Extends to Leading Opposition Figures
- Inter Press Service
Eleven days after Iran’s disputed Jun. 12 president election, the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears determined to round up key members of the opposition, journalists and human rights activists who could play a key role in rallying public support for opposition demands.
EXCLUSIVE-PART 2: Saudi Account of Khobar Bore Telltale Signs of Fraud
- Inter Press Service
In the last week of October 1996, the Saudi secret police, the Mabahith, gave David Williams, the FBI's assistant special agent in charge of counter-terrorism issues, what they said were summaries of the confessions obtained from some 40 Shi’a detainees.
U.S.: Neo-Cons, Republicans Paint Obama as Weak on 'Rogues'
- Inter Press Service
In what appears increasingly to be an orchestrated campaign, right-wing Republicans and Israel-centred neo-conservatives are pulling out all the stops in depicting President Barack Obama as 'weak' on national security and promoting democracy abroad.
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