Iran says makes arrests before revolution day rally
Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said on Wednesday, in a clear warning to opposition supporters planning new protests. Opposition leaders have called on supporters to take to the streets on Thursday, raising the risk of renewed violence eight months...
Mixed signals as Iran launches rocket into space
Iran successfully launched a can of worms into space today, prompting a jubilant President Ahmadinejad to brag that the Islamic Republic would soon be sending its own astronauts to orbit Earth. About a dozen worms joined a rat and two turtles in a research capsule aboard a Kavoshgar-3 satellite-carrying rocket launched this morning as part...
Turkey-Iran Ties Continue to Worry West
Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey’s Western allies. This past weekend, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said at a meeting in Ankara that his country is keen to bolster relations with neighboring Iran. Increasing closeness between Turkish leaders and...
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