Archive December 2009

Iranian state TV accused of faking burning of Khomeini portrait | World news | The Observer 0

Dec13

  Iranian state TV accused of faking burning of Khomeini portrait State broadcaster Irib faces anger over footage of Ayatollah Khomeini’s image being burned by protesters Tehran, Iran, 1989: Portrait Of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iranian Spiritual Leader. Photograph: Denis Cameron/Rex Features The Iranian state broadcaster, Irib, has been accused of faking dramatic footage of an anti-government [...]

Plagiarism scandal grows in Iran : Nature News 0

Dec10

  Plagiarism scandal grows in Iran Investigation finds more cases of duplication in publications co-authored by ministers and senior officials. Declan Butler EXCLUSIVE Nature has uncovered further instances of apparent plagiarism in papers co-authored by government ministers and senior officials in Iran. The spate of new examples raises questions about whether such incidents are symptomatic [...]

Neocon Target Trita Parsi Wins $200,000 Prize | Mother Jones 0

Dec4

  Neocon Target Trita Parsi Wins $200,000 Prize — By Nick Baumann | Tue Dec. 1, 2009 8:41 AM PST In recent months, Trita Parsi, the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, has been the target of conservative attacks. The Weekly Standard‘s Michael Goldfarb implied that Parsi works for the Iranian regime. [...]

President Obama has to show he can handle Iran’s refusal to cooperate on nuclear issues – By Jamie M. Fly | Shadow Government 0

Dec4

  When it comes to Iran, ‘rules must be binding’ Mon, 11/30/2009 – 1:26pm By Jamie M. Fly The events of the past week pose a challenge to President Obama’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons. Last week in Vienna, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met to discuss [...]

Iran Is No Existential Threat | Foreign Policy 0

Dec4

  The best way to rescue Obama’s failing diplomacy with the Islamic Republic is to stop letting Israel call the shots. BY HILLARY MANN LEVERETT, FLYNT LEVERETT | DECEMBER 4, 2009 After months of halfhearted, fruitless attempts at engagement, the United States and its European partners are effectively re-enacting George W. Bush’s Iran policy. In [...]

پايگاه خبری تحليلی فرارو – ایران ‘برترین’ کشور در ‘مهاجرت نخبگان’ 0

Dec3

  ایران ‘برترین’ کشور در ‘مهاجرت نخبگان’ کد مطلب : 34612 17 آبان 1388 ساعت 10:51 بر اساس گزارش جدید صندوق بین المللی پول ، ایران رتبه اول را در آمار مهاجرت نخبگان از میان 91 کشور در حال توسعه یا توسعه نیافته دنیا کسب کرده است. صندوق بین‌المللی پول در این مورد گزارش داده [...]

NIAC President Trita Parsi Wins Grawemeyer Award 1

Dec1

  NIAC President Trita Parsi Wins Grawemeyer Award Written by National Iranian American Council (NIAC) Trita Parsi Louisville, KY – NIAC President Trita Parsi has won the prestigious 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for his 2007 book, Treacherous Alliance – The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the US. The award, which [...]