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NEUE OZ – Osnabrücker Musiker fahren nach Teheran
Von Ralf Döring
Teheran/Osnabrü ck.
Nach achtmonatigen Verhandlungen und 48000 Flugkilometern kann Michael Dreyer aufatmen: Vergangenen Mittwoch haben er und der Direktor der Musikabteilung im Ershad-Ministerium (für Kultur und islamische Führung) , Dr. Ahmadi, den Vertrag über die Tournee des Osnabrücker Symphonieorchesters nach Teheran unterzeichnet. Damit steht fest, dass am 26. August 60 Musiker für zwei Konzerte und Workshops in die Hauptstadt der Islamischen Republik Iran fliegen.
Das kulturelle Engagement des Orchesters fällt in eine Zeit, in der sich die politischen Beziehungen zum Iran auf einem Tiefpunkt befinden. Das Verhältnis zu Israel ist mehr als gespannt, in der Frage der Urananreicherung zeigt sich die Regierung um Präsident Mahmud Ahmadinedschad nach wie vor unnachgiebig, und erst kürzlich haben die religiösen Führer im Iran die Fatwa, das von Revolutionsfü hrer Ayatollah Khomeini erlassene Todesurteil gegen den britischen Schriftsteller Salman Rushdie bekräftigt. Und dennoch – oder gerade wegen der prekären politischen Situation – bekräftigen Politiker, Künstler und auch der Organisator die Notwendigkeit des Gastspiels.
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HA’ARETZ – Italian PM focuses on Iran during talks with Olmert
Prodi kicks off visit to Israel, W. Bank, says sanctions on Iran strictly enforced despite price Italy is paying.-
JP – Prodi: We will abide by Iran sanctions
Italian premier identifies with Sderot residents‘ suffering on visit to town.
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terrorfreeoil – Shell Petition
John Hofmeister
President
Shell Oil Co.
P.O. Box 2463
Houston, TX 77252
(713) 241-6161
Dear Mr. Hofmeister,
It has come to our attention that Shell recently signed a $10 billion contract with the terrorist government of Iran.
We don’t need to remind you that the Iranian regime is oppressing 70 million people and has been one of the primary sponsors of terrorism for almost thirty years. The terrorist government of Iran controls some of the most notorious Islamic terrorist groups, and the Iranian president has threatened to wipe Israel, our only reliable ally in the Middle East, off the map. Not to mention that Iran is racing towards obtaining nuclear weapons.
When you were in Omaha on February 16, 2007 you stated that „Once it [oil] gets into the global trading market, it’s just oil. Whether it’s sourced from Venezuela or Mexico or Canada, it’s really hard to track it. It can be tracked, and it’s very hard, and most people don’t track it.“ We agree, it is hard to track oil after it gets mixed. But you know what is easy? You can be 100% sure that an oil pipeline does not contain any oil from Iran if you do not import Iranian oil.
The terrorist government of Iran is complicit in some of the deaths of British and Dutch troops in Iraq. More than 150 of them were killed (http://icasualties .org/oif/ DeathsByYear. aspx) since 2003, and Shell’s blatant disregard for the loss of life of their countrymen is abhorrent. -
WELT – Iran: Die Kriegsökonomie des islamischen Gottesstaates
von Wahied Wahdat-Hagh, Kolumnist für WELT DEBATTEDer iranische Ölminister bestreitet, dass die Rationierung des Benzinkonsums etwas mit den Sanktionsdrohungen zu tun hat. Weiter steigende Benzinimporte werden die iranischen Staatsausgaben so erhöhen, dass die Devisenreserven der islamischen Diktatur zur Neige gehen.
Der iranische Ölminister, Seyyed Kazem Waziri Hamanne demonstrierte Zuversicht, als er auf die Frage eines Journalisten, ob die Benzinrationierung noch weiterhin verschärft werden könnte, wie folgt antwortete: „Es gibt gegenwärtig keine Diskussion über die Verschärfung der Rationierung, die zeitlich nicht begrenzt ist. Die Rationierung verfolgt den Zweck der Änderung des Konsumverhaltens. Die Rationierung hat nichts mit Sanktionsdrohungen zu tun.“ Auf jeden Fall sei der Benzinkonsum zurückgegangen. Dies erhöhe im Übrigen die Sicherheit des Landes.
Tatsächlich aber wächst die Unzufriedenheit der iranischen Bevölkerung und sogar die Immobilienpreise steigen als Folge der Benzinrationierunge n. Eine iranische Wirtschaftszeitung führte dies auf die geringer werdende Mobilität zurück, mit der Folge, dass innerhalb weniger Tage die innerstädtischen Immobilienpreise gestiegen und die Preise der Immobilien in den Vororten gesunken seien.-
Europolitan – Iran baut Geheimtunnel unter Atomanlage: IAEA besorgt
Britische Medien hatten bereits vor einigen Wochen berichtet, dass Israel einen Geheimplan für eine Militäraktion auf die iranische Urananreicherungsan lage …
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Mitteldeutsche Zeitung – Die iranische Urananreicherungsan lage Natans
Die Internationale Atomenergie- Organisation (IAEO) schätzte im Mai, dass der Iran noch drei bis acht Jahre für den Bau einer Nuklearwaffe brauchen könnte.
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derstandard– Verdächtiger Tunnelbau neben Iran-Atomanlage
„Washington Post“: Spekulationen über Maßnahmen gegen mögliche Militärschläge
Washington – Ungewöhnliche Tunnelbauten in der Nähe der iranischen Atomanlagen machen westliche Experten nach einem US-Zeitungsbericht nervös. Wie die „Washington Post“ am Montag berichtet, zeigen jüngste Satellitenaufnahmen größere Bauarbeiten in der Umgebung der Urananreicherungsan lage Natanz. Die Frage sei, ob der Iran seine Anlage gegen mögliche Militärschläge schützen wolle, in dem er entscheidende Teile in unterirdische Bunker verlege, schrieb die Zeitung.
Die Bauarbeiten hätten nicht nur bei Geheimdiensten und Experten sondern auch bei der Internationalen Atomenergie- Organisation in Wien Besorgnis ausgelöst. Eine Sprecherin habe am Freitag bestätigt, dass die IAEO das Thema gegenüber iranischen Vertretern angesprochen habe. -
DAILYSTAR – Ahmadinejad shows gratitude to Nasrallah’s mother
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s mother received a certificate of appreciation from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s Keyhan newspaper reported Saturday. Nasrallah’s parents participated in a Tehran ceremony which honored „prominent women of the Islamic movement“, and relatives of 34 „martyrs“ from countries such as Bosnia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. -
MEMRI TV – #1499 – The Iranian Version of US History in an Animated Movie on Iranian TV
IRINN (Iran) – 6/30/2007 – 00:11:20
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WZ – „Mein größter Verdienst ist der OMV-Deal mit dem Iran„
Von WZ-Korrespondent Arian Faal
Irans scheidender Botschafter in Wien im WZ-Interview.
Wien/Teheran. Im Zuge der Neuordnung des diplomatischen Corps im Iran kehrt heute, Samstag, auch der Vertreter der islamischen Republik in Österreich, Seyed Mohsen Nabavi, nach viereinhalbjä hriger Tätigkeit in Wien nach Teheran zurück. Der erfahrene Diplomat, der aufgrund seiner engen Beziehungen zur Führungselite Teherans europaweit großes Ansehen genießt, zieht in seinem Abschiedsgesprä ch mit der „Wiener Zeitung“ eine positive Bilanz: „Die größten Errungenschaften meiner Amtszeit sind ohne Zweifel der Dialog der Kulturen, einer der Früchte der ausgezeichneten österreichisch- iranischen Beziehungen und der Beginn des historischen Gasprojektes zwischen unseren Ländern.“ - Nationaler Widerstandsrat Iran – Ahmadinejad baut Terrornetzwerk im Ausland aus
NWRI – Mit der Machtübernahme durch Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wird die alte Ära des Terrorismus, der die „Islamische Revolution“ verbreiten will“, … - Telegraph.co. uk – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad silences his critics
When members of Mr Nesbati’s pro-democracy group staged a demonstration at Teheran’s Amir Kabir University last December, in which they held photos of the … - RadioFreeEurope/ RadioLiberty – More Student Activists Detained In Iran
The activists, from the Office to Consolidate Unity (DTV), were staging a picket today in front of the capital’s Polytechnic University to protest the … -
THETICKER – Iran moves to execute porn stars
New bill targets producers, directors
By: Marina Sobiyeva
Issue date: 7/9/07 Section: Features
Print Email Page 1 of 1 Many laws exist today that stigmatize the pornography industry. The Iranian lawmakers approved the harshest of them on June 13. According to this new law, any individual found guilty of participating in the making of a pornographic video, including porn stars, camera crew and directors, will be sentenced to death. - FrontPageMagazine – The Fifth Column Left Rushes to Defend Iran
By Thomas Ryan
The day after the United States celebrated its Independence, two American soldiers were killed in south Baghdad by an explosive projectile provided to Iraqi insurgents by Iran; in June, NATO officials caught Iran shipping heavy arms and C4 explosives to the Taliban in Afghanistan; earlier this year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the annihilation of Israel. With these facts, there can be little doubt about Iran’s virulent intentions. However, as the evidence against the Islamic Republic mounts, so are the groups speaking out in its defense, and now those same people who so fervidly defended Saddam’s Iraq are once again working to protect another unholy terror.
In 2004, radical activist Medea Benjamin announced that her group Code Pink, which was started to seek the „end the war in Iraq,“ would help in donating a combined $600,000 in cash and medical supplies to the families of the terrorist insurgents who were fighting American troops in Fallujah. In recent months, Code Pink has begun a new campaign, titled „Prevent War with Iran!“ „In recent years,“ Code Pink’s website states, „the media has damaged Iran’s image so badly that when people hear the name of Iran, they only picture black chadors, terrorism, and ayatollahs. These stereotypes are being constructed to make it easier for governments to attack Iran with public approval.“ With this belief, the organization is distributing flyers urging individuals to call their Congress members to vote against a war with Iran. One Code Pink activist is currently on a hunger strike, following Senator Joe Lieberman’s expressed belief that the U.S. should be prepared to take „aggressive military action against the Iranians to stop them from killing Americans in Iraq.“ - MEMRIBLOG – Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Associate: Bahrain Part Of Iran
The editor of the Iranian daily Kayhan, Hossein Shari’atmadari, who is close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, harshly attacked the Gulf countries because their representatives claim that the three islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Moussa belong to the U.A.E., not Iran.
In his article, Shari’atmadari stated that these countries, „none of which are older than a century,“ were being run by „the forces of arrogance“ (i.e. the West and the U.S.) and that they were cooperating with Israel. He added that Bahrain was part of Iranian territory, separated from it by joint conspiracy of the deposed Shah Pahlavi, England, and the U.S., and that it must be returned to its owners.
Source: Kayhan, Iran, July 9, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – „Kayhan“ Editor Criticizes Ahmadinejad For Appointing Associates
The editor of the Iranian daily Kayhan, Hossein Shari’atmadari, who is close to Iranian Supreme Leader ‚Ali Khamenei, has called the appointment of Gholam-Hossein Elham, an associate of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to the post of director of Iran’s apparatus for fighting smuggling of goods and foreign currency a move „unjustified by any logic.“
Elham is also justice minister, government spokesman, and head of the Guardian Council Research Center, as well as being a university lecturer.
Source: Kayhan, Iran, July 4, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Iranian Paper: Arab Heads Of State – Obstacle To Elimination Of Israel
In an editorial, the conservative Iranian daily Jomhouri-ye Eslami comes out against Saudi Arabia’s, Egypt’s, and Jordan’s support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and attacks these countries‘ leaders‘ attitude towards Israel.
The paper states that supporting Abbas means conflict with Hamas, and aid to the Salam Fayyad government – which it calls a satellite of the Zionist regime.
The paper accuses the Arab heads of state of „taking orders from Washington“ and of preventing „the uprooting of the regime occupying Jerusalem, and the cancerous growth in the heart of the Islamic world.“
Source: Jomhouri-ye Eslami, Iran, July 8, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Rafsanjani: Islamic Resistance – The Only Way To Liberate Palestine
In a meeting with Hamas political bureau member ‚Aad Al-‚Alami, Iranian Expediency Council Chairman ‚Ali Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who is considered No. 2 in the Iranian leadership, said, „The Islamic resistance is the only way to liberate Palestine.“
Source: IRNA, Iran, July 8, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Iranian Press Freedom Organization Issues Communiqué Against Closure of Media Outlets In Iran
In a communiqué, the Organization for the Defense of Press Freedom in Iran expressed its concern over the regime’s activity against the media in the country.
The communiqué noted the recent closure of the daily newspapers Ham-Mihan and Mosharekat, the weekly Neday-e Kurdistan, and the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA).
The communiqué came in reaction to statements by Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi that there were increased signs that reformist elements were trying to carry out a coup by stages in the press.
Sources: Rooz, Iran, July 8, 2007; ISNA, Iran, July 7, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Iran: We Won’t Relinquish Our Nuclear Right
During main Friday worship in Tehran, cleric Mohammad Amami-Kashani stated, „Nuclear energy is part of our Islamic and Iranian culture, and we will never relinquish this right and this merit.“
Source: IRNA, Iran, July 6, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Iran’s First Nuclear Power Plant to Go Online Soon
Iran is to put its first nuclear power plant online shortly after the Russian-built facility’s completion in September.
Iranian officials said that the nuclear facility in Bushehr would be completed in two months, and that the facility would begin generating electricity shortly thereafter.
Source: Fars, Iran, July 5, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Iran’s Annual Technical Services Export To Rise 200%
Iran’s deputy minister of industries and mines has predicted that Iran will export over $3 billion worth of engineering and technical services in the current Iranian year (which began March 21, 2007).
This figure is double the amount of the previous year’s $1.6 billion.
Source: Mehr, Iran, July 4, 2007 - MEMRIBLOG – Iran To Export 2 Million Tons Of Wheat In 2007
Iran’s deputy commerce minister has predicted that Iran will export 2 million tons of wheat in the current Iranian year (which began March 21). Thus, he said, Iran will become one of the world’s wheat exporting countries.
He added that Iraq was the first country to import 100,000 tons of Iranian wheat, and that that the country would export its 2007 surplus wheat to Asian and North African countries.
Source: Mehr, Iran, July 4, 2007
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