Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Iran

Iranian Envoy Says U.S. Fabricating Iran's Role In Iraq

Mohammad-Zavad Zarif (file photo) (Fars)

February 10, 2007 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has accused the United States of trying to fabricate Iran's involvement in attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq.

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February 10, 2007

Mohammad-Javad Zarif told National Public Radio that Iran has "no interest" in providing weapons to any insurgents in Iraq.

His comments came as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there is some evidence Iran is the source of technology for a type of sophisticated road-side bomb used in Iraq.

(Reuters, AP)

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (center) looks on as scientists unveil a fuel rod at the Tehran Research Reactor.

Iranian Nuke Still One-To-Three Years Away, Says Expert

Iran on announced on February 15 that it has installed its first domestically produced nuclear fuel rods in a reactor in Tehran. Tehran also announced that it activated a new generation of centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility. RFE/RL spoke with nuclear physicist Frank Barnaby about what the advances reveal regarding Iran's uranium enrichment abilities, which Western countries allege are aimed at secretly building a nuclear weapon. More

Iran has stepped up its pressure on activists using the Internet

Iranian Activists, Journalists Receive Threatening E-mails

A number of Iranian activists and journalists based inside and outside the country have told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda they have been threatened in anonymous e-mails. More

A vendor in the central Bosnian town of Zenica sells heart-shaped cushions with proclamations of love for 1 euro each.

Love It (Or Hate It), It's Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, the Western holiday celebrating love, has become a global phenomenon over the past two decades. The fall of communism and the emergence of the Internet have helped February 14 become something of an unofficial international day of romance. However, not all the passions the holiday stirs are related to love. While some countries have openly embraced the holiday, others are attempting to ban it or replace it with local customs. More