http://www.rferl.org/archive/Iran/latest/652/660.html RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Iran http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.rferl.org/archive/Iran/latest/652/660.html en-US Copyright 2009 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:39:37 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A leading Iranian reformer, who was reportedly jailed for six years, has been released on bail of 7 billion rials (about $700,000), the official IRNA news agency reported today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Reports_Top_Iranian_Reformer_Jailed_For_Six_Years/1884698.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Reports_Top_Iranian_Reformer_Jailed_For_Six_Years/1884698.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:54:02 +0000 News Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi said the government should stop intimidating people to try and change their political views, a reformist website reported today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Musavi_Tells_Government_To_Stop_Intimidation/1884693.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Musavi_Tells_Government_To_Stop_Intimidation/1884693.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:51:41 +0000 News Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air-defense war games today to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_War_Games_To_Protect_Nuclear_Facilities/1884669.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_War_Games_To_Protect_Nuclear_Facilities/1884669.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:12:05 +0000 News Iran and Kuwait pledged to boost economic cooperation during the first visit to Tehran by a prime minister from the Gulf Arab U.S. ally in more than 30 years, Iranian state media said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Kuwait_Pledge_Cooperation_During_Rare_PM_Visit/1884360.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Kuwait_Pledge_Cooperation_During_Rare_PM_Visit/1884360.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:19:12 +0000 News Iran plans to hold air-defense maneuvers aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities, a senior commander was quoted as saying today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_Drills_For_Protecting_Nuclear_Facilities/1884162.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Hold_Drills_For_Protecting_Nuclear_Facilities/1884162.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:59:32 +0000 News The United Nations General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran today for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. http://www.rferl.org/content/UN_Committee_Slams_Iran_For_Postelection_Crackdown/1883884.html http://www.rferl.org/content/UN_Committee_Slams_Iran_For_Postelection_Crackdown/1883884.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:43:46 +0000 News Iranian human rights advocate and lawyer Shirin Ebadi said she has been receiving death threats, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Nobel_Laureate_Threatened_Harassed/1883866.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Nobel_Laureate_Threatened_Harassed/1883866.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:07 +0000 From Our Bureaus A decades-old conflict in Yemen between the government and northern rebels from the country's Shi'ite minority is heating up. As it does, Yemeni officials are charging Iran with supporting the rebels in a conflict that is also drawing in Saudi Arabia. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel speaks with RFE/RL's Radio Farda correspondent Hossein Aryan about the fighting in Yemen and whether it risks sparking a larger regional crisis. http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_Conflict_In_Yemen_Widens_Amid_Charges_Of_Iran_Involvement/1883769.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_Conflict_In_Yemen_Widens_Amid_Charges_Of_Iran_Involvement/1883769.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:01 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_Conflict_In_Yemen_Widens_Amid_Charges_Of_Iran_Involvement/1883769.html#relatedInfoContainer Senior officials from six world powers have expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to reconsider. http://www.rferl.org/content/Six_Powers_Regret_Irans_Stance_On_Nuclear_Deal/1883763.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Six_Powers_Regret_Irans_Stance_On_Nuclear_Deal/1883763.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:25 +0000 News The Iranian news website “Tabnak” and several bloggers are reporting that authorities are sending text messages to citizens warning them not to take part in antigovernment protests. http://www.rferl.org/content/Authorities_Warn_Iranians_Not_To_Protest_By_SMS/1883679.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Authorities_Warn_Iranians_Not_To_Protest_By_SMS/1883679.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:34 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/Authorities_Warn_Iranians_Not_To_Protest_By_SMS/1883679.html#relatedInfoContainer The UN nuclear watchdog chief has urged Iran to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009, and advised Western powers not to impose further sanctions on Tehran. http://www.rferl.org/content/ElBaradei_Urges_Iran_To_Agree_Fuel_Deal_By_Year_End/1883581.html http://www.rferl.org/content/ElBaradei_Urges_Iran_To_Agree_Fuel_Deal_By_Year_End/1883581.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:28 +0000 News Iran has increased its pressure on student activists ahead of the national Student Day on December 7. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Arrests_Student_Activists_Ahead_Of_Student_Day__/1883427.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Arrests_Student_Activists_Ahead_Of_Student_Day__/1883427.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:01 +0000 News The six countries negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program are meeting for fresh talks today in Brussels, as the threat of more punitive sanctions hangs over the dispute. The meeting comes one day after U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington and its allies could soon have a package of measures against Iran for its failure to accept a UN-brokered deal to send enriched uranium abroad for processing into fuel. Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said Tehran was willing to ... http://www.rferl.org/content/World_Powers_Meet_On_Iranian_Nuclear_Program/1883207.html http://www.rferl.org/content/World_Powers_Meet_On_Iranian_Nuclear_Program/1883207.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:01 +0000 News Death sentences imposed by Iran over unrest after disputed elections in June were unfortunate and distressing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Unrest_Death_Sentences_Distressing_Clinton_Says/1882723.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Unrest_Death_Sentences_Distressing_Clinton_Says/1882723.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:10 +0000 News UN inspectors have revisited Iran's second uranium-enrichment facility, diplomats said, after voicing concern that Tehran's belated disclosure of the nuclear site meant more may be hidden away. http://www.rferl.org/content/IAEA_Inspectors_Revisit_Disputed_Iran_Nuclear_Site/1882562.html http://www.rferl.org/content/IAEA_Inspectors_Revisit_Disputed_Iran_Nuclear_Site/1882562.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:44:36 +0000 News Russia said today that Iran had still not given its final answer to the international community on a proposal to send enriched uranium abroad for reprocessing. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Says_No_Final_Answer_Yet_From_Iran_On_Fuel_Deal/1882455.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Says_No_Final_Answer_Yet_From_Iran_On_Fuel_Deal/1882455.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:01 +0000 News Iran has rejected a UN-proposed deal under which it would export its lightly enriched uranium for further enrichment. What options does that now leave for the United States? http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Faces_Difficult_Decisions_After_Iran_Rejects_UN_Nuclear_Plan_/1882001.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Faces_Difficult_Decisions_After_Iran_Rejects_UN_Nuclear_Plan_/1882001.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:27 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Faces_Difficult_Decisions_After_Iran_Rejects_UN_Nuclear_Plan_/1882001.html#relatedInfoContainer U.S. President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Iran today of consequences of its failure to respond to the offer of a nuclear deal and could have a package of steps to take "within weeks." http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Warns_Iran_Of_Consequences_Over_Nuclear_Standoff/1881954.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Warns_Iran_Of_Consequences_Over_Nuclear_Standoff/1881954.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:17:18 +0000 News Five people have been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms of up to 15 years in connection with the unrest that followed Iran's disputed June election. The country's Justice Department says those sentenced to death were affiliated to or members of "counterrevolutionary groups." But observers consider the heavy sentences to be a move by the Islamic establishment to put an end to the continued opposition against President Mahmud Ahmadinejad reelection. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Death_Sentences_Seen_As_Intimidation_Move_Over_Postelection_Unrest/1881487.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Death_Sentences_Seen_As_Intimidation_Move_Over_Postelection_Unrest/1881487.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:57:10 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Death_Sentences_Seen_As_Intimidation_Move_Over_Postelection_Unrest/1881487.html#relatedInfoContainer Iran's foreign minister was quoted today as saying that Tehran would not send its enriched uranium abroad for further processing but would consider swapping it for nuclear fuel within its borders. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Rejects_Sending_Uranium_Abroad_Considers_Swaps/1881429.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Rejects_Sending_Uranium_Abroad_Considers_Swaps/1881429.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:28:45 +0000 News Blogger Masireh Sabz (The Green Path) admits he’s been wrong about Iranian women. He says he has come to realize how courageous Iran’s women really are during the ongoing protests against the reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. http://www.rferl.org/content/Confessions_Of_A_Man/1881330.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Confessions_Of_A_Man/1881330.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:08:18 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/Confessions_Of_A_Man/1881330.html#relatedInfoContainer Iran's Basij militia, who clashed with protesters after June's presidential poll, will confront any further "street riots," its commander said today, ahead of a ceremony to mark the killing of a dissident couple. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Islamic_Militia_Says_It_Will_Confront_Riots/1881256.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Islamic_Militia_Says_It_Will_Confront_Riots/1881256.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:22:46 +0000 News Five people have been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms of up to 15 years in connection with unrest after Iran's disputed election in June, state broadcaster IRIB reported. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Says_Five_Sentenced_To_Death_Since_Postelection_Unrest/1880975.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Says_Five_Sentenced_To_Death_Since_Postelection_Unrest/1880975.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:58:06 +0000 News Iran faces a "very short" window to submit its formal response to a UN-brokered deal meant to allay suspicions that it seeks to develop nuclear weapons, the U.S. State Department has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Says_Time_Very_Short_For_Iran_Response_To_Uranium_Deal/1880956.html http://www.rferl.org/content/US_Says_Time_Very_Short_For_Iran_Response_To_Uranium_Deal/1880956.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:48:25 +0000 News A French teaching assistant who was arrested in Tehran on spying charges after Iran's disputed election has appeared before a judge, the French Foreign Ministry spokesman said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Resumes_Trial_Of_French_Lecturer_No_Verdict/1880790.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Resumes_Trial_Of_French_Lecturer_No_Verdict/1880790.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:20:00 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Resumes_Trial_Of_French_Lecturer_No_Verdict/1880790.html#relatedInfoContainer A senior Iranian military official has accused Saudi Arabia of killing Shi'ite Muslims in Yemen and denounced it as the onset of "Wahhabi state terrorism," the official IRNA news agency reported. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Military_Denounces_Saudi_Killing_In_Yemen/1880745.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Military_Denounces_Saudi_Killing_In_Yemen/1880745.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:56:13 +0000 News A conservative Iranian website, "Alef," has claimed that a former deputy defense minister who has been missing for three years was abducted by Israel's secret services with the collaboration of German and British intelligence services and is now being held by Israel. http://www.rferl.org/content/Website_Claims_Missing_Iranian_Deputy_Minister_Held_In_Israel/1881307.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Website_Claims_Missing_Iranian_Deputy_Minister_Held_In_Israel/1881307.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:55:54 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/Website_Claims_Missing_Iranian_Deputy_Minister_Held_In_Israel/1881307.html#relatedInfoContainer China and the United States agree Iran must show its nuclear program is peaceful and transparent, President Barack Obama has said, but Chinese President Hu Jintao was more guarded on the dispute at a summit in Beijing. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Says_China_Agrees_On_Iran_Nuclear_Transparency/1880330.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Says_China_Agrees_On_Iran_Nuclear_Transparency/1880330.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:55:11 +0000 News Iran's belated revelation of a new uranium-enrichment site raises concern about possible further secret nuclear sites, according to a UN nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters. http://www.rferl.org/content/IAEA_Secrecy_Raises_Fears_Of_More_Iran_Atomic_Sites/1879697.html http://www.rferl.org/content/IAEA_Secrecy_Raises_Fears_Of_More_Iran_Atomic_Sites/1879697.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:53:34 +0000 News Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said the country's nuclear rights were not negotiable, the student news agency ISNA reported. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Says_Nuclear_Rights_NonNegotiable/1879605.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Says_Nuclear_Rights_NonNegotiable/1879605.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:39:33 +0000 News Two opposition websites have reported a physician resident at the Kahrizak detention center has committed suicide. One said that he committed suicide following the revelation of events at the detention center that is being described by the opposition as "Iran's Guantanamo." http://www.rferl.org/content/Tehran_Detention_Center_Doctors_Death_Arouses_Suspicions/1879441.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Tehran_Detention_Center_Doctors_Death_Arouses_Suspicions/1879441.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:41:55 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/Tehran_Detention_Center_Doctors_Death_Arouses_Suspicions/1879441.html#relatedInfoContainer Russia has announced the latest delay to Iran's first nuclear power station, saying that technical issues would prevent its engineers from starting up the reactor at the Bushehr plant by the year-end. http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Delays_Irans_Bushehr_Nuclear_Power_Station/1879356.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Delays_Irans_Bushehr_Nuclear_Power_Station/1879356.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:28:09 +0000 News Iran said earlier this month it was charging Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh Fattal, 27, with espionage. Their families say they strayed into Iran from northern Iraq accidentally while hiking at the end of July. http://www.rferl.org/content/Families_Urge_Iran_To_Release_US_Hikers/1879105.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Families_Urge_Iran_To_Release_US_Hikers/1879105.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:29:56 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Families_Urge_Iran_To_Release_US_Hikers/1879105.html#relatedInfoContainer Armenian Energy Minister Armen Movsisian says that despite complaints by Iranian officials Yerevan is fully complying with an agreement to import natural gas from Iran, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenia_Honoring_Gas_Deal_With_Iran/1878868.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Armenia_Honoring_Gas_Deal_With_Iran/1878868.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:08:01 +0000 From Our Bureaus Azerbaijani physicist Rashid Aliyev, who had worked for the Iranian Sazan Electronics Industry Company (SEIC), was arrested on October 5 upon arriving in Tehran from Azerbaijan. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Court_Refuses_To_Release_Azerbaijani_Scientist/1878865.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Court_Refuses_To_Release_Azerbaijani_Scientist/1878865.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:49 +0000 From Our Bureaus International PEN -- the worldwide association of writers -- marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer this time each year. Its aim is to recognize and support writers who resist repression of their basic human right to freedom of expression. While International PEN campaigns on behalf of hundreds of authors all year round, this November 15 the group is highlighting the cases of five authors in five countries, representing five geographical regions. The countries are Cameroon, Iran, China, Russia, ... http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_International_PEN_Marks_Day_Of_The_Imprisoned_Writer/1878857.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_International_PEN_Marks_Day_Of_The_Imprisoned_Writer/1878857.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:25:28 +0000 Features http://www.rferl.org/content/Interview_International_PEN_Marks_Day_Of_The_Imprisoned_Writer/1878857.html#relatedInfoContainer The trial of a French teaching assistant who was arrested on spying charges following Iran's disputed election in June will resume on Tuesday, the ISNA news agency has reported. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Resume_French_Lecturers_Trial/1878849.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Resume_French_Lecturers_Trial/1878849.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:11:48 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_To_Resume_French_Lecturers_Trial/1878849.html#relatedInfoContainer Parliament voted to support President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's new candidates for the energy, welfare, and education portfolios, although deputies criticized the nominee for the welfare job for mismanaging a disputed June 12 presidential election. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Parliament_Approves_Last_Three_Ministers/1878844.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Parliament_Approves_Last_Three_Ministers/1878844.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:26 +0000 News U.S. steps to renew sanctions and seize a New York skyscraper linked to Iran show that President Barack Obama is no better than his predecessor George W. Bush, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani has said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Speaker_Says_Obama_No_Better_Than_Bush/1878843.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Speaker_Says_Obama_No_Better_Than_Bush/1878843.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:01:07 +0000 News A court has sentenced a man to death for involvement in street unrest after Iran's disputed election in June, and for membership of an exiled opposition movement, an Iranian rights group said. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Condemns_Man_To_Death_Over_Unrest/1878576.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Condemns_Man_To_Death_Over_Unrest/1878576.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:50:51 +0000 News U.S. President Barack Obama has said time is running out for diplomacy in a dispute over Iran's nuclear program, but a top Iranian official said it was up to the West to show it sincerely wanted a deal. http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Presses_Iran_On_Atomic_Deal_Tehran_Defiant/1878570.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Presses_Iran_On_Atomic_Deal_Tehran_Defiant/1878570.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:42:31 +0000 News An Iranian court today sentenced a student who took part in protests following Iran's disputed presidential election this year to eight years in prison, a website reported. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Student_Gets_Eight_Years_Over_Protests/1878265.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Student_Gets_Eight_Years_Over_Protests/1878265.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:14:27 +0000 News Amnesty International and the parents of a convicted political activist called on Iran to stop his execution, which could take place today. http://www.rferl.org/content/Rights_Group_Parents_Seek_Pardon_For_Iranian_Kurd/1878262.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Rights_Group_Parents_Seek_Pardon_For_Iranian_Kurd/1878262.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:07:54 +0000 News A senior Iranian police officer in charge of cyber crimes has announced that a special police unit to fight “crimes” committed on the Internet has been created. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Creates_Cyber_Police/1877656.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Creates_Cyber_Police/1877656.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:29:17 +0000 Transmission Blogger 35 degrees writes about changing social norms in Iranian society, where sexual matters are generally taboo. http://www.rferl.org/content/Would_You_Like_A_Condom/1877636.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Would_You_Like_A_Condom/1877636.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:18:14 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/Would_You_Like_A_Condom/1877636.html#relatedInfoContainer Blogger Iran Azad (Free Iran) writes about how his friend, a supporter of Mahmud Ahmadinejad, was rejected by a girl he wanted to marry because of his loyalty to the Iranian president. http://www.rferl.org/content/Forget_About_Ahmadinejad_Or_No_Wedding/1877628.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Forget_About_Ahmadinejad_Or_No_Wedding/1877628.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:06 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/Forget_About_Ahmadinejad_Or_No_Wedding/1877628.html#relatedInfoContainer Iran's One Million Signatures campaign, which fights to gather public support against discriminatory laws in the country, has received the Women of the Year award from U.S.-based Glamour magazine. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_One_Million_Signatures_Campaign_Recognized_As_Women_Of_The_Year/1877634.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_One_Million_Signatures_Campaign_Recognized_As_Women_Of_The_Year/1877634.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:09 +0000 Watchdog http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_One_Million_Signatures_Campaign_Recognized_As_Women_Of_The_Year/1877634.html#relatedInfoContainer Blogger Premenstrual Syndrome says Iran’s Green movement, which is opposed to President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, distinguishes itself from other revolutionary movements by rejecting violence. http://www.rferl.org/content/Live_and_Let_Live/1877616.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Live_and_Let_Live/1877616.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:04:53 +0000 Persian Letters http://www.rferl.org/content/Live_and_Let_Live/1877616.html#relatedInfoContainer A member of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Nabi Rudaki, has said that the green opposition movement doesn’t exist. Rudaki made the comments in an interview with Iran’s official news agency (IRNA). http://www.rferl.org/content/Green_Opposition_Movement_Doesnt_Exist/1877610.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Green_Opposition_Movement_Doesnt_Exist/1877610.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:59:01 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/Green_Opposition_Movement_Doesnt_Exist/1877610.html#relatedInfoContainer Iran must continue its struggle against the United States, a hard-line cleric said today, a day after Washington renewed long-standing U.S. financial sanctions against Iran. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Struggle_With_US_Should_Continue_HardLine_Cleric_Says/1877499.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Struggle_With_US_Should_Continue_HardLine_Cleric_Says/1877499.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:31:41 +0000 News