July 2009

Eye on Iran

Jul 31

Eye On Iran: U.S. Senate Votes to Punish Companies Selling Gasoline to Iran-- Iranians Gather in Grief, Then Face Police -- Iran Blames Foreign Governments for Tehran killings

Bloomberg reported that “The U.S. Senate voted to punish companies that sell gasoline to Iran by prohibiting them from supplying the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The measure passed yesterday as an amendment to the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. The Senate agreed by unanimous consent to the amendment, sponsored by Republican Senators Jon Kyl of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine, according to the Library of Congress Web site.

Jul 31

Eye On Iran: U.S. Senate Votes to Punish Companies Selling Gasoline to Iran-- Iranians Gather in Grief, Then Face Police -- Iran Blames Foreign Governments for Tehran killings

Jul 31

Eye On Iran: U.S. Senate Votes to Punish Companies Selling Gasoline to Iran-- Iranians Gather in Grief, Then Face Police -- Iran Blames Foreign Governments for Tehran killings

Jul 30

Eye On Iran: Iranian Police Break Up Graveside Demonstration -- Clinton Urges Iran to Release Political Prisoners -- Tehran Combines Clemency and Toughness

AP reported that "Iranian police blocked opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi from attending a graveside memorial for victims of post-election unrest after he defied a government ban on the gathering. Mousavi, surrounded by hundreds of supporters, was trying to reach the graveside of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman whose shooting death at an anti-government rally on June 20 was caught on video that became one of the iconic images of the upheaval. Witnesses said hundreds of police surrounded Mousavi and forced him to leave Behesht-e Zahra cemetery on Tehran's southern outskirts...

Jul 29

Eye On Iran: Iran hardliners pile pressure on Ahmadinejad -- Florida mulls divesting Siemens -- US general: Iran working to influence Iraq vote -- Iran turns inward, silent on US outreach

The AFP reported that “Iranian hardliners warned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to obey the country's supreme leader, piling further pressure on the embattled president following his disputed re-election and a series of controversial political decisions. In a rare gesture to Ahmadinejad's opponents, the authorities on Tuesday freed 140 protesters detained in the wave of massive public demonstrations against his return to office in an election the opposition says was rigged.

Jul 28

UANI Applauds Congressman Klein for His Stance Against Doing Business with Iran

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July 28, 2009
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UANI Applauds Congressman Klein for His Stance Against Doing Business with Iran

Jul 28

Eye On Iran: Iran bans opposition mourning ceremony -- Gates warns of tough sanctions if Iran rebuffs US overture -- Nonmilitary Actions Can Deter Iran, Gates Says -- Iran's Mousavi says protests will continue: website

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Jul 27

Eye On Iran: Gates Says U.S. Overture to Iran is 'Not Open-Ended' -- Clinton Says Iran's Nuclear Pursuit Is "Futile"-- Iran Vows To Hit Israel's Atomic Sites If Attacked -- Iran’s Opposition Calls Crackdown ‘Immoral’

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Jul 24

Eye On Iran: LA MTA Board Delays Decision On Project Bidding with Siemens/AnsaldoBreda -- VP Pick Drives Wedge Between Ahmadinejad And Khamenei