Comment on Iran’s Ahmadinejad Endorsed Obama? by C. Browning

Figures a Muslim would praise another Muslim.. Romney just isn’t to his taste.. Obama is!...

Comment on Iran’s Ahmadinejad Endorsed Obama? by Bettypearl

When a county like Iran wants a certain person elected for president of USA, that’s when you take notice. That’s when we vote for the other guy. GET IT?...

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Calls For Strategic Alliance With Egypt

(RFE/RL) — Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has called on Egypt to form a strategic alliance with Iran. Ahmadinejad accused outside forces of keeping the two nations from a rapprochement. Ahmadinejad was speaking on February 6 in Cairo. Ahmadinejad is on the first visit to Cairo by an Iranian leader in more than three decades. The...

Why Ahmadinejad's greatest enemies may be in Iran

When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was publicly slammed by Iran's religious clerics for hugging the mother of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the outside world got a glimpse at Tehran's internal political tensions.

Iran to stand united with Venezuela to achieve justice: Ahmadinejad

Islam Times - Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reaffirmed Iran’s resolve to stand united with the Venezuelan nation for the achievement of justice and prosperity.

Iran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's fury as ally is arrested

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, has voiced his anger in an extraordinary political battle brewing between his office and parliament over the arrest of his ally and ex-Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi.

Iran Picks Ahmadinejad-Critic As Parliament Speaker

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's parliament has re-elected a conservative critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the house speaker. In Tuesday's vote, Ali Larijani got 177... TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's parliament has re-elected a conservative critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the house speaker. In Tuesday's vote, Ali Larijani got 177 vot...

Iran's leader accused of manipulating public views

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's armed forces joint chief of staff is accusing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of trying to manipulate public opinion. It is the latest exchange of harsh rhetoric between outgoing Ahmadinejad and his conservative opponents ahead of the June election. The conservative Khabaronline news website on Tuesday quoted Gen...

Comment on Obama Says Iran Will Have a Nuclear Weapon in a Year. by paco12348

I find it humorous Obama is setting up protection against N Korea's threat of sending a bomb to America but on the other hand Obama tells Israel NOT TO WORRY about Iran's threat to wipe them off the map.

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Iran Talks: Obama Says U.S. Hasn't 'Given Away Anything' To Iran In Latest Round Of Discussions

CARTAGENA, Colombia -- President Barack Obama says the U.S. hasn't "given away anything" to Iran in the latest round of talks over the Islamic republic's nuclear program. Obama is responding to criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who says the U.S. and world powers gave Iran a "freebie" by agreeing to hold more talks n...

Obama: Enough world oil to crack down on Iran

US President Obama said that he believed there was sufficient global oil supply to fill in the gap by reducing exports from Iran, making it possible for more sanctions on Iran.

Iran “Covers” Michelle Obama From The Oscars

(KTVI) – Iran had a busy night during the 2013 Academy Awards. Not only did “Argo,” a movie about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, win the Best Picture award, but First Lady Michelle Obama announced the winner via video link from Washington, D.C. Iran altered the image of Obama’s dress by giving her sleeves and covering her upper-chest. Fars...

Clerics angry over Ahmadinejad's hug

Conservative clerics in Iran lash out at President Ahmadinejad for touching Hugo Chavez's mother.

Ahmadinejad under fire for hugging Chavez's mother

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Senior Iranian clerics have criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for consoling Hugo Chavez's mother with a hug — a physical contact considered a sin under the country's strict Islamic codes. The controversy follows a widely published photo showing Ahmadinejad embracing Chavez's mother at the funeral of the late Ve...

Pakistan, Iran leaders inaugurate pipeline project

GABD, Iran (AP) — The leaders of Pakistan and Iran on Monday pushed ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, with the Iranian president saying the West has no right to block the project. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke during a ceremony alongside his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, in Iran near...

Ahmadinejad Under Fire for 'UnIslamic' Hugging at Funeral...

Bitter-‘sweet embrace’: Ahmadinejad slated for hugging Chavez’s relative Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offering his condolences to Hugo Chavez's mother Elena Frias, during the funeral of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas. (AFP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under the spotlight once again for another contro...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Could Face 74 Lashes For Breaking Election Rules

The Iranian Guardian Council of the Constitution could charge President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for violating election rules when he accompanied his chief advisor and presidential hopeful to the election registry on Saturday. Iran state television broadcast footage of Ahmadinejad escorting Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. He was allegedly caught tell...

Iran Does Not Approve of Ahmadinejad Hugging Hugo Chavez's Mom

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were sorta like the Thelma and Louise of international dictators and had a friendship so deep that they joked around about atomic bombs. That doesn't matter to Ahmadinejad's political opponents, who think hugging Hugo Chavez's grieving mom is pretty much the worst...

Iran: Council Slams Ahmadinejad For Candidate Endorsement

Iran’s Guardian Council has spoken out against the fact that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accompanied Esfandiar Rahim Mashai as he registered to run in the presidential race. Abasali Kadkhodayi told the Tasnim News Agency on May 12 that the president’s presence at the Interior Ministry yesterday, May 11, has been unanimously deemed a vio...

Ahmadinejad's hug angers clerics

Conservative clerics in Iran lash out at President Ahmadinejad for touching Hugo Chavez's mother.

Clerics angry Ahmadinejad hugged woman

Conservative clerics in Iran lash out at President Ahmadinejad for touching Hugo Chavez's mother.

Obama: US will do 'what is necessary' to stop Iran

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning Iran that the U.S. will "do what is necessary" to prevent the Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Obama spoke after meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo). The West says Iran's program is aimed at developing nuclear weapons tec...

Could The Next President Of Iran Ease U.S. Tensions?

TEHRAN, Iran — For eight years, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased...

Ahmadinejad Pushing For Top Aide To Be Next President

TEHRAN, Iran — During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remarkable: He stood modestly to...

Iranian President Ahmadinejad Arrested by Revolutionary Guard

So many wackos in this country. Check it out: Reports indicate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on April 29 and “held for seven hours.” Ahmadinejad was allegedly traveling in a convoy comprised of his security … Continue reading...

Iran candidate vows 'constructive' diplomacy

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A potential front-runner in Iran's presidential race is suggesting he would seek better relations with the West in efforts to lessen international showdowns. Hasan Rohani, Iran's former nuclear negotiator, apparently sought to stake out a moderate tone for the June election to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is consid...

It's more important to be a religious bigot

than to make nice to an ally Quote: Senior Iranian clerics have scolded President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for consoling Hugo Chavez’s mother with a hug — a physical contact considered a sin under Iran’s strict Islamic codes. The rebuke follows a widely published photo showing Ahmadinejad embracing Chavez’s mother at the funeral of the late V...

The Lede: Image of Ahmadinejad Angers Clerics, So His Supporters Turn to Photoshop

Religious conservatives in Iran were outraged by an image of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clasping hands with the grief-stricken mother of Hugo Chávez at her son’s funeral last week.

Ahmadinejad: Expansion of Tehran-Cairo tourism ties ensures “peace, security and brotherhood"

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has underlined the significance of the enhancement of bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic and Egypt in all areas, particularly in the read more...

What's wrong with a hug? Let’s give Iran’s Ahmadinejad points for human compassion

Iran’s president under fire from fundamental Islamists for hugging Hugo Chavez’s mother at funeral...

Was Iran¿s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrested by the Revolutionary Guard?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was allegedly arrested on Monday and told to back down with claims that the regime defrauded voters at the last general election and allegations of fraud against political rivals.

Comment on Obama Says Iran Will Have a Nuclear Weapon in a Year. by Aleks

Biggest threat to America: using a war in Iran to further restrict civil liberties and empower Washington.

Ahmadinejad roadshow: Pitching his political heir

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — During a celebration last week to mark the Persian new year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did something quietly remarkable: He stood modestly to the side and let his favored aide have the spotlight. The gesture was far more than just a rare demure moment from the normally grandstanding leader. It was more carefully s...

Iran Expands Nuclear Fuel Production After Talks

In defiant tones, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proclaimed that Iran was a nuclear power.

A U.S. Secret Service Agent Almost Shot Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has served as the President of Iran since 2005, is no stranger to assassination attempts — both real and potentially imaginary . According to a piece in the new issue of The Atlantic , however, the Iranian leader's closest brush with death was entirely accidental. In an excerpt from the forthcoming book, Deep Sta...

Irwin Cotler: Four Steps to Ensuring Human Rights Prevail in Iran

Nasrin Sotoudeh's courageous human rights advocacy has highlighted and exposed the brutality of Ahmadinejad's Iran. Indeed, Iran has jailed more than fifty of its lawyers, and Nasrin was a courageous lawyer for political prisoners until becoming one herself.

Ahmadinejad criticado por abrazo a madre de Chávez

TEHERAN, Irán (AP) _ Clérigos iraníes de alto rango criticaron al presidente Mahmud Ahmadinejad por consolar a la madre de Hugo Chávez con un abrazo, un contacto físico considerado un pecado bajo los estrictos códigos morales islámicos del país.

Iran launches destroyer in the Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that the country has launched its domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea. Sunday's report says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided-missile destroyer Jamaran-2 in the port city of Anzali, about 250 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of Tehran. This is Iran's first h...

Era of atomic bombs over: President Ahmadinejad

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the era of atomic bombs is over and the use of nuclear weapons will no longer influence political equations. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/04...r -ahmadinejad/ “The era of the atomic bomb is over. Atomic bombs are no longer useful and have no effect on political equations. Atomic bombs belong t...