According to the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his country is going through a rocket development stage that should ultimately give it capability to launch its own satellites into space, without external help. picked by maxriter 3 months ago

Admiral William Fallon has been described as the only man standing between the Bush administration and war with Iran. He resigned today. picked by mahler87 2 months ago

The blonde-haired, scantily-clad Barbie doll and other western toys will lead to "destructive and cultural consequences" for Iran, the country's leading prosecutor was quoted as saying today. (Cool! No need to send an army, then) picked by kissmenow 2 weeks ago

Drivers in Iran found guilty of dangerous behaviour on the roads could be sentenced to 74 lashes or several months in jail, Iran's traffic police chief was quoted as saying Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Could this be the excuse for action against Iran or perhaps it's China trying to take some of the pressure off itself? picked by topofall 1 month ago

Saddam Hussein initially didn't think the U.S. would invade Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction, so he kept the fact that he had none a secret to prevent an Iranian invasion he believed could happen. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

AMERICANS have learned to take with a grain of salt much of the rhetoric in a campaign like the current Democratic donnybrook between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Still, there are some red lines that should never be crossed. Clinton did so Tuesday morning, the day of the Pennsylvania primary, when she told ABC's "Good Morning America" that, if she were president, she would "tot... read full post picked by DerAlt 2 weeks ago

They frown on that sort of thing in Iran, don't they?


Edit: Link fixed picked by tigertony 4 weeks ago

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the US navy fabricated evidence that a convoy of its ships was harassed by Iranian speedboats in Gulf waters on Sunday. picked by unzercharlie 4 months ago

I don't understand how a nation so backwards politically and socially can have such advanced technology. picked by mahler87 3 months ago

“We believe that the major powers who have come to the region from thousands of kilometres away should respect the will of nations and leave this region,” the Iranian leader told reporters in Baghdad. picked by doggylives 2 months ago

“What policy logic justifies D.O.E. funding Russian institutes which are providing nuclear technology to Iran?” the letter asked. “How does this advance our non-proliferation goals?” picked by dollyllama 3 months ago