The appointment of Tehran’s former attorney general Sa’id Mortazavi to director of the Social Security Foundation has stirred a political controversy this week due to his involvement in the Kahrizak detention facility affair… Continue reading
President Barack Obama hasn’t changed but the situation has, in part due to his actions… Continue reading
The decision to establish the council was made in response to the growth of information and telecommunications technology, particularly the global internet network, and its impact on individual and social life… Continue reading
A number of simultaneous marches to Israel’s borders from the various Arab countries are planned for March 30, 2012… Continue reading
It is quite right to be worried and hesitant about entering a war with Iran… Continue reading
Why Islamic religious law prohibits the development of nuclear weapons… Continue reading
Does President Barack Obama now love Israel?… Continue reading
Was Rigi captured by the Iranians in Afghanistan with crucial direct or indirect U.S. help… Continue reading
The following provides an overview of February 11/22 Bahman opposition protests and official activities in several provincial Iranian cities… Continue reading
Ardebili reportedly scolded Khameini for being out of touch with the people… Continue reading
Most Baku Iran watcher contacts predict massive demonstrations in Tehran, and significant protests in Tabriz, Mashad, Isfahan, and some smaller cities… Continue reading
According to an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner… Continue reading
Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children’s rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities… Continue reading
The new Middle East strategic battle is heating up and this is only the start… Continue reading
Much written and said about the Middle East has always been fantasy. And number one on that list is the war hysteria with Iran… Continue reading
Azerbaijan, despite its being a Shi’ite Muslim country, has a strong pro-Western orientation and, to Iran’s dissatisfaction, maintains good relations with Israel… Continue reading
Since the late 1980s, Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, has been a favorite theater of terrorist operations for Iran and Hezbollah… Continue reading
Turkey and Iran often state that there has been peace along their border for more than four hundred years… Continue reading
For the past half year Iran and Hezbollah have organized and carried out a terrorist campaign against Israeli targets abroad… Continue reading
WikiLeaks: Iranian Exporter Discusses Regime Pressures, Smuggling Routes, and Iran Narcotics Problem
Iranian manufacturer and exporter said that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for “help” in bringing in mis-labeled shipments into and out of Iran… Continue reading
According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities… Continue reading
Labor MK Ephraim Sneh sees military action against Iran’s nuclear program as only a last resort… Continue reading
Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the “point of no return” for Tehran’s nuclear weapons program… Continue reading
Tehran this week hardened its nuclear and military policies in defiance of tougher sanctions and ahead of international nuclear talks… Continue reading
There’s a serious split in Hamas reflecting the growing civil war among Islamists along Sunni-Shia lines… Continue reading
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