August 2011
Supreme Leader expresses election caution
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has warned that parliamentary elections must not threaten the country’s security.
Iranian MP warns against "absolute" support for Syria
Iranian MP Ahmad Avayi has warned against giving “absolute” support to the Syrian government, maintaining that the protests are legitimate popular movements staged by “pious people.”
Cyber attack targeted at Google users in Iran
Google reported that Gmail users in Iran were at risk of having their log-in information stolen this weekend for an unknown period of time after someone broke into a Dutch Company, DigiNotar, to steal a digital identification card for Google.com.
Sunnis demand right to hold prayers
The Sunni cleric Molavi Abolhamid Esmail Zehi, who leads Friday mass in Zahedan, has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to allow Sunni spiritual leaders to hold Fetr Eid mass prayers “in large cities where Sunnis are not majorities.”
Iran holds talk with Libyan rebel chief
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi spoke on the telephone with the head of the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council (NTC) and called for the return of Iran’s ambassador to Libya.
Focus on post-Islamic Iran demanded by Iranian leader
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called on the Ahmadinejad administration to focus more on post-Islamic Iran and less on the pre-Islamic era of the country.
Tehran Bazaar faces strikes and protests
The Tehran Bazaar continues to face a strike, and reports indicate that at least 16 people were arrested in a demonstration staged on Saturday in protest of new tax regulations.
Iranian opposition says government faces legitimacy crisis
Ardeshir Amirarjmand, a spokesman for the opposition’s Coordination Council for the Green Path of Hope, has made a provocative proclamation: “A government that is faced with a legitimacy crisis is in fear of everything and sees threats everywhere: the rejoicing of youth and the breaking of the fast in public parks, and even the water levels of Lake Oroumiyeh become a security concern.”
Iran denies involvement in Syrian politics
Iran is denying accusations that the Qods Revolutionary Guards, the international branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, has had a hand in recent developments in Syria, describing the allegations as “unsubstantiated and baseless.”
Iranian reformists laud release of political prisoners
Iranian political activists have commended the government's decision to release scores of political activists, saying it would promote “peace and calm” in the country.











