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Was Rigi’s arrest by Iran staged?
Yesterday, the Iranian government claimed that it had arrested the wanted militant Abdolmalek Rigi, by forcing his aircraft, which was overflying Iranian territory, to land. New evidence suggests that this operation could have been staged for the cameras. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/02/was-rigis-arrest-by-iran-staged.html
Target sanctions at Iran’s leaders
When it comes to imposing sanctions against Iran, no option will be easy or certain. There is one option however, which could keep Iran’s leadership up at night. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/17/iran-nuclear-regime-west Recent interview with BBC Persian about the possibility of an Iran sponsored attack through Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2xuhj6hvQ
No respite for Ahmadinejad
Two part, sometimes heated debate on Iran on FRANCE24 (especially part 2) – Part 1 http://www.france24.com/en/20100211-france-24-debate-iran-islamic-revolution-anniversary-protests Part 2 – http://www.france24.com/en/20100211-france-24-debate-iran-islamic-revolution-anniversary-protests-part2 Article “No respite for Ahmadinejad” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/12/iran-protest-turnout-threat
Tehran’s nuclear glue
The recent declaration by Tehran that its going to enrich uranium to 20%, has more to do with domestic reasons. We should expect more similar statements from Iran, even though they may not even be true. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/08/tehrans-nuclear-programme