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Terror attacks on Israelis Launched

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

by Warren L. Nelson

It looks like the Islamic Republic has decided to get back at Israel for the assassinations of scientists that Iran blames on Israel. Read more...

Hamas, Hezbollah distance themselves from Tehran

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Both Hamas and Hezbollah appear to be trying to put some distance between themselves and the Islamic Republic. Read more...

Crowds appear smaller for revolution anniversary

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Crowds swarmed Azadi Square Saturday to mark the 33 rd anniversary of the revolution with chants against Israel and the United States. Read more...

Election slates out in profusion

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Political groups began madly issuing election slates this week in such profusion that the public may end up thoroughly confused. Read more...

No crackdown on love held this Valentine's Day

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Valentine’s Day passed Tuesday without the police crackdown that had become the norm the last few years. Read more...

Poll: Half of Iran shot of founds for food

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

A new Gallup Poll finds that almost half of all Iranians say they don’t have enough money to buy food, Read more...

Rial holds steady (albeit worthless) this past week

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

The rial was steady at a little more than 18,000 to the dollar on the open market throughout the past week, gaining a stability unknown for months before. Read more...

US probe says American pilot may have landed drone in Iran by mistake

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

A US investigation into the downing of a CIA drone in Iran concludes the US-based pilot may actually have landed the drone in Iran by mistake, Fox News reports. Read more...

Harper: Iran seeks to 'use' A-bomb

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a scathing rebuke of Iran last month, saying the regime in Tehran Read more...

German who met Ashtiani says she looked terrible

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

The first Westerner to see Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery, says she is no longer recognizable. Read more...

Iranian pair accused of plagiarism on grand scale

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

A Canadian university professor wants punishment for two Iranian academics he says plagiarized an entire paper of his—lock, Read more...

Government shrugs shoulders as Internet cut off four days

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Iran’s 30 million Internet users were cut off from most contact with the outside world from Friday through Monday by a mysterious blockage that the government claimed i... Read more...

'US must make credible Iran war threat'

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

A bipartisan American study group led by moderate politicians says the United States must make a much more credible threat Read more...

Sean Stone converts, now partly Muslim

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Sean Stone, son of movie director Oliver Stone, announced Tuesday in Iran that he has converted to Shia Islam. Read more...

A look at subsidy reform after one year

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

In the same vein, a Gallup measurement of global well-being, conducted in September 2011, has found that “suffering” in Iran had doubled to 26% in 2011 Read more...

The Oil Patch

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

IT’S A SURGE! — The daily price of an OPEC barrel is definitely on the upswing now. Read more...

Dizaei guilty, sent back to the slammer

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

The career of Britain’s most controversial police officer, Ali Dizaei, ended Monday after he was convicted for corruption for a second time—but he could be freed in thr... Read more...

Social worker walks the halls of a tough Indiana middle school with 'kid skills'

Iran Times - February 14th, 2012

Ross Bushehry has a job one doesn’t ordinarily associate with an Iranian-American. He’s a social worker in a tough middle school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Read more...