Khomeini’s Grandson Flees Iran
Guest post by Jill Marie Parillo from Physicians for Social Responsibility. The 50 year old grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini, Sayed Hassan Khomeini, has reportedly left Iran rather than bow to recent pressure that he attend Ahmadinejad’s upcoming inauguration ceremony. Sayed Hassan is a mid-level cleric who is also in charge of the beautiful and vast […]
Iran updates – July 7
5:59 pm: Ahmadinejad says his reelection gave him a mandate – LA Times Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today declared his disputed reelection gave him a mandate to continue his domestic and international policies and spoke out defiantly against the West in a televised speech meant to shore up his legitimacy amid continued political turmoil. But […]
Iran updates – July 2
Happy Fourth of July Weekend – We’ll be taking a little break from posting this weekend,though will still be following events in Iran as they happen. As always, check back here for major developments, and have a great weekend. 4:39 pm: Mowj confirmed that Rafsanjani will not lead the Friday prayers Mowj announced that Hashemi […]
BBC: Recalling the Ayatollah’s return
The BBC marks the 30th anniversary of Khomeini’s return and the Iranian Revolution. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2041119&w=425&h=350&fv=config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fplayer%2Femp%2Fconfig%2Fdefault.xml%3Fv13%26playlist%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.bbc.co.uk%252Fmedia%252Femp%252F7860000%252F7861800%252F7861850.xml%26embedReferer%3D%26embedPageUrl%3D%2F2%2Fhi%2Fmiddle_east%2F7861357.stm%26config_settings_autoPlay%3Dfalse%26config_settings_showPopoutButton%3Dfalse%26config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType%3Deav2%26config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition%3DInternational%26preroll%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fpfadx%2Fbbccom.live.site.news%2Fnews_middleeast_content%3Bsectn%3Dnews%3Bctype%3Dcontent%3Bnews%3Dmiddleeast%3Bslot%3Dcompanion%3Bsz%3D512x288%3Btile%3D6%26companionSize%3D300x30%26companionType%3Dadi%26config_settings_suppressItemKind%3Dadvert%2C+ident] more about “BBC: Recalling the Ayatollah’s return“, posted with vodpod