UPI: The Iranian people had many hopes after the fall of the shah in February 1979 but that great revolution was hijacked by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the Islamic fundamentalists and a much more ruthless tyranny began.
Iran 34 years after the revolution
UN official: No deal on resuming Iran nuke probe
AP: Senior officials of the U.N. atomic agency have returned from Tehran without a hoped-for deal that would have led to the resumption of a probe into allegations that Iran worked secretly on nuclear arms.
Senior Iranian official shot dead in Syria
AFP: Assailants shot dead a senior Iranian official in Syria while he was travelling by road towards the Lebanese capital overnight, the Iranian authorities said on Thursday.
Iran denies shipping arms to Islamist militants in Somalia
Reuters: Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying Islamist militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as “absurd fabrications,” according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
Republicans force delay on US defense chief vote
AFP: Republicans demanding answers from President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Pentagon forced Senate leaders Wednesday to delay a vote, throwing Chuck Hagel’s confirmation into doubt.
Argentina digs in on Iran terror probe plan
AFP: Argentina’s top diplomat on Wednesday insisted that an Argentine judge would question Iranian suspects in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish charities building, despite an apparent Iranian refusal.
WTI oil falls on Iran nuclear negotiations
Bloomberg: West Texas Intermediate oil in New York fell after Iran said it was nearing agreement with nuclear inspectors and as the Energy Information Administration said U.S. crude output rose to the highest level in 20 years.
Kerry: Response to NKorea will send Iran a message
AP: The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea’s nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.
California insurers decrease Iran-linked holdings 97%
Bloomberg: Insurers doing business in California reduced investments in Iran-linked companies by about 97 percent since 2009 under pressure from the state’s industry regulator.
Ashton hopes for Iran ‘flexibility’ in nuclear talks
AFP: European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday said she hoped Iran would show some “flexibility” at upcoming talks with world powers on its nuclear program in Kazakhstan.
