The Scotsman: George Santayana, the American political philosopher, famously said Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are destined to repeat them. We had better prepare ourselves for some sharp history lessons if current events in Iran are anything to go by. As the brutal, fascist regime tightens its grip in that beleaguered nation, the parallels with the rise of Nazi Germany are menacing.
Iran sounds chilling echo of Nazi Germany
Irans Larijani to travel to Moscow
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 Ali Larijani, the secretary-general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday that he will travel to Moscow to meet Russian officials on a Russian proposal aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the international standoff over Tehrans suspected nuclear weapons program.
Irans Larijani to travel to Moscow
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 Ali Larijani, the secretary-general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday that he will travel to Moscow to meet Russian officials on a Russian proposal aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the international standoff over Tehrans suspected nuclear weapons program.
Iran says wont compromise on nukes under pressure
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 Iran said on Sunday that it would not bow to international pressure over its nuclear program, the state-run news agency IRNA reported.
Iran says wont compromise on nukes under pressure
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 Iran said on Sunday that it would not bow to international pressure over its nuclear program, the state-run news agency IRNA reported.
Iraq’s Sadr says his militia will support Iran
Reuters: Firebrand Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has assured Iran that his Shi’ite Muslim militiamen will support the Islamic Republic if it comes under attack, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
UBS says cutting ties with all Iran customers
Reuters: Swiss bank UBS is cutting ties with all of its customers in Iran because of high compliance costs, a spokesman said on Sunday, adding that the decision was not driven by political motives.
Iran extends nuclear plant in secret
The Sunday Telegraph: Iran has secretly extended the uranium enrichment plant at the centre of the international controversy over its resumption of banned nuclear research earlier this month, satellite imagery has revealed.
Iran says has not transferred foreign assets
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has transferred no money from its foreign accounts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said on Sunday, denying reports from the central bank governor that such transfers had begun.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad tells Europe to “take back the Jews”
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 21 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told European nations on Friday to open their doors to the Jews of Israel, so that Israel could be removed from the map of the Middle East.
