Thread: Iran News and Editorials

It was a pity it wasn't an aircraft carrier. The Panamanians fucked up again.

Lot of ships to look out for in the straits but no way should it have happened. The Capt. of the warship is gonna get the boot for sure.

This is interesting. Look at the number of ships in the straits of Hormuz. Worse than jams on Sukhumvit road.

Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions

They are the ones with their transponders switched on or even have one. Maybe the 24hr awacs need a radio link with the US navy.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Fars News Agency :: Participants in Tehran Conference on Syria Issue Final Statement



Participants in Tehran Conference on Syria Issue Final Statement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Delegates of 30 world countries and international bodies participating in the International Conference on Syria in the Iranian capital issued a final statement at the end of their meeting Thursday evening.

The full text is available at the above link.

Oh my, there are some beacons of democracy there, aren't there?

I am confident that they have similar election laws as most "civilised" countries.

You know, the candidate be elected unless they "persuade" the electorate to vote for them, once elected they inhabit a "privileged" position, once elected they can introduce legislation and profit from the outcome, to be able to run for election the candidate has to be "accepted" by his peers.........

Originally Posted by OhOh

The full text is available at the above link.

Read it. Outcome. Fok all.

Originally Posted by OhOh

I am confident that they have similar election laws as most "civilised" countries.

You know, the candidate be elected unless they "persuade" the electorate to vote for them, once elected they inhabit a "privileged" position, once elected they can introduce legislation and profit from the outcome, to be able to run for election the candidate has to be "accepted" by his peers.........

Really? Zimbabwe? Iran? China? Russia? Oman? I could go on, but clearly you don't really know so much about "election laws" in any of these countries, because you wouldn't make such a ridiculous comment otherwise.

^2nd line, 9th word, "PERSUADE" does it ring any bells. look it up in a decent dictionary and you may understand the meaning of the word.

Or are you suggesting that the countries you don't mention are different?

Originally Posted by Norton

Read it. Outcome. Fok all.

That it took place, that the combined population represented there exceeded 50% of the worlds population, that no western media mentioned it's occurrence or outcome?. Those facts should light up your "lightbulb" if nothing else

How are they 'represented' by people who are mostly dictators or election fixers? Get real.

Which election isn't "fixed" in some form or another. Unkept promises, downright lies, blame the previous incumbent, ballot rigging, hanging shards.........

Or do the elected politicians you vote for deliver what they promise?

Looks like the sanctions regarding the non purchase of Iranian oil have had some effect. Not exactly as planned.

Rather than destroying the Iranian economy it appears that the US, UK and France are feeling the pinch of rising world oil prices.

The US/UK/France sheeple will swallow "it's those ragheads again" just before Obama wants re-electing as well.

IEA may release oil reserves as soon as September - report | Reuters

"(Reuters) - World oil consumers are poised to tap into emergency oil inventories as soon as early September after the International Energy Agency (IEA) dropped its resistance to a U.S.-led plan, a source and an oil journal said on Friday.

Just one week after its chief said there was no discussion of possible emergency action, the IEA is now thought to have agreed to the idea, the industry journal Petroleum Economist reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. The release could be as large or larger than last year's 60 million barrel injection.

Responding to the report, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said the agency remained in close communication with members and stood "prepared to act as necessary in response to a physical disruption", avoiding the question of whether active consideration of a reserve release was underway.

"However, as I said as recently as last week, at this time the conditions that would warrant such a response by the IEA are not present," she said in a statement.

But market fundamentals may not be the principal consideration. While the disruption to Iran's exports may be used as the excuse for action, U.S. officials are also keen to temper rising prices that risk diminishing the impact of financial sanctions on Tehran, Reuters reported last week, citing sources.

While the IEA may not agree that the degree of supply disruption has met the traditional measure of what would merit emergency intervention, it is concerned that the United States, France and Britain might act together to draw on stockpiles without coordinating with the rest of the group, undermining its credibility, according to Friday's media report, which was echoed by the source.

"The U.S. is the main driver, the IEA sees no need for a release. However, if major consumers such as the U.S., UK and France want a release, the IEA is likely to step up and play a role," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"A release could be as early as September," the source said on Friday.

News that consumer nations could be moving quickly toward intervening in oil markets again weighed on prices, with benchmark Brent crude falling $1.42 a barrel or 1.2 percent to close at $113.59 a barrel. The impact was muted by oil platform closures as a storm heads toward the U.S. Gulf.

The Petroleum Economist said that the sharp decline in Iran's oil exports this year would be used as a justification, it reported in an article by editor Derek Brower, who also writes for the Economist magazine.

"Whether it's self-inflicted or not, that's still a supply disruption," the article quoted an unnamed official at a government backing the release as saying. The Petroleum Economist has been a well-regarded energy industry publication for decades, but it is better known for its sophisticated analysis and detailed maps than for breaking news."

The decision by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to attend the upcoming NAM summit in Tehran is proof that the US and Israel’s anti-Iran policy has failed to find followers in much of the global scene, The New York Times writes.


“The American-Israeli campaign” against Iran “is not resonating in much of the world,” the daily wrote on Wednesday.
PressTV - NY Times: UN chief to attend NAM in blow to US, Israel


Well, credit to the NY Times for reporting it (wonder what Fox had to say). Unsurprisingly, it reveals that the US & allies lobbied hard to prevent the UN sec general attending the Summit. It is evidence of a larger trend- western influence to control the political dialogue in most of the world is waning. This has many ramifications.

^ Hah- they said it 'could be a campaign issue'.

Originally Posted by sabang

^ Hah- they said it 'could be a campaign issue'.

They have both already taken the AIPAC "shilling", it's payback time.

Originally Posted by sabang

Hah- they said it 'could be a campaign issue'.

Figured you'd not let it go without mention.

Iranian national security commission head in Syria for talks with Assad - Xinhua | English.news.cn

"DAMASCUS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Head of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission set foot in the Syrian capital Saturday for talks with top Syrian officials.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi and two other members of the Iranian parliament arrived in Damascus for a two-day visit, during which he will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other members of the Syrian government. The visit comes as Iran has recently proposed a new initiative to solve the Syrian crisis.

Boroujerdi told reporters after his landing that Syrian Prime Minister Wael Halki will take part in the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran.
He expressed optimism and said that soon "we will see a solution to the current problems," adding that during his visit he will hold talks and negotiations with the Syrian side. "Our message to the brothers in Syria is a message of love and we hope to see stability and security in Syria," he said.

A day earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said the Islamic republic will present an "acceptable and rational" proposal on the Syrian crisis at the upcoming NAM summit in Tehran, Iran's Press TV reported. "We believe that the proposal is acceptable, rational and principled and will include all parties involved in Syrian issues, " said Salehi, adding that "it will be very difficult to oppose it. "
He noted that Iran has been in close contact with many countries as well as the Syrian opposition over the past year since the outset of the crisis in Syria, emphasizing that the ground should be prepared for an understanding between the Syrian government and opposition.

Salehi also pointed to Iran's proposal to host talks between the Syrian government and opposition in a bid to end the violence in the Arab nation and expressed hope that Tehran would host the talks after the NAM summit. He said most of the opposition have expressed their readiness to attend such talks, according to the report. Salehi reaffirmed the Islamic republic's "principled support" for Syria, saying that Damascus is an important ring in the chain of resistance against Israel.

The NAM summit will be held on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 in Tehran."

Lets wait and see if this real or more hot air.

It will almost certainly favour the current minority, pro-Iran regime.

from Englishman & long time Thailand resident, Anthony Lawson, Anthony Lawson - YouTube

Published on Mar 30, 2012 by alawson911

Dedicated to the long-suffering Palestinians and Iranians who have been sidelined by the United Nations in favour of the Nuclear Apartheid State of Zionist Israel in the most blatant exercise in International Double Standards that our world has ever known.

This video demonstrates that the United States is not a democracy, it is a bribeocracy, largely controlled by Zionists. But citizens of other nations need not be complacent, for there is much evidence to suggest that the same pressures are being brought to bear on their politicians and officials to support Israel's excesses, and an Internet search will reveal that the first ever European Jewish Parliament held its inaugural meeting early in February, 2012; something that the mainstream media seemed reluctant to publicise.

Anthony Lawson, March 31st, 2012

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^ They're only just catching up with the Muslims now?

^ what r u talking about?