The New Dark Age

7 January 2008 — The New Dark Age

7/1/08

Bush: Iran still a priority
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
Ahead of a major Middle East tour, President Bush said he would tell Israeli and Arab leaders that isolating Iran is still a priority. …
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/106256.html

German diplomat is forced to leave Iran
Boston Globe – United States
Iran has expelled a German diplomat for “undiplomatic” behavior, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. The expulsion comes after a media report said that …
www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/01/07/german_diplomat_is_forced_to_leave_iran

Iran awaiting US response on Iraq talks: spokesman
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here on Sunday that Iran is awaiting US response to Tehran’s preconditions for holding new …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=160826

Bush to insist Iran remains a threat
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
US President George W. Bush will try this week to reassure US allies in the Middle East that his administration continues to view Iran as a threat and will …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23017854-2703,00.html

Iran’s cinema selects best actors
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN — Actors and actresses were honored during the Second Iranian Screen Actors Celebration held here in Tehran on Saturday. Many Iranian figures from …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=160898

Lobe: More signs of Iran detente…from Patraeus
By Irancove
David Petraeus, has apparently concluded that Iran is indeed following through on its reported pledge earlier this fall to the Iraqi government to cut its alleged supply of weapons to Shi’a militias in Iraq. That assessment comes from …
irancoverage.com/2008/01/07/lobe-more-signs-of-iran-detentefrom-patreaus/

Bush Says Iran War Still On The Table
The US President says a military option is on the table to halt Iran’s nuclear program but the issue should be solved ‘diplomatically’.
digg.com/world_news/Bush_Says_Iran_War_Still_On_The_Table

Iran ‘to overshadow Arab-Israeli conflict’
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
AMMAN: Bush’s visit to the Middle East next week will focus too much on Iran to the detriment of providing a much needed shot in the arm for regional peace, …
www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?
Article=204965&Sn=WORL&IssueID=30293

Iran-Greece ties progressed in 2007
Tehran Times – Iran
ATHENS (IRNA) — Political and economic ties between Iran and Greece had an upward trend in 2007, Iranian Charge d’Affaires in Greece, Mahmud Fazeli said on …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=160752

Iran still a threat, Bush tells Israeli TV
January 5, 2008 JERUSALEM: An Iranian attack on Israel isn’t imminent but Iran remains dangerous, US President George Bush said in an interview with an Israeli TV station broadcast Saturday, days before Bush is slated to begin a Mideast …
digg.com/politics/Iran_still_a_threat_Bush_tells_Israeli_TV

Iran expels German diplomat in ‘tit-for-tat row’
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Iran has expelled a German diplomat from Teheran in an apparent tit-for-tat move. Mohammad Ali Hosseini, an Iran foreign ministry spokesman, …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2008/01/07/wmeast307.xml

As the regime cracks down, life goes on behind closed curtains
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Last week our Iran correspondent was expelled without explanation. In his last dispatch from Tehran, he talks about the country he grew to love and which he …
www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2236340,00.html

Bush Takes Hard Line on Iran Before Mideast Visit
Washington Post – United States
But in Jerusalem and some of the Arab countries Bush plans to visit, Iran’s growing regional influence looms larger than the peace process or even the Iraq …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/01/06/AR2008010601574.html

Bush will find no Gulf takers for war with Iran
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
By Lydia Georgi US President George W Bush will not win any support for military action against Iran when he visits four Gulf Arab allies later this month, …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2008%5C01%5C07%5Cstory_7-1-2008_pg4_22

‘Pakistan, Iran to finalise gas pipeline project by 25th’
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran are set to finalise an agreement on a multi-billion gas pipeline project by January 25 this year, Iranian Ambassador to …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2008%5C01%5C07%5Cstory_7-1-2008_pg7_14

Barak to explain to Bush why American intelligence is wrong about …
H’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Barak Ravid Defense Minister Ehud Barak will lay out for US President George W. Bush the differences in interpretation regarding Iran’s nuclear program …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/942092.html

6/1/08

Hamas: Bush visit to Mideast is about Iran, not Israeli …
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Hamas’ deputy leader Moussa Abu Marzouk told The Associated Press that Bush’s eyes are pointed toward Iran rather than the Arab-Israeli peace process. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/942075.html

Iran says trying to help Lebanese reach consensus
Xinhua – China
6 (Xinhua) — A visiting Iranian senior official said here on Sunday that his country makes all efforts to help the Lebanese groups reach a consensus. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/07/content_7375311.htm

Iran to get Russian anti-missile defense
TEHRAN, Iran – Russia is preparing to equip Iran with a powerful new air defense system that would dramatically increase its ability to repel an attack, Iran’s defense minister said Wednesday.
digg.com/world_news/Iran_to_get_Russian_anti_missile_defense_3

Iran, Vietnam to bolster agro ties
Tehran Times – Iran
TEHRAN – Iran and Vietnam underlined the expansion of bilateral agricultural ties, said agricultural jihad minister here on Saturday. …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=160773

Iran sends German “diplomat” packing…
By Larisa Alexandrovna
“TEHRAN: Iran has expelled a German diplomat for “undiplomatic” behavior, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Sunday, about a week after a news report of an Iranian diplomat being ejected from Germany last July. …
www.atlargely.com/2008/01/iran-sends-germ.html

Iran expels German diplomat
International Herald Tribune – France
AP TEHRAN: Iran has expelled a German diplomat for “undiplomatic” behavior, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Sunday, about a week after a news report of an …
www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/06/africa/iran.php

Iran says Bush’s Middle East trip aimed at “interfering”
Xinhua – China
6 (Xinhua) — Iran said on Sunday that US President George W. Bush’s planned trip to the Middle East was aimed at interfering in relations among regional …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/06/content_7374766.htm

Five criminals in Iran have a hand and foot amputated: report
AFP –
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran amputated the right hand and left foot of five criminals convicted of armed robbery and hostage-taking, the student ISNA news agency …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jVAkNr6HeZW1g09Yjsl0j9doNy8Q

Parsi Cola
By tadatanome(Soccerphile)
Now, “Pars Online” is Iran’s number one internet provider – one arm of the business empire of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani no less. The “Peugot Pars” is an automobile based on the old Peugot 405 which is assembled in Iran. …
iranvisitor.blogspot.com/2008/01/parsi-cola.html

Iran has no immediate plans for normalization of relations with US
The Canadian Press –
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has no immediate plans to normalize relations with the United States of America, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hngXpBtQdO1ek0OUM-KvXJhAzTsQ

Iran Expells German Diplomat
The Associated Press –
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expelled a German diplomat for“undiplomatic” behavior, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday in the wake of a report that Germany …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jw3If85jFrka-o-t8iRdtg3pQwvgD8U0AF480

Iranian envoy: Pakistan, Iran to finalize gas pipeline project by …
Xinhua – China
6 (Xinhua) — Iranian ambassador to Islamabad Mash Allah Shakeri has said that Pakistan and Iran are set to finalize an agreement on the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/06/content_7374466.htm

Iran says US failing in Middle East
Reuters – USA
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Sunday of interfering
in the Middle East after President George W. Bush said he would press
allies to …
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSL0645876720080106

ONGC Videsh, Hindujas fail to clinch Iran deal
Sify – Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and the Hinduja group could not close a deal with Iran for developing oil and gas fields in Iran in return …
sify.com/finance/equity/fullstory.php?id=14585214

Bush to propose ME plan to combat Iran
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By MARK WEISS AND AP US President George W. Bush will work with Middle East allies to develop a security plan to counter Iran during his upcoming visit to …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1198517298594&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iran says US failing in Middle East
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Sunday of interfering in the Middle East after President George W. Bush said he would press allies to help keep Iran’s ‘’aggressive ambitions’’ in check during a regional trip this …
digg.com/world_news/Iran_says_U_S_failing_in_Middle_East

Israel fails to lure Jews out of Iran
By Naj(Naj)
The officials of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), which has offices in Chicago and Jerusalem, of the 20000 Jews still living in Iran, only 125 have accepted the funds.
stopsecondholocaust.blogspot.com/2008/01/israel-fails-to-lure-jews-out-of-iran.html