The New Dark Age

China Says Considers Attending Iran Nuclear Meeting
New York Times
Iran, embroiled in a deepening nuclear row with the West, says experts and
officials from 60 countries have been invited to the April 17-18 meeting in
…
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/06/world/international-uk-china-iran.html

Iran urges Russia to resist missile sale pressure
Washington Post
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran urged Russia on Tuesday not to bow to Western
pressure over the sale of a Russian missile defense system to the Islamic
Republic …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/06/AR2010040600218.html

Iran soccer girls banned from Youth Games over hijab
Washington Post
Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) had refused to let the team play at
the August 14-26 Games in Singapore without the hijab and they have been
…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/05/AR2010040505329.html

Ayatollah Supports Bid to Sharply Cut Iran Subsidies
New York Times
By ROBERT F. WORTH Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, offered a
crucial gesture of public support Monday for President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad’s …
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/middleeast/06iran.html

Iran’s Influence Palpable In Post-Election Iraq
NPR
But Iraq also has neighbors, and one of them, Iran, has not been shy about
asserting influence. Americans are just standing aside and watching, …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125591518

Turkey Opposes Sanctions Against Iran
New York Times
By REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has
voiced scepticism over the effectiveness of any further sanctions against
Iran in the …
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/06/world/international-uk-iran-turkey.html

Iran missile will strike Tel Aviv if hit: Khamenei aide
AFP
“If the enemy takes its chance and fires a missile towards Iran, the dust
from an Iranian missile strike will rise in the heart of Tel Aviv even
before the …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJhkPn0KpdNI6ZznldPE5S0iCbZA

Iran Expects Economy to Grow 8 Percent, Four Times IMF Forecast
BusinessWeek
By Ola Galal and Maram Mazen April 6 (Bloomberg) — Iran’s central bank
forecast that the country’s economy will grow 8 percent in the coming 12
months, …
www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-06/iran-expects-economy-to-grow-8-percent-four-times-imf-forecast.html

Malaysia passes law to curb nuclear trafficking
The Associated Press
In recent years, Malaysia has also been linked to allegations of illegal
shipments involving Iran’s contentious nuclear program, including the case
of an …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j99w6MqhI6YfAiubd4crdRpiT2HwD9ETBSMO0

Iran’s Palestinian uprising
Daily Caller
If it takes off, Washington’s policymakers must know that it is ultimately
Iran that will benefit. The roots of the latest Palestinian violence can be
…
dailycaller.com/2010/04/06/irans-palestinian-uprising/

Unserious About Iran | Planet-Iran.com
By Zand-Bon
In his latest Persian New Year message to Iran, Mr. Obama made the
deadline-waiver permanent, saying “our offer of comprehensive diplomatic
contacts and dialogue stands.” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had a quick rejoinder.
…
planet-iran.com/index.php/news/13740

To Pressure Iran, the U.S. Leans on Dubai | Street Journalist
By admin
Iran has for years skirted sanctions by establishing a complex network of
export operations along Dubai’s quaysides, which are capable of shipping
almost anything to Iran, just 100 miles across the Persian Gulf. …
www.astreetjournalist.com/2010/04/06/to-pressure-iran-the-u-s-leans-on-dubai/

FIFA dress code rules Iran girls out of Olympics | Fiza News
By Fiza News
FIFA dress code rules Iran girls out of Olympics – Read latest News at
Pakistan leading English Newspaper Online.
www.fizanews.com/2010/04/06/fifa-dress-code-rules-iran-girls-out-of-olympics/

Iran Snap Analysis: Playtime’s Over | Enduring America
By Scott Lucas
No doubt about it. Politics, conflict, and manoeuvring are back in Iran.
After the New Year’s holiday, almost all the players were on court
yesterday — the.
enduringamerica.com/2010/04/06/iran-snap-analysis-playtimes-over/