The New Dark Age

Obama confident that allies can agree on sanctions for Iran
USA Today
President Obama says he is working with allies to develop new sanctions on
Iran, but can’t yet say what they are — and whether they might be
effective in …
content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/04/obama-confident-that-allies-can-agree-on-sanctions-for-iran/1

Iran unveils more advanced centrifuge machines
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran unveiled a third generation of domestically built
centrifuges Friday as the Islamic Republic accelerates a uranium enrichment
program …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRqjZV1Meppj40hTs8IBOv4DdsQwD9EVLAE00

Iran claims to have proof against detained Americans
Washington Post
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it had proof that three Americans
detained since July on espionage charges had links to intelligence
services. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040902418.html

New START treaty will boost China support on Iran: Clinton
AFP
WASHINGTON — The new nuclear disarmament treaty between the United States
and Russia should help boost China’s support for sanctions against Iran
over its …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h08zBWaR0_TFgTOOQcO4ZF69UUEA

New US nuclear doctrine targets Iran, North Korea
CASMII
Iran and North Korea are singled out as potential targets. The 72-page
document was issued the day before Obama set off on a trip to Prague, the
capital of …
www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/9766

Challenging Iran, With YouTube Views
New York Times
Trying to supplant martyrdom with mysticism, and boiling the ideas down
into the 10-minute videos he beams into Iran nightly, has been Mr.
Sazegara’s quest …
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/world/middleeast/10sazegara.html

Bomb blast near Iran jail wounds 14 – report
Reuters India
TEHRAN (Reuters) – A bomb blast outside a prison in the southwest Iranian
city of Ilam wounded 14 people on Saturday, but there were no deaths, …
in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-47589020100410

Russia’s Limits on Iran Sanctions
Monthly Review
At a joint press conference with President Obama following their 85-minute
meeting, President Medvedev outlined his government’s approach to Iran
sanctions. …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/leverett090410.html

Sampler: Berkeley Hikers Called Spies, Grateful Dead’s Archivist, Ronald …
New York Times (blog)
By FELICITY BARRINGER Iran Orchestrates New Attack on Berkeley Hikers | In
a brief statement read on state television, Iran’s intelligence minister
charged …
bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/sampler-berkeley-hikers-called-spies-grateful-deads-archivist-ronald-reagans-day/

Former British ambassador to Iran and US dies
Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Peter Ramsbotham, a former British ambassador to Iran and the United
States, has died, his family said. Sir Peter, 90, was ambassador to Iran
from 1971 …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7572020/Former-British-ambassador-to-Iran-and-US-dies.html

Wonk Room “ Carbon Cap Would Deny Iran Precious Petrodollars: Over …
By Brad
A strong cap on carbon would significantly cut the flow of petrodollars to
Iran’s hostile regime, a Wonk Room analysis shows. The economic and
political strength of Iran’s dictatorship is a threat to the national
security of the United …
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/04/09/cap-iran-petrodollars/

IRAN: Ahmadinejad announces ‘nuclear Iran’; experts skeptical …
By latme
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday announced the creation of
significantly more powerful centrifuges for producing nuclear fuel, but
avoided certain details that made it difficult to assess whether Tehran
could dramatically …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/04/iran-ahmedinejad-announces-nuclear-iran-observers-skeptical.html

The Latest from Iran (10 April): Look Over There! | Enduring America
By Scott Lucas
0545 GMT: We have posted an analysis by Ahmad Rafat of The Green Movement
in Transition. 0535 GMT: Economy Watch. It is being reported that some
workers in.
enduringamerica.com/2010/04/10/the-latest-from-iran-10-april-look-over-there/

Threats make Iran more determined: Ahmadinejad | EMOIZ.COM
By Naeem
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that any threats from
the West against Iran will meet with more determination and reiterated that
his government was not seeking an inhuman atomic bomb. In an address
marking National …
www.emoiz.com/threats-make-iran-more-determined-ahmadinejad

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Green ribbon …
By admin
An attorney representing those arrested during the post elections protests
told International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that during the visits
he has had to the Revolutionary Courts, he has observed cases where a green
bracelet …
www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/04/green-ribbon-evidence-of-crime-in-a-prisoners-case/