Category Archives: Iran

IR655

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Muller

Iranians commemorate these days the shooting down of civilian Iran Air flight 655 (IR655), an Airbus A300B2 (overall length 53.2 m, wingspan 44.84 m) by U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes in the Strait of Hormuz of the Persian … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, USA | Tagged Airbus A300B2, Donald Rumsfeld, F-14 Tomcat, First Gulf War, George W. H. Bush, IR655, Iran-Iraq war, Kuwait, Ronald Reagan, Saddam Hussein, State terrorism, USS Vincennes, William C. Rogers III | 1 Comment

The Failed Swap Deal

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Muller

The details and exact wording of former UN watchdog of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei’s swap proposal after last year’s Geneva talks between Iran and world powers (permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, P5+1) … Continue reading →

Posted in HEU, IAEA, Iran, LEU, NPT, P5+1, Technetium 99m, Tehran Research Reactor | Tagged Ali Larijani, Geneva talks, Green Movement, human rights movement, IAEA, IISS, International Institute of Strategic Studies, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mark Fitzpatrick, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mohamed ElBaradei, sanctions, swap deal, UNSC Resolution 1929, Vienna Talks, Yukiya Amano | Leave a comment

Cui Bono

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Muller

One year ago a very graphic video had been posted on YouTube which apparently showed the dying of assassinated 27-year-old Neda Agha Soltan in terrifying directness. Neda, who allegedly had been on her way to the then common protests against … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran | Tagged Alamut, Basij, Benno Ohnesorg, Farah Diba, Green Movement, Hashashiyyin, Hassan-i Sabah, hype, Islamic Republic of Iran, Ismaili, Jubelperser, Karl-Heinz Kurras, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Movement 2 June, Neda Agha-Soltan, postelection protests, Red Army Fraction, sensationalism, sniper, western media | 1 Comment

The Green Movement One Year Later

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Muller

Iranian-American writer Hooman Majd has written a critical appraisal of the so-called Green Movement in Iran one year after the disputed presidential election. I agree with many of his claims, in particular his denial of a quasi-revolution comprising a serious … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran | Tagged color revolution, Green Movement, Hooman Majd, Iranian presidential election, Islamic Republic, Nisid Hajari | Leave a comment

Chess

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Muller

The game has been invented in India according to Wikipedia. But Iranians may have developed it to its apogee. Iranians are the real masters. When reviewing recent events in the charade regarding Iran’s nuclear program, one stumbles over a note … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, UN Security Council, USA | Tagged Barrack Obama, Chess, Comparisons with animals | Leave a comment

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