30 Years on, Iran’s Hostage Takers Still Pose Threat

The New York Times 3 weeks ago

30 Years on, Iran’s Hostage Takers Still Pose Threat — to the Regime

CAIRO Mohsen Mirdamadi was applauded as a hero by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for helping to lead the takeover of the United States embassy in Iran 30 years ago Wednesday. Today, he is prison, an accused enemy of the state. Full Article at The New York Times

A REGIME ON THE LAM FROM ITS PEOPLE:
3 weeks ago

As Iran marks the anniversary of an event that helped define its political identity, many former hostage-takers and their allies are committed to the political opposition, and therefore pose a credible threat to the leadership’s legitimacy, analysts... Full Article at BrothersJudd Blog
Iran reformists slam govt
3 weeks ago

Iranian students climb over the wall of the US embassy in Tehran 4 November 1979. AFP Ryan Bubear says South Africans must realise political allegiance shouldn't be based on race. Full Article at iAfrica.com
Iran's Leading Holocaust Denier Named Deputy Minister
3 weeks ago

Mohammad Ali Ramin, who is said to have shaped the views of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad on the Holocaust, has been appointed deputy culture minister for media affairs. Ahmadinejad has called the Holocaust a "myth." Full Article at Spero News
Photos: Families of Political Prisoners Rally in Tehran
4 weeks ago

Families of a number of post election detainees in Iran along with a group of social activists rallied in front of the judiciary building in Tehran holding placards demanding the release of their loved ones. Full Article at Payvand News of Iran