Iran News Round Up

The Iran News Round Up ran from February 2009-September 2018. Visit the Iran File for the latest analysis.

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by Ali Alfoneh, Ahmad Majidyar and Michael Rubin.  To receive this daily newsletter, please subscribe online.
 
(E) = Article in English

Politics

Military and Security

  • Saham News, close to Mehdi Karrubi, reports popular presence in Tehran answering the call of Mehdi Karrubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi to demonstrate. 
  • Tabnak reports "suspicious explosions in the homes of three Iranians residing in Bangkok." 
  • Revolutionary Guards Commander Mohammad-Ali Aziz Jafari addressing the people at the Ansar al-Hossein Mosque in Martyr Mahallati residential complex:
    • "A poll done by the Guards... shows that more than 80% of the people are the followers of the principles of the revolution and the positions of the Leader..."
    • "The geography of the Strait of Hormuz taken into consideration, the Revolutionary Guards, as the military unit in control of this strait, is capable of closing it militarily. Their concern [the concern of the United States] is due to the threat expressed by Iran. Iran has declared that if Iran's oil is sanctioned, oil transfers through the strait will only be possible for those states not responsible in the sanctions against Iran's oil exports. This is what worries Obama and the Israeli authorities and now there is no longer military threats in their political rhetoric..." = 
  • [E] Iranian leaders reject Israeli allegations that Tehran was behind terror attacks in India and Georgia. 

Economy

  • Donya-ye Eqtesad surveys the "giants of Iran's economy." 

Religion, Society and Culture

  • According to Fars News Agency, Sean Stone, son of filmmaker Oliver Stone, has converted to Shi'a Islam while visiting Isfahan. Fars News also writes that he has chosen the name "Ali." 

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