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Underneath a bellicose posture, a decaying and fractured regime

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) - By ALI SAFAVI - Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank.

Immediately afterward, the regime launched new military exercises, threatening once again to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant amount of global oil shipments pass each day.

The main foe of the mullahs in Iran

Golobal Politician - Shahriar Kia - 3 Feb, 2012
The question still remains: after nine tumultuous years, what became of the treasure and blood, both American and Iraqi that was sacrificed in Iraq? With 2011 behind us, and US forces out of Iraq, new crises have erupted in Iraq - both on a political and security level. A new round of explosions has reaped of hundreds of lives among the innocent population of Iraq; and the cycle has yet to relent. All fingers are pointed at Iran. Leaders from Iraq’s opposition blocs, who have voiced concern over Iranian intervention, are openly despised by the nation’s Prime Minister, Noori al-Maliki, and eliminated arbitrarily under varying pretenses.

EU Council adopts restrictive measures following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US

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Council adopts restrictive measures following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US

Following the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US, the Council today subjected five persons to EU restrictive measures aimed at combating terrorism.

This means that their financial assets in the EU will be frozen and that no funds may be made available to them. Member states will afford each other the widest possible assistance with respect to enquiries related to these individuals.

Canada Imposes Tougher Sanctions on Iran

Foreign Affair and International Trade Canada - January 31, 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada continues to be increasingly concerned by the actions of the Iranian authorities.

“Effective immediately, Canada is expanding existing sanctions against Iran. Five entities and three individuals are being added to the list of designated persons. They will join a long list of supporters and associates of the Iranian regime whose assets have been frozen.

Iran: Students gathering and protests against repressive and reactionary policies of the mullahs in universities

NCRI - In recent days, students of various universities across the country have been protesting against the reactionary and repressive policies of the Iranian regime in universities and the deteriorating guild situation of the students.

On October 10, Polytechnic University students in Tehran gathered for the fifth day. They protested against the dire guild situation of the students, lack of safety and their exclusion from a university hostel, and lack of addressing the case of Amena Zangeneh, a graduate student of this university who died a few days ago due to lack of safety.

U.S. Sanctions Iran's 3rd Largest Bank

WALL STREET JOURNAL - By JAY SOLOMON 23 January 2012
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration sanctioned Iran's third-largest bank, Bank Tejarat, closing off one of Tehran's few remaining conduits for trade with the West.

The U.S. Treasury Department's action on Monday follows President Barack Obama's move last month to ban any American dealings with Iran's central bank, and an agreement by the European Union earlier Monday to ban all purchases of Iranian oil.

Satellite Dish collection Is Only a Temporary Sedative, not a Solution, Admits the Regime Website

NCRI - A state-run medium expressed concerns over the consequences of suppressing plans of dish collecting implemented by commando forces. It warned that if wiser and more calculative measures are not taken today, tomorrow will be too late.

Admitting to the failure of the suppressing project, Ministry of Intelligence-affiliated web site, Aser-Iran, wrote, police forces have in several attempts tried to stop people from using satellite dishes since 2001 when the law against the use of satellite dishes passed.

U.K. Orders Closing of Iranian Embassy in London After Yesterday’s Attack

Bloomberg - By Robert Hutton and Thomas Penny - Nov 30, 2011  
U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague ordered the closure of the Iranian Embassy in London following the storming of the British Embassy in Tehran, saying the attack happened with the consent of Iran’s government.

All Iranian diplomats must leave the U.K. in the next 48 hours, Hague said, over the “grave violation” of the Vienna Convention, which protects diplomats working in foreign countries. He said the closure of Iran’s mission didn’t amount to a severing of diplomatic ties. Britain has closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated all of the staff, Hague said.

Chinese Oil Company may drop the ball to implementing contract with Iranian regime

NCRI - China’s biggest gas contract with the clerical regime is about to be suspended because China has restrained itself from implementing the contract.

“The Chinese have strung along Oil Ministry for over 2 years”, wrote a state medium, “delaying operations in the second phase of special economic region of Pars Energy. This is a 5-billion-dollar megaproject signed by Chinese CNPCI to develop Phase 11 of Southern Pars Field.”