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Barometer of Iraq’s future

THE JORDAN TIMES - By Alejo Vidal-Quadras   Feb 01,2012
It has only been a matter of weeks since the US pulled out of Iraq and already the human rights situation has taken a considerable turn for the worse.

Now that there is little constraint on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, the optimism that the Americans brought to the country is quickly fading away.

Day 300 of State Department Sit-in: Iranian-Americans Call on Secretary Clinton to Delist the MEK, Protect Camp Ashraf Residents

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Friday, January 27, 2012, marks the 300th day of a sit-in across from the US Department of State by the families and supporters of Camp Ashraf residents.

The participants will be asking Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to revoke the unwarranted designation of the MEK based on the facts and law and as a necessary condition for safety and security of the residents of Camp Ashraf

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.”