Iran

Iranian Technology, Gays, Women's Suffrage All Credited With Causing Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy was caused by Iranian technology that's capable of controlling weather patterns to punish Iran's enemies and the enemies of its friends. The reason the storm hit New York so hard is because God is punishing the Empire State for defying his word and allowing gay people to get married. ... More >>

The Iran Job

Is New York on Iran's Missile Hit List? The GOP Seems To Think So

Oh boy. Some Congressional Republicans really want to set up an East Coast missile defense shield to protect the Atlantic Seaboard from Iranian rockets, Mother Jones reports. If this sounds familiar -- like a throwback to Reagan-era Star Wars shenanigans -- that's because the plan is just like ... More >>

Mayoral Hopeful Bill de Blasio Gets Involved in Foreign Policy, Targets Iran

​Running for mayor of New York City? Well, you better stick your nose in some foreign policy issues -- and backing Israel certainly won't hurt your cause. Enter Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who is expected to run for mayor in 2013, and who held a press conference this morning -- on a plaza on 4 ... More >>

New York Could be Iran's Next Target, NYPD Warns

As the national news media continues to ramp up a crusade against Iran, NYPD officials are now insisting that New York could be the next target of an Iranian attack. NYPD's director of intelligence analysis, Mitchell Silber, spoke to the NY Daily News about the topic: "Iran is the subject of the ... More >>

Love Is a Battlefield at the Human Rights Watch Film Fest

Hacker Group Anonymous Steals More Than 10,000 Emails From Government of Iran

​Here a file for download containing more than 10,000 emails lifted from the government of Iran by the hacker group Anonymous. They also took down the website for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, grabbing control of the servers in the process. "It's near the election's anniversary. We had to d ... More >>

Does This Look Like 'Zion' to You? Iran Thinks So.

​The Olympics are for intra-national bonding, and being kind to one another despite our various geopolitical borders, and sex among swim teams, and beating the crap out of everyone who's not the U.S.A.! Which is why Iran is very upset that the logo for the 2012 London Olympics looks like a sho ... More >>

IRAN SO FAR

What’s new in Persian theater

Iran Announces Yellowcake Production Just in Time For Nuclear Talks in Geneva

​Iran announced on Sunday that it now has its first batch of uranium yellowcake, which is "the raw material for enrichment" on the way to nuclear capabilities. The very public posturing comes before Monday's talks in Geneva with world powers about Iran's nuclear program, so the existence of us ... More >>

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Announces New Unmanned Bomber Weapon

via the Daily News​President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Iran's latest threat to the world -- the "Karrar" ("striker" in Farsi) jet, which can carry up to four cruise missiles and travel 620 miles.

Iran Has Banned Mullets But Should and Will Not Stop There

​So, the Iranian government is making mullets illegal. And, we're not for banning things, but this seems actually wise! Iran is also banning a number of other "decadent, Western" hairstyles -- we'll be able to see the full catalog after the oxymoronic Modesty and Veil Festival later this month ... More >>

Iran Institutes Same-Sex Bank, Narrowly Avoiding a "Debrahlee Lorenzana" Incident

​Melli, a state-owned Iranian bank, has opened its first women-only branch. Why? To "safeguard women's virtue," or at least that's what the bank's (male) director says. Because, you know, Men Women Money = Bad Shit Is Gonna Go Down.

THE MASTERS’ FIDDLE

Iran’s Kayhan Kalhor comes stateside

Judge: Bank Not Liable for Terror Attacks Possibly Funded by Its Wire Transfers

​A group of victims of terrorist bombings by Hezbollah and Hamas lost a suit in New York this week against the Swiss banking giant UBS. A federal judge ruled that that bank's transfer of large amounts of U.S. currency to Iran didn't count as "aiding and abetting" international terrorism. 4 ... More >>

Destroyer

Rightbloggers Mourn Michael Jackson's Death -- As Good News for Obama, Ahmadinejad

It was no surprise to most of us when the death of Michael Jackson on Thursday took over the news, both mainstream and citizen varieties, and even the internet. Americans are suckers for celebrities, and the unexpected demise of one of the world's most famous entertainers was bound to obsess us. ... More >>

Hundreds Protest Iran Crackdown in Union Square

Wednesday evening about three hundred demonstrators, many wearing green, gathered in Union Square for a vigil against the continuing government crackdown in Iran. Candles were carried and laid along a green ribbon on the Square; banners in English and Farsi called on the Iranian regime to "Free Al ... More >>

Iran to Hold Recount; Internet People Urge Twitter, Green Websites (Update: Recount Rejected)

Following the lead of the world's greatest democracy, Iran will hold a "partial recount" of votes from their strongly disputed Presidential election. If it follows the historical precedent of Florida 2000, the recount will be rendered moot, Ahmadinejad will be certified, and Iran will invade Mexico. ... More >>

Iranian Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi on Ahmadinejad's Repressive Regime, the Disputed Election, and the Youth of Tehran

"No one can stop these young people anymore. It is not in the hands of the government. It's not about Mousavi or Khatami or Ahmadinejad. People are taking this into their own hands." A still from Bahman Ghobadi's Nobody Knows About the Persian Cats It's been quite a year for Iranian filmmaker Bah ... More >>

The Iran Election Didn't Go Very Well

Having lived through much of the Cold War, we are used to nations that are at odds with the U.S. holding sketchy elections, so while we're sorry for the citizens of Iran, we're not as surprised as some by what seems like a rigged result. Ahmadinejad's alleged reelection has been strongly disputed. ... More >>

Daily News Treats Public to Sarah Palin Imposter

Sarah Palin Says "Stop Iran!"; Comes Out Against 2nd Holocaust

Goodnight, Iran

Tribeca's MidEast Fixation

From Iran to Pakistan, a region's stories come to downtown fest

Hope for a Nuclear War Dims

Fallout from Another War

Free Will Astrology

In Iran, a Fight Just to Fight for GLBT Rights

Holy Shi'ite!

Feckless and Reckless

A Different 'Gut Feeling': Israel Attacking Iran

A Marriage Made in Hell

Iranians and Iraqis work together to advance an evil cause

Stoning Women to Death

Coming soon to the United Nations: Iran's chief executioner of women

Morning Report 1/23/06
Going Nuclear

Iran Crisis: Cheney Plays the Egypt Card

Vice president deals Mubarak in on nuclear standoff

Morning Report 8/12/05
Access of Evil

Morning Report 8/9/05
The Atoms Family

Morning Report 6/1/05
Goooooaaaaallll!: World Domination!

Two Wars Too Many

Neocons hunt for the right surrogate at the right time to take on Iran

Got Oil?

Morning Report 4/15/05
Secret Agent: Rumsfeld Sneaks Off to Baku

Take the Money and Run

Veil of Tears

Two Children of the Revolution Look Back at Iran

So Fajr Away

Iranian Cinema Puts the Children to Bed

With Friends Like These

'Terrorists' Share Space With Press in D.C. Building

Children of the Revolution

Eyes Wide Shut

Iranian Cinema