iran

Iran is a Middle Eastern country slightly larger in land mass than Alaska, located between Iraq and Pakistan, opening onto the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south and the Caspian Sea in the north. Climate is arid or semiarid mountains and deserts, with the Caspian coast having subtropical climate. It's capital city is Tehran. Iran, dating back to 550 B.C., was the center of the Persian Empire, and is home to the world's most ancient human settlements. Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced into exile.

Shi'iah Islam is Iran's national religion, practiced by 89 percent of the population. Sunni Muslims make up another 9 percent. The major languages spoken in Iran include Farsi (Persian) and Persian dialects, Kurdish, and Turkic and its dialects. Oil is Iran's largest crude export.

Comprehensive information on Iran can be found through technorati search for Iran, Nuclear Iran, Iran Contra Affair, terrorism Iran, Persian Empire, and the Iranian Revolution, to name a few. There is also some quick information to be found at BBC, profile Iran. Frontline searches for Iran will bring you to several programs offering. The CIA world factbook gives a briefing.

If you are traveling to Iran from the United States you should check the current travel warnings set out by the U.S. Department of State.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “iran”

• in Technology
  Russia Rolls out Their Censored Version of the Web
  A new Russian law will allow them to shut down websites they deem to be harmful
  by cmimanagers / on Nov 1, 2012
• in Technology
  Iran Ready to Turn on the Internet
  Iranian plans for a domestic firewalled version of the Internet are to come to fruition.
  by cmimanagers / on Sep 24, 2012
• in Technology
  Iran Behind Cyber-Attacks on U.S. Banks
  JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have been repeatedly attacked over the last year as part of a campaign targeting the U.S.
  by cblaha / on Sep 22, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “iran”

 

• Nijaifi, Iranian Ambassador to Iraq discuss bilateral relations[05/12/2013]

  
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  Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi discussed with the Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaye Far, the Iraqi-Iranian bilateral relations, the floods crisis in the Iraqi southern provinces as well as the Syrian crisis. A statement by the Media Office of the parliament, reported ...
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• IRGC Receives New Sea-Based Missiles

  
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  The head of Aerospace Organization at Iran’s Ministry of Defense, Brig.Gen. Mehdi Farahi, told reporters in Tehran today that his organization hasproduced a new sea-based cruise missile with a firing speed of 300 km/h (186miles/hour) that can be fired from fast attack craft at a speed of 30 knots.The new missiles, ...
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• Irans president faces punishment threat over breaking election rules

  
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  Constitutional watchdog warns Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be charged for accompanying chief adviser to election registry office Irans constitutional watchdog said on Sunday it would seek possible charges against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying his chief adviser to the election ...
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• Iran to Launch Talks Between Syria’s Government and Opposition: Salehi

  
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  Iran could “launch talks between Syria’s government and opposition”, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi told Germany’s Der Spiegel newsweekly in an interview published on Sunday. With fears the war, now in its third year, could turn even deadlier, diplomatic efforts have been ramped up, with Russia ...
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• Controversial Iranian Leaders Register as Presidential Candidates

  
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  Photo Credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images Candidate registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election closed Saturday as two controversial figures, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , registered to appear on the ballot in June. Mashaei, a close ally of President ...
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• UAE not affected by Iran quake: NCMS

  
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  ABU DHABI: The UAE is not affected by the strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter scale which hit southern Iran, 208km northeast of Ras Al Khaimah, early on Saturday, the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology in the UAE (NCMS) has reported. Measuring 3 on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, the quake which ...
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• Tbilisi to Host Iran-Georgia Economic Conference

  
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  Iran and Georgia will sponsor the first conferenceand exhibition of economic and industrial cooperation in Tbilisi on 1-2 July.Over 100 industrial and service organizations and officials from both countrieswill attend the event . (Fars News Agency, 12 May) Iranian nationals have invested heavily in Georgia in recent ...
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• Two last-minute candidates stir up Iran presidential race

  
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  The Los Angeles Times reports: The run-up to Iran’s June presidential election took a dramatic turn Saturday with last-minute candidacy announcements by two controversial political figures: former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top aide to outgoing incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...
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• Iran Special: EAs Guide to the Presidential Election

  
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  As part of its daily Iran briefings, EA WorldView will be providing detailed coverage of the Presidential campaign and the election, scheduled for 14 June. Follow the latest developments in our Iran Today section , latest analysis , and first-hand feature . New to the election and/or Iran? Get up to speed with ...
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• Dances of Iran and Afghanistan with master teacher Rana Gorgani

  
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  Anahid Sofian Dance Studio welcomes you to Traditional and Sacred Dances of Iran and Nomadic Dances of Iran and Afghanistan two workshops and slide presentations with Persian master dancer  Rana Gorgani Traditional and Sacred Dances of Iran Saturday, June 29 (3-6pm) Very honored ...
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• Iran Feature: Inside Story on How Supreme Leader Accepted Rafsanjanis Presidential Campaign

  
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  Rafsanjani & Supreme Leader in the 1980s A member of Hashemi Rafsanjanis camp, Gholam-Ali Rajaee, has suggested that the former President decided to formally declare his candidacy after he received a nod from the Supreme Leaders office. In a detailed account of Rafsanjanis manoeuvres on Saturday, Rajaee ...
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• Former President, Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Ahmadinejad’s top aid, Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, to run in Iran’s June 14 presidential election

  
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  Just minutes before the deadline on March 11 to register as a presidential candidate, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani made it official that he wants to be the next Iranian president. Meanwhile, Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s top aide, also entered the race during the final minutes of the registration ...
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• Benghazi: ‘Wasn’t paying attention’ is not the same thing as ‘coverup’

  
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  Shorter Question Everything And it certainly isn’t the same thing as ‘impeachable offense’. • This is another case of Republicans blaming the White House for their own laziness, and the media buying it. The emails Republicans have been accusing the White House of not releasing were actually released two ...
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• Irans FM spokesman resigns amid presidential bid

  
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  Irans foreign ministry spokesman has stepped down after joining the race for next months presidential election. A report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency says Ramin Mehmanparast resigned from the post. It gave no reason, but the report late Saturday came just hours after the deadline to register for ...
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• Obama and the Middle East Dilemma

  
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  While everyone stares at the ever shifting, ever blurring Syrian Chemical Weapons red line which is now befuddling the White House, the Syrian civil war continues to wind on and on eventually to determine who will prove supreme, bad or worse. There is no good side to choose in this fight. It now comes down […]
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• The Iranian Version of a Controlled Election got its two most interesting candidates today. Rafsanjani and the Ahmadi-Nejad backed Mashaei go for Opposition. Rutgers University based Amirahmadi was not mentioned and there might be 140 names on this second

  
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   IRANIAN VERSION of THEOLOGICAL DEMOCRACY THAT WILL SET UP IRAN RULERS until June 2017. Iranian presidential election, 2013 2009 14 June 2013 I 2017 Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Conservative The eleventh election of the President of Iran is ...
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• Syria Today: Turkey Blames Damascus for Car Bombs That Kill 43

  
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  Aftermath of Saturdays car bombs in Reyhanli in Turkey See also Syria Opinion: How to Meet the Challenge of Covering Conflict Saturdays Syria Today: Russia Holds Off US and British Political Approach 0825 GMT: Insurgent Brigade Releases UN Peacekeepers The insurgent Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade has released ...
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• Iran Today: Presidential Election --- Rafsanjani Shakes Up The Race

  
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  Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani with journalists after entering this years race Following up on an eventful Saturday, the last day of registration of candidacy for the 14 June Presidential election, in which.... *Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani shook up the race with a last-minute entry, grabbing ...
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• Advanced Israeli Drone Hijacked by Iran or Hezbollah, Then Destroyed by Israel

  
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  Israeli Shoval drone hijacked A highly-placed Israeli source elaborates on a partially truthful Ynetnews report that Israel destroyed an advanced Shoval (“Heron”) drone that was on a mission over the sea between Tel Aviv and Netanya. Israel did indeed destroy the drone, one of the most advanced in its fleet. ...
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• Egyptian Authorities Break Up Embassy Plot

  
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  The Egyptian interior ministry announced Saturday that an al Qaeda plot against a Western embassy and other targets had been disrupted. Two suspected terrorists are being held for questioning and a third is under house arrest. The Egyptian government did not say which embassy the three-man cell targeted. The New ...
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