Zitat:Intrigen, Spionage, Aberglaube

Irans Präsident Mahmud Ahmadinedschad steht massiv unter Druck. Die Justiz verhaftet mehrere seiner Anhänger, Parlamentarier planen ein Amtsenthebungsverfahren, der Machtkampf mit Ajatollah Chamenei ist voll entbrannt. Nun erregt auch noch ein grotesker Erweckungsfilm die Gemüter.

Zitat:Guardian Council approves merger of 5 ministries
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – The Guardian Council announced on Sunday it has approved the merger of five ministries. GC spokesperson Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee said the establishment of “cooperatives, social welfare, and labor ministry” and “trade, industry and mines ministry” is not in violation of the constitution. Lawmakers ratified the bill last week
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Zitat:Ahmadinejad inaugurates power plant
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The Chabahar power plant will be able to generate 1,175 megawatts of electricity, which is nearly 30 percent of the province's entire consumption. The plant, which cost upward of USD 100 million, will export some of it supplies to neighboring Pakistan. Combined cycle plants like Chabahar have both a gas turbine fired by natural gas, and a steam turbine and boiler, which use the hot exhaust gas from the gas turbine to produce electricity, thereby greatly increasing the overall efficiency of the plant.

Ahmadinejad also inaugurated the Zirdan reservoir some 150 Kilometers Northwest of Chabahar port. ... The dam's 350-meter crest is 65 meters in height and has the capacity of storing 207 million cubic meters of water.

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Zitat:Du hingegen hast immer verneint, dass es einen Machtkampf zwischen Präsi und Obersten Rechtsgelehrten gibt.

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Dass Ahmadinejad im Moment scheinbar keine Chance hat, steht auf einem anderen Blatt.

Zitat:Ahmadinejad calls on Iran colleges not to segregate sexes
TEHRAN | Wed Jul 6, 2011 8:04pm IST

(Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday plans to segregate male and female students at Iranian universities must be halted, drawing another battle line in his ongoing tussle with traditionalist rivals.
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"It has been heard that in some universities, classes and disciplines are being segregated without considering the coincidences," he said on the website dolat.ir.
"Urgent action is required to prevent these superficial and non-scholarly actions."
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Zitat:Iran reformists regain a foothold as conservatives squabble
Agence France-Presse
Jul 4, 2011
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But a continuing dispute between Mr Ahmadinejad and more hardline conservatives about his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, has provided an opportunity for the reformists to tiptoe back.
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Against the backdrop of the struggle within the conservative camp, the reformist media have managed to strengthen their presence with two new dailies. The once-banned Etemad (Confidence) and Rouzegar (Times) have appeared on news-stands to join other reformist papers. The new papers have allowed the reformists to launch a debate on whether to participate in next March's election for parliament.

Although radical reformists reject the notion of participating in the poll, their more moderate comrades are considering it seriously, particularly some 50 reformist MPs who want to run for re-election.

The former reformist president Mohammad Khatami has tried to find a middle ground for the reformists to return to Iran's political arena. Over the past year, Mr Khatami has distanced himself from Mr Mousavi and Mr Karoubi and refused to call for street protests, while continuing to demand that all political prisoners be released.
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Zitat:Iranian officials put on travel blacklist by UK, US and Canada

William Hague announces travel restrictions on people involved with Iran's nuclear programme or human rights violations
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"We are also taking action against more Iranians who have committed serious human rights abuses, including government ministers, members of the judiciary, prison officials and others associated with the Iranian government's brutal crackdown on its people since the disputed elections of 2009."

Britain has not released the names of the 50 individuals on the blacklist but it is believed that judges and prison officials who participated in the detention of human rights activists, including those involved in the sentencing of prominent lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh to 11 years in jail, are affected by the travel ban.
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Zitat:Friday, July 8, 2011
Trade Sanctioning a Nation of Traders
by Amir Taheri

The word bazaar understood around the world, irrespective of language, describes so much more than a place to come and buy something. It brings thoughts of haggling, bargain finding, tough negotiation, and avoiding being conned. Persians are known for their famous bazaars (where this word originates). The one in Tehran is the largest in the world stretching out for miles.
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If there was a prize given out for a country that hast the most sanctions placed on it, Iran would get it hands down. Almost everything is somehow sanctioned, barred, or classified as a dual use item and banned to be sold to Iran. At times a company or entity is sanctioned multiple times. Where there is not currently a sanction, countries use the bully and shame method to push companies from doing business with Iran. Lately, the US is going after foreign shipping firms that ship to Iran's ports. There has been fear that many essential food items like wheat, corn, and sugar could be effected. Planes and plane parts are banned to Iran if it contains an American firms involvement, which translates to almost all plane manufactures (including Russian since they recently use American engine parts). Even items like medical MRI and CT scanners are banned under the "dual civilian military use" definition.

If these multi-layer sanctions were to be effective than Iran would have to look very different than it does today. Unlike countries like, Cuba, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Syria, Iraq, and Sudan, Iran today has a very active economy that trades with many countries. As pressure from Europe and America has increased, business from Iran has migrated to China, Turkey, and Latin American countries. Iran's trade with China as of late has past $30 billion and is set to mark $50 in a few years. Iran's trade with Turkey is also on the rise anticipated to pass $10 billion this year. Walk into any shop in Iran and you will be amazed by the selection of products and items from around the world, even in your local grocery the times the size of a walk in closet. In one tally recently, I found soft drinks from as far as South Korea, China, and Argentina. European and American chocolate bars are brought from Dubai and other Arabic countries (as the Arabic text states). Even ready to make meals from Europe are sold but with Turkish text. Actually, I found not one product that I needed NOT offered in Iran, whether it was American, European or Asian.
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Zitat:Iran: Beraterin Ahmadinedschads festgenommen

In seinem Machtkampf mit der Spitze des Klerus hat der iranische Präsident Mahmud Ahmadinedschad einen neuen Rückschlag hinnehmen müssen. Wie staatliche Medien heute berichteten, wurde ein weiteres Mitglied seines Beraterstabs festgenommen. Es handle sich um die bisherige Direktorin des Nationalen Museums, Asadeh Ardakani.
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Generalstaatsanwalt Gholam-Hussein Mohseni-Edzehi hatte bereits am Montag weitere Festnahmen von Mitgliedern der „Gruppe der Abweichler“ angekündigt. Darunter seien Beamte der Kulturerbeorganisation, der auch das Nationale Museum zugeordnet ist. Ahmadinedschad hatte vergangene Woche bekräftigt, er und seine Regierung würden sich von der „Schmutzkampagne“ seiner Kritiker nicht einschüchtern lassen.

Zitat:Tehran, Beijing ink $4b in infrastructure projects

TEHRAN, July 18 (MNA) - Iran and China on Saturday signed a series of agreements worth $4 billion for infrastructure projects as part of a broader bid to boost trade volume between the two nations.
The bilateral agreements span cooperation in water, mining, energy and industrial sectors.
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"Bilateral trade will reach $40 billion this year," the Chinese ambassador to Tehran told IRNA. ... Current trade between the two countries is worth about $30 billion.

Zitat:Iranische Truppen greifen Kurden-Lager im Irak an

18.07.2011 – Iranische Oppositionelle der Gruppe PEJAK sind im Irak von iranischen Revolutionären Garden angegriffen worden. Die Rebellen sollen Lager im Irak unterhalten haben, die Militärangaben zufolge durch die Angriffe aus dem Iran erobert wurden.
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Iran hatte vergangene Woche mit Angriffen auf PEJAK-Lager im Irak gedroht, nachdem es den Präsidenten der halbautonomen kurdischen Region im Nachbarland, Massud Barsani, beschuldigt hatte, der Gruppe Basen zur Verfügung zu stellen, ohne die Zentralregierung in Bagdad darüber zu informieren.

Zitat:20,000 employees moved from Tehran to other cities: official
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The policy falls within the government’s plan to decentralize Tehran.
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He also said changing the capital, establishing a single urban management system and a balanced development are under study by the government.

Forouzandeh said job and education are the main reasons for immigration to Tehran.
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Zitat:Hilfe für Hisbollah

Türkei soll Waffenlieferung aus Iran gestoppt haben

Die türkischen Behörden haben offenbar eine Schmuggelladung Waffen aus Iran abgefangen, berichtet die "Süddeutsche Zeitung". Empfänger: vermutlich die libanesische Hisbollah-Miliz. Eine solche Lieferung wäre ein klarer Verstoß gegen Uno-Sanktionen.

München - Der Zugriff erfolgte am türkisch-syrischen Grenzübergang Kilis: Die Türkei hat nach einem Bericht der "Süddeutschen Zeitung" eine Waffenlieferung aus Iran gestoppt. Der Vorfall habe sich bereits am 30. April ereignet. Mindestens ein Lastwagen mit größeren Mengen Waffen oder Munitionsbestandteilen habe die Grenze passieren wollen. Die Zeitung beruft sich auf westliche Diplomatenkreise. Die Lieferung sollte offenbar nach Syrien gehen und war vermutlich für die mit Teheran verbündete Hisbollah-Miliz im Libanon bestimmt. Die radikale Schiiten-Organisation unterhält demnach auch Depots in Syrien. Iran hat in der Vergangenheit immer wieder versucht, die Uno-Sanktionen zu unterlaufen.

Zitat:Ausländische Investitionen auf Rekordhoch: Iran bleibt trotz Sanktionen attraktiv
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Die Zahlen gehen aus dem jährlich erscheinenden "World Investment Report" der UN-Organisation UNCTAD (Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen für Handel und Entwicklung) hervor. Insgesamt belaufen sich die FDIs im Land damit auf den iranischen Rekordwert von rund 3,6 Milliarden Dollar.
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Besonders im regionalen Vergleich steht Iran hier gut da. In Westasien, einer Region, die die überwiegend arabischen Westnachbarn Irans wie Saudi-Arabien, Jordanien oder Kuwait umfasst, ging der Trend ausländischer Direktinvestitionen nach unten. Die FDIs dort verzeichneten ein Minus von knapp zwölf Prozent. Damit wurden rund 7,8 Milliarden Dollar weniger Direktinvestitionen aus dem Ausland in die Region geholt.

Auch im globalen Vergleich schneidet die Islamische Republik gut ab. Die weltweiten FDIs stiegen erstmals seit den Höchstwerten von 2007 wieder um 4,9 Prozent (auf 1,24 Billionen Dollar). Damit liegt Iran etwa 15 Prozent über dem globalen Durchschnitt. Im Vergleich der letzten vier Jahre steht Iran mit einem Anstieg von über 100 Prozent einer krisengeschüttelten Weltwirtschaft gegenüber, die von 2007 bis 2010 ein Minus von 37 Prozent verzeichnete.

Zitat:Der riesige Energiesektor ist ein Grundpfeiler von Irans Macht. Jetzt ist sein Wachstum bedroht: Nach Recherchen der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters fahren die Chinesen Milliardeninvestitionen im iranischen Öl- und Gasmarkt zurück - offenbar auf Druck der USA.

Zitat:Khatam-ol-Anbiya should replace foreign investors: oil minister
TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) – The new Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi say the Khatam-ol-Anbiya Construction Base should replace giant foreign corporations and try to clear the backlog of projects and implement development plans which are long overdue. “It requires working with jihadist and revolutionary spirit,” Qasemi said. He added that Khatam-ol-Anbiya should only take on major economic projects and hand over the implementation of smaller projects to the private sector.

Zitat:Domestic consortium to invest $3.5b in Iranian oilfields
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – An Iranian consortium will sign a $3.5 billion contract on Monday with the National Iranian Oil Company for the development of two oilfields in west and southwest Iran.
According to the contract, the consortium will invest $2 billion and $1.5 billion to implement the third phase of Darkhovin oilfield and Azar oilfield, respectively.
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Zitat:PJAK deputy commander killed

TEHRAN, Sept. 7 (MNA) – The deputy commander of the counter-revolutionary group PJAK has been killed in the new round of operations carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps against PJAK terrorists, the Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Reportedly, Majid Kavian, alias Semko Sarholdan, was killed by shrapnel on September 3. The website of PJAK confirmed his death in a statement. On September 2, the IRGC Ground Forces began a new round of operations against PJAK after the end of a one-month respite given to terrorists to retreat from border areas in northwestern Iran.
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Army helping IRGC in fight against PJAK
Army Commander Ahmadreza Pourdastan also announced on Wednesday that the Army is helping IRGC Ground Forces to clear northwestern border areas from PJAK terrorists.
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Zitat:IRGC officer martyred in fight with PJAK
TEHRAN, Sept. 9 (MNA) – Brigadier General Abbas Ali Jannesari of the IRGC has been martyred in skirmishes with the counter-revolutionary group PJAK.
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The IRGC announced that it will continue its operations until the region is cleared from terrorists and counter-revolutionary elements.

Zitat:'Former Bank Melli CEO fled to Canada'
Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:58PM GMT

The former CEO of Saderat Bank opens up about the recent banking scam and says Mahmoud-Reza Khaavari, the head of Bank Melli, fled to Canada after resigning for his role in the scandal.

The USD 2.8 billion embezzlement scandal involving seven government-owned and private banks, which had used fraudulent Saderat Bank documents to secure multi-billion dollar credits and to purchase state-owned companies, was recently uncovered.

“Today, they are pointing the people in the wrong direction by dismissing me because with Mr. [Mahmoud-Reza] Khaavari fleeing to Canada they are at a loss [for what to do] and on edge,” Mohammad Jahromi said in a Wednesday statement.

The statement went on to accuse Khaavari's connections in the government and Central Bank of Iran (CBI) of trying to “cover up his escape which some of them helped him make.”
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