Twitter’s power to change the news and the world – more hype than substance

Can you just imagine the phone call at Twitter WHQ when they were asked by the US State Department to hold off on a planned maintenance so that the voice in Iran could be heard around the ... continue

Over 700 Injured In Iran Quake

A 4.9-scale earthquake that struck the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas early Wednesday local time has injured injuring at least 700, according to Iran State Media. The quake struck at 2:56 am Iran Time and was ... continue

Ahmadinejad’s Administration Accused Of Stealing Billions

A report by Iran's State Audit organization found a series of inconsistencies in the amount of revenue recorded by different organs of President Ahmadinejad's government. The discrepancies, totaling around $66 billion, are equivalent to Iran's average oil ... continue

Peugeot signs agreement with Iranian Carmaker

Iranian auto manufacturer, Khodro, will be allowed to produce the Peugeot 207 series for export following agreement. Iran Khodro Company, which is the largest carmaker in Iran with almost 65% of the country's domestic vehicle production, has signed ... continue

Iran To Let Foreign Inspection Of New Nuke Facility

Geneva, Switzerland (AHN) - Iran, the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany agreed Thursday to continue talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program and the opening of a new Iranian nuclear facility to international ... continue

American Student Imprisoned In Iran Returns Home

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A Southern California college student who was imprisoned for a short period in Iran has returned to Los Angeles this week, officials said. Twenty-nine-year-old Esha Momeni was jailed and then banned from leaving Iran ... continue

Gates: U.S. Offer Of Talks To Iran Only Until September

Jerusalem, Israel (AHN) - In Jerusalem for talks on the peace process and Middle East security, Defense Sec. Robert Gates on Monday said the Obama administration is hoping for Iran to respond U.S. offers of diplomacy regarding ... continue

Senate Approves Funds To Thwart Iranian E-Censorship

Washington, DC (AHN) - The Senate unanimously approved an amendment to the National Defense Reauthorization Act aimed at thwarting the Iranian government's electronic censorship efforts. A main focus of the bill is to require President Barack Obama to ... continue

Protestors In New York Join March To Protest Iran’s Post-Election Violence

New York, NY (AHN) - Hundreds of protest rallies against Iran's internal policies are taking place in cities across the United States and world Saturday. Marchers in New York were preparing to begin moving toward United Nations headquarters ... continue

One of the best pictures out of Iran

They say that one picture is worth a thousand words. Well this picture is worth that and a lot more in my opinion. via Technovia Related posts:Iran News on Twitter: Blogged Live from Inside ... continue

In Iran the bullets killing Iranian citizens is worth $3,000

As the news still continues to come out of Iran the government is trying everything it can, short of pulling the country’s Internet plug, of silencing the people. Part of that silencing unfortunately also ... continue

Video claims to show Ahmadinejad and clerics planning to eliminate Iranian democracy

A video that claims to show Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Iranian clerics planning to eliminate Iranian democracy has surfaced online. The video is Farsi, so it's difficult to be 100% sure of its contents, however Iranian Twitter users ... continue