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Iran Brings First Nuclear Power Plant Online, Will Eventually Pump Out 1,000 Megawatts

Iran Brings First Nuclear Power Plant Online, Will Eventually Pump Out 1,000 Megawatts

Iran's state radio revealed on Sunday that the countries leaders have officially brought online the countries first ever nuclear power plant, connecting it to the national power grid for a test run. Quoting Mohammad Ahmadian, Iran's deputy nuclear ... continue
Iranian Officials Are Beating Detained Americans Says Freed Hiker

Iranian Officials Are Beating Detained Americans Says Freed Hiker

Sarah Shourd, one of the hikers who was freed from captivity in Iran after it was determined by that countries officials that she was not in fact a spy has begun speaking out about the beatings that ... continue
Salman Rushdie: Nintendo and Big Macs can liberate Iran

Salman Rushdie: Nintendo and Big Macs can liberate Iran

Since 2009, Iran has seen an ongoing internal ideological struggle between the government and the Green Movement, a wave of opposition to the Iranian regime. So how can the Greens tip the scales in their favor and bring ... continue
A wonderful video of soldier secrets

A wonderful video of soldier secrets

In Canada it was Remembrance Day and in the US it was Veteran's Day but in either case it was a time where we could pause and remember all that was, and continues to be given so that we ... continue
Osama Bin Laden isn’t the only cave dweller in Afghanistan

Osama Bin Laden isn’t the only cave dweller in Afghanistan

The original post of these photographs of a village made up of caves said they were located in Afghanistan but a quick search on Bing shows that it is actually a village in Iran called Kandovan. Regardless ... continue
Iran hosts government sponsored warez server

Iran hosts government sponsored warez server

According to Ernesto over at TorrentFreak it seems that Iranians have full access to all of the best software you could possibly want. Not only do they have access but that access is to a government sponsored ... continue
Twitter’s power to change the news and the world – more hype than substance

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

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
One of the best pictures out of Iran

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

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

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
Iran unleashes banhammer on Brits, football players

Iran unleashes banhammer on Brits, football players

As Barack Obama spoke out more harshly against the Iranian government today, officials in Iran booted two British diplomats for what was reported on state TV as "unconventional behavior." A spokesperson for British PM Gordon Brown indicated the ... continue
That picture of Neda everyone is using …. it’s the wrong one

That picture of Neda everyone is using …. it’s the wrong one

Images can become iconic extremely quickly, identifying movements with a visual is a powerful force in our visual world. What happens though when one of those iconic images turns out to be based on ... continue
Iran’s Voice is Heard: Clerics Consider Alternative to ‘Supreme Leader’

Iran’s Voice is Heard: Clerics Consider Alternative to ‘Supreme Leader’

Middle Eastern news site Al Arabiya is reporting that the very foundation of modern Iranian government may be due for a re-write: Iran's religious clerics in Qom and members of the Assembly of Experts, headed by Ayatollah ... continue

Interview with the YouTube User Behind Neda’s Video [#neda]

Andy Plesser points to an interesting interview this afternoon that took place with a Holland YouTube user who took the infamous and iconic video of Neda meeting her fate at the hands of the Basij in Iran. The ... continue
Continued Protest in Iran Signal Shift in Goals [#iranElection]

Continued Protest in Iran Signal Shift in Goals [#iranElection]

As the reality sets in that what’s now being called the New Revolution and the Sea of Green shows no sign of receding, more in depth analysis seems to be coming out.  The tail end of last ... continue
Iran and Social Media – watershed moments in history

Iran and Social Media – watershed moments in history

For anyone following any of the reports coming our of Iran it isn’t very difficult to see that to potential for change is sitting on the cusp. It’s been bloody, it’s been violent and ... continue
New details, image and video of Neda Iran emerge

New details, image and video of Neda Iran emerge

New details, an image and video of slain Iranian protester Neda Iran have found their way online. According to reports from inside Iran, Neda was a 27 year old philosophy student who was attending the protests with her ... continue
Iran admits voting fraud, stats though show it could be far larger again

Iran admits voting fraud, stats though show it could be far larger again

Iran's Guardian Council has found that the number of votes cast in 50 Iranian cities exceeded the number of people entitled to vote. Iranian State media reported that the additional votes "could be over 3 million and the ... continue
Citizen journalism agency Demotix brings Iran footage to the world’s media

Citizen journalism agency Demotix brings Iran footage to the world’s media

UK based citizen journalism agency Demotix has signed deals with some of the world's biggest media outlets to supply images from the protests in Iran. Demotix acts as a middleman between citizen journalists and the media, collating and ... continue
Video: Neda Iran, one life lost for a greater cause

Video: Neda Iran, one life lost for a greater cause

"Nada Iran," a young girl killed by security forces in Iran has become a martyr for the protesters who are still fronting the streets every day. Footage of Neda, who has become know as Neda Iran (Neda is ... continue
The BEST Twitter-Iran cartoon yet

The BEST Twitter-Iran cartoon yet

As Twitter gets proclaimed as the CNN of social media news reporting there are some things right now that old media does very well and one of those things is the political/social commentary cartoons. ... continue