Schlagwort: Ali Khamenei

„Die von den USA geführte Anti-IS-Koalition droht an schweren Menschenrechtsverbrechen mitschuldig zu werden, die im Irak von schiitischen Milizen an der sunnitischen Zivilbevölkerung begangen werden. Denn beim Sturm auf Mossul sichert sie durch Luftschläge und logistische Kooperation auch das Vordringen dieser Kräfte ab. Ähnlich wie in Syrien die Armee Assads…

„It is often suggested that the most consequential barrier to Iranian pragmatism is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Once the elderly Khamenei passes from the scene, the argument goes, his successors will embrace prevailing international norms. The sunsetting restrictions of the nuclear deal need not be of concern, for a…

„A mother and daughter have bravely filmed themselves cycling in an Iranian city in defiance of a fatwa that says it is a danger to women’s ‚chastity‘. The fatwa, which has been announced by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prevents women from cycling because it ‚exposes society to corruption‘.…

Von Thomas von der Osten-Sacken Die libanesische Journalistin Hanin Ghaddar erklärt, worum es dem Iran in Syrien und anderen Ländern der Region geht: Um die Einrichtung eines von ihm kontrollierten „schiitischen Halbmondes“, der bis an die Grenzen Israels reicht und den Irak, Syrien und den Libanon umfasst.  Damaskus und Zentralsyrien…

„One of the great hypotheticals of Barack Obama’s presidency involves the Iranian uprising that began on June 12, 2009, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was announced the winner of contested presidential elections. What if the president had done more to help the protesters when the regime appeared to be teetering? (…) Members…

„Iran’s top leader distanced himself on Monday from the nuclear agreement reached with major powers a year ago, accusing the United States of failing to honor pledges in the accord and citing ‚the futility of negotiations with the Americans.‘ In blunt remarks prominently featured in Iran’s state news media, the…

Von A. J. Caschetta Seit Hassan Rohani Präsident der Islamischen Republik Iran ist, wurde man nicht müde, den Amerikanern zu erzählen, dass ein fundamentaler Wandel stattgefunden habe, dass die letzte Wahl im Iran ein noch nie dagewesenes Ereignis gewesen sei und dass sich das ehemals feindliche Regime nunmehr in ein…

„A top Iranian commander has claimed that the Islamic Republic had the ability to destroy Israel ‚in less than eight minutes,‘ according to comments offered on the same day that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that Iran would continue to build its ballistic missile arsenal in defiance of U.S.…

„As the world marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday tweeted that he too, is a fan of The Bard, and highlighted ‚The Merchant of Venice‘ – famous for its derogatory depiction of Jewish moneylender Shylock – as being in „accordance with…

„In its most serious challenge since the July 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have turned against the agreement and the Rouhani Government. The commander of the Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, criticized the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in an address to officers on Tuesday. He also…

„Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday Washington has continued its animosity toward Tehran, despite a friendly message by President Barack Obama marking the Persian New Year. In a New Year’s speech on Sunday in the northern city of Mashhad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US had not kept to its commitment…

„Iran’s top cleric has declared that Tehran must establish relations with the ‚whole world‘ besides for the United States and the ‚Zionist regime,‘ the country’s semi-official state news agency Mehr reported on Thursday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the statement during a meeting of the newly elected Assembly of Experts, the body charged…

Von Stefan Frank  Wenn in der DDR früher Wahlen zur Volkskammer stattfanden, dann konnte man sicher sein, dass das „Neue Deutschland“ das Ergebnis als überwältigenden Beweis des Vertrauens werten würde, mit dem das Volk angeblich hinter der Sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands stand. Westliche Zeitungen aber mussten – wenn sie sich nicht…

„Escalating his rhetoric against the United States and Israel, Iran’s supreme leader claimed Wednesday that a Zionist ‚network‘ dominates US and EU policy, and that Iranian slogans of ‚Death to America‘ are a natural response to US ‚hostility,‘ an Iranian news site reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‚said the global Zionism…

„Despite the nuclear deal, and the best efforts of Iran’s president and foreign minister, there will be no détente. In fact, just like in 1988 at the close of the war with Iraq, Iran will only become more ‚steadfast‘ in the face of ‚imperialism.‘ The nuclear deal may have slowed…