Iran: sanctions July 1st 2012

A group of academics, including the spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope issued a statement in which they “categorically” condemn recent remarks made by Iran’s First Vice-President.
Last Tuesday, during a speech at an anti-drug conference in Tehran, he blamed the Talmud for the expansion of illegal drugs around the world, saying the "Zionists" were responsible for the world's major drug trade.
The undersigners say among other things that the “overwhelming majority” of Iranians had “made it clear that they do not recognize the present government of Iran and its functionaries as their representatives on the international arena.”
The undersigners are
Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, Professor,
Shahid Beheshti University
Hamid Dabashi, Professor, Columbia University
Nader Hashemi, Assistant Professor, University of Denver
Mohsen Kadivar, gast Professor, Duke University
Ali Mirsepasi, Professor, New York University
Mansoor Moaddel, Professor, University of Michigan
Ahmad Sadri, Professor, Lake Forest College
Mahmoud Sadri, Professor, Texas Woman’s University
source: en.irangreenvoice.com

The U.N. Security Council committee published Friday a report about shipments of weapons to Syria. This is a breach of a U.N. ban on weapons.
source: iranbriefing.com

Despite the today effected oil-embargo Iranian oil is, according to the Iranian oilminister, still being sold on international markets.
There are signs the embargo is already having an impact on Iran's economy.
The governor of Iran's central bank said it had built up $150 billion in foreign reserves to protect itself.
source: reuters


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In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.
Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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