Iran's Nuclear Weaponization Researchers Are Still At Work

May 27, 2014- Published on The Wall Street Journal

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran last week issued a joint statement in which Tehran pledged to apprise the Agency of "the initiation of high explosives, including the conduct of large scale high explosives experimentation in Iran." In a word: weaponization, the most secretive dimension of the Iranian nuclear program. Tehran's willingness to broach the topic will be hailed by supporters of the current talks as a sign that they're yielding results.

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Human Rights, Economy Test Iran's Leader

April 28, 2014- Published on The Wall Street Journal

Less than a year after Iranian President Hasan Rouhani was elected in a landslide vote on a platform of change, he faces his first domestic crisis, as public anger roils his administration.

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IACNT celeberating Nowrooz 1393

March 28, 2014_On the occasion of the Persian New Year, Iranian-American Community of North Texas invited north Texans to join in as they celebrated the year 1393 in the Persian calendar. The program started with the audience members singing, Ey Iran, the national anthem.

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Ban Ki-moon rebukes Iranian president for human rights failings

March 12, 2014- Published on The Guardian

The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has sharply rebuked the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, for failing to improve human rights since taking office in August.

Despite "commendable steps" under Rouhani, including the release of a limited number of high-profile political prisoners, violations had continued, Ban reports in a new report to the UN human rights council issued on Tuesday.

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35th anniversary of the 1979 revolution

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, on Sunday February 16th, 2014, North Texans gathered in downtown Dallas to commemorate all the fallen heroes in the recent history of Iran. They commemorated martyrs of the Siahkal (Feb 8th, 1971), the Feb 8th 1982 massacre, the 1988 Prison Massacre and the recent martyrs after the uprising of 2009.

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