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NOVANEWS   Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi has warned against efforts by the US to take advantage of the popular uprisings in the Arab world. “The US policy here is to ride on the wave of popular revolutions [in Arab countries] and to appropriate the revolts for [US] gains,” said Roknabadi in a Friday meeting with Head of Lebanese People’s Movement Najah Wakim. He added that the US seeks to “cause rifts and unrest in countries which lack the necessary conditions for a revolutionary move,” Mehr News Agency reported. Roknabadi said the popular uprisings would be in favor of the resistance movement in the region. The Lebanese politician, for his part, expressed solidarity with the Islamic Republic for its resistance against the political propaganda by certa...

NOVANEWS   Osama Bin Laden was reportedly shot by US Navy Seals in the early hours of Monday. A senior Iranian lawmaker has raised doubt about the US claim that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed by American forces near Islamabad. “We are not sure how accurate the announcement made by the United States is as they have in the past claimed that Bin Laden has been killed,” head of the Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi was quoted by ISNA as saying on Monday. ”Today 47 or 48 countries have military forces in Afghanistan,” he said. “They haven’t accomplished much even if in fact they (the US) are telling the truth about having killed Bin Laden after ten years,” Boroujerdi concluded. On Sunday, US President Barack ...

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross   TEHRAN (FNA)- The US has killed the Al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, in a bid to prevent any possible leakage of intelligence and information about the US-Al-Qaeda joint terrorist operations, a senior Iranian legislator underscored on Monday. “The West was fully satisfied with bin Laden’s performance during the past years and today… it was obliged to kill him to prevent possible leakage of the priceless intelligence that he had,” member of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Javad Jahangirzadeh told FNA on Monday. He mentioned that the West seeks to rebuild its damaged face in the international community, and reiterated that Bin Laden’s survival could endanger the interests of the western countries and disclose thei...

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross   While revolution has been sweeping the Middle East, demonstrations in Iran have been more subdued. But what’s really going on in this notoriously secretive state? In a special report from inside the country, Patrick Cockburn takes to the streets to find out. The Independent “Sit long enough by the river and the corpse of your enemy will float by,” says an old Middle Eastern proverb. For Iranian leaders, the truth of this saying has been proved this spring as the Arab Awakening unexpectedly overthrew or weakened their enemies across the region. As recently as January, the White House was satisfied that it was gradually tightening the noose around the neck of Iran as it imposed ever more severe sanctions on its old foe. But within three months, wit...

NOVANEWS Semi-official Iran Fars News Agency quotes Iranian Brig. Gen. Reza Pourdastan as saying aggression against Iran is impossible; general boasts that Iran’s military is stronger than ever. Haaretz.com The Iranian army’s ground force commander warned that attacking Iran would be suicidal, the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday. “Today no enemy has the requirements and the desire to carry out a military attack against the powerful Iran and military aggression against Iran is highly unlikely and even impossible and is synonymous with the suicide of the aggressor,” Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said while addressing foreign military attaches in Teheran on Tuesday. http://c5.zedo.com/jsc/c5/ff2.html?n=305;c=5899/5269/1;s=1369;d=9;w=300;h=250 The Gen...

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross   Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned against plots hatched by arrogant powers with the purpose of stirring up Iran-Arab and Shia-Sunni strife, urging regional nations to remain vigilant. “Arrogant powers are trying to sow the seeds of discord in the region. They are trying to provoke regional divisions and provoke wars among nations and governments in order to sell their weapons,” said the Iranian president on Monday in a ceremony marking the national Army Day. He added that enemies are making efforts to reinforce their evil pillars in the region and pointed out, “By God’s grace, Iranians and other regional nations are vigilant. All nations in the region need to remain vigilant.” He stated ...