Friday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 9.23.2005:

Iran to Launch Spy Satellite By the End of September

IsraCast:

By the end of September a Russian Cosmos 3 missile will be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome 800 km north of Moscow, carrying two Iranian satellites into orbit. Although the satellites are claimed to be for meteorological and experimental purposes, experts believe that one of them will possess surveillance capabilities allowing it to observe American and Israeli military facilities throughout the Middle East.

More importantly, experts believe that the Iranian space program serves as a cover for developing more advanced long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. READ MORE

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Iran Press News reported that the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Rahim Safavi said: The enemy better comprehend that the regime is not solely a regional power but a world power.
• Iran Press News reported that Mullah Emami-Kashani said: we highly recommend that these Americans come to their senses soon and not embarrass themselves anymore in front of the world. He added: Western youth are depraved and sinister.
• Iran Press News reported that Mullah Ahmad Alam-Alhadi said: women must be cast down for improper veiling and those whose one strand of hair even is seen by an unfamiliar male are a tool of the enemy.
• Louis Charbonneau and Francois Murphy, Reuters reported that the EU powers demand UN report over Iran atomic plans.
• SMCCDI reported that the Islamic regime admits to arresting over 12,000 people in Tehran this month.
• The Washington Post reported that Iran has the highest proportion of opiate addicts in the world and some claim the government is encouraging drug use.
• ABC News reported that the European Union has submitted a resolution to the U.N. nuclear watchdog requiring the agency's board to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council.
• Dow Jones Newswires reported that Iran's allies urged it to compromise Friday in an effort to blunt a U.S. backed European push to refer the country to the U.N. Security Council.
• And finally, Michael Ledeen, The National Review provided a review of under-reported news on Iran and explains why the regime is being so aggressive lately.