Sunday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 12.11.2005:

Iranian Ayatollah Supports His President

The Jerusalem Post:

Iran's supreme ruler came out in support of his maligned president on Saturday, who created an international storm by demanding Israel be moved to Europe and casting doubt on whether the Holocaust happened. "The unusual sensitivity of Zionists and their American supporters toward Iran's stance over the Zionist state reveals their increased weakness and fear about the level of attention given by Islamic nations to the Palestinian issue," state-run Iranian radio quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying.

"Despite the Zionist's campaign, the struggle against the occupiers has become an old and thick tree in the Islamic world such that the arrogant powers could not sever its roots," he added. READ MORE

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

• SMCCDI reported that hundreds of students marked the "International Human Rights Day" by making gatherings in several Iranian universities. Yes, SMCCDI is back.
• Winston, The Spirit of Man responded to the Iranian regime's claim that this week's a air crash in Tehran was due to US sanctions.
• Iranian.com published an interesting series of interviews with Iranian students, both the hardline and secularists.
• The New York Times once again reported that Iran's top nuclear official said Saturday that his country will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel.
• ABC News reported that the European Union and Iran are planning to go ahead with nuclear talks on December 21 despite very low expectations. The meeting is "to talk about talks."
• Rachel Ehrenfeld and Paul E. Vallely, The Washington Times reviewed Shia Islamic prophecies and the present attempts to fulfill them by the Iranian government.
• Amir Taheri, Asharq Alawat reviewed several "popular" alternatives to the Bush doctrine.
• Rooz Online published an interview with Ali Afshari a former member of the ruling council of the Daftar-e Tahkim Vahdat (DTV) student organization.
• And finally, Cox & Forkum published a cartoon about the Weblog Awards: Vote Often!