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“The signals from the newest transmitter at the Kuwait site are intended to provide an additional broadcast stream to add to the current mix of radio, TV and new media,” King said in her email. “Reaching audiences in Iran with reliable news and information is one of the Agency’s highest priorities.”

“Iran has a history of forging a deal and then going back on it,”

By DAVID E. SANGER and MICHAEL SLACKMAN

The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The United States, Europe and Russia responded with skepticism to Iran’s announcement Monday that it had reached an agreement to ship roughly half of its nuclear fuel to Turkey, saying they would continue to press for new sanctions against Iran to curb its nuclear development, which the United States says is aimed at developing weapons.

May 14 (Bloomberg) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a 30 percent chance of success of convincing Iran’s leadership to cooperate with the international community on its nuclear program.

“The government’s refusal to hand over the bodies to the families appears to stem from a fear of antigovernment demonstrations during burial ceremonies in Kurdish areas. Ethnic Kurds have come under increasing pressure since the large-scale protests last summer against the nation’s disputed elections, and at least two other Kurdish activists were executed late last year.”

“If the international community fails to condemn such atrocities, Iran’s regime will continue to trample on the basic rights of individuals, many of whom have been detained simply for peacefully standing up for universal human rights.”

“Mr. Kamangar’s crime was being a Kurd. He taught at an elementary school in the northwestern Iranian city of Kamyaran, where he was a member of the Kurdistan Teachers Union and wrote for various underground human rights

10 May 2010 – Medya News – Following the mass execution of political prisoners in Iranian Ismaic regime’s, there were widespread uproar and antipathy towards the regime’s disregard for human rights especially the rights of the political prisoners.

9 May 2010 – TEHRAN (AFP)— Iran hanged on Sunday five militants, including a Kurdish woman, convicted of bombing government offices and a gas pipeline to Turkey and described as “enemies of God”, state media reported.

BRUSSELS (AFP) — US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday warned that Iran’s nuclear drive threatens a Middle East arms race as he sought to reassure Europe of its importance as a US ally.