Iran News Round Up (Feb. 6)

Supreme Leader urges Iranians not to protest upcoming parliamentary elections, voices support for protest movement in Bahrain; Iran launches new satellite into orbit, unveils 21 new home-made military achievements

Politics Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses Friday prayers in Tehran: „Of course, we also have weaknesses which we must address… Our vulnerabilities are threats that we are facing in our path; threats which have been there and we must stop them in future. The first weakness is inclination to worldliness which has haunted some of us. Some of us, the authorities, have become worldly and materialist. The hideousness of wealth, luxury, makeup, ceremony and aristocratic lifestyle has gradually disappeared. When we become like this, it will also spread among the people… Also about social justice, which is the will of Islam and our will, we have not reached our goal which is among our weaknesses… We should all feel responsible… and we should not point finger at each other. It should not be so that whenever there is a shortcoming somewhere the parliament says it is the fault of the government and the government says it is the fault of the parliament. One says it is the fault of the Judiciary. No, the responsibilities are clear. The Constitution has clarified the lines and everyone’s responsibility is clarified.“ „Elections immunize the country. What preserves the prestige of this nation, presents its spiritual power to the enemies and deters them and threatens them is popular presence, one of whose symbols is this election. Another symbol is the February 11th Revolution Day which we have ahead of us.“

VOA:Obama Orders New Sanctions on Iran

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Iranian students form human chain around Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility in support of Iran’s nuclear program, Isfahan, Nov. 15, 2011 (file photo).

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered stricter sanctions on Iran’s government and central bank, citing „deceptive practices“ by Iranian banks to conceal transactions.

Statement from UANI on New Sanctions Against Iran’s Central Bank

 United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, issued the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement of sanctions against Iran’s Central Bank:

This is a positive first step by the White House. Sanctions against Iran’s Central Bank, if properly implemented and enforced, will severely isolate the Iranian regime from world markets, and limit the capital it has to pursue nuclear weapons and fund terrorism.

We hope President Obama will follow today’s announcement with even more robust action to fully cut off the Iranian regime from the international financial system, including sanctioning the Belgium-based SWIFT network for the banking privileges it provides Iran’s Central Bank.

UANI has regularly called for sanctions against Iran’s Central Bank, and on December 2, 2011wrote to President Obama following reports that the Administration was opposed to such sanctions.

Click here to read UANI’s full December 2, 2011 letter to President Obama.

Click here to read UANI’s full letter to SWIFT.

 

„Im Bazar der Geschlechter“

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Die Regisseurin Sudabeh Mortezai spricht über ihren Film „Im Bazar der Geschlechter“. In diesem Film geht es um das Phänomen der Zeitehe, das der schiitische Islam kennt – eine Art der Prostitution?

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Fireworks Wednesday IR 2006, Spielfilm

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In der Nacht vor dem iranischen Neujahrsfest am 21.März findet in Teheran ein großes Feuerwerk statt. Gleichzeitig beginnt der Frühling und die Menschen widmen sich dem Frühjahrsputz. Morteza hat die junge, naive Putzfrau Rouhi engagiert, die bald heiraten wird. Rouhi räumt nicht nur die Wohnung auf, sondern entdeckt auch, dass Morteza seine Frau Mojdeh mit einer benachbarten Friseuse betrügt.

Eye on Iran: Banking Hub Adds to Pressure on Iran

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WSJ: „An organization that is central to the international banking system said it is working with U.S. and European governments to address their concerns that its financial services are being used by Iran to avoid sanctions and conduct illicit business. Current and former U.S. officials said that if the Belgium-based organization, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift, bans sanctioned Iranian entities from using its network, Tehran could find itself virtually incapable of conducting electronic financial transactions. ‚This would be the knockout blow,‘ said Avi Jorisch, a former U.S. Treasury Department official who has worked on Swift… Swift’s board of directors is comprised of executives from some of the world’s most important banks. This week, activist group United Against Nuclear Iran wrote to board members arguing that they are acting outside U.S. law by allowing designated Iranian banks to use Swift’s services. They argued that Swift’s guidelines mandate that its cut ties to Iran.“http://t.uani.com/vZJvjX