Iran Archive
President Rouhani of Iran Says He Will Engage With the West – by Thomas Erdbrink: TEHRAN — Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, said Saturday that he would engage with the West and fulfill his electoral promises to allow more freedom for the Iranian people. Mr. Rouhani, who calls himself a moderate, won the June 14
Saudi Agenda and Nawaz Sharif – by Shiraz Paracha: One more time, Pakistan seems to have come under the full control of the ruling Saudi elite. As an arm of the U.S defense establishment, the brutal and repressive Saudi elites have been a major cause of instability in Pakistan, particularly
Syria’s War, Another Tragedy on Euphrates: Who is Looking for What? by A Z: It has been over two years since the Syrian opposition, propelled by long-held and varying grievances, rose against Bashar al Assad. With Assad’s long autocratic reign under serious threat, the regime responded with force, arresting protesters and torturing some
Iran cuts Hamas funding over Syria: Lesson for Pakistan’s Shia clerics – by Khurram Jafri: In principle, LUBP has opposed the support given to Salafi-Wahhabi militant organizations like Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood by certain sections of Pakistan’s Sunni and Shia clergy. While we have fully supported the common agenda of protesting Shia genocide and
Iran uses Hazara settlers in demographic war to turn the Baloch into a minority in their own land – by Tarek Fatah: LUBP Editor’s note: We don’t agree with the blatantly racist, insensitive and non-factual remarks by Tarek Fathah who is obfuscating systematic country-wide Shia genocide and blaming Pakistan’s most target killed community (Shia Hazaras of Balochistan) instead of identifying and
Motives behind the Shia massacres in Pakistan: PressTV report: While we are talking to each other, there is an old mother sitting in the corner of her house; silently weeping the death of her young son, there is a weak and helpless father struggling to earn some money
An open letter to Iranian President Ahmadinejad from Pakistan – by Abdullah AlFaisal: Dear Mr. President, The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is making a transition from Military-Feudal to Military-Mullah-Feudal state, where the military and feudals are traditional while mullahs are the new stakeholders. The inclusion of mullahs, exclusively from Deobandi-Salafi religion, into
A history of an oppressed community: By Kunwar Khalid Yunus Published: March 18, 2013 The genesis of the Shia community’s persecution goes back to October 1979, when the Iranian revolution occurred. The impact of the revolution was far-reaching. Certain Middle Eastern kingdoms and caliphates panicked.
A pipeline to some sovereignty: Ayaz Amir Friday, March 15, 2013 Just last year the leading national flavour was anti-Americanism… and the heroic assertion of national sovereignty. After the Raymond Davis affair, the stealth assault on Bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad and the killing
Iran-Pakistan pipeline: A significant step forward – by AZ: This Monday, Iranian and Pakistani presidents inaugurated the construction of a much-delayed section of a $7.5bn gas pipeline linking the two neighbours. The two leaders unveiled a plaque before shaking hands and offering prayers for the successful conclusion of
Iran’s President Ahmadinejad Censures #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has censured the killings of Shia Muslims in Pakistan. Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a statement published on the Iranian president’s official website on Sunday. Ahmadinejad said those behind the killings “have no goals except
Top Iranian officials and clerics urge UN Security Council to hold emergency session on #ShiaGenocide in Pakistan: A high-ranking Iranian legislator has called on the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to study the ongoing massacre of Shia Muslims in Pakistan, and take effective measures to stop violence against the community in the Asian
Hassan Abbas’s book reveals ISI was Involved in 1990 murder of Iranian diplomat in Lahore: Source: http://antisystemic.org/satribune/www.satribune.com/archives/sept04/P1_isi.htm Special SAT Report WASHINGTON, Sept 15: A former Pakistani police official has disclosed that Pakistan’s infamous Inter Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) operatives were directly involved in the 1990 murder of a senior Iranian diplomat in Lahore, an
Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran: An eye-opening argument for a new approach to Iran, from two of America’s most informed and influential Middle East experts Less than a decade after Washington endorsed a fraudulent case for invading Iraq, similarly misinformed and politically motivated
Shia Genocide is not a Saudi-Iran proxy war – by Ali Taj: A debate that took place on a Facebook forum highlights the nature and reasons of Shia genocide in Pakistan. The conversation was initiated by a repetition of oft-repeated theories that are deeply insensitive to the victims who in this
Fars News misrepresents Shia Genocide and 10,000 Souls March in New York – by Ali Taj: On a freezing cold Friday the 7th of December Shia Sunni and humanity lovers came out with their families and walked the two miles from the United Nations building to the Pakistani Consulate to protest Shia Genocide at
Its how organised religion exploits!: There are currently 10500 tombs of descendents of Imams in Iran,people donate money to these places by throwing money inside the tomb.There’s no proper management system and even parliament members have questioned this issue.In average there will be 300
ایران میں اہلسنت مسلمانوں کی صورت حال اور سپاہ صحابہ کا پراپیگنڈہ: Takfiri Deobandis’ and Salafists’ lies and misleading propaganda about the plight of Sunni Muslims in Iran ہم ایران کی حکومت پر کئی وجوہات کی بنیاد پر تنقید کرتے ہیں مثال کے طور پر انسانی حقوق کی پامالی ، صحافیوں
Jundallah terrorists, affiliates of BLA and LeJ, attack a Shiite mosque in Iran: A suicide bomber escaping from the security forces detonated his explosives near a Shia Muslims’ mosque in southeastern Iran on Friday (21 October 2012), killing two people and injuring five others. The report said there are three children and
Confused discourse of Iran-influenced Shia clerics of Pakistan on Malala Yousufzai: https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalShiaPakistan/posts/10151076529588059 https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalShiaPakistan/posts/313517385422881 https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalShiaPakistan/posts/376123689133495 https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalShiaPakistan/posts/454073991302295 https://www.facebook.com/PoliticalShiaPakistan/posts/378395238903792
Postponement of Putin visit, a tragedy for Pakistan – by Shiraz Paracha: The postponement of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pakistan is a tragedy and conspiracy against President Asif Ali Zardari and the PPP government. This conspiracy is similar to the one that was hatched in 1951 when the then
Saudi Mufti’s timely fatwa about the anti-Islam film – by Syeda Zehra: Salute to Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti who described attacks on American diplomats and embassies as”Un-Islamic” after noisy protests against the hateful movie “Innocence of Muslims” took place in various parts of the Muslim
After slaughtering U.S. diplomats in Libya, Saudi-funded goons attack an Iranian diplomat in New York: Related post: Western media and analysts are downplaying Saudi-funded Salafists’ role in US Ambassador’s murder in Libya A group of Saudi-funded protesters, waving Free Syria flag, attacked Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast near the United Nations in
Why is Iran silent on the plight of Pakistan’s Shiite Muslims? – by Alex Vatanka: Source: Adapted and edited from Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, Volume 13 (June 2012) The Guardian of Pakistan’s Shia The town of Parachinar, located in a far-flung corner of western Pakistan, is fondly called by some Iranian Shiites “Little
Baloch comrades must not ignore anti-Shia terrorists making inroads in Baloch nation – by Ali Ahsan: Related Articles: Don’t take human rights lessons from Iran and Saudi Arabia – by Qudsia Siddiqui ISI-sponsored Baloch Jundullah-LeJ terrorists kill Shia judge, guard, driver in Quetta Shia Killings and Baloch Nationalists: A response to Ali Ahsan Baloch friends
It’s all about power: Al-Quds Day a celebration of hatred and racism – by Michael Coren: Related post: Why Al-Quds rallies by Pakistani Shias are anything but productive – by Fatima Rajput Beyond the hatred, the racism and the anger, there’s a certain irony surrounding Al-Quds Day (Youm-Al-Quds), commemorated this weekend internationally (Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon
Is Shia genocide in Pakistan an outcome of Saudi-Iran proxy war?: Editor’s Note: The following debate took place on a facebook forum that highlights the nature and reasons of Shia genocide in Pakistan. The conversation was initiated by a repetition of oft-repeated theories that are deeply insensitive to the victims in
Am I a Zionist? – by Irfan Qadri: Dear LUBP editors: I will really appreciate if you could publish the following note and the exchange. Thank you. Irfan As a Pakistani Muslim of Sunni Barelvi origin, I have always supported human rights of Pakistan’s persecuted and target
Iran- and ISI-influenced Shia mullahs blame India for Shia genocide in Pakistan: Related posts: Shia religio-political party MWM criticizes LUBP Who will free Pakistan’s Shias from the Iranian-agenda scholars? Here’s yet another evidence of how Pakistani Shia clerics influenced by foreign policies of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and agendas of
A critical analysis of the MWM resolution at the Karachi Shia rally: Related post: MWM must not act as a Shia version of Difa-e-Pakistan Council In the absence of any support from the government and secular-progressive lobbies, civil society activists, human rights groups; and in the presence of active and tacit
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan are the Middle East Axis of Evil: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan are the Axis of Evil in the Middle East. U.S. President George W. Bush coined the term “Axis of Evil” when refering to North Korea, Iran, and Iraq in his 2002 State of the
Sacrificial beings and imperialist agendas – by Shaheryar Ali: What is currently happening in Kohistan, Gilgit, Parachinar, Quetta and other places in Pakistan to Shia Muslims has its roots in Pakistani establishment’s dream of renting itself out to imperialism against Islamic Republic of Iran. They want to bully
Sleeping with the Enemy: US Partnership with Saudi-Wahhabis – by Rusty Walker: If I may ask the reader, would you conduct business with a country where Human Rights Watch list multiple egregious acts against its own society? HRW, travelers and oppressed citizens there (using fake identity or risk imprisonment) confirm the
China, Russia flexing muscles: A New World Order, or Cold War? – by Shiraz Paracha: China and Russia are flexing their muscles in the wake of Western actions and policies in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Days after China issued a warning against the establishment of U.S. military bases in Australia; Russia has
Iran isn’t an enemy of the Jewish people – by Shiraz Paracha: World bullies threat Iran often on the basis of biased, politicized and incorrect reports of the International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA). Such reports are prepared on false assumptions and estimates usually in collaboration
Erosion of press freedom in Britain – by Shiraz Paracha: A British regularity body that is partly funded by the British government has ruled that a popular English language international news TV network with millions of viewers be taken off the broadcasting platform. In other words Press TV is banned
WikiLeaks confirms that Pakistan’s Deobandi clerics Ludhyanvi, Fazl-ur-Rehman are funded by Arab countries: The following cable confirms what was long suspected, i.e., the connection between Deobandi clerics and terrorists in Pakistan and their financiers, the Arab dictators. The cable confirms that the banned Pakistani Deobandi terror outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP, currently operating as
America’s pacific century – by Hillary Clinton: The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action. As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its
Alleged Iranian plot to murder Saudi ambassador: A new diversion tactic by the Saudi-Ikhwan lobby: There are a number of serious questions about the whole episode, i.e, the alleged Iranian plot to murder Saudi ambassador to the USA. Timing of the alleged plot or expose is quite meaningful. Saudi Arabia is currently facing a
Military must surrender control of foreign policy – by Shiraz Paracha: Recent arbitration by the Saudi intelligence agency in the ongoing ‘CIA-ISI war’ is yet another proof that Pakistan is in a dangerous mess created by the military’s illegitimate control over the country’s foreign policy. Before it is too late,