Army Ground Forces deploys new anti-armor capability missiles
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/25/2013 - 12:00 pm
Category: Iran News
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Army Ground Forces commander says Forces has been provided with higher-capability anti-armor missiles.
Gen. Ahmadreza Pourdastan told Mehr News about the latest missile capabilities provided by the Ministry of Defense for the Ground Forces. “We have many contracts with Defense Industries, and facilities included are mainly in surface defense section,†he said, adding that “recently, Ground Forces has received anti-armor missiles with high capabilities, specifically targeting tanks reactionary armor where current missiles are not effective.â€
The Commander of Ground Forces poi ...
Iran Today: Beyond The Presidential Election --- Human Rights
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/25/2013 - 12:00 pm
Category: Iran News
EA Worldview - Although the debate over the loaded term "free election" has receded in Iran as candidates ramp up their campaigns, rights groups continue to raise the niggling question whether human rights abuses will undermine the image of a legitimate Presidential ballot in June --- particularly as activists, journalists, politicians, lawyers, and protesters detained in the crackdown following the disputed 2009 election remain imprisoned.
Human Rights Watch warns today that "dozens" of political activists and reporters arrested four years ago remain in detention, while two of the candidates in 2009 --- Mir-Hossein Mous ...
Opinion: What is Hezbollah?
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/25/2013 - 12:00 pm
Category: Iran News
Asharq Al-Awsat - The controversy begins with the name Hezb Allah, Arabic for the Party of God. And the controversy is further deepened by what is implied by the name: the others, the ones who don’t belong to the movement of fire and brimstone, are Hezb al-Shaytan, the Party of Satan.
In the theology and practice of Hezbollah, there can be no mercy shown for other Muslims, let alone infidels beyond the boundaries of Islam. In a country like Lebanon, with eighteen religious communities, the theology of Hezbollah must be terribly problematic. The theology must twist and bend. There is a large Shi’ite community, perhaps the country’s lar ...
Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
by Iran.us News Robot
on 05/25/2013 - 12:00 pm
Category: Iran News
The Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no ill-intentions to the Islamic Republic.
"We stress the danger of the Iranian nuclear program to the security of the whole region," Prince Saud said Saturday in a joint news conference with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in the city of Jiddah.
Turning to Syria, he also that Syrian President Bashar Ass ...
