Arash Aramesh

Iran’s conservative media reacted unfavorably to calls from the United States for a new UN Security Council resolution against Iran. According to pro-government sources in Tehran, the West’s reaction to the uranium-exchange deal reached between Iran, Turkey, and Brazil was another sign that the West, especially the US, could never be satisfied and will always oppose Iran’s nuclear program. more»

Shayan Ghajar and Mahour S.

Few opposition movement notables have publicly aired their opinions regarding President Ahmadinejad’s nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey, for a variety of reasons. Those who have addressed the deal, however, seem to indicate reluctant approval of the fuel swap agreement. more»

Arash Aramesh

Pro-government and opposition media have had diverse reactions to the deal that Iran would send 2,000 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in return for receiving 120 kilograms of 20 percent of enriched nuclear fuel for its medial reaction. more»

Mahour S.

Leaders of the Green Movement, Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, and mainstream Green Movement websites, such as Jaras, have not reacted to this nuclear deal and have continued to address domestic concerns. Kalme, Moussavi’s website, ran an unnamed, brief analysis of the deal while criticizing the government for accepting what had been offered to them many months ago in Geneva. more»

Arash Aramesh

Tehran’s highest judicial official reacted harshly to Mir Hossein Moussavi’s recent statement condemning the executions of five Iranian citizens, four of whom were Kurds. According to Raja, a pro-government website with close ties to the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, chief prosecutor of Tehran’s Revolutionary and General Courts, said Moussavi’s recent statements added yet another “crime” to the long list of his crimes and that Iran’s judiciary will take “appropriate action at the right time.” He asserted, “Many positions adopted by Moussavi and the other defeated presidential candidate [Mehdi Karroubi] are criminal.” more»