U.S. imposes sanctions on five Iranian entities Aug 13, 2008
The five entities are identified as the Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine, the Esfahan National Fuel Research and Production Center, Jabber Ibn Hayan, Safety Equipment Procurement Company and Joza Industrial Company. "These five nuclear and missile entities have been used by Iran to hide its illicit conduct and further its dangerous nuclear ambitions," the Treasury said in a statement. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. Sanctions 5 Iranian Companies for Nuclear Ties Aug 13, 2008
The five companies are the Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine, the Esfahan Nuclear Fuel Research and Production Center, Jabbar Ibn Hayan, Safety Equipment Procurement Company and Joza Industrial Company. . (Newsmax)
US too much in the dark for Iran strike Aug 12, 2008
The report comes amid persistent speculation that the US and Israel are considering attacking Iran's known nuclear sites - among them, the enrichment plants at Natanz and the Esfahan uranium conversion facility - before President George W Bush leaves office next January. The speculation has been largely driven by neo-conservatives and hawks with close ties to the office of US Vice President Dick Cheney along with a number of Israeli officials and opposition leaders who have publicly warned that... (Asia Times Online)
Bolton: Israel will attack Iran after election, before inauguration... Jun 24, 2008
"He added that Tehran would deliver a "devastating" response to any attack. On Friday, Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, said military action against Iran would turn the Middle East into a "fireball" and accelerate Iran's nuclear programme.Mr Bolton, however, dismissed such sentiments as scaremongering. "The key point would be for the Israelis to break Iran's control over the nuclear fuel cycle and that could be accomplished for example by destroying the... (The Drudge Report)
Israel Poised to Attack Iranian Nuclear Sites Jun 23, 2008
The study narrows Israel s Iranian targets to three critical nodes: Esfahan, with its conversion facility, the Natanz enrichment facility and the heavy water plant and future plutonium production reactors at Arak. All three could provide Iran with fissile material for nuclear weapons. (Human Events Online)
TAKING THE IRAN NUKE TOUR Jun 15, 2008
" Second, the journalists were given a tour of the conveniently nearby city of Esfahan, a "UNESCO World Heritage Site," with "1,210 registered historical landmarks," "8,000 years of history;" and that sees three million tourists a year. The subtext, write Hodge and Weinberger, could not have been more obvious: If you try to bomb the Uranium Conversion Facility, you might end up striking archaeological treasures. And if the US or Israel did attack, there's no guarantee of success, Ghahremanpour... (New York Post -- Opinions)
Senior Minister Zainul Abidin Rasheed meets top Iranian leaders May 5, 2008
In the province of Isfahan, Mr Zainul met the Governor General of Isfahan, Mr Sayed Morteza Bakhtiary, and the President of the Esfahan Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, Mr M Eslamian. ADVERTISEMENT. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
How To Tell A Juicy Travel Story Mar 30, 2008
"One of my favorite stories from 'Strange Travel Suggestions' took place in Iran, during my visit for the total solar eclipse in 1999. Just before the eclipse, I was standing in a huge public square in Esfahan. Suddenly, a very small anti-American demonstration erupted nearby. To my astonishment, every Iranian within sight of me - men, women and children - stood up and formed a circle around me, protecting me from any possible danger. My guardians mocked the demonstrator and assured me that no... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Iranian nights Feb 22, 2008
You'll spend the two following nights in Esfahan, the picturesque onetime capital ... The second day will be yours for exploring more of Esfahan's mosques and palaces and strolling its elegant tree-shaded boulevards and the bridges that across the Zayandeh River. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Sneak peek at a desert Armageddon Jan 3, 2008
Even under a limited counterforce scenario where not more than 10 Iranian cities are attacked (Tabriz, Qazvin, Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz, Yazd, Kerman. Qom, Ahwaz, Kermanshah), though Israel has the ability to attack all major Iranian cities, the casualties range from 16 to 28 million. (Asia Times Online)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Twin cities strengthen ties with tree Dec 24, 2007
Other KL twin cities are Osaka, Japan (Aug 1989), Anakara, Turki (June 1990), Casablanca, Morocco (July 1992) and Esfahan, Iran (Aug 1993). Source. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Disillusionment and anger Dec 8, 2007
A holy of holies in an ultra-conservative country, it is out of bounds to western tourists who catch only a blur of blue tiles from their coaches as they are escorted down the motorway to the archaeological sites of Esfahan, Persepolis and Shiraz. As the sun burns red, dozens of cranes and earthmovers move along the horizon. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Ireland: U.S. to deport gay Iranian Nov 30, 2007
Emphasizing the continuing danger to Iranian LGBT people from the Ahmadinejad government, Parsi told Gay City News this week that within the last few days he had received multiple emails from some of the 87 people who were arrested at what authorities charged was a "gay party" in the city of Esfahan on May 10. . (Zmag.org)
Urawa Reds Become First Japanese Soccer Team to Win Asian Champions League Nov 15, 2007
Goals from Reds striker Yuichiro Nagai and midfielder Yuki Abe earned a 3-1 aggregate victory over Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club, from the city of Esfahan in central Iran. The first leg in Iran had ended 1-1 a week earlier. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Urawa Reds seek final lift to clinch Asian title Nov 14, 2007
Holding a slim advantage after their 1-1 draw in Esfahan last week, Urawa are seeking to become the first team from Japan to win Asias premier club competition since the expanded format was introduced in 2003. However, the sides German manager Holger Osieck needs to lift his weary players after a gruelling 10 days, that included the long journey to Esfahan and the weekends bruising 1-1 away draw at Kawasaki Frontale. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Urawa looking for historic win in ACL final Nov 13, 2007
The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in Esfahan last Wednesday ... Urawa holds a slim advantage going into the second leg thanks to Robson Ponte's goal in Esfahan, but Urawa's record at home in the knockout stage of the competition has seen them concede on their own turf. (International Herald Tribune)
Sepahan hold Urawa in first leg Nov 9, 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: Iran's Sepahan came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Japanese champions Urawa Reds in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final on Wednesday in Esfahan. Brazilian Robson Ponte gave the visitors a 1-0 lead just before the interval and Mahmoud Karimi equalised for Sepahan 50 seconds into the second half. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Goodman/Cole: U.S., Iran & Turkey Oct 25, 2007
JUAN COLE: Well, I think the Cheney camp in the Bush administration very much would like to bomb the nuclear research facilities, which, as far as we know, are civilian facilities near Esfahan. And what has been leaked from their office is that theyve talked about various stratagems for getting up such an attack and that they have been blocked so far by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and by Secretary of State Condi Rice. (Zmag.org)
* Sports Briefs Sep 21, 2007
Japan's Urawa Reds also won 2-1 at home, beating South Korean side and defending champion Jeonbuk Motors, while fellow Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale held Sepahan to a 0-0 draw in Esfahan, Iran. In the late quarter-final, two-time champion Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia held Al Wahda to a 0-0 draw in the United Arab Emirates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Kawasaki holds Sepahan to draw in Iran in Asian Champions League quarterfinals Sep 21, 2007
Japan's Urawa Reds also won 2-1 at home, beating South Korean side and defending champion Jeonbuk Motors, while fellow Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale held Sepahan to a 0-0 draw in Esfahan, Iran ... In Esfahan, Iran, Kawasaki overcame its run of just one victory in six J-League matches to hold Sepahan and return to Tokoroki Stadium on even terms. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Iran may be tunneling to protect nukes Jul 10, 2007
That site, located about 80 miles to the south and known as Esfahan, is home to a major nuclear research center and a factory that converts uranium to a form that can be enriched at Natanz. Iran began the work at Esfahan quietly in 2004, digging a large, two-entrance mountain tunnel that it later acknowledged was meant for nuclear storage. (The Drudge Report)
Ahmadinejad - the movie Jul 6, 2007
The rioters ripped through cities including Tehran, Esfahan, Mashhad, and the president's own native Garmsar. They were objecting to a law passed by Iranian authorities partially lifting the subsidy on gasoline and rationing it. (Asia Times Online)
Iran: Past the Paranoia Jun 5, 2007
I also passed close to one of Iran s major nuclear sites, Natanz, and was able to observe the anti-aircraft gun emplacements spread on either side of the smooth new superhighway that leads north from Esfahan to Tehran ... In the great square at Esfahan, I talked to a group of teenage girls about to graduate from high school one strictly veiled, one less so, one whose scarf was subversively far back on her head ... Much less persuasive or sympathetic was the bearded, taciturn man in an Esfahan... (The American Conservative)
Anti-terror misfire May 29, 2007
Beyond this obvious fact, how does Hyundai selling cars in Esfahan provide any support for the Iranian government's terrorist activities. The only ones who would be harmed by Anderson's scheme would be teachers and other government workers whose retirement savings would be diminished, and California taxpayers, who would have to make up the losses through bigger annual contributions to the state pension funds. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Asian Champions League: Al Shabab wins 2-0, to face Sepahan for quarterfinal spot May 10, 2007
Al Astaa's goal in the 59th and Al Gizani's in the 88th left both Al Shabab and Sephan tied atop Group D with 10 points each and a final clash May 23 looming in Esfahan, Iran. Sepahan won 5-0 over Al Ittihad earlier Wednesday. (International Herald Tribune)
Iran all bluff and bluster, but no bomb - yet Apr 21, 2007
Esfahan/Isfahan - The Nuclear Technology Center is Iran's largest research facility and believed to have a staff of some 3,000 scientists ... Esfahan and Qazin - additional CBW facilities ... Esfahan/Isfahan - Major North Korean-built missile production plant. (Asia Times Online)
Tony Wheeler reveals the real face of Iran Apr 8, 2007
Next stop is Esfahan ... On the way from Esfahan to Kashan there's a brief encounter with that other Iran, the one that features in the press and TV much more often than beautiful hotels and friendly people ... Attractions: A huge variety, from the Persian ruins of Pasargadae and Persepolis, to the fascinating city of Esfahan, skiing in Dizin and climbing Mount Damavand. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
UK Embassy in Tehran hit by violent protest Apr 2, 2007
we shouldn't have been over there" etc is ignorant. (1) Even if they did enter the Iranian waters illegally; the protocol is that they are to be asked to leave the waters, not be arrested and held indefinitely. (2) They were acting under U.N. sanctions which were put in place because Iran has violated the trust of the international community. This is not about the Brits being in anyone's business or even the United States, but because of the United Nations. Is it too much to expect that routine,... (Times Online)
A place where people still love Americans Feb 26, 2007
" Does he know the prophet Daniel was Jewish? As were numerous Islamic prophets -- the prophet Jonah? Isaac? Joseph? Abraham? Moses? Even Jesus? Does he know Esther and Mordecai are buried with honors in Hamadan? Does he know Esfahan was founded by King Yazdgerd's Jewish Queen Shushan Dukht? The man looks stunned, as if I've just whacked him in the stomach with a two-by-four. There is a dead silence while he digests this, while his brain sputters, while it struggles to kick in on all cylinders... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Diplomats Say U.S. Has No Proof Against Iran Feb 25, 2007
" The reliability of U.S. information and assessments on Iran is increasingly at issue as the Bush administration confronts the emerging regional power on multiple fronts: its expanding nuclear effort, its alleged support for insurgents inside Iraq and its backing of Middle East militant groups. The CIA still faces harsh criticism for its prewar intelligence errors on Iraq. No one here argues that U.S. intelligence officials have fallen this time for crudely forged documents or pushed shoddy... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
The smugglers of Iran's Kordestan Feb 21, 2007
Contacts between foreign tourists straying beyond Iran's urban tourist triangle - Tehran, Esfahan and Shiraz - and Iran's often-pressured ethnic minorities are frowned on. While visually stunning - it ought to be on the tourist trail - the village's position next to civil-war-torn Iraq and restive Sunni Muslim Kurdish inhabitants dictates its isolation. (Asia Times Online)
Israel tense over 'the Iranian threat' Feb 18, 2007
Ardeshire Hassanpour, 44, a prize-winning nuclear physicist, worked at a plant in Esfahan that produces uranium hexafluoride gas, a key component in the enrichment of uranium. U.S. security consulting company Stratfor and the London Sunday Times suggested his death was a Mossad "assassination.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Iran invites visitors to plant Feb 4, 2007
ESFAHAN, Iran -- The squat, tan buildings with barred windows can be reached only by driving well outside the city to a flat stretch of desert on the edge of the hills ... The uranium conversion facility at Esfahan is only a piece of Iran's nuclear program, which the Islamic republic says it is pursuing in order to develop new sources of electrical power and maintain the nation's high level of oil exports ... The next and most controversial step is conducted at an even more secret plant at... (Boston Globe)
Intrigued By Iran Jan 14, 2007
" asked one of the students in a hushed voice. Young Iranians are more informed about American pop culture than I'll ever be, but as far as American political history goes, they seemed uninterested. 'The Persian Florence' If Tehran is an acquired taste, Esfahan is an epiphany. Travelers returning from Iran have for centuries boasted of the "Persian Florence. " Visiting the blue, mosaic-tiled mosques that help quench the desert's ravenous thirst for civilization, though, I had to question that... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Security Council Resolution 1737: Too Little, Too Late Jan 11, 2007
Technical sanctions, for example, cover only the provision of materials, equipment and know-how that are not related to the Russian and the Iranian power and research reactors at Bushehr, Teheran and Esfahan. As a result, much material and equipment applicable to Iran's nuclear program can be imported under these exceptions; restrictions in the form of end-use declarations and some verification can be overcome. (Ocnus.net)
