Iranian Air Force to launch large-scale wargame Oct 16, 2008
The fighter jets of F4, F5, F7, F14, Thunderbolt (domestic Saegeh), Sukhoi and the fuel carrier of Boeing 707 will comprise the fighter fleet of this war drill, the report said, adding that the air fleet from aviation bases of Tehran, Tabriz, Hamadan, Dezfool and Isfahan would participate in this war exercise. Iran has claimed that it has conducted another high-scale war exercise of its air crafts earlier this summer. (Xinhuanet, China)
How Iran Sees the US Primaries Apr 22, 2008
Iranians gather at a newsstand on the streets of Hamadan, Iran. Bobby Model / National Geographic / Getty Article Tools. (Time.com)
Iran: Protests Lend Momentum To Students' Struggle Dec 10, 2007
Similar protests spread the next day to the cities of Hamadan, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Shiraz, and Kerman, where students reportedly openly criticized Iran s disputed nuclear program. "Since the academic year began in October, the students movements and activities have not stopped," Iraj Jamsheedi, an independent journalist, told RFE/RL from Tehran. (EurasiaNet.org)
If Iran's Guards strike back ... Nov 30, 2007
A basic scenario involves a comprehensive US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, naval forces, information and technology support system (especially those linked to nuclear sites in Bushehr, Isfahan and Tehran) and finally the bombing of IRGC ground force units stationed near the strategic cities of Abadan, Ahvaz, Chah Bahar, Dezful, Hamadan, Khoramshahr and Mashahd. The United States, possibly with the help of Israel, could help stave off Iranian retaliation by destroying Iran's command air... (Asia Times Online)
Bush's brand-new poodle Aug 30, 2007
He said an Iranian nuclear bomb would be "unacceptable" - as if the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was on the verge of discovering one or two hidden under a pile of exquisite Hamadan carpets. Sarkozy is in favor of even more sanctions against Iran, but is willing to talk in the event the Islamic Republic suspends its nuclear-enrichment program, which Iran has a right under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to pursue. (Asia Times Online)
Crooke: Middle East Mistakes Jul 7, 2007
At a conference held in Beirut in April, the senior Hamas official present, Usamah Hamadan, was strongly criticised by Fathi Yakan, the leader of Jamaat Islamiyah in Lebanon, for having embarked on the electoral route in the first place. Yakan pointed to the failure experienced by all Islamists without exception of those who have participated in their national parliaments. (Zmag.org)
First Iranian to Win the Nobel Peace Prize Will Speak at University of the Pacific on May 3rd May 3, 2007
Nobel laureate Ebadi was born in Hamadan, Iran, but her family moved to Tehran in 1948. She was admitted to the law department at University of Tehran in 1965 and passed the qualification exams to become a judge in 1969. (Primezone Releases)
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)
