Remembering Iran, Iraq Nov 14, 2008
In Khorramshahr, Iran, a 21-year-old from New York was helping supply the Russians with needed equipment ... Foster said that Khorramshahr at that time only had dirt roads with trenches dug in the center for run-off ... Khorramshahr has had its ups and downs since Foster s time there. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Where Iraq and Iran Meet, Uneasily Jul 17, 2008
Says Huwaidi: "They help with air support and they control the main gate at the border crossing of Khorramshahr, and they help with ground missions on the border when needed." Still, he says, it's not enough. "We have procedures to control the border, but it's not enough because we don't have enough troops and the border is too long. Until now, people and weapons are still getting across, especially from Iran.". (Time.com)
Alireza Jafarzadeh: Mission of Iran's New Majlis Mar 28, 2008
" The situation was even worse elsewhere. In Iran's second most populated city, Mashhad, the leading candidate Mohammad Reza Faker won a seat with 211,624 votes, out of the 1.8 million eligible voters; that is only 12 percent. In the northwestern city of Tabriz, Massoud Pezeshkzad got 105,000 votes, less than nine percent of eligible voters in that city, according to the state-run media. Ridiculing the government s 60 percent figure, the BBC reported that There was certainly no evidence of such... (Fox News)
Commander: Iran ready for invasions May 23, 2007
Dadras made the remarks in the southern province of Fars where a new war game was underway to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the southern city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqi occupation in 1982, the report said. "Our forces make the ultimate sacrifice to further strengthen the Islamic Republic in the country," the Iranian army commander said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Iranian protesters denounce Britain Apr 2, 2007
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran did not refer directly to the detained British service members but predicted that "arrogant powers" would vanish like "bubbles on water," during an address in the city of Khorramshahr in southwestern Iran. He also pledged yesterday that there would be additional developments in Iran's controversial nuclear program. (Boston Globe)
Murky border complicates Iran-Britain standoff Mar 29, 2007
Major port cities of both countries Basra in Iraq and Khorramshahr and Abadan in Iran lie on its banks. Because the waterway is so important, both Iraq and Iran have long sought to promote their own interests in determining who has the right to use it and under what conditions. (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
15 sailors kidnapped by mullahs Mar 24, 2007
The kidnapped team were first taken to Khorramshahr Iranian naval base, 20 miles up the Shatt-al-Arab dividing Iran and Iraq. The outrage adds to the tension between the West and Iran. (The Sun)
UK Sailors Seized in Long-Contested Waters Mar 24, 2007
The Iranian cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr lie along the waterway. Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, said the Iranian interest in defending its claims explains the move against the British. (Newsmax)
Media & Culture Mar 14, 2007
KHORRAMSHAHR Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3/14/2007. ISTANBUL Turkey 3/14/2007. (Townhall.com)
US forces raid Iranian consulate Jan 14, 2007
Meanwhile, three explosions rocked Khorramshahr an Iranian city in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan. According to Iran's Fars news agency, "the three explosions were so strong that they shook windows of houses.". (Hindu)
