• Sensitivity to corruption exposure? Government hastily dismisses allegations of secret bank accounts.
  • Head of Revolutionary Guards: “Western powers have got to know that Iran has turned to a regional power and establishment of the security in the region without observing Iran’s rights is not possible.”
  • European Union: Business is too important; we won’t blacklist IRGC.
  • IRGC commander: Our missiles cover the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman.
  • Ahmadinejad: U.S. missile interceptors in Europe pose a threat to Asia.
  • Details of Iranian oil exports to Iraq.
  • Cost of Hezbollah model? Fuel rationing inside Iran to continue.
  • Russia, China, Iran unite to warn Bush to lay off Central Asia.
  • Read-out of Ahmadinejad’s speech to Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
  • U.S. pressure will not derail development of Beijing-Tehran ties.
  • Chinese car manufacturer (and Chrysler partner) teams up with Iran.
  • Ahmadinejad criticized in Bishkek for independent labor union crackdown.
  • Bush, Rice, Burns remain silent, continue to ignore imprisonment of Mansour Osanlou, Iran’s Lech Walesa.
  • Picture of the Day: Visiting those injured while defending the Revolution.
  • Supreme Leader’s advice of the day:
  • Question: What is the sharī‘ah order with respect to drinking water while standing?
  • Answer: At night, it is makrūh (disliked but not forbidden) to drink water while standing.