Iran News Round Up

(Thanks to Ali Alfoneh for his assistance in compiling)

On his Columbia speech: “The Zionists wanted to turn the event into a trial of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but with help from the Almighty God, the plot turned into a scene in which nations could express their hatred with the rulers in the White House.”
On the U.S. as a dictatorship: “The behavior of the government and media in the US shows that there is dictatorship in that country and people are not allowed to know the facts.”
On Israel: “The Zionists, who always wanted a country from the Nile to the Euphrates, are now happy with establishing their illegal authority in a small part of Palestine. This is because they have been slapped at face by the believers.”

Bush administration maintains silence as more labor union leaders imprisoned, tortured.
Major Democrats, too, refuse to stand up for Iranian labor

Ahmad Ghabel, brother of the political prisoner Hadi Ghabel, prevented from making a speech at the Hosseiniyeh-ye Ershad
The “reformist” camp of the Islamic Republic endorses the IRGC.

Former Parliamentary Speaker Mehdi Karrubi: “When it comes to the campaign against the world arrogance, for instance, we should all be with each other because [The Americans] hatch plots against all of us.”

Turkey will sign a $3.5 billion energy deal with Iran. More, in Persian. And in Turkish press.

Deputy of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan congratulates the “Qods [Jerusalem] Day” saying “Muslims should use more than only one day per year thinking about Qods.”

“Zionist regime, this enemy of mankind, will be defeated soon and Palestine will eventually return to the Islamic Umma (nation).”

Hardline criticism of Luciano Benetton, “the Zionist billionaire” whose United Colors of Benetton has been active in Iran for Seven years
Picture of the Day: Praying during the 21^st night of Ramadan.