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EU Bans Iran from Trading Gold and Other Precious Metals

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Les Jones

Reuters report that the EU has agreed to freeze the assets of the Iranian central bank and ban all trade in gold and other precious metals with the Iranian Central Bank and other public bodies in Iran. According to IMF … Continue reading →

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Iran accumulating gold, which is odd since you can’t eat it

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Les Jones

Secret Iran Gold Holdings Leaked: Tehran Holds Same Amount Of Gold As United Kingdom, And Is Buying More: “Market observers believe Tehran has been one of the biggest buyers of bullion over the past decade after China, Russia and India, … Continue reading →

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Iran Sentences Blogger Hossein Derakhshan (Hoder) to 20 Years in Prison

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Les Jones

CNN – Iran’s ‘blogfather’ sentenced to almost 20 years in prison: An Iranian court has sentenced the so-called “blogfather” of Iran to 19½ years in prison, the semi-official Mashregh news website said Tuesday. Hossein Derakhshan was “convicted of cooperating with … Continue reading →

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Iran Elected to U.N. Women’s Rights Commission

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Les Jones

National Review – Iran vs. Women: That is what the U.N. is for: the Kafkaesque. But the news about Iran is slightly hard for me to take just at the moment. I have been at the Oslo Freedom Forum, listening … Continue reading →

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Google switches Gmail to https by default

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Les Jones

Information Week – Google: We’re Encrypting Everyone’s Gmail Automatically: Whether or not the timing of this announcement has anything to do with Google’s recent actions in the Chinese market is unknown. The company today said that it is switching Gmail … Continue reading →

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Iran seizes Nobel Peace Prize winner’s medal

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Les Jones

This is why people say Iran’s government is run by dicks.

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Iranian election fraud

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Les Jones

In many Iranian cities the number of people who voted exceeded the number of eligible voters. Is miracle! This is in addition to the suspiciously-fast vote count. “How do you count almost 40 million handwritten paper ballots in a matter … Continue reading →

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