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Iran Singing the Nuclear Song – Corrected

iranian dancers doing the nuclear song

Dancers performed the “nuclear dance” at the ceremony when Iran Ahmadinejad announced the completion of Iran’s nuclear production cycle. Dancers performed as they held up capsules of uranium hexafluoride during a ceremony in Mashad, Iran.


Stop Fundamentalism, June 26 – The Persian language daily, Rouz reported today that Iran’s Cultural Ministry has called on Iranian musicians to compose new songs about “peaceful nuclear energy.”

following this invitation, the Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra announced that it will perform a presentation called “Peaceful Nuclear Energy” by Behzad Abdi, an Iranian composer, during the upcoming “Government Commemoration Week” in Tehran.

The production manager of the Tehran Philharmonic said, “A guest conductor, Loris Tjeknavorian, will present the piece during three nights in Tehran.”

During recent months Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iranian regime has been using the Iranian media to turn the nuclear crisis into the top issue of the country.  This has created foolish scenes at times such as the “Nuclear Cake Dance” picture when Iran announced its completion of uranium enrichment cycle. 

Iran Singing to Nuclear Song

Nuke dancers nuclear

Dancers performed the “nuclear dance” at the ceremony when Iran Ahmadinejad announced the completion of Iran’s nuclear cycle. Dancers are performing as they hold capsules of uranium hexafluoride during a ceremony in Mashad, Iran.


Stop Fundamentalism, June 26 – The Persian language daily, Rouz reported today that Iran’s Cultural Ministry has called on Iranian musicians to compose new songs about “peaceful nuclear energy.”

In line with this invitation, the Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a presentation called “Peaceful Nuclear Energy” by Behzad Abdi, composer during the “government week” in Tehran.

The production manager of the Tehran Philharmonic said, “A guest conductor, Loris Tjeknavorian, will present the piece during three nights in Tehran.”

During recent months Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iranian regime has been using the Iranian media to turn the nuclear crisis into the top issue of the country.  This has created foolish scenes at times such as the “Nuclear Cake Dance” picture when Iran announced its completion of uranium enrichment cycle. 

Iran regime suppression of people on the rise

Iran oppression of peopleThe Iranian regime is planning on further suppression on the people of this country.

In a so called “security and judicial seminar” on Sunday, the Governor, Prosecutor General and State Security Force (SSF) commander of Qom Province, located south of the Iranian capitol, Tehran, jointly called for further suppression of the people’s uprisings by the SSF, the official news agency, IRNA reported today.

The Governor of Qom Abbas Mohtaj said, “If there are shortcomings regarding (security), these people create disorder and insecurity.”

22 killed in Iran bus crash

TEHRAN, June 26, 2006 (AFP) – At least 22 people were killed and 18 injured in eastern Iran Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck, state television reported.

The accident occurred in the early hours between the towns of Birjand and Nehbandan in South Khorasan province, which borders Afghanistan. Police said the truck had apparently drifted into the lane of the oncoming bus.

Iran regime must respond soon

iran nuclear standoffStop Fundamentalism, June 26 – All the partners are agreed that Iran should respond in weeks, not months, and that the precondition should be that the Iranians suspend enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, White House Spokesman, Tony Snow commented on how much time Iran has to respond to the West’s incentive package offer, at a press briefing on June 23

Also In Budapest, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley said on the same issue, “There are a lot of issues on the table. There are human rights; there’s terrorism. The series of issues that separate Iran from the international community are not limited to the possibility of developing a nuclear weapon.”

Cassey says Iran has bigger role in Iraq turmoil than thought before

iran iraq meddlingStop Fundamentalism, June 26 –Iran has stepped up its support for violent Shiite groups in Iraq and is providing the weapons and training so that they can attack U.S. troops, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said to The New York Times.

He said that the Iranian assistance had increased since January and that this had emerged as an important factor in weighing further reductions in U.S. forces in Iraq.

Casey’s comments were his most forceful and explicit criticism of Iran’s involvement in Iraq and they come at a sensitive time in U.S.-Iranian relations, The New York Times beleives.

20,000 rally in Karbala to oppose Iran meddling in Iraq

Iran IraqStop Fundamentalism, June 26 – Saturday the Iraqi daily Assabah reported that the city of Karbala was the scene of a major demonstration against the Iranian regime and its news media for their poisonous and aggressive propaganda against Iraq and their psychological war on Iraq.

More than 20 thousand people took to the streets of Karbala.

Iran executes 21 including 4 women in two weeks.

Executions in iran - Public Hanging

Victim smiles at the noose and the executioner at the latest public hanging in Iran


Stop Fundamentalism, June 25 – While the international pressure on Iranian regime mounts to ensure the mullahs accept the incentive package and suspend their nuclear developments internally the oppression level on the Iranian rises to new heights.

In order to keep the situation under control, the Iranian regime has executed at least 21 people including 4 women in the past two weeks.

Iran warns it may use oil as weapon if interests attacked

iran nuclear standoffTEHRAN, June 25, 2006 (AFP) – Iran’s oil minister has warned that the country would use oil as a weapon if its interests are attacked, state television reported Sunday.

"If the country’s interests are attacked, we will use all our capabilities and oil is one of them," Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh said on Saturday, the television reported.

Iran Holocaust conference to go head later this year

TEHRAN, June 25, 2006 (AFP) – Iran said Sunday it was still going ahead with its plan to host a conference questioning the Holocaust, with the event now scheduled for later in 2006.

The controversial idea emerged after hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described the systematic slaughter of an estimated six million Jews during World War II as a "myth", and the event was initially set for early this year.

"It is going to be held in (the month of) Aban," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters, referring to the Iranian month which starts on October 23.

Asefi also said there was nothing wrong with the idea, saying that the delay in the timing of the event was because "in Aban the weather in cooler".