Russians drag their feet over Bushehr NPP.

"Today we can say for sure that to launch the Bushehr nuclear plant this autumn is unrealistic," said Ivan Istomin, the head of a subcontractor working for the Russian state-owned firm building the plant, RIA reported.

More at:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/25/worldupdates/2007-07-25T131329Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-286433-2&sec=Worldupdates

This is obviously good news, as it shows how pathetic the Seyyeds have been. They thought that could represent the Iranian nation, and like everything else, especially the economy, they have bitterly failed.

In as much as the Iranian Opposition has told the world not to deal with these aliens, anti-US elements, be they in EU, China, or Russia, have tried ever since the Shahanshah left Iran, to deal with the Seyyeds, and they have failed.

With the next that the US will put the clamps down on banks that trade with China on behalf of the Seyyeds, like Standard Chartered and HSBC, we should really see the flow of income from the Seyyeds to their elements in the Iranian society drop. Once the merchants realise that they should give up on the Seyyeds, then the Seyyeds will fall.

Can Israel please not mix Iran with the Seyyed regime

The Israeli press, and the rest of the world must not use the world "Iran" and the Islamist Regime or the Seyyed Regime in the same context.

"Since Iran funds death," she told the crowd, her lobby group - The Israel Project (TIP) - was collecting petitions demanding that economic pressure and sanctions be brought against Iran for its refusal to halt its nuclear program and its alleged continued support for terrorism.

Asia Times Online :: Middle East News - US lawmakers unite to demonize Iran

'If Iran is confronted by a united front, it will change,' president tells French daily, pointing out that Ukraine, Libya, South Africa and North Korea have already given up nuclear weapons due to international pressure

Peres urges world to unite against Iran - Israel News, Ynetnews

World Press ignores the General Strike in Kurdistan, Iran

The people of Kurdistan in Iran went on strike on Monday 23 July 2007 and will continue until Thursday 26th 2007, for the death sentence of a person.

What is more amazing, is that none of the world press reported this brave act of the Kurds. If the world press, and folks like Ali A Dareini and many others in Iran who just report the Seyyed propaganda reported this, then maybe Iran would be able to have a General Strike and be rid of the Seyyeds once and for all.

China supports Seyyeds by buying oil

The Japanese decided to cut back buying oil, in accordance with UNSC resolution. But just read this:

"China bought around 10.9 million tonnes, or 440,000 barrels per day, of crude from Iran in the first half. The surprise increase was due to some spot purchases by state refiner Sinopec Corp, one state oil trader told Reuters, an unusual practice as nearly all crude exports from OPEC producers are on long-term contracts instead of spot sales. "Iran has some surplus barrels because some buyers are cutting back imports," said the trader. Japan, a key lifter of Iranian crude, has scaled back purchases due to shrinking domestic demand."

More at:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007/07/24/story_24-7-2007_pg5_25

What becomes obvious, is that the press twists the truth. And of course the Chinese are going to be the sole purchaser of all exports, only because the US cannot do without the cheap labour to produce exports to US. In the meantime the secular people of Iran have to have coupons to buy Gasoline, whilst the Seyyeds buy centrifuges to make nukes. It's nuts.

Al Qaida in Iran

The three main Al Qaeda leaders in Iran include Mr. Adel; the organization's minister of propaganda, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, and the man who some analysts believe is the heir apparent to Mr. bin Laden — one of his sons, Saad bin Laden. The locations of the senior leaders include a military base near Tehran called Lavizan; a northern suburb of Tehran, Chalous; an important holy city, Mashod, and a border town near Afghanistan, Zabul, the draft intelligence estimate says.

More at:

http://www.iranpressnews.com/english/source/027150.html

US sanctions vs UK-Chinese banks

"A senior British banking source said today there was a great deal of annoyance in the City with the US approach. The two British banks most frequently mentioned in Washington in relation to Iran are HSBC and Standard Chartered."

More at:

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2130494,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfron

But surely, it is the fact that these two banks are both Chinese, that makes them awkward to deal with.  It is China that is so behind all the mess in Iran.  They need the oil.  But then who uses the oil?  It is mostly the international companies,most notably giants like Wal-Mart, that use the cheap oil and labour. So it's the US themselves really, isn't it.

So where is Al Qaeda?

One day you hear that an Al Oaeda operative in Iraq is threatening the Seyyeds, the next day you read this:

One of two known Al Qaeda leadership councils meets regularly in eastern Iran, where the American intelligence community believes dozens of senior Al Qaeda leaders have reconstituted a good part of the terror conglomerate's senior leadership structure.

So who's side are they on?

Seyyeds' morality is above international condemnation

Larijani said the judiciary supports the principle of stoning despite international condemnation.

General Strike spreads in Iran's Kurdistan province

In Persian at the above link.

C'mon Iran. Time to switch off the country.

Practice what you preach Israel

However, there is little evidence that the Israeli government is doing much to apply the same pressure to Israel's own companies involved with the hundreds of international companies doing business with Iran.