Spotlight on Iran (Week of July 7-14, 2011)
Debate over Revolutionary Guards’ involvement in politics reignited after Revolutionary Guards chief’s interview to Mehr
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Iran
Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 30-July 7, 2011)
The law, not the government, is the “red line”: strong reactions to president’s statement following arrests of his allies
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 23-30, 2011)
Internal political struggles within the conservative camp: arrests of Ahmadinejad’s allies continue
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 9-16, 2011)
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence: U.S.-led exile government plot foiled
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Spotlight on Iran (Week of June 2-9, 2011)
Increasing efforts to secure Supreme Leader’s religious status amidst challenges to his leadership
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Following the Naksa Day events, there was strong internal Palestinian criticism of Ahmed Jibril’s organization (PFLP-GC), affiliated with the Syrian regime, and of other pro-Syrian organizations.
They were blamed for cynically sending young Palestinians to their deaths to serve the interests of the Syrian and other regimes (possibly Iran). PFLP-GC and PFLP-Habash operatives were attacked by relatives of the slain Palestinians during funerals held in Al-Yarmukh refugee camp near Damascus. The PFLP-GC headquarters were torched.
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