During his weekly sermon, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef says Jews should pray for destruction of the enemies of Israel, with an emphasis on Iran and Hezbollah.
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Leading Iranian cleric calls on regime to avoid war with Israel
Ayatollah Yousef Sanei, a vocal opponent of Ahmadinejad, warns regime not to provoke Israel by ‘acting as warmongers;’ two former ministers call on supreme leader to set up new ruling council.
Rafsanjani Calls for Free Elections
The head of Iran’s powerful State Expediency Council and two-time president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has called for “All the phases of the future presidential elections to be held legally, transparently and freely.”
U.S. Calls On Iran To Release Christian Pastor
The United States has called on Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned in 2009 and condemned to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.
Lavrov calls nuclear talks promising
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the negotiations in Istanbul between Iran and the six major powers are promising.
Iran’s largest reformist party calls on Egypt’s new president to uphold democracy
GVF-Iran’s largest reformist party has congratulated Muhammad Morsi on his win in Egypt’s presidential election.
Russia calls for delay in EU sanctions on Iran
Russia has expressed its opposition once more to EU sanctions on Iranian oil exports, just weeks before the embargo takes effect on July 1.
Hunger Striker Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand Transferred to Evin Clinic And Banned From Phone Calls
Mohamad Sedigh Kaboudvand, founder of the Kurdistan Defense of Human Rights Organization, who launched a hunger strike 12 days ago, has been transferred to the medical clinic in Evin prison in poor health, and has been banned from phone calls for some days.
Senior cleric calls for apology to Iranian people
Senior Shiite leader Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili has spoken out in Qom against the current political situation in Iran, announcing that all current and former leaders of the Islamic Republic regime must apologize to the people.
PEN calls for release of jailed translator
PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee has issued a statement calling for the unconditional and immediate release of Mohammad Soleimaninia, the Iranian translator and internet expert imprisoned by Iranian authorities.