Iran finds Reuters guilty of propaganda about female ninjas

A jury in Tehran has found the news agency Reuters "guilty of propagating against the Islamic Republic and disseminating false information to disturb public opinion" for running a story titled, "Thousands of female Ninjas train as Iran's assassins."

The story was run in March 2012. Reuters subsequently corrected the story, after the martial arts club where the video was filmed made a complaint, and the news agency apologized for the error. The story's headline was then corrected to read "Three thousand women Ninjas train in Iran".... read more and watch video of ninjas.

'Innocence of Muslims' protests spread further in Middle East

Protests and outrage are now spreading to Lebanon and Iran, and continue in Yemen and Egypt, over the film "Innocence of Muslims", released on YouTube, which insults the Prophet Mohammed.

Digital Journal has reported widely on the various protests arising from the "Innocence of Muslims" film, which insults the Prophet Mohammed.

After the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and 3 other members of staff in Benghazi, Libya, and attacks on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and Yemen, the outrage continues to spread... read more and watch video.

If Israel attacks Iran, US bases in Middle East will be targeted

Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group, Hezbollah, stated on Monday that Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East, should Israel attack its nuclear facilities.

Even if U.S. forces play no role in an attack on Iran, the Hezbollah leader says U.S. bases could be attacked.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, told Al Mayadeen television in Beirut, "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great." ... read more.

Top general comments on possible Israel-on-Iran unilateral strike

Speaking of Israel's threat to attack Iran, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Thursday, “I don't want to be complicit if they [Israel] choose to do it.”

General Dempsey is the highest ranking officer in the U.S. military and is currently in London, U.K, serving as head of the U.S. delegation at the Paralympic Games.

In a media statement, Dempsey announced that he is against U.S. participation in any Israel-led attack on Iran, even though pressure to destroy Iran's nuclear program continues... read more.

Iran’s first nuclear power plant operating at full capacity

Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is open and operating at full capacity. This is the first power plant of its type in the Islamic Republic.

While Western nations continue to harass Iran on its nuclear program, the country insists that electricity generation is the core reason for the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities... read more.

Khamenei: Iran will not develop nuclear weapons

At a gathering of leaders of developing countries in Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Iran will never develop a nuclear bomb, but will continue the pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy.

Khamenei was speaking at a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), attended by leaders and delegates from 50 countries.

NAM was established in 1961 by countries wishing to counterbalance the dominance of the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War... read more.

Sesame Street character tells Israelis prepare for war with Iran

A new emergency brochure doing the rounds in Israel instructs residents to prepare for war, should Tel Aviv conduct a military strike on Iran. The face on the document is Moishe Oofnik, Israel's version of Oscar the Grouch.

In Israel's co-production of the well known children's program, Sesame Street, Moishe Oofnik is the resident pessimist in "Rechov Sumsum."

Now Moishe's job is to instruct Israelis on how to react should Israel launch a war against Iran... read more.

Northern Iran hit by two earthquakes in succession

The north of Iran has been hit by two earthquakes on Saturday, one magnitude 6.3 and the other 6.4. Aftershocks continue to rock the area.  Update: at least 87 people are dead and 600 are injured.

According to U.S. Geological Survey, the 6.4 tremor, at a depth of 9.9 km (6.2 miles), hit 12 miles from the town of Ahar in East Azerbaijan province, at 12:23:17 UTC.

The magnitude 6.3 quake hit 19 miles from Ahar, at a depth of 9.8 km (6.1 miles) shortly afterwards, at 12:34:35 UTC.... read more.

Iran government offices logging off the Internet

Iran is planning to move the country's key ministries away from the World Wide Web. Tehran states that the Internet is "untrustworthy" and the country is planning a domestic intranet.

This action will be the first phase in a planned Iranian project, which would effectively replace the Internet with a domestic intranet. The Iranian Minister of Communication and Technology, Reza Taqipour, announced earlier this year that the new system will be operational in around 18 months... read more.

Video: Beach Boys remix 'Why bomb Iran?'

A new version of a Beach Boys song has hit the YouTube 'airwaves'. With flashes of news broadcasts, the song asks, 'Why bomb Iran?'

With pressure heating up on Iran, sanctions in place, U.S. warships and missiles ready, and Israel in a turmoil over the recent tragic killing of Israeli tourists, someone decided to put a music video together.

With music produced by fish0hat0pope, based on "Barbara-Ann" by the Beach Boys... read more and watch video.

Video: 'Attack on Iran after Syria falls major goal of the West'

RT interviews Patrick Henningsen, a Mideast analyst and editor at infowars.com on the current situation in Syria, and how international peace efforts have not succeeded

In an interview published on Saturday, the UN's special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, said in Beirut that international peace efforts have not succeeded. This is partly as a result of divisions between the world powers.

This statement came a day after U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, said that Russia and China will pay a price for allegedly supporting Assad. Clinton, speaking at the Friends of Syria conference in Paris, called on Russia and China to "get off the sidelines" and accused them of "standing up for" al-Assad's regime... read more and watch video.

Iran drafts bill to close Strait of Hormuz

Iran is planning to close the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers traveling to countries supporting economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

The EU embargo against Iran went into effect on July 1. While theories are that this will not affect Iran too badly, lawmakers in the Islamic Republic are drafting a bill, which would effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers delivering to countries supporting the economic sanctions against Iran.... read more.

Video: Oil sanctions only hurting EU — Iran doing just fine

As at July 1, the EU embargo on Iranian oil is in place. The sanctions are aimed at pressurizing Iran to curb its nuclear program.

Digital Journal reported on June 26 that the Iran oil embargo would start on July 1.

According to Iran, these sanctions are not really a problem, as the country has been stockpiling money and goods as a buffer.

On Saturday, central bank governor Mahmoud Bahmani, told reporters that Iran is "easily" selling its oil despite the sanctions, as the U.S. has exempted some countries from penalties in dealing with Iran... read more and watch interview.

Iran warns: If Israel attacks, Israel will be destroyed

Negotiations between world powers and Iran wrapped up in Moscow with no resolution, and a high-ranking Iranian general has sent a strong warning to Israel on possible attacks.

While Israel and its Western allies suspect that Tehran is enriching uranium and is seeking to create nuclear warheads, many Western experts say this is not the case.

Despite this, Tel Aviv has repeatedly stated that it will bomb Iranian nuclear facilities to prevent the construction of nuclear weapons... read more.

Iran space center 80% complete

Not to be left behind in the space race, Iran has almost completed its new space center. This will be used to launch satellites made by Iran and other Muslim nations.

The country´s defense minister has advised that the new space center is 80% complete.

Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday that the first space mission from this new facility will be the launch of Tolou (Dawn) satellite... read more.

Pentagon's backup plan places 100's of Tomahawks near Iran

While Iran continues to deny that it is developing nuclear weapons, Washington is still concerned and has now deployed approximately 430 Tomahawk missiles in the Persian Gulf.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has reported that their plan for Iran "will be successful" according to CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

In an interview between Blitzer and Panetta, it was advised that Washington has not yet dropped its "all options stance" on Iran. The Pentagon still fears that Tehran may be building nuclear weapons.

Panetta said: “We are prepared with all options on the table if we have to respond," and added "there are plans to deal with Iran if the country does not give up its nuclear ambitions. I don’t think there is any question that if we have to implement that plan, it will be successful.” ... read full article.

Iran begins cloning U.S. drone ― reverse engineering complete

Iran announced in December 2011 that they had successfully captured the RQ-170 U.S. spy drone that had invaded their airspace. It seems they have been playing with it ever since and have now succeeded in making a clone.

While the U.S. thought it had crashed, the Iranian military had apparently hacked the drone's control system and brought it down safely.

Some time ago, Iran made a copy of the clone as a simple toy and sent it to the U.S. in a joking response to demands to hand over the aircraft.

Media in Tehran now says that they have completed reverse-engineering the drone and have begun building their own.... read full article.