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Iran rejects threats, urges more talks

rian-en Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:50:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Wood[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1];

Other categories: Security;

Tehran rejects threats as part of a continuing campaign of psychological warfare against it and calls for more talks on the nuclear issue, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said....

West 'disappointed' at Iran's position on deal

jpost Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:24:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Wood[1]; Barack Obama[1]; William Burns[1]; Mohamed ElBaradei[2]; Manouchehr Mottaki[1]; Sergei Ryabkov[1];

Other categories: Security; EU-USA; External Relations;

Six powers discuss Teheran's refusal of nuclear fuel deal, urge Islamic republic to reconsider....

Diplomat: Iran needs uranium for hospitals

ynetnews Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:41:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ali Asghar[1]; Ali Asghar Sultanieh[1];

A top Iranian diplomat has said his nation needs enriched uranium to power some 200 hospitals and insisted "guarantees" were needed before they could consider a storage deal with Turkey. Ali Asghar Soltanieh, chief Iranian delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in an interview with.......

Iran to hold 'huge' war games to protect nuclear facilities

haaretz Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:33:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1]; Alaeddin Boroujerdi[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said. ......

Iran to hold drill to protect nuke sites

jpost Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:20:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ali Asghar[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1]; Ali Asghar Sultanieh[1];

Large-scale air defense war games to begin Sunday; Soltanieh: Teheran needs uranium for hospitals....

Iran to hold war games to protect atom plants

reuters Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:57:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Fredrik Dahl[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will begin large-scale air defence war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said....

Iran plans military air exercises

b92net_en Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:56:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Wood[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1]; Mohamed ElBaradei[2]; Manouchehr Mottaki[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Security Council; Security; Transport and Energy Security;

Iranian defense forces will practice aerial defense maneuvers against a simulated enemy next week to prepare for any attack against its nuclear facilities. In an interview published in Iran's semi-official Fars news agency, Brigadier General Ahmad Mighani said the large-scale drills will begin Sunday....

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites

AP Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:52:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian state TV is reporting that the country will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against any possible attack.......

Iran holds aerial defense maneuvers to protect atom sites

nowlebanon Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:56:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Security;

A senior air defense commander said on Saturday that the Iranian air defense forces will conduct five days of maneuvers involving simulated attacks on the country's nuclear sites. "From tomorrow (Sunday), we will start a big aerial defense maneuver that will last for five days, covering an area of.......

US still hopes Iran will change mind on nuclear deal

nowlebanon Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:23:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Wood[1];

The US said on Friday that it hopes Iran will still accept a confidence-building nuclear deal even as it plans to meet again with five other world powers to discuss steps to end Tehran's defiance. Meeting in Brussels on Friday, the six powers expressed disappointment that Iran has "not responded.......

Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities

reuters Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:19:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Fredrik Dahl[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will stage large-scale air defense war games next week to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday....

Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities

reuters Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:19:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Fredrik Dahl[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will stage large-scale air defence war games next week to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander was quoted as saying Saturday....

6 nations press Iran to accept nuke plan

washtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:15:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Wood[1]; Slobodan Lekic[1]; William Burns[1]; Mohamed ElBaradei[2]; Sergei Ryabkov[1];

Other categories: Security; Transport and Energy Security; EU-USA; Market; External Relations;

BRUSSELS | Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute....

U.N. Official Seeks Global Action on Iran

iranvajahan Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:55:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Stephen Fidler[1]; Mohamed ElBaradei[2]; David Crawford[1]; Mohammad Khazaee[1];

Other categories: Society; Transport and Energy Security; Security Council; Market;

BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the international community to impose new sanctions....

Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities

thestar Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:28:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Louise Ireland[1]; Fredrik Dahl[1]; Ahmed al Mughani[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to hold air defence manoeuvres aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday....

Iran to hold air defense drill

yediotaharonot Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:07:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Hossein Salami[1];

IRNA reports Islamic Republic to stage war games next week in order to display military capabilities...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards to hold military manoeuvres

earthtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:50:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1];

Other categories: Security;

Tehran - Iran's revolutionary guards plan to hold military manoeuvres soon, official news agency IRNA reported Saturday. The exercises, expected to focus mainly on testing the air force capabilities, would be held either during the weekend or early n......

Iran's military to hold air defence drills - IRNA

thestar Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:55:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Ralph Gowling[1]; Fredrik Dahl[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to hold air defence manoeuvres involving both its elite Revolutionary Guards and the regular armed forces, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday....

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