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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/211137.htmlenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ups6_9tk7D0/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/ups6_9tk7D0/index.htmlThe top diplomats from Iran, Brazil and Turkey met for lunch at a posh hotel on the banks of the Bosphorus, in an effort to reboot stalled negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear program.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-180a31bcf14aee2f7ee8a21ca1a3d7cdcnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/pGqDMAVXZO8/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/pGqDMAVXZO8/index.htmlThe bodies of 27 people killed in a pair of suicide bombings in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan were laid to rest, Iran's official news agency reported.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-bb03f3f91c40fc94bda85db6fa190381cnnenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/WPnsbHqFzss/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/WPnsbHqFzss/index.htmlThe bodies of 27 people killed in a pair of suicide bombings in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan were laid to rest Saturday, Iran's official news agency reported.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-2ff6ff8ffc9e16944c45209b2e4a4879cnnenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/06/28/iran-threatens-west-over-new-sanctions/http://www.euronews.net/2010/06/28/iran-threatens-west-over-new-sanctions/Iran has threatened to punish the West for imposing new sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he plans to delay talks and warned that inspections of Iranian ships could provoke retaliation. He did not, however, elaborate or specify what kind of action could be taken.Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-d58c736cfb474807b86fef7226801706euronews-enenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100420/ts_nm/us_iran_usa_missilehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100420/ts_nm/us_iran_usa_missileReuters - Iran may be able to build a missile capable of striking the United States by 2015, according to an unclassified Defense Department report on Iran's military sent to Congress and released on Monday.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-31c25ee858367fec0e21418be4fa6af3news-yahooenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/02/2010225152438997211.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/02/2010225152438997211.htmlIran president visits Syria amid US bid to drive wedge between Tehran and Damascus.Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-eb67ab7fa9e2ff53e744b17bb04dbf05aljazeera-enenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/Pwr-o-a3dq8/la-fg-jundallah24-2010feb24,0,7711542.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/Pwr-o-a3dq8/la-fg-jundallah24-2010feb24,0,7711542.storyIran says it caught Abdulmalak Rigi, but his outlawed group, Jundallah, says he was captured by U.S., Pakistani and Afghan intelligence and handed over to Iran in a backroom deal. Contradictory accounts clouded Iran's announcement Tuesday that it had captured the leader of a Sunni Muslim militant group it has been fighting for years.Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100latimes-02e1e2a61c17a146eab8f06060c0385flatimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8529625.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8529625.stmThe authorities in Iran arrest Abdolmalek Rigi, the leader of Sunni Muslim militant group Jundullah, say reports on state TV.Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-d92291f8b7023781acdd44d53809782ebbcenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/w1G0l57aXgI/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/w1G0l57aXgI/index.htmlIran has picked potential sites for uranium enrichment plants and could begin planning for two of them this year, an Iranian nuclear energy official said Monday.Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100cnn-75b20e0d230eb65f2b39051950b8929bcnnenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60H4DN20100119?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60H4DN20100119?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian official said on Tuesday that Kurdish guerrillas had claimed responsibility for the killing of a prosecutor in a northwestern city, the ISNA news agency reported.Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100reuters-339418444b4e28a93a384762cddf2daereutersenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran%20vows%20to%20take%20revenge%20on%20israel/3506242http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/iran%20vows%20to%20take%20revenge%20on%20israel/3506242Updated on 18 January 2010 Source PA News Iran's interior minister is vowing to take revenge on Israel over last week's killing of a physics professor in a mysterious bomb attack. Iranian officials have blamed an exiled opposition group, accusing it of acting on behalf of Israel and the US.Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100channel4news-e5f34edeedaa5d4d119b4af33c4279afchannel4newsenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6903645.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6903645.eceClaims by the Iranian regime that it is the guardian of the Islamic Revolution have been laid bare.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100thetimes-0bc62a3a93ab3e506596c068fbcd20fcthetimesenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/31/world-scene-67026249/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/31/world-scene-67026249/IRAN Fuel demanded for reactor UNITED NATIONS | Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it wants fresh nuclear fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-497a7efaa708a472f153c9580aa05defwashtimesenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=205269http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=205269ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accused the West of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear programme, in comments that come as worlMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-e1e41e321a9fe2b4fd22272983c2fa30NewsJang-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8324511.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8324511.stmUN inspectors arrive in Iran ahead of a key visit to the nuclear enrichment facility revealed last month by Iran's president.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-e0a2065434548f02d79e2175a2e83a7cbbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2009/10/20091023164850288798.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2009/10/20091023164850288798.htmlTehran to respond to UN agency proposal next week after US, France and Russia back deal.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-232b154fa0080b30608fd714f1bdd10aaljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8322901.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8322901.stmIran says it will respond to a proposed deal on its controversial nuclear programme next week, missing a UN deadline.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-4e1c634935a43377740d2f994d627ba5bbcenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/10/20/cautious-optimism-over-un-nuclear-talks-with-iran/http://www.euronews.net/2009/10/20/cautious-optimism-over-un-nuclear-talks-with-iran/Negotiations resume today to find a deal which will allay international concerns about Tehran’s nuclear drive. Despite a defiant Iran declaring it would raise the levels of its enriched uranium if no deal was reached, representatives of the UN atomic watchdog, the IAEA , expressed satisfaction at the end of day one.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-818c4efc3cbfd5463be795265bcbc0fceuronews-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8235264.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8235264.stmIranian MPs approve 18 out of 21 of President Ahmadinejad's cabinet nominees, including his choice for defence minister.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-921e8f888c81e4ce401dcd057b2cc8a6bbcenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=33983http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=33983Khamenei vows that Iran will prosecute 'anyone' who has committed 'crimes' against people.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-555d9d9461d2e8eed46eba27470827edmiddle-east-online_enenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/08/30/iran-parliament-debates-new-cabinet/http://www.euronews.net/2009/08/30/iran-parliament-debates-new-cabinet/The parliament in Iran has begun three days of debates on the cabinet put forward by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Fresh from the controversy over…Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-fd4eeef07a755c80f9d4a8eefa666342euronews-enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5a96764-868a-11de-9e8e-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5a96764-868a-11de-9e8e-00144feabdc0.htmlTEHRAN, Aug 11 - Iranian opposition leaders say 69 people were killed in protests after a disputed election in June - more than double the official total of 26 - and parliament has promised to investigate, pro-reform newspapers said on Tuesday. Many conservatives have joined an outcry led by....Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-f721926c17f0386dd21cc3a39782045aftenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/08/10/friction-between-europe-and-iran-steps-up/http://www.euronews.net/2009/08/10/friction-between-europe-and-iran-steps-up/The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to lobby "anyone with influence" to seek the release of a French teacher accused of spying in Iran.…Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-d8dce8b633c03983dc61dd202806714beuronews-enenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a5a8012-5381-11de-be08-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a5a8012-5381-11de-be08-00144feabdc0.htmlIran is not only a regional power – it is a global superpower. That, at least, is the tale that President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad has been selling Iranians as he vies to win another term in office in Friday’s election. Since launching his campaign last month, Iran’s radical president has been rallying....Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-03326bb062cb9caf6e292e97308ba6a7ftenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51bfa044-5232-11de-b986-00144feabdc0.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51bfa044-5232-11de-b986-00144feabdc0.htmlBy Ben Hall and James Blitz in Paris and Daniel Dombey in,Washington Published: June 6 2009 03:00 | Last updated: June 6 2009 03:00 Nicolas Sarkozy will warn Barack Obama today that tough new sanctions against Iran may be necessary after France's latest attempt to open a dialogue with Tehran backfired.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-33f39045b1d3e835f3ec6f0d00e1353eftenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=180723http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=180723TEHRAN: Five people were killed in an arson attack in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Monday, the second deadly incident there in the runTue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200NewsJang-en-b3d67ab324fcf07d786200459122e1d9NewsJang-enenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/anH64ksySyE/la-fg-iran-arson2-2009jun02,0,5216628.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/anH64ksySyE/la-fg-iran-arson2-2009jun02,0,5216628.storyThe fire was allegedly set by militants as dozens of men rampaged in the city and many were reported injured in the fighting. Security forces later quelled the unrest. A fire allegedly set by militants during sectarian clashes in a restive Iranian city left at least five dead today, according to Iranian state media.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-b6cb4685586e98327bdc42188d8f4dfflatimesenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5378082/Iran-bans-Facebook-ahead-of-election.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5378082/Iran-bans-Facebook-ahead-of-election.htmlIran has blocked the use of the popular social networking site Facebook in a move critics claim is an attempt to muzzle the opposition ahead of next month's election.Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-c1c7f71ae835ccbd6df188da12760b69telegraphenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/nmEGYpW_Pu4/la-fg-iran-threat20-2009may20,0,5589113.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/nmEGYpW_Pu4/la-fg-iran-threat20-2009may20,0,5589113.storyThe EastWest Institute says Iran could build a nuclear weapon in one to three years, but it would take up to 15 to develop long-range technology that would pose a threat to the West. A pair of reports released Tuesday by prominent think tanks downplay the potential dangers presented by Iran,....Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-40ffd0ee0af2d687cd255416219be2dclatimesenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/nmEGYpW_Pu4/la-fg-iran-threat20-2009may20,0,5589113.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/nmEGYpW_Pu4/la-fg-iran-threat20-2009may20,0,5589113.storyThe EastWest Institute says Iran could build a nuclear weapon in one to three years, but it would take up to 15 to develop long-range technology that would pose a threat to the West. A pair of reports released Tuesday by prominent think tanks downplay the potential dangers presented by Iran,....Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-40ffd0ee0af2d687cd255416219be2dclatimesenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/bus+crash+kills+28+pilgrims/3123877http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/bus+crash+kills+28+pilgrims/3123877Updated on 04 May 2009 Source PA News Iranian state TV said a bus carrying pilgrims on their way to holy sites in Iraq has crashed into a warehouse in western Iran, killing 28 people. The report says nine others were seriously injured. The accident occurred near Ilam, 440 miles south-west of the capital, Tehran.Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-1c8398d8d43a3ce324ad05c91dca00abchannel4newsenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=175521http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=175521TEHRAN: Japan said on Saturday it shared the concerns of world powers over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme and urged the Islamic republic to taSun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200NewsJang-en-21ad879121db251dc5bc3e653c0ff07bNewsJang-enenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090430/ts_nm/us_iran_journalist_clintonhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090430/ts_nm/us_iran_journalist_clintonReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she had "great concerns" over the health of jailed Iranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi who she said was on a hunger strike and must be freed by Iran.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-6572fa3822b99db0aafaf5e922498b57news-yahooenhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708119,00.htmlhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708119,00.htmlIran's defense minister has held talks with officials in Venezuela seeking to strengthen military ties. Iran's official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday that Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar met with Venezuelan Vice President Ramon Carrizalez, who is also the acting defense minister.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200yediotaharonot-b6398535370e6572730f5bf248ddd406yediotaharonotenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-04-27-1259_384_0028.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-04-27-1259_384_0028.aspxCaracas, April 27 (QNA) - Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar arrived in Caracas on Monday on a three-day official visit. During the visit, Najjar is scheduled to hold talks with senior Venezuelan officials on relations between the two countries and issues of common concern.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200qnaol-a4f726cb56c9e4397e46f856949cda52qnaolenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/journalist+goes+on+hunger+strike/3109402http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/journalist+goes+on+hunger+strike/3109402A US-Iranian reporter jailed by Tehran for spying has gone on a hunger strike, her father has said.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-d6424e6eefc312ab4535df3774672d68channel4newsenhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031703033.html?wprss=rss_world/mideasthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031703033.html?wprss=rss_world/mideastAs President Obama seeks to recast relations with Russia and persuade it to help contain Iran's nuclear ambitions, he must win over leaders who are deeply suspicious of U.S. intentions and who have long been reluctant to damage what they consider a strategic partnership with Iran. But the Kremlin...Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100WashingtonPost_B-c67eb270abf6df76263424ec3ee2a709WashingtonPost_Benhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/18/iran-says-it-built-unmanned-aircraft/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/18/iran-says-it-built-unmanned-aircraft/Iran has built an unmanned surveillance aircraft with a range of more than 600 miles — enough to reach Israel — a top defense official said in remarks published Wednesday.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-6cd60d61dc9947010c00e63489420b2awashtimesenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/a67cb9b2-fd9d-11dd-932e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/a67cb9b2-fd9d-11dd-932e-000077b07658.htmlPublished: February 18 2009 09:23 | Last updated: February 18 2009 10:04 China has what Russia wants: masses of US dollars. Russia has what China wants: energy, and lots of it. Hence Tuesday’s oil-for-loans agreement between Moscow and Beijing. Russia’s state-owned oil companies get 20-year loans....Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100ft-c80682a9781c736b98d1bf82ab343541ftenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7894644.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7894644.stmRussia has cut its budget for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics by 15%, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak says.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-91367b2cd204e83d021fed8eeb8c455dbbcen