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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/81705.htmlenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10758328http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10758328EU foreign ministers impose new sanctions on Iran's energy sector, to block its controversial nuclear programme.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-453548374922297763b127793f267ba9bbcenhttp://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_latest/~3/c3etUVHQV6s/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/c3etUVHQV6s/index.htmlTehran, Iran (CNN) -- Want a job in Iran's executive branch? Quit smoking. People addicted to tobacco cannot get jobs with the government's executive branch, according to the semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency, which cited a directive published Monday by the Cabinet's information office.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-36013d7219c478932400ffa1ea7f1b1bcnnenhttp://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://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10484468.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10484468.stmUS President Barack Obama signs into law new sanctions against Iran intended to impede its nuclear programme.Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-38d97449333a6704132601608813cf34bbcenhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Obama-to-Sign-New-US-Iran-Sanctions-Bill-Thursday-97538334.htmlhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Obama-to-Sign-New-US-Iran-Sanctions-Bill-Thursday-97538334.htmlNew US sanctions would target Iran's economically sensitive dependency on gasoline imports, among other restrictionsThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200voanews-7df010a6dd3421c702780e13415b1abbvoanewsenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7857627/Iran-could-have-nuclear-weapons-by-2012-CIA-chief-warns.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7857627/Iran-could-have-nuclear-weapons-by-2012-CIA-chief-warns.htmlIran has enough low-enriched uranium to produce two nuclear weapons, which it could have prepared and ready for delivery as early as 2012, Leon Panetta, the CIA director, said on Sunday.Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-d5f86766454201aa482cbe58eae7bc94telegraphenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100626/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictgazag8summithttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100626/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictgazag8summitAFP - Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip is "not sustainable" in its current form and must be changed to allow more aid through to its Palestinian population, G8 leaders said Saturday.Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-b6ed0f574d56e10198cf36e7942f74ccnews-yahooenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7834431/US-imposes-further-sanctions-in-Iran.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7834431/US-imposes-further-sanctions-in-Iran.htmlThe US has imposed further sanctions on Iran in an attempt to curb its nuclear ambitions.Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-210f9e0a88926748be1ad7975a2f5ac9telegraphenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10336289.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10336289.stmThe US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-0fabe755252e2e6f7a836c2e5925fc66bbcenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65D3XA20100614?type=politicsNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/PoliticsNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Politics%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65D3XA20100614?type=politicsNews&feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/PoliticsNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Politics%20News%29GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 50 countries are poised to censure Iran at the U.N. Human Rights Council for its violent crackdown on dissidents and political opponents after elections a year ago, diplomats and activists said on Monday.Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-4d78abea3b785c5ee7ce6801c90474ccreutersenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1285433/UN-deal-hits-Iran-toughest-sanctions.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1285433/UN-deal-hits-Iran-toughest-sanctions.html?ITO=1490Britain helped broker the resolution, aimed at punishing Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme, after five months of talks with the U.S., France, Germany, China and Russia.Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-e2ff15342e4df0edf0048ddb6de8dcd8dailymailenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE65713A20100608?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE65713A20100608?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme have been "completely agreed upon," a Russian source said, and Washington said a resolution could be passed as early as Wednesday.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-3a468795991a18eb32aac356b33c3b8dreutersenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64U42A20100531?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/idUSTRE64U42A20100531?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has been preparing extra equipment for enriching uranium to higher levels, a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters said, a move which may increase tensions with the West over its atomic work.Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-5dc36fd67c8d85c1f81f41a301092911reutersenhttp://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9aa7bcda163a96aeca2561b500f58b9http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9aa7bcda163a96aeca2561b500f58b9Not surprisingly, the U.S. and Western countries doubt the merits of the Iranian-Turkish-Brazilian agreement on the re-enrichment of uranium outside of Iran. During the past nine months, they exerted pressure on Iran to consent to the International Atomic Energy Agency‘s proposal to re-enrich the....Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200watchingamerica-a10652785b152f4cbd253c8b03dc3a9awatchingamericaen